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Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Fun Facts
Vision:
"We Create the Grand Difference."
Mission:
"We, a Professional and Gracious Cast, Provide the Finest
Personalized Service in an Elegant Victorian Setting."
Opening Date: July 1, 1988
Ground Breaking: Spring of 1986
Description: Built in the grand Victorian style of the early 1900s with a strong Key West influence.
Architects: Wimberly, Allison, Tong, & Goo (WATG) of Newport Beach, CA.
The design team visited the Bellevue Biltmore in Clearwater, FL, the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, MI, and the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego for inspiration.
Acreage: Approximately 40 acres
Rooms: 867 Guest rooms (842 standard rooms/25 suites)
Convention Space: 40,000 sq. ft. of meeting space at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Convention Center
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Aviary: The Chinese-style aviary in the lobby was crafted in Spain.
Antique Lace: Antique lace pieces, made around the turn-of-the-century, are on display in the main lobby.
Big Bertha: The organ was built nearly a century ago in Paris by Gavoli & Co. and used from 1909 to 1955 in Ramona Park, an amusement park in Grand Rapids, MI. The instruments include pipes, drums, bells, cymbals, castanets, and a xylophone played by a piano-roll score.
Chandeliers: The two large chandeliers in the lobby are 16 feet tall and 14 feet wide at the base. Each weighs approximately one ton and has 44 candelabras.
Hidden Mickey: Convention centerweather vane
Maps: The gallery located near the entrance to Victoria & Albert's features eleven original maps of Florida dated from 1775 up to the period of railroad tycoon Henry M. Flagler's railway lines.
Mizner's Lounge: Lounge with beautiful marble bar, overlooking the garden. The name comes from Addison Mizner, an architect who specialized in "Gatsbyesque" mansions in Palm Beach and Boca Raton.
Narcoossee's: Waterfront restaurant with a view of the MAGIC KINGDOM® Park and its "Fantasy in the Sky" fireworks. The name comes from the city of Narcoossee in Osceola County.
Piano: The piano in the Lobby is a Victorian piece obtained from an estate in Georgia.
Victoria & Albert's: Intimate restaurant with elegant, victorian setting. Victoria & Albert - maid & butler provide "team service" to each table.
Vision:
"We Create the Grand Difference."
Mission:
"We, a Professional and Gracious Cast, Provide the Finest
Personalized Service in an Elegant Victorian Setting."
Opening Date: July 1, 1988
Ground Breaking: Spring of 1986
Description: Built in the grand Victorian style of the early 1900s with a strong Key West influence.
Architects: Wimberly, Allison, Tong, & Goo (WATG) of Newport Beach, CA.
The design team visited the Bellevue Biltmore in Clearwater, FL, the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, MI, and the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego for inspiration.
Acreage: Approximately 40 acres
Rooms: 867 Guest rooms (842 standard rooms/25 suites)
Convention Space: 40,000 sq. ft. of meeting space at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Convention Center
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Aviary: The Chinese-style aviary in the lobby was crafted in Spain.
Antique Lace: Antique lace pieces, made around the turn-of-the-century, are on display in the main lobby.
Big Bertha: The organ was built nearly a century ago in Paris by Gavoli & Co. and used from 1909 to 1955 in Ramona Park, an amusement park in Grand Rapids, MI. The instruments include pipes, drums, bells, cymbals, castanets, and a xylophone played by a piano-roll score.
Chandeliers: The two large chandeliers in the lobby are 16 feet tall and 14 feet wide at the base. Each weighs approximately one ton and has 44 candelabras.
Hidden Mickey: Convention centerweather vane
Maps: The gallery located near the entrance to Victoria & Albert's features eleven original maps of Florida dated from 1775 up to the period of railroad tycoon Henry M. Flagler's railway lines.
Mizner's Lounge: Lounge with beautiful marble bar, overlooking the garden. The name comes from Addison Mizner, an architect who specialized in "Gatsbyesque" mansions in Palm Beach and Boca Raton.
Narcoossee's: Waterfront restaurant with a view of the MAGIC KINGDOM® Park and its "Fantasy in the Sky" fireworks. The name comes from the city of Narcoossee in Osceola County.
Piano: The piano in the Lobby is a Victorian piece obtained from an estate in Georgia.
Victoria & Albert's: Intimate restaurant with elegant, victorian setting. Victoria & Albert - maid & butler provide "team service" to each table.
