Critters on the Castle: The White Rabbit

April 4, 2009

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In 2005, all Disney theme parks across the globe participated in “The Happiest Celebration On Earth” in honor of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the original Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. At the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, Cinderella’s Castle was covered with golden effigies of beloved Disney characters – many of them critters! For the next few weeks, I’ll feature some of these each Saturday as my contribution to the Camera Critters photo meme.


The White Rabbit


IMG_0849-Magic-Kingdom-Castle-White-RabbitThe White Rabbit is a character from Disney’s 1951 animated feature Alice in Wonderland. Without the White Rabbit, Alice would never have ventured down the rabbit hole to have all those adventures in Wonderland.

The film was based upon Lewis Carroll’s novels, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.. Those who endeavor to analyze literature have always taken Alice’s tumble down the rabbit hole as a metaphoric representation of some sort of intellectual and/or emotional and/or spiritual awakening (they can’t seem to agree on this). That would make our White Rabbit the catalyst for such an awakening. He is, after all, a herald – note he’s got his trumpet, preparing to announce the arrival of the Queen of Hearts and her hapless King.

On the other hand, Jefferson Airplane saw the White Rabbit as a metaphor for a (possibly chemically induced) psychotic, mind-altering experience. Whereas Disney’s White Rabbit races by muttering, “I’m late, I’m late!”, Grace Slick’s version admonishes us to “Feed your head! Feed your head!”

Whichever the case – if you see the White Rabbit, remember that he is the proverbial rocker of worlds and hang on tight – your trip down the rabbit hole is likely to be a wild ride ;)

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27 Responses to Critters on the Castle: The White Rabbit

  1. sandy on April 4, 2009 at 8:49 am

    indeed a special character !!sandy

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  2. kate on April 4, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Send the White Rabbit my way; I need a new adventure~~

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  3. East Gwillimbury WOW! on April 4, 2009 at 10:09 am

    Personally, I want to believe Carroll meant it to be an intellectual and/or emotional and/or spiritual awakening. ;-) Very interesting post. Thanks, Tink.

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  4. Carla on April 4, 2009 at 10:25 am

    What a great picture!
    AND interesting facts:)

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  5. Snap on April 4, 2009 at 10:29 am

    The white rabbit … send him here!

    Great photo. Thank you!

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  6. Gayle on April 4, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    I like the photo of the rabbit. Personally, I’ve never analyzed the story, but now I’m wondering….

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  7. Villas Girl on April 4, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Very special picture.

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  8. JenReg on April 4, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    How fun! I’ve only been to the Disneyland in CA…I heart Disneyland!

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  9. April on April 4, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    Wonderful! I love the White Rabbit.

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  10. Janie of Utah on April 4, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Interesting white rabbit analysis and a great camera critters post.

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  11. Tammy on April 4, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    My daughter went there last year. She LOVED it!

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  12. adrienne on April 4, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    Hi, Tink. Great post! Isn’t it interesting how differently literature can be interpreted?

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  13. Two Barking Dogs on April 4, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    Great Photo!

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  14. People with Cameras on April 4, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    Oh, I LOVE, LOVE Disney! It’s the bestest place on the planet!

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  15. Manz on April 4, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    Sometimes a photographer will desire a cloudy day for a certain mood, on others they’ll desire a clear beautiful blue sky… the later has worked wonders in your photograph. The metallic kind of colours in the structure looks amazing against that backdrop. Has the vibe of a cool postcard.

    Great composition also.

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  16. Oskar on April 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    Cute rabbit!

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  17. sue on April 4, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    I love the White Rabbit & Alice in Wonderland! Great pictures.

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  18. fishing guy on April 4, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Tink: Very cool capture of a famous rabit.

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  19. Alan on April 4, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    Never was a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland… or the gold things all over the castle. I’m a castle purist – except at Christmas, when the ice lights are just awesome! :)

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  20. Anna on April 4, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    Very interesting post about the White Rabbit. I look forward to all the golden critters.

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  21. Ebie on April 4, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    Hi Tink, I was in Disneyland in 2005 on my actual birthday, and we had a blast.Thank you for posting this, we are going tomorrow for my daughter’s 25th free b-day pass. I seem to forget which attraction to see. I will keep an eye on this.

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  22. Ebie on April 5, 2009 at 5:22 am

    Hi Tink, I was in Disneyland in 2005 on my actual birthday, and we had a blast.Thank you for posting this, we are going tomorrow for my daughter’s 25th free b-day pass. I seem to forget which attraction to see. I will keep an eye on this.
    BTW I love your blog!

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  23. Dianne on April 5, 2009 at 8:58 am

    the light shining on him and the blue sky makes him even more magical

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  24. Kendris on April 5, 2009 at 9:40 am

    Great shot! I look forward to seeing who is featured next week!

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  25. Denise on April 5, 2009 at 11:49 am

    Great information and super photo of the White Rabbit. Takes me a while to figure these things out, I grew up thinking “Puff the Magic Dragon” was just that, a dragon named Puff ;) My hubby had to explain that one to me, sigh…..

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  26. Julia on April 5, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Not only is the rabbit very cool it is a wonderful photo also.

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  27. Misty Dawn on April 6, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    So cute! I wanna go to Disney!!! Can I go with you Tink? ;-)

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