{"id":951134,"date":"2026-07-22T04:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/951134\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T04:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:39:21","slug":"disneyland-70th-anniversary-castle-sculpture-being-dismantled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/951134\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland 70th Anniversary Castle Sculpture Being Dismantled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crews have started dismantling the Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired sculpture in the Disneyland Resort Esplanade. <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/04\/work-begins-on-70th-anniversary-castle-sculpture-at-disneyland-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Constructed last year<\/a>, the sculpture was part of the Disneyland 70th anniversary celebration, which is now wrapping up.<\/p>\n<p>Castle Sculpture Coming Down<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-sculpture-dismantling-9128-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-sculpture-dismantling-9128-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crews have started dismantling the Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired sculpture in the Disneyland Resort Esplanade. Constructed last year, the sculpture was part of the Disneyland 70th anniversary celebration, which is now wrapping up.\" class=\"wp-image-1460863\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sculpture is now surrounded by construction walls. Its towers and roof have been removed.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-sculpture-dismantling-9124-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1460866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-sculpture-dismantling-9124-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crews have started dismantling the Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired sculpture in the Disneyland Resort Esplanade. Constructed last year, the sculpture was part of the Disneyland 70th anniversary celebration, which is now wrapping up.\" class=\"wp-image-1460866\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-sculpture-dismantling-9125-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1460865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-sculpture-dismantling-9125-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crews have started dismantling the Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired sculpture in the Disneyland Resort Esplanade. Constructed last year, the sculpture was part of the Disneyland 70th anniversary celebration, which is now wrapping up.\" class=\"wp-image-1460865\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the sculpture, including colorful stained glass and golden archway elements, are still visible. See what the full sculpture looked like below.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-castle-sculpture-4370.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dlr-esplanade-70th-castle-sculpture-4370.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful stage with Disney characters and \" celebrate=\"\" happy=\"\" sign=\"\" stands=\"\" in=\"\" a=\"\" plaza=\"\" under=\"\" cloudy=\"\" sky.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1231346\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of each tower was an <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/05\/walt-disney-silhouette-on-disneyland-70th-anniversary-sculpture-replaced-because-it-looked-like-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">element representing<\/a> one of the park\u2019s original lands. The circular base featured Mickey and Friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 70th anniversary celebration officially comes to an end August 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you like the castle sculpture? Let us know on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more Disneyland Resort news and info, follow Disneyland News Today on\u00a0<a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dlnt\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dlnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DisneylandNewsToday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/disneylandnewstoday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>. For Disney Parks news worldwide, visit <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/category\/parks-resorts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/category\/parks-resorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDWNT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crews have started dismantling the Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired sculpture in the Disneyland Resort Esplanade. 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