Exactly what I've been thinking. The old picture was beautiful and fanciful and properly sized for the wall. The new picture makes me sad.
I was really hoping to love the art, but not so much. I know from seeing both older and more recent pictures that the art with the books and toys was quite faded, so perhaps they were all felt to be in need of replacement?
The bathroom needs some color now - the wallpaper used to give some nice gentle color. Now it is an onslaught of beige!
Sending best thoughts to all of you who are having too much winter!
Good point, I hadn't thought of that - those pictures have been in the rooms since before the 2007 renovations. (see photo) I don't know why they didn't get pictures that are a more appropriate size.
I agree about the bath, beige, beige everywhere and nary a drop to drink.
Thanks about winter, I was reading your trip reports and I assume from your location you have had more winter than usual, too. (DH has a friend in Portland who got snow and we were surprised to hear that's unusual for them!)
HUGE shout out to the GF IPO!!!!! As you know, I was worried about handing over my reservations to them as I am too much of a control freak. ADR day is today and woke up to find I got all of my reservations, including 'Ohana and Be Our guest and opening at crystal Palace...all for the exact times I asked for!!!!
GF IPO rocks!!!!
Glad you got everything you wanted!
I've never had any dreams about leaving something or someone behind, but my mind always starts to wander and I keep thinking I will forget something, which makes me not able to fall asleep
. Then I go into panic mode and have to get up and make sure I do have everything and nothing got left out
.
I agree....it will be interesting to see how the wood flooring holds up after daily usage.
Oh, man - I know what you mean. I have a tough time getting to sleep for popping up to add one more thing to the suitcase!
Have you stayed at WL since the wood floors were added there? I wonder how they are holding up, that would probably be an indicator.
I think the wood flooring might be of the synthetic type. It appears so. I'm assuming they installed the wood at the entrance because that is where the dirt and wear-and-tear happen most in the room. If it is man-made, then the wet towels and/or wet bathing suits will probably not be an issue.
I like the wood flooring but I like the carpet, too. I'm happy either way. I think it might be a good call on their part, but time will tell how the "wood" will hold up.
I agree, laminate will hold up fine for water in most cases. However, we have laminate in the kitchen of a rental, and it hasn't held up well at all - but not due to the water issue, more wear and tear of renters.
My mom's apt. complex replaced their carpeted floors with wood-look laminate that almost immediately de-laminated and carpet had to be put back down. Seems they hadn't counted on the abuse the floor would receive from wheel chairs, which is my thought with the number of
ECVs at WDW.
The wood floors are not my favorite and after seeing it at WL and in the villas I expected it but hoped they would not do it. However, were that the only thing in the new rooms that I didn't care for, it wouldn't be a big deal for me. It may sound like I'm just bashing things I don't like, lol, but I'm truly curious how well they will stand up to years of wear.
We have laminate (engineered) wood flooring in our house that no one believes is not "real" wood. The GF flooring looks exactly the same. I am sure that the flooring is durable, the Imagineers would have thought of that. Believe me, between my kids and cats, etc....those floors can take a beating!
Kids and pets can sure put the floors through a lot, can't they? My thinking is this, though - in our own homes, we try our best to maintain a nice floor we will have to pay to repair or replace. When people are in rooms that don't belong to them they tend to be rougher or more careless, and there will be hundreds of people using these rooms in a given year.
If the Imagineers designed these rooms, I would agree - but I would be very surprised if they did.
They design any new resort buildings and themes, but I don't think they are returning to design the resort room interiors when they need a refurb. The paperwork filed for the renovations had the name of a design firm attached, if I recall.
The rumor was that Michael Eisner's wife did a lot of the design of the rooms prior to 2007, which I loved!
Too bad she wasn't invited to do these.
I have to share my night before leaving for WDW dream...I forgot to bring my husband...whoops
Friends (who like me do not like the new décor) here is my idea...set up cots in RPC, not the level of the offerings...just by the stairwells a bit. We can have a HUGE slumber party, shower by the pool. All the ambience of the Grand without seeing "red". Just an idea
OK back to my homework (
BTW I still am booked at YC......)
LOL about the DH, I have had that same dream. Or a kid. Always get nearly to the airport before I remember them!
LOVE your slumber party idea.
If we could sleep in the lounge, or near it, that would be awesome, like sleeping under the Christmas tree.