I heard (I think on another thread) That they are bringing in a crane on the 10th to take down the HCOE decorations. I think that goes through the 13th, then they are going to paint it and put in a bedroom suite or something. They did say that the work would be done after hours and the crane would be folded down behind the castle during operational hours, so you really won't see anything. It also sounded like there won't be any stage show after the 10th for a while. Hope that helps, but I wouldn't cancel my pics without getting more info from them. They should be able to tell you if the castle will be half painted on your date, or what is going to be going on at that time. Good Luck!!