Disney Castle Collection

[JeanGreyForever]

The Disney Castle Collection has been available since April at the Disney Store but I hadn't seen any discussion on it here so I thought I'd post a thread. Cinderella is first in the line although most of her products are sold out. I hadn't seen any news about this collection until it came out and from what I've seen on social media, everyone was just as surprised when it came out because Disney hadn't promoted it at all.

The order of the princesses in the banners is the order of the line. I'll definitely be picking up Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine, Ariel, and Belle's castles/palaces alongside Cinderella's. Have no real interest in the others.

[UmbrellaFish]

I’m absolutely kicking myself for not having picked up the ornament, which is really all I’d want of any of these.

I can’t wait for Atlantica (I hope it’s Atlantica, and not Prince Eric’s castle, assuming I only get one choice), Agrabah, and Snow White’s castle from the beginning of the movie which was always one of my favorites.

[Disney's Divinity]

Yes, I'll definitely buy Triton's palace depending on the price. Probably none of the others simply because they're sure to be really high, but I'd love to have Agrabah and Arendelle as well.

[Vlad]

It looks beautiful. I can't wait to see how Snow White's castle will look

[Disney Duster]

Let's all rank our favorite Disney Castles! We can do any we remember. Don't forget, there are not just princess castles, but castles from Fun and Fancy Free and The Brave Little Tailor, if you remember them.

1. Cinderella's - All the architecture in this film was designed to be tall, grand, have spindly tops and lost of curly decorations, and this castle is the gorgeous epitome of that! The white outside that turns blue and purple, and the pink inside, are so dreamy. And that beautiful ballroom is humongous! The castle, and it's gardens, are like heaven on earth.

2. Beauty and the Beast's - This is one cool castle! The ballroom is so warm and amazing.

3. Snow White's - It looks very fairy tale on the outside, but has a killer dungeon inside!

4. Sleeping Beauty's - Very beautiful.

5. Fun and Fancy Free's - So fairy tale cute!

6. Tangled's - I hate the onion domes, but the rest is actually really nice and whimsical.

7. Elsa's Ice Palace - Super cool!

8. Arandelle's - It's nice.

9. Eric's - It's like a summer palace.

10. Brave's - Pretty cool. Epic.

11. Atlantica - Yeah, it's cool, it's just....it's a sea palace.

12. Agrabah - Not my kinda castle, but it's impressive and the inside is gorgeous.

13. Mulan's - It's really big and that's neat.

[Avaitor]

Wow, I really love the figurine of the castle. I can not justify the price tag for it, even with ShopDisney's $20 off $100+free shipping deal going on.

But I'm so tempted.

[JeanGreyForever]

It looks beautiful. I can't wait to see how Snow White's castle will look

I’m absolutely kicking myself for not having picked up the ornament, which is really all I’d want of any of these.

I can’t wait for Atlantica (I hope it’s Atlantica, and not Prince Eric’s castle, assuming I only get one choice), Agrabah, and Snow White’s castle from the beginning of the movie which was always one of my favorites.

It's Atlantica going by the silhouette of the pin set! Which is my preference as well.

I'll be getting the same ones you mentioned (and I'm so glad you love Snow White's castle too because that's a favorite of mine but it's super underrated and almost nobody talks about it) plus Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle's castles/palaces. I wish the price for each castle wasn't so steep though but luckily they're spread out over several months it seems and most of the ones I want come towards the tail end of the collection.

Wow, I really love the figurine of the castle. I can not justify the price tag for it, even with ShopDisney's $20 off $100+free shipping deal going on.

But I'm so tempted.

So I tried to use that deal and it turns out that it doesn't work on limited edition items so that's a real bummer

[JeanGreyForever]

@Duster - I have a somewhat similar preference for Disney castles as you. There's a lot more castles and palaces than the ones in your list so to keep it simple, I'll just rank the ones in the Disney Castle Collection.

