Disney’s Cinderella Castle Now on display at Matchstick Marvels
Fun Fact: Originally, Patrick had planned to carve only the character Cinderella for placement in the castle. All of the other Disney characters were carved and added as an afterthought, including Tinker Bell sprinkling fairy dust atop the castle’s spires.
Plans to make the matchstick version of Cinderella castle had been in the works for many years, but the project kept getting pushed back as Patrick built other matchstick models for Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Finally, he began gluing matchsticks together for the castle in March 2024 and finished in March 2026. The multi-level castle measures nine feet tall, eight feet wide, and seven feet deep from front to back. It took Acton approximately 2800 hours and 607,000 matchsticks to complete the model. The castle will remain permanently displayed at Matchstick Marvels Tourist Center.
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