Climb the curving stairs into the castle's beautiful gallery and follow the timeless story of Sleeping Beauty through a series of glistening stained glass windows, rich tapestries and more. As the sunlight flows in through the colourful windows and beautiful music echoes all around, you're in an everlasting happy-ending of classic Disney magic.

Fun Facts

The oval stained-glass window in the main chamber actually features two images symbolising the gifts given to Princess Aurora by the Three Fairies - a Rose for beauty and two Doves for song.  The window changes between the two designs every few seconds through the use of polarizing light from behind.

The nine fabric tapestries which form scenes of the Sleeping Beauty story within the galerie were made in the village of Aubusson in Creuse, Central France, famous for its weaving and tapestry workshops for hundreds of years.

During the construction of the park, Head Imagineer Tony Baxter desired a souvenir to add to his collection from his time on the project.  Inspired by the rich tapestries, he asked Tom Morris, head of Fantasyland, about the cost of producing a second edition of the Dragon Fight scene, but was immediately dissuaded.  Meanwhile, then-EuroDisney chairman Bob Fitzpatrick had made a mental note and, at a celebration to mark the completion of the project, Baxter received a gift from all his team - a second version of the dragon fight tapestry, which now takes pride of place in his home.

The creation of the stained-glass windows in London was overseen by Peter Chapman, who had previously worked on the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris and for Queen Elizabeth II of the UK.