7 SECRETS OF DISNEY'S CINDERELLA CASTLE

Cinderella's Castle is one of the most iconic images of Walt Disney World. Here's some fun facts we bet you didn't know!

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The Cinderella Castle is tall, but it isn’t as tall as you think it is. It's only 189 feet! They use Forced Perception to make it seem bigger.

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Although the drawbridge doesn’t work, the moat around the castle has 3.37 million gallons of water in it. That’s a lot of water!

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You can eat in the castle! There is a full service restaurant, Cinderella’s Royal Table which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner!

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Cinderella's Royal Table has become a very popular spot for proposals. If that happens, a glass slipper with roses is brought to your table for the sentimental occasion.

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The grandfather clock in the castle is always at 11:59! That way the magic never ends at Disney World.

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Cinderella’s castle has 27 towers! The tower numbers start at 1 and end at 29….wait a minute….yep, that’s right! There is no #13 or #17!

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There's 5 mosaics in the entry way of the castle.  Dorothea Redmond led their creation using over 300,000 pieces of Italian stained glass which was fused together with 14k gold.

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