This space on the castle makes so much more sense when you know what it was originally intended for 🏰
The process of how these castles were designed actyally included more than just Herb Ryman. First, Fred Joerger made a rough model of it. Then Herb Ryman would take that model and make a rough sketch based on the overall shape of the castle before creating his final concept art. Although in the case of Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle, I believe the ariel sketch of Disneyland did come before Fred Joerger’s model becauss the first concept (with the castle located in the back of the park) was made in a hurry over a single weekend.
Herb Ryman was particularly proud of his work on the castles, relating to Imagineer Eddie Sotto that they were something he loved creating. He also said he was disappointed that they didn’t follow through with the development of the glockenspiel for Cinderella castle in Walt Disney World.
I do think it’s interesting that they would’ve had Prince Charming and Cinderella doing a glas slipper ceremony when he never actually puts the slipper on Cinderella in the film. But it does make sense for those two characters to be the ones that are featured prominently on the castle, so I’ll make my peace with that.
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