Thomas Kinkade Honors WALT DISNEY WORLD� Resort with Depiction of Classic Castle
America's Most Beloved Artist Unveils A New Day at the Cinderella Castle

(January 28, 2008) The Thomas Kinkade Company has announced that Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light�, has unveiled A New Day at the Cinderella Castle, a depiction of the WALT DISNEY WORLD� Resort�s Cinderella Castle as a new morning dawns. With the sought after Standard Numbered and Artist Proof Limited Editions currently available exclusively at all WALT DISNEY WORLD� Resort galleries, these editions promise to sell out quickly.

Thomas Kinkade exhibited A New Day at the Cinderella Castle for the first time at an October 20, 2007 event at the WALT DISNEY WORLD� Resort. The piece, which offers the discovery of a dawn every bit as festive and delightful as the castle itself, was inspired by the Kinkade family�s annual visits to the Magic Kingdom. �This year, I went in my imagination to explore a vision of the regal castle gently kissed by the golden light of a perfect day,� Kinkade said. �Two of the dream-memories we take from childhood on our life�s journey, if we are fortunate, are the wonder and excitement of Walt Disney World and the soaring majesty of castles,� Kinkade later added.

A New Day at the Cinderella Castle is the second commemorative piece of artwork that the Disney organization has commissioned from Kinkade. The first piece, Disneyland 50th Anniversary, commemorated Disneyland�s half-century birthday and was released in 2005.

Kinkade takes a unique and decidedly whimsical approach in this piece. He captures a perfect morning in exquisite detail, from the arc of a double rainbow over the towering castle to the fluffy clouds dappling the castle�s many towers to the lavish, rainbow-hued trees and shrubs framing the building and quaint gas lamps dancing along the walkway.

The piece also offers a host of surprises to curious ones willing to look a little closer. Is that Bambi on the lawn? Tinker Bell above the castle spires? The Ugly Duckling in the pond? Kinkade leaves those answers up to individual interpretation. America�s Most Beloved Artist� called the Cinderella Castle �an enchanting inspiration to young and old.�

A New Day at the Cinderella Castle is being offered in three sizes in both canvas and paper Limited Editions: 18� x 24�, 25.5� x 34�, and 30� x 40�. Additionally, collectors may order it from the Walt Disney World Resort galleries in a choice of frames.

A New Day at the Cinderella Castle can be found at The Art of Disney galleries located at Downtown Disney, Epcot�, Disney�s Animal Kingdom � Theme Park and Magic Kingdom� Park. At Disney�s Hollywood Studios the print can be found at the Animation Gallery location. There is also a gallery at the World of Disney� store in New York City on 5th Avenue.

-- Posted January 28, 2008