A look at the cleaned up Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland

After months of work, The Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland reopened with a new roof and new colors.

The castle refurbishment is part of Project Stardust—a number of enhancements to Disneyland from overall beautification of the theme park to maxi­mizing guest comfort and access. 

The enhancements to the castle included using “an ages-old painting technique called atmospheric perspective to visually heighten the castle,” Kim Irvine, art director at Walt Disney Imagineering, told the Disney Parks Blog “We warmed the pink hues on the lower towers and gradually added blue to lighten the colors toward the top.”

The same technique was used for the new roof.

The golden accents were also placed around the entrance to the castle. Colorful banners, pennants and landscaping also were included, and the Sleeping Beauty Castle walkthrough received new paint and lighting, Irvine said.