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Character Castle Makeover & Park Decorations
Unveiled 1st April 2007.

For the 15th Anniversary Celebration.
Previous discussion about these 15th Anniversary decorations may be found in the general topic.



Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant becomes the home of 15 golden characters (or groups of characters) holding candles for the 15th Anniversary.

These are:
- Tinkerbell
- Dumbo & Timothy
- Pinocchio & Figaro
- Seven Dwarfs
- Chip & Dale
- Pluto
- Goofy
- Jiminy Cricket
- Buzz Lightyear
- Lumière
- Hewey, Dewey and Lewey
- Cheshire Cat
- Donald Duck
- Daisy Duck
- Mickey & Minnie Mouse

On Main Street, banners featuring Lumière decorate the reconfigured Christmas chandelier lampposts, illuminated by LEDs within the design.

This topic is for the Castle makeover and everything to do with the park's magical 15th Anniversary overlay!

:arrow: Character Castle Makeover (DLRP Magic)
:arrow: Castle Makeover Updates (DLRP Today)
:arrow: 15th Decorations Updates (DLRP Today)

Characters, candles... magic!

[Dlrpfan]

oooh i like the banners alot they tie in with the celebration very well i think

[Riebi]

I´m realy excited about the LED Banners! =D>

[Nala_84]

Haaaaa, that's all so great

Is it already sure how the middle of Central Plaza will be decorated?  

And...  :oops: well sorry I haven't understood it til now, but how will it exactly work with the lightning ceremony: Will "real" Characters climb onto the castle and then lighten a candle?! And how can you see this when it's not dark already?!

[Kristof]

Will "real" Characters climb onto the castle and then lighten a candle

 :?

No, just think tree lightning ceremony during Christmas season.

Edit: Candleabration discussions should go here.  

[anthony2k6]

any news on when these decorations are happening? there isnt long left now!!

[DisneyBud]

I heard they were going to go up gradually over nights the week beforehand? As if they're slowly taking over...

[Anthony]

I heard they were going to go up gradually over nights the week beforehand? As if they're slowly taking over...

Yeah, I should have mentioned that above actually.  We don't know when the other decorations will arrive (the princess chandeliers still have their full crowns, for example), but the castle characters should arrive from 17th March onwards.

And here's a photo which belongs here:



One of the spires has been removed already in preparation.  They must be testing they can add the decorations quickly and safely when the countdown begins.

[Kristof]

Lumière's base has also been installed, as you can see on that photo.

Compare:

http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/chateau/DSC07109

[Anthony]

Oh yeah!  Well, the fact I didn't notice bodes well for this stuff blending into the castle nicely.

I hope they don't go drilling any massive holes like they did with WDW's castle...

[Nala_84]

Hehe, sorry, I haven't seen the Bougillumination-Topic when I wrote this

It's a pity I don't know the Christmas Season and within the tree lightning ceremony Is it described anywhere?

[Anthony]

I posted links to photos and video in the Candleabration topic for you. :wink:

Clicky

[Masamune]

I can't wait for Cheshire Cat to be up there! Finally he's being recognised as one of the greatest classic characters Disney has to offer!

:lol: Buzz ruins the classicness.

[Riebi]

I can't wait for Cheshire Cat to be up there! Finally he's being recognised as one of the greatest classic characters Disney has to offer!

:lol: Buzz ruins the classicness.

Hope he doesn´t make his invisibility-artifice and lost the candle in this way.
The hole area will burn then!

[Nala_84]

Buzz ruins the classicness.

*subscribe*

That's what I thought, too! Is Buzz really that popular?! I think there are many more characters who'd have earned that honour instead of Buzz  :roll:

Does anyone know who chose the 15 characters? The Imagineers? I think they should have made an inquiry of the fans or something...