Sleeping Beauty Castle is a fairy tale castle at the center of Disneyland and formerly at Hong Kong Disneyland. It is based on the late-19th century Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany.[1] Opened July 17, 1955, the castle is the oldest of all Disney Park castles. Its primary inspiration was the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Though it reaches a height of only 77 feet (23 m), it was designed by Herbert Ryman[2] to appear taller through a process known as forced perspective; design…