BethyBelle said:
Great. I give this a try. I hope I can drag my DD6 through the castle without a 30 minute awestruck wait.
Oh, NOW I understand what you were asking.
And why you were so "exited/confused/amazed" by the answer...
Going "through the castle" is not such a big deal.
You don't actually go (what most would call) INSIDE the castle to get there.
You don't open a door and walk inside the castle and then exit on the other side.
Its just a large open tunnel, of sorts.
Other than the mosaic artwork on the walls, its just a "passageway" into Fantasyland.
As was said, if you want to go "INSIDE" the Castle, you need some meal ressies.
If you ask the CM at the outside desk (at a non-busy time) they might allow you to open the door to the "waiting room" for the restaurant and take a look inside. (The restaurant is actually upstairs. Only the waiting room is by itself at MK ground-level.) Its OK, but its nothing to "tour".