1) The King's Palace from Cinderella - for all the reasons you listed. I love how the interior resembles Versailles and how opulent and heightened everything is.
2) King Triton's Palace from The Little Mermaid - I mentioned this before but I've always loved mermaids so the idea of a golden, gleaming castle underwater was so fantastical to me.
3) The Sultan's Palace from Aladdin - the exterior is the most disinctive. I love the riches inside this castle and I had an old Mattel playset so there's a lot of nostalgia. Jasmine also has the best princess bedroom and garden.
4) The Beast's Castle from Beauty and the Beast - I'm tempted to rank this higher but I love it in both the gothic, cursed form where everything is dark and spooky and also when it's transformed with the white marble statues. I would love to explore this place in its cursed state and then look at the rose bushes and stained glass windows when the spell is broken.
5) The Queen's Castle from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - this is a pretty underrated castle but I always loved the Magic Mirror room with the Zodiac symbols (plus the panthers guarding it in concept art) and the Queen's peacock throne room. Wish we had seen more of it besides the underground potions lab.
6) King Stefan's Castle from Sleeping Beauty - I wanted to put this in my top five but I realized that besides the iconic exterior and the sumptuous art design from the film, it doesn't really have many recognizable elements inside. I do love the tower and throne room though.
7) Queen Anna's Castle from Frozen - Arendelle is pretty simple and rustic compared to the other castles and palaces and I prefer the grandeur of those but there's a charm to this one too. I love the crocus paneling and the color schemes of the interior.
King Fergus and Queen Elinor's Castle from Brave - it's the least Disneyish castle of them all so far and doesn't look that far off from a traditional medieval castle you would find in the real world but I don't exactly mind that.
9) The Emperor's Palace from Mulan - this isn't really my kind of taste and it's way too similar looking to the Forbidden City for my taste. Since it wasn't supposed to be that in the movie, I wish they had gone for something more unique. The interior isn't really shown enough for me to like it much.
10) King Frederic and Queen Arianna's Castle from Tangled - my absolute least favorite. Very generic and just a weird mix of castle elements that don't work together. Nothing exciting or unique about its inside or exterior and the onion domes are so bizarre in a western European setting.

[Disney Duster]

Oh, yeah I guess there are too many Disney castles to rank them all, lol.

You were really good at being specific to which castle is which. I loved all your reasons for why you picked what you picked. Jasmine really does have the best and most incredible bedroom, though I like the Cinderella palace garden more, I believe we see more of it? Your saying that Atlantica is all golden and gleaming is a good reason for it to be a great castle.

What is the Forbidden City anyway? Sounds cool! Why is it forbidden?

[blackcauldron85]

How do you guys feel about the rest of the Disney castles? (And DD, I love that you included Fun & Fancy Free's!)

The Sword in the Stone
Robin Hood
The Black Cauldron
The Emperor's New Groove
Enchanted
Sofia the First
Elena of Avalor

I know it's not, but I've always thought of Notre Dame as a castle...it looks so elegant. And I know Charlotte's mansion isn't a castle, but I kind of think of it as one, too!

[Disney's Divinity]

Yeah, I think the Horned King’s castle and Maleficent’s fortress are more aesthetically beautiful / interesting than several of the princess' castles. Aladdin's palace is hands down the most gorgeous and may always be… Triton's golden palace is my next favorite, then Arendelle castle. I also like Elsa’s ice palace of course and Eric’s castle, too. I always thought the castles from Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, and Tangled were a little boring. At least Cinderella has the clock and Mary Blair’s design to make it stand out.

Wishlist: I’d love to have something like this done for all three of Triton's palace, Eric’s castle, and Ursula’s lair--just being honest.

[blackcauldron85]

^ I was combining King Stefan's and Maleficent's castles in my mind so I'm glad you mentioned Maleficent's separately! (I just watched the movie, too! ) Agrabah's castle will always be my favorite, too!

