Overview
- Aerial photos shared by @bioreconstruct on Sunday show most scrim removed from the castle’s main tower, exposing extensive scaffolding.
- Fresh paint is visible on the base of the main tower and a nearby roof, with crews using a gray base coat before layering tones to mimic weathered stone.
- Scaffolding still wraps several towers and the right side remains under scrim, where repainting continues out of public view.
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey inside the castle has stayed open through the exterior work, preserving the core guest experience even as views shift.
- Universal installed scrim, scaffolding, and walls in late March without advance notice, has not given a completion date, and most updates now come from fan aerials and park news blogs.