Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away soft opened for guests in Magic Kingdom tonight, a series of new Disney Princess-inspired necklaces by Kendra Scott is available online, and one of the ...

Jon Bernthal is back as Frank Castle in a newly released behind-the-scenes look at Marvel’s upcoming Punisher special, which is due to drop on Disney Plus next year.

THE castle in Bavaria that was the inspiration behind Cinderella’s palace has just been given a brand-new status. Found on a hilltop in Germany, the sprawling castle has been awarded a title … ...

The historic Louisenhoj estate perched atop St. Thomas is more than the island’s most mesmerizing recent real estate offering. The former plantation focal point — with Magens Bay on one side and ...

UNESCO added 26 new sites to its World Heritage list this week, including four Bavarian castles built by King Ludwig II, with Neuschwanstein inspiring Disney’s iconic fairytale castles.

The original ‘Disney castle’ finally named as Unesco World Heritage Site ‘Ludwig II called in not architects, but theatrical set designers who shared his obsession with Wagnerian opera’ ...

The campest castle in Christendom? Without a doubt Neuschwanstein, deep in the Bavarian Alps. Amid meadows and mountains, King Ludwig II’s hilltop citadel soars skyward. The playful twirls of towers ...

It’s also the inspiration for the castle in the Disney company logo. Before opening Disneyland in 1955, Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, took a tour of West Germany, and stopped at Neuschwanstein.

The playful twirls of towers and turrets will be instantly recognised by anyone who has visited a Disney theme park: Walt himself chose Neuschwanstein as the model for the Sleeping Beauty’s castle.