[Thumper_93]

Yeah, I think the Horned King’s castle and Maleficent’s fortress are more aesthetically beautiful / interesting than several of the princess' castles. Aladdin's palace is hands down the most gorgeous and may always be… Triton's golden palace is my next favorite, then Arendelle castle. I also like Elsa’s ice palace of course and Eric’s castle, too. I always thought the castles from Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, and Tangled were a little boring. At least Cinderella has the clock and Mary Blair’s design to make it stand out.

Wishlist: I’d love to have something like this done for all three of Triton's palace, Eric’s castle, and Ursula’s lair--just being honest.

Sleeping Beauty castle is not boring! I love that they choosed a Gothic style for it and it looks like the perfect fairy tale castle in my opinion.

[Disney's Divinity]

It is to me? *shrug* The castles from the films I listed look like any standard castle you could find in any children’s film with a princess, Disney or otherwise. The designs don’t really stick with me once the movie is over.

[DisneyBluLife]

The Disney Castle Collection has been available since April at the Disney Store but I hadn't seen any discussion on it here so I thought I'd post a thread. Cinderella is first in the line although most of her products are sold out. I hadn't seen any news about this collection until it came out and from what I've seen on social media, everyone was just as surprised when it came out because Disney hadn't promoted it at all.

The order of the princesses in the banners is the order of the line. I'll definitely be picking up Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine, Ariel, and Belle's castles/palaces alongside Cinderella's. Have no real interest in the others.

I don't like that Aladdin and Cinderella has the "live-action" version of the logos

[JeanGreyForever]

Yeah, I think the Horned King’s castle and Maleficent’s fortress are more aesthetically beautiful / interesting than several of the princess' castles. Aladdin's palace is hands down the most gorgeous and may always be… Triton's golden palace is my next favorite, then Arendelle castle. I also like Elsa’s ice palace of course and Eric’s castle, too. I always thought the castles from Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, and Tangled were a little boring. At least Cinderella has the clock and Mary Blair’s design to make it stand out.

Wishlist: I’d love to have something like this done for all three of Triton's palace, Eric’s castle, and Ursula’s lair--just being honest.

Sleeping Beauty castle is not boring! I love that they choosed a Gothic style for it and it looks like the perfect fairy tale castle in my opinion.

Agreed, it's got the most iconic exterior save for Cinderella's castle and there's a reason half of the Disney Parks use this as their symbol. It's also the most traditional fairy tale castle of them all. I guess there's no accounting for taste with some.

The Disney Castle Collection has been available since April at the Disney Store but I hadn't seen any discussion on it here so I thought I'd post a thread. Cinderella is first in the line although most of her products are sold out. I hadn't seen any news about this collection until it came out and from what I've seen on social media, everyone was just as surprised when it came out because Disney hadn't promoted it at all.

The order of the princesses in the banners is the order of the line. I'll definitely be picking up Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine, Ariel, and Belle's castles/palaces alongside Cinderella's. Have no real interest in the others.

I don't like that Aladdin and Cinderella has the "live-action" version of the logos

Same, they've been doing that with Cinderella for several years now. Strange that Beauty and the Beast doesn't have the live-action logo.

[Disney Duster]

The Sword in the Stone castle is actually really cool and interesting! A little whimsical even!

I think Robin Hood's is rather boring.

The Black Cauldron castle is awesome!

Maleficent's castle is really, really awesome!

The Emporer's New Groove's is a very interesting and cool design but obviously not my cup of tea. I love European castles and rarely much differing from that.

I LOVE Enchanted's castle, omg, so beautiful. That art nouveau style is so gorgeous.

I am not a fan of Sofia the First's, but it'a alright. It's whimsical.

I am no fan of Elena's at all.

Charlotte's home is VERY beautiful. I love all the little beautiful details. One thing I think The Princess and the Frog should get high scores on is backgrounds!

[JeanGreyForever]

Oh, yeah I guess there are too many Disney castles to rank them all, lol.

