Here's Wikipedia's input: Major elements of the Castle were scaled and angled to give the illusion of distance and height, a method frequently used in Disney theme parks around the world.
Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 9:55 AM, John Kulig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Well, I broke down and did the Disney World trip with kids ... there are > many interesting visual effects to be seen (I was glad to see the 3-D > glasses - binocular disparity effects - are still used, on the star wars > tour), but something that puzzled me was the real vs apparent size of the > princess castle .. > > > http://unicornsoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/A-Guide-to-Each-Disney-World-Park.jpg > > from a distance it appears extremely tall, but up close it is actually > much smaller. I tried to determine if the walls are not plum, tapered to > enhance linear perspective, but it appears not (I was being pulled along do > I did not spend much time there ...). The windows on the bottom are larger > than those higher, and, the spires are smaller on top, perhaps enhancing > relative size/distance effects. I did a very quick search and found > nothing, but maybe someone else has experienced this and/or knows more > about it than I do ... weather shock returning, it was -12 F this morning > :-( > > > > ========================== > John W. Kulig, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Coordinator, University Honors > Plymouth State University > Plymouth NH 03264 > ========================== > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=15575 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-15575-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15576 or send a blank email to leave-15576-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
