Cinderella Castle Moat Drained at Magic Kingdom

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Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026

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Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026

Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Posted: Tuesday February 10, 2026 6:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The moat around Cinderella Castle has been drained at Magic Kingdom. A small amount of residual water remains, but the draining process is essentially complete.

High reach boom lifts are expected to arrive soon to access upper sections of the castle for the repainting work.

Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026

Disney plans to lower and remove equipment from view by noon each day.

Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026

Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026

Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026

Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026
Cinderella Castle Moat Drained - February 9 2026

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Disney Analyst21 minutes ago

Looks like the very top where Tink comes out is still outstanding, as is the balcony wall. Not seeing much else for pink left.

HMF1 hour ago

I would have forgotten the 50th happened if you hadn't told me, it was such a non-event.

Rhinocerous1 hour ago

Someone's been watching We Call It Imagineering.

Ayla1 hour ago

Because the Mom's Panel is almost always wrong.

HauntedPirate2 hours ago

FTFY.

ToTBellHop3 hours ago

X is filled with bad takes from morons. So this checks out.

JohnD3 hours ago

I've seen threads on X where people are criticizing the gray color toward the bottom. Don't shoot the messenger! Sigh. . .

ToTBellHop3 hours ago

Stunning. Making her look better for her 55th than her 50th was not on my bingo card, but I am appreciative.

tnemgif3 hours ago

I didn’t think I would like the gold near the top, but it feels much softer in @wdwmagic ‘s pics. Rather than the mustard color on some other blogs.

wdwmagic3 hours ago

Cinderella Castle's New Look Nearly Complete at Magic Kingdom https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/cinderella-castle/news/10mar2026-cinderella-castles-new-look-nearly-complete-at-magic-kingdom.htm Here is an 8am sunrise look from today.

James Alucobond16 hours ago

I could live without the trees if they'd just put some of the greenery back in where the compass rose pavement is right in front of the castle stage.

Vinnie Mac17 hours ago

Grabbed this pic from blogmickey but my goodness this is glorious. This is probably the best she's ever looked imo and I just know the colors are probably better in person. Wish they'd bring back the classic hub trees too but oh well

_caleb19 hours ago

It is! They actually removed the castle from MK completely, leaving just an open plaza in the hub. Instead, Disney now provides VR glasses (for a small fee) to all guests so we can continue to enjoy the Cinderella Castle Experience!

_caleb20 hours ago

Yes. The lighter-colored roof and accents help maintain the illusion of even greater height. Higher contrast "shortens" it.
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