You were really good at being specific to which castle is which. I loved all your reasons for why you picked what you picked. Jasmine really does have the best and most incredible bedroom, though I like the Cinderella palace garden more, I believe we see more of it? Your saying that Atlantica is all golden and gleaming is a good reason for it to be a great castle.

What is the Forbidden City anyway? Sounds cool! Why is it forbidden?

Oops, I read your post and then there were so many afterwards that I forgot to respond to you! So sorry

I'm terrible at rankings anyway and I have too many favorites when it comes to the castles so I thought less was more lol.

Thanks for the compliment. My thing about the Cinderella palace garden is that I don't feel like we see enough of it. Yes, it's featured in a montage but that means we just get some quick, sweeping shots and it's all cloaked in the night and very simplistic to suit the love song so I don't feel like we get time to really experience the garden besides it being used as a romantic background element. In Aladdin, we see more of the garden since Aladdin is in the greenery underneath Jasmine's balcony before A Whole New World and then we see a bit of the menagerie as well with the flamingos later on.

I don't know much about the Forbidden City but it's this big palace in China which looks almost identical (or similar enough) to the palace in Mulan. It's not supposed to be the same thing but basically everything Chinese in Mulan is a really stereotypical image of what Americans perceive Chinese culture as, hence the palace design. I think from what I've read from historians and actual Chinese people, they said the Forbidden City wouldn't match the timeline of the film at all but that's true for pretty much almost every element in the film lol. Disney fans say this film is the most notorious to track down in a set time period typically.

The Sword in the Stone castle is actually really cool and interesting! A little whimsical even!

I think Robin Hood's is rather boring.

The Black Cauldron castle is awesome!

Maleficent's castle is really, really awesome!

The Emporer's New Groove's is a very interesting and cool design but obviously not my cup of tea. I love European castles and rarely much differing from that.

I LOVE Enchanted's castle, omg, so beautiful. That art nouveau style is so gorgeous.

The Sword in the Stone castle never left an impression on me. The exterior is certainly unique and I guess the interior as well with Merlin's magic spells but I would never have an interest to visit it.

Robin Hood at least has the castle set for a series of pivotal scenes but I agree that it's a bit boring and too generic for my taste. Both this castle and The Sword in the Stone one can never compare to the Sleeping Beauty one.

I love The Black Cauldron castle which is super creepy and distinctive. I would say I'd want to explore it but only when it was vacant and didn't feature any of the Horned King's men.

I'm not really into The Emperor's New Groove palace as well. Mainly because it's too cartoony and anachronistic inside for my taste and doesn't feel like a proper Inca palace. Although that's true for the film as a whole.

I completely forgot about Queen Narissa's castle! That's one of my favorites and the inside gardens are so gorgeous. I take back what I say about Jasmine having the best garden, the garden in this one looked like a slice of heaven with that fountain and the high ceiling that looked like it reached the heavens.

[Disney Duster]

Oh, I guess you've seen Aladdin enough times to really know what Jasmine's palace gardens look like. Is there a lot of it in A Whole New World? I trust you that the gardens are as impressive as you say.

Thanks for explaining as much as you know about the emporer's palace in Mulan.

I like what you said about the other castles.

I just re-watched the Enchanted well scene and Narissa's garden is definitely the best!

[JeanGreyForever]

It's not seen in A Whole New World. It's visible right before when Aladdin, Genie, Carpet, and Abu the Elephant are lounging about underneath Jasmine's balcony. It's seen again when Aladdin and Genie have an argument about Genie being freed and Iago steals the lamp. We get to see more of the menagerie which I think is what the garden is really supposed to be considering all the animals found there.

You're welcome and thanks for liking what I said about the other castles.

It's a shock to me that such an evil woman could own something that seems so pure and good like that garden. I'm glad it ends up with Edward and Nancy!

The palace in Atlantis didn't get talked about but I quite like that design as well. I like how it's a blend of so many different and ancient cultures since Atlantis was supposed to be the mother of all cultures. Although to be honest, I like the natural environment of Atlantis a lot more than the palace itself.