Whether you like it or not, Cinderella Castle’s new colors at the Walt Disney World Resort are hard to miss. But there is something magical about the new look. Looking at it from different angles at different times of day, it almost looks like the castle changes color, almost iridescent.
This is a move some believed to be intentional, and that offers photographers many more opportunities than before.
Walt Disney World Photographer Matt Stroshane took it upon himself to show Disney fans the magic of Cinderella Castle’s new colors from his own perspective.
Sharing his own picture on Disney Parks Blog, Stroshane wrote:
I have spent more time photographing Cinderella Castle than any other single structure at Walt Disney World Resort, so I was very excited to capture the castle with its new royal color scheme. This time, I wanted to see how the new colors would transform some of my favorite vantage points that I know so well here at The Most Magical Place on Earth.
Credit: Disney/Matt Stroshane
Having spent several mornings now at Magic Kingdom Park photographing this new look for the iconic castle, I’ve come to know it quite well. I love how the new colors pop, how certain details – perhaps unnoticed before – stand out with the gold overlay, and how the castle “glows” now when hit by sunlight.
Credit: Disney/Matt Stroshane
There was one angle, though, that I could only capture during this special time. While the work was being done on the castle, the water in its moat had to be drained. Taking advantage of this rare occurrence, I arrived early one morning and was able to walk down into the moat and photograph the castle from a rarely seen angle. From this perspective, Cinderella Castle takes on a whole new level of grandeur.
Credit: Disney/Matt Stroshane
It was icing on the cake for me to photograph Cinderella in front of her namesake, just as the sun was coming up. She brought the castle’s new look to life in a way only a princess can.
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