Other concept sketches (that look much more like the final Disneyland Paris Castle today) can be found as far back as 1987, five years before the park opened to the public. They eventually veered away from this idea though and went for something a little more classic. Here is an concept sketch of the idea from Tim Delaney, who also designed the Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris: –
The Imagineers in charge of the feat cycled through countless concepts and ideas, even momentarily considering a hyper-futuristic tower structure in lieu of a traditional castle.
A Brief History of the Disneyland Paris CastleĪs you can imagine, planning the design of the new Disneyland Paris Castle was stressful work.
