The King's Gallery
(photos below)

Important Note: The King's Gallery store space is scheduled to become a second location of Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, with an opening in September 2007. We will keep an eye on this situation and report where (and if) The King's Gallery moves.

UPDATE! (April 28, 2008) The King's Gallery appears to have been relegated to WDW history, but its unique items, including the collection of Medieval-style swords and knightly accessories, have appeared in the Main Street U.S.A. chapter of Arribas Brothers Crystal. Arribas Brothers has enjoyed a significant expansion, with plenty of floor space to include the swords and much more.

Inside Cinderella Castle in the heart of the Magic Kingdom, is not only Cinderella's Royal Table, the immensely popular restaurant, but also a shop known as The King's Gallery. To enter this establishment, it's probably easiest to go around to the back of the Castle and enter the walkway with the reception area for Cinderella's Royal Table on your left, and the entrance to The King's Gallery will be through a door on the right. There is no sign to point out this store, as the entrances (there are two, but the one closer to the front is frequently blocked to create a backstage area for the performances that occur on the Castle Forecourt Stage) are on the same wall as the tile mural.

Inside, you'll find lots of collectibles, many of them unique to this shop. In addition to a wide selection of art prints--both framed and unframed (matted and unmatted), there are plenty of sculptures, including a good selection of crystal. Here's the place to find Cinderella's glass slipper, a crystal sculpture of Cinderella Castle, and even some kitschy crystal guitars. There are also displays of swords--the kind that you could outfit a knight with!

The decor here matches the Castle wonderfully, carrying the style from the restaurant above into the cavelike atmosphere below, where dark wood and subdued lighting all converge into a time capsule of what it must've been like in a medieval castle--if there had been conveniences such as spotlighting for art and digital cash registers way back in the day, that is!

When in the Magic Kingdom, don't miss this terrific shop--it's easy to overlook, but the treasures that await your discovery here are worth making a note to remind yourself!

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