Just in time for the release of Sleeping Beauty as a two-disc Platinum Edition DVD and Blu-ray
(ah, that infamous Disney synergy at work), Disneyland will reopen one of its lower-key attractions, the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough.Longtime Disneyphiles will remember this A-ticket as a self-guided walking tour up inside the park's central icon, where they could view nifty little dioramas of Barbie-esque dolls depicting scenes from the 1959 animated fairy tale (here's a video retrospective). It was definitely low-tech stuff, mostly appealing to little girls and window display designers. (I remember as a kid we would always do this one last because if we missed it, no big loss; why we waited to do the one attraction that required a lot of walking -- up flights of stairs, no less -- after a full day at the park, I don't know.)
However, for the 2008 version (planned to open sometime this fall), Imagineers are promising a little more bells and whistles, including a virtual walkthrough for park guests who aren't able to walk up all those stairs.
UPDATE: The attraction has re-opened to guests, and LaughingPlace.com has a full report, including pictures and video.
The Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition DVD and Blu-ray will be available October 7. Click here
to pre-order it from Amazon.com.
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