Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[Jennyonecoin]

How is the garden wing? We are staying there for the first time on this upcoming trip. We have stayed in the tower so we know what the rooms are like in general. I figured it would just be quieter in the garden wing (especially while there is renovation going on) and that it might be nice to be closer to the pool and not need to rely on the elevators.

I’ll be in the garden wing this June. Have the same questions. Thanks!

 

[Disney0010]

Has anyone visited the contemporary recently that can comment on the room renovation construction? We are booked for next week, but may try to make a last minute switch to another resort. This is our first time at the contemporary and it just seems like based on some blog posts about the rooms there are walls and construction everywhere. May not be the best time to go.

Up until yesterday we were booked to arrive Sunday for five nights in the tower in a Bay Lake view room. This past Saturday we watched a live vlog that got us to thinking and change our mind and we jumped to a one bedroom villa at the Riviera. For what Disney is charging for the room rates, we did not want to deal with the noise or look. We sometimes head back to the room around midday. I understand we are all different but I don’t want to deal with it. The title of the video on YouTube is called “Magic Kingdom Resorts Challenge - Walt Disney World livestream”. Go to the two hour and sixteen minute mark to start watching.

 

[luckydriver]

i was there 2 weeks ago. i was not affected nor bothered by any construction at all. if anything less crowded was welcome.

 

[Nicole786]

Thanks so much to everyone for weighing in! I watched the video that Disney0010 spoke of above from a couple of days ago and decided to switch our reservation to the Grand Floridian. I don't want the contemporary experience to be marred since it's our first one, and we are planning to spend a lot of time at the resort relaxing.

Thank you guys! We'll get there eventually! It's one of 2 resorts I haven't stayed at!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1389975019485384704

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Notable...although headline is a little misleading. Closes 7/16 “as we refurbish this space in time for the 50th anniversary...”.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1390028377621417988

 

[Dave006]

Here is the article from Jackie Galiey at DIS concerning the Wave and the Wave lounge are closing on July 16th for a long refurbishment to open in time for the 50th Celebration.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...staurant-closing-for-long-refurb-this-summer/
Dave

 

[Dug720]

Notable...although headline is a little misleading. Closes 7/16 “as we refurbish this space in time for the 50th anniversary...”.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1390028377621417988

Scratch that one from my list for my birthday trip.

 

[yaksack]

GADisneyDad14

About the restaurants reopening.... Any idea when you can start booking them?

 

[Memorymakerfor4]

Notable...although headline is a little misleading. Closes 7/16 “as we refurbish this space in time for the 50th anniversary...”.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1390028377621417988

I'm pretty bummed about this one, it was one of the places I was really looking forward to trying. I'd planned at least one breakfast and dinner on our trip. We'll miss it by about a week. I'm glad we're getting park hoppers and will have MK for easy meals, because this will leave a big hole in the dining at this resort.

 

[Dave006]

About the restaurants reopening.... Any idea when you can start booking them?

Bookings for Cape May Café and dinnertime at Chef Mickey’s open on May 7 according to the Disney Parks Blog post today.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...y-world-resort/?CMP=SOC-DPFY21Q3wo0429210086A
Dave

 

[yaksack]

Thank you! Cape May is one of my favorites and the kids love Chef Mickey.

 

[jemtx]

Do we know any details if cape May or chef mickey is going to be all you can eat family-style or not?

 

[StaceyHSD]

Yes. They’re family style all you can eat.

 

[Dave006]

They are all you care to eat family style dinner at Chief Mickey's and Cape May Cafe:

Starting May 16, Chef Mickey’s will offer an all-you-care-to-enjoy family-style dinner that will include “no touch” appearances like snapping a selfie or waving hello as Mickey Mouse and some of his favorite pals make surprising appearances in each of the dining rooms. Similar to other character dining locations, Guests will take home a souvenir with character signatures and colorful artwork.

Seeing your favorite characters isn’t all you can look forward to at Chef Mickey’s! The dinner menu will include items for the whole family, like starters of “Chef Mickey’s Caesar,” citrus-poached shrimp salad, and assorted breads; main courses of gnocchi, roasted garlic potato Gratin, plant-based faro wheat fried rice, prime rib, roasted turkey, and salmon; and an assortment of sweets to top off the meal. Little ones in your family can enjoy mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, turkey corn dog nuggets, and more!

Source as referenced in my prior post: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/05/more-exciting-dining-options-to-return-to-walt-disney-world-resort/?CMP=SOC-DPFY21Q3wo0429210086A

Dave

 

[jemtx]

They are all you care to eat family style dinner at Chief Mickey's and Cape May Cafe:

Starting May 16, Chef Mickey’s will offer an all-you-care-to-enjoy family-style dinner that will include “no touch” appearances like snapping a selfie or waving hello as Mickey Mouse and some of his favorite pals make surprising appearances in each of the dining rooms. Similar to other character dining locations, Guests will take home a souvenir with character signatures and colorful artwork.

Seeing your favorite characters isn’t all you can look forward to at Chef Mickey’s! The dinner menu will include items for the whole family, like starters of “Chef Mickey’s Caesar,” citrus-poached shrimp salad, and assorted breads; main courses of gnocchi, roasted garlic potato Gratin, plant-based faro wheat fried rice, prime rib, roasted turkey, and salmon; and an assortment of sweets to top off the meal. Little ones in your family can enjoy mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, turkey corn dog nuggets, and more!

Source as referenced in my prior post: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/05/more-exciting-dining-options-to-return-to-walt-disney-world-resort/?CMP=SOC-DPFY21Q3wo0429210086A

Dave

Thanks. I was looking at the menu online, but this article gives much better explanation.
Thanks.

 

[kylenne]

I will definitely need to hit the Wave on my upcoming trip then, or at least get it to go. Will be interested to see how dinner at Chef Mickey’s is received. If it’s anything like the improvement at breakfast, I may need to check it out too. I just have Garden Grill as my character meal this trip.

 

[AaronInWI]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. If it's not too much trouble, I'd like to know your room number from Trip 3, high floor, south facing. I'm thinking of requesting this same area, south view, higher floor, with a room #XX44. I'm hoping this will provide us a view of the EWP, plus the Contemporary.

No trouble at all! We were in room 7936. Below is a panoramic photo of the view from our balcony.

And here's a helpful guide (that you may already know about or might be linked elsewhere) showing the room locations.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/b...nks-last-update-of-post-1-10-21-2015.2257082/

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I was just there two weeks ago and didn’t find it to be a big deal. All of the rooms on the theme park side are covered with scrim and there is a “wall” made of curtains by the elevators on the room floors to keep people from entering the construction areas. The construction noise wasn’t bad when I was there and only went from 9am to 5pm when most people are in the parks. This could be an issue if someone in your party takes a nap during those hours. All of the shops and restaurants are open.
These are pics I took of the “scrim” covering the rooms being renovated.

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Kinda random, but I find the planning, design, and execution of these scrims fascinating.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Curious to see what they do to The Wave.

Have such mixed feelings about the place. I love the food and service there, I love how you used to always be able to get an ADR without much thought/planning, dining at the bar has brought some of the best emerging from COVID memories and CM interactions. Its hidden gem status is more or less a constant.

But if I’m honest, I really don’t like the setting in there at all. The bar is nice and a comfortable setting, but to me the dining room has always been rather dull and dark. Just not a place I want to be for very long.

Somewhat worried they take the Artist’s Point route here and Disney it in some way... but I guess we’ll see.