Fan-made Sleeping Beauty Castle

Alexandre de Araújo, a Portuguese Disney megafan, produced this spectacularly detailed model of the Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland Paris. He gives us a loving video tour of his five-year project, of which he is justly proud.

Sleeping Beauty Castle Model by Alexandre de Araújo (Thanks, Miguel!)

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vrplumber

Well shot for a hand held video, love the sunbeam at 1:43. It really added a touch of Disney magic to a stunningly crafted build.

He should release some HD footage that is a bit steadier, I felt some of the finer detail was hard to make out and would like a closer look.
- http://www.facebook.com/emidiomiguelcosta Miguel Costa
  
  Hi, Vrplumber!
  
  Alex has posted some HD footage of the castle.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S2BMfEXyYA&feature=channel&list=UL
  - vrplumber
    
    Howdy, Miguel :)
    
    The link is much appreciated, I am in your debt, sir.
Isabelle Lafreniere

Video unavailable here in Germany due to music rights? Bummer!
- http://www.facebook.com/emidiomiguelcosta Miguel Costa
  
  Hi, Isabelle!
  
  I’ll ask Alex if he can post a video without the soundtrack.
http://www.facebook.com/emidiomiguelcosta Miguel Costa

Thank you, Cory!