November 28, 2022

The Chinese Disneyland Castle That Wasn't

Take a good look at this piece of concept art by Disney Imagineer John Horny. It's pretty sweet! It definitely has his style, and it was created for a theme park in China - but not for Disney. Instead this was for Legacy Entertainment as they were planning a theme park for client who wanted a traditional, classic Magic Kingdom type castle as its centerpiece. Now this was done once Mr. Horny left Disney. Does the largest spire look somewhat familiar? To me, it gives off strong vibes of Hong Kong Disneyland's castle version 2.0, Castle of Magical Dreams. Is it just a figment of my imagination?

(Art copyright Legacy Entertainment.)

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