| In a dramatic new projection show filled with special effects and magic, Cinderella Castle will transform into a shimmering canvas for images of Walt Disney World guests and the memories they made that day at Magic Kingdom. In the nighttime spectacle, photos of guests captured that very day in the park will be projected larger-than-life among the spires and turrets of Cinderella Castle. In similar fashion, guest images will be projected onto "it's a small world" on select nights at Disneyland Park in California, beginning Jan. 27. The ten-minute experience -- called "The Magic, The Memories, and You!" -- will dazzle park guests on both coasts in ways never before experienced, themed to beloved Disney stories and with playful animated sequences that seem to defy the architecture of the buildings. The spectacle is scheduled most nights with up to two shows per night depending on theme park operating hours and other special ticketed events. As many as 500 images shot that day will project onto the castle each night the show is presented, producers estimate. Disney PhotoPass photographers will capture guests creating new memories as they "smile for the castle." "Disney parks create family vacation memories to last a lifetime," said Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World Resort. "What better canvas for those memories than Cinderella Castle, one of the most photographed icons in the world." After the sun goes down, 16 high-powered state-of-the-art projectors will bring the ... |
