Rare Piece of Fantasyland Art for Disneyland

Here's a little Disneyland surprise, a rare piece of concept art for "Walt's park"- Sleeping Beauty Castle and it's courtyard. Clearly, the Imagineers concept for the area was not used, as this big archway is not to be found anywhere in the park. Yet, it's quite the charming piece- even if it was passed on in favor of something different. These early pieces convey an innocence and optimism about what Walt was striving for. I can't get enough of them!

(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)