Disney Castles' POLL - Which one do you like the best, and why?

[Nrthwnd]

Six Disney Castles to choose from! Pick one and post why.

I still love the one in Paris, especially with that Dragon in it's lair underneath it.

But now, I just can't stop admiring Hong Kong's new Castle re-creation.

Especially the photos of it lit up in the evening. Really pretty.

[KarlaKoaster]

The only one I've not seen in real life is the new Hong Kong Disneyland version. For me...

1. Disneyland Paris is the prettiest, by far, I love the landscaping around it and the dragon's lair underneath
    
2. Magic Kingdom is a distant second. I like it a lot but it has always looked a bit utilitarian to me. Unpopular opinion but I prefer the current colourscheme
    
3. Hong Kong Disneyland looked horrible in the artists' impressions and seemed to be a discombobulated mess, but I actually quite like the final result and I like the significance of how each turret represents a Disney princess. It looks so much better for not being eclipsed by the hills behind
    
4. Tokyo Disneyland for the scale and silhouette, but it obviously isn't as original as the others
    
5. Disneyland looks like it should be on a mini golf course and is also not particularly pretty, but it has historical significance for being the first and it's quite cute, which is why it is ahead of...
    
6. Shanghai Disney is easily my least favourite. It's really inelegant, I think it looks boxy and the spread of it makes it look short and dumpy. I also hate the (lack of) landscaping around it

[tinaalsgirl]

My three-way tie for favorite is the new Hong Kong Castle of Magical Dreams, Shanghai's Enchanted Storybook Castle, and Paris' Sleeping Beauty Castle.

I like MK's Cinderella Castle, and I'm particularly fond of the new paint job and embellishments for the 50th celebration. Disneyland's castle is... not particularly impressive, but I remember how much I loved the walkthrough the first time I visited DL, at age 4. Tokyo... sadly, it's not particularly unique, which is kind of a bummer, since everything else I've ever seen from the Tokyo DLR is just beyond amazing; maybe they'll get a re-work eventually, like Hong Kong did!

[Nrthwnd]

^ "The stories go..." that the new Tokyo Disneyland wanted as much from WDW's Magic Kingdom, as it could get. Which included a pretty good replica of Cinderella's Castle. And they got it. Which for myself, kind of cancels both of them out in my mind. Paris is the first one that actually changed the design of a Disney Castle, to much acclaim, at that time and still today. Hong Kong Disneyland did the same thing as TDL, but with DL's iconic first Castle, Sleeping Beauty's. But then lately, as we all know now, they decided they didn't want "the same castle" any more, and proceeded to re-think the whole castle idea. And built one of the prettiest, soaring, Disney castles ever, IMhO. One that really competes with Paris. IMhO. And Shanghai Disney's Castle? It's big and ... busy. There's a boat ride underneath it, and .... well, it's big.  My decision about it isn't quite there, yet.