Walt Disney World opened in 1971 as a bigger and arguably better Disneyland. Of course, it only had the Magic Kingdom at that point. But it was patterned after Walt’s original Park with what is not arguably a bigger castle.

This Walt Disney World Castle bell with finger hole top features Cinderella Castle:

This rather generic picture of the Castle is used and reused on many pieces of merchandise from the 1970s and 1980s. I have other items like plates and salt & pepper shakers with the same image.

Cinderella Castle is approximately 100 feet taller than Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle in California (77 feet), reaching a whopping 189 feet tall when measured from the concrete bottom of the water moat. This bell is slightly shorter at 4.5″.

Any Disney product made in Japan is usually from no later than the 1980s. What I don’t like is the dual branding between Disneyland and Walt Disney World for something that is obviously exclusive to WDW.

Like bells? Check out my post on a pewter Walt Disney World bell and spoon set. It shows how the same images are used across multiple products.