Germany

This airport is best known as the site of the epic Avengers battle scene from 2016’s Captain America: Civil War. While most of the action took place on a backlot in Georgia and enhanced using CGI, the cast and crew did film a portion of the movie on location at this airport. Address: Schkeuditz, Germany Visitor Information: Flughafen Leipzig/Halle

Found atop a hill in southwest Germany, this Bavarian castle was commissioned by King Ludwig II in 1869 as a retreat but, sadly, he never lived to see the completion or its impact on Disney Parks around the world. This castle is the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland based on Imagineer Herb Ryman’s designs. You can definitely see some of the similarities in the towers and turret shapes. Neuschwanstein is also a featured location where a flyover of the site was filmed for Soarin’ Around the World (Disney California Adventure), Soarin’ Around the World (Epcot), and Soaring Over the Horizon (Shanghai Disneyland). This view can be seen best by hiking up the mountain past Marienbrucke. One more tribute to King Ludwig’s masterpiece which can be found in Paris’ Disney Village: the King Ludwig’s Castle restaurant is a direct reference and namesake to the famed landmark. Read about our experience visiting Neuschwanstein Castle including travel tips and tricks in our blog post: The Best View in Bavaria: Seeing a Disney Castle In Real Life Address: Neuschwansteinstraße 20, 87645 Schwangau, Germany Visitor Information: Neuschwanstein Official

Legend has it that a dragon was terrorizing a small kingdom and had made its nest in the city’s water source. Each day the citizens would offer a human sacrifice as a distraction in order to access their water supply. When the kingdom’s princess was chosen as the offering, Saint George happened to be nearby and slayed the dragon, thus saving the princess and the kingdom. Statues depicting Saint George’s heroism can be found across Europe but the one here in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, erected in 1446 and perched high above the Marktplatz (market square) fountain, is credited as the inspiration for Epcot’s version found in the center of the Germany Pavilion. Address: Herrngasse 1, 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany Visitor Information: Rothenburg Tourismus Service

Stage Apollo Theater is a theater in Stuttgart which is home to Disney Aladdin the Musical (a grand, Broadway-style musical version of the 1992 animated film). This location is mentioned in our blog post: Every Disney Musical Currently Playing Address: Plieninger Str. 102, 70567 Stuttgart, Germany Visitor Information: Stage Apollo Theater (website only available in German)

Stage Theater an der Elbe is a theater in Hamburg that will become home to Frozen the Musical (a grand, Broadway-style musical version of the 2013 animated film) starting in August 4, 2021. Its neighboring theater, Stage Theater im Hafen, is currently showing The Lion King. This location is mentioned in our blog post: Every Disney Musical Currently Playing Address: Norderelbstraße 8, 20457 Hamburg, Germany Visitor Information: Stage Theater an der Elbe (website only available in German)