March 19, 2026
3:00 AM
Aerial photo of Cinderella Castle. Colors are being restored to original 1971 hues.
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March 9, 2026
12:48 AM
Reflection of Cinderella Castle during the repainting.
March 9, 2026
12:44 AM
Current repainting near some windows of Cinderella Castle.
March 9, 2026
12:41 AM
Cinderella Castle repainting seems complete near the Royal Table restaurant.
March 9, 2026
12:38 AM
Current colors on the West (or Liberty Square) side Cinderella Castle. Repainting is in progress.
March 9, 2026
12:35 AM
Current colors of Cinderella Castle. Repainting is in progress.
March 9, 2026
12:31 AM
Current colors on the tall spire of Cinderella Castle. Repainting is in progress.
March 9, 2026
12:29 AM
Cinderella Castle repainting in progress where Tinkerbell begins her flight in fireworks shows. Zoom in to see details: • Golden fence gate that is opened. • Golden rope on a column. • Doors that split open to enter the stage.
March 9, 2026
12:20 AM
Some of the details of the gradual color changes in the Cinderella Castle repainting.
March 9, 2026
12:15 AM
Current colors in the repainting of Cinderella Castle.
March 9, 2026
12:02 AM
An American White Ibis in a martial arts Crane Pose. In the Magic Kingdom.
March 8, 2026
11:55 PM
A peek through the Haunted Mansion scrims at the cupola refurbishment.
March 8, 2026
11:51 PM
Current scrims at the Haunted Mansion exterior refurbishment. The attraction is open.
March 5, 2026
2:02 PM
Speaking of Villains land... ... a very interesting hands-on lab I attended. Using browser easily to break into an example server in multiple ways.
February 22, 2026
1:47 PM
Current repainting of Cinderella Castle.
