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How Cinderella Castle tricks you into seeing it as taller

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The magical towering icon is a complete optical cheat. The bricks and windows on the upper levels of the structure are actually significantly smaller than the ones at the bottom. This architectural trick fools your brain into thinking the castle is hundreds of feet taller than it is, saving the company a massive fortune in construction materials.

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