Guests visiting Magic Kingdom may notice a familiar feature returning around the park’s iconic centerpiece. The moat surrounding Cinderella Castle is now being refilled after spending months completely drained while crews repainted the castle, replacing the previous pink and gold accents with a color scheme centered on gray and cream tones. We stopped by to take a look at the latest progress.
A temporary dam remains in place on the west side of the moat, separating the section that remained filled throughout the repainting project from the area that was drained and is now being refilled.
Beneath one of the bridges, water can be seen flowing back into the moat as the refilling process continues.
Here’s a look at the water level in the moat as it appeared this morning, showing the current stage of the refilling process and how much progress has been made since work began yesterday.
Here’s a closer look at the moat. The color difference along the walls helps show how low the waterline is and how much more water is still needed before the moat is fully refilled.
A temporary dam is also still in place on the east side of the moat along Tomorrowland. The waterline is getting close to its final level.
Although the painting on the castle itself appeared to wrap up in April, work continued at the lower level, which is why the moat remained drained. With the moat now being refilled, this seems to mark the official completion of the overall project.
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