The AINT-SO-GRAND Floridian

[GADisneyDad14]

Yeah, this place is awful. FWIW, the pianist is playing and it is lovely.

 

[Ninjagrrl]

Yeah, this place is awful.

 

[trishadono]

Here now . Having a Grand Time!

Post Covid everything is different .

However I still choose to come and glad for 2 gf stays recently ! Cms have been wonderful !

If you want précovid ? Wait a few months and try again . For now it’s up to us to decide . I choose wdw and GF!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

WDW is what you make of it. It means different things for different people, and different people will come away with different reactions, and that’s OK. For me, we were sitting at Poly tonight wondering what to do. I joined the Narcoossee's walk up wait list with a 60 min wait. Walked over, sat in the main lobby for a bit, got the text, and am now enjoying a nice meal (first time here actually). We stayed at GF back in October and had a great few days, walked over here a couple of days ago just to see some CMs we met. WDW is not always perfect - and gosh knows there are changes all around - but for us, the resort product still offers great moments and a quality experience.

 

[mrsap]

WDW is what you make of it. It means different things for different people, and different people will come away with different reactions, and that’s OK. For me, we were sitting at Poly tonight wondering what to do. I joined the Narcoossee's walk up wait list with a 60 min wait. Walked over, sat in the main lobby for a bit, got the text, and am now enjoying a nice meal (first time here actually, and I’m totally embarrassed that I’m wearing sandals). We stayed here back in October and had a great few days, walked over here a couple of days ago just to see some CMs we met. WDW is not always perfect - and gosh knows there are changes all around - but for us, the product still offers great moments and a quality experience.

Bread with lots of butter, followed by the Filet & a glass of Moscato Enjoy!

 

[DharmaLou]

Imagine going through life only looking for the negative and ignoring the positive.

 

[a1tinkfans]

There is no Club Service atm as far as I know. So the offerings "woefully lacking" isn't even possible.

Also, I call shenanigans on the CM telling you how ashamed they were at the situation, bc that's basically putting their job at risk to bad talk their employer to a guest.

This whole story reeks of "karenism."

Really? Unable to articulate ur point of view without the K bash?
Eek. It’s 2021 pls consider a new tactic

 

[zoo2tycoon]

OP in previous posts states they worked at Disney as a concierge...

 

[DL1WDW2]

I would bail out too with all the comments in 2 different threads.
I re-read the “ visitw/ castmember friend walk up to the concierge floor to see the view perhaps and then castperson kinda sad too for the guests . No way did he say he got any food or beverages at club level.

If you wanted to catalog all the reductions and construction Everywhere , it would be dismaying . DISmaying
I respect the COVID Policy and truly hope it is not being used to implement cutbacks...
It just feels that way. And original poster has the right to voice his dismay from Disney .

 

[Ninjagrrl]

I would bail out too with all the comments in 2 different threads.
I re-read the “ visitw/ castmember friend walk up to the concierge floor to see the view perhaps and then castperson kinda sad too for the guests . No way did he say he got any food or beverages at club level.

. . concierge I know escorted us
. . . the offerings there were woefully lacking

Uh they specifically state that offerings were woefully lacking. Is that a euphemism for closed?!? It didn't read that way to anyone else.


He's allowed to state his opinions. And we're allowed to tell him he's being ridiculous. Funny thing about that free speech, it works both ways.

 

[jeff_h]

Imagine going through life only looking for the negative and ignoring the positive.

Now hold on just a sec, my MIL is not even on this forum!

 

[DL1WDW2]

And the Grand Piano at the GF is still on display in the center of the lobby with another smaller piano off to the side, almost hidden from upper levels with the pianist performing occasionally. I was just there too!
My list would be exhausting as I have visited and noticed all of this during the past year. I’m not saying I didn’t have fun but it hurts a lot .
I worry more as Disney analyzes exactly how much they can get away with when the return to normal .

 

[DL1WDW2]

Uh they specifically state that offerings were woefully lacking. Is that a euphemism for closed?!? It didn't read that way to anyone else.


He's allowed to state his opinions. And we're allowed to tell him he's being ridiculous. Funny thing about that free speech, it works both ways.

Perhaps he meant they cutback the decorating on the upper floor levels... It was sparse. Maybe sparse is not the correct word but it felt empty and hollow .
Nobody is saying your comments are not interesting so why are the other persons comments ridiculous?

 

[Ninjagrrl]

Perhaps he meant they cutback the decorating on the upper floor levels... It was sparse.

That's a stretch to say the least.

 

[MomOTwins]

I think what everyone here is reacting too with bewilderment is the strange surprised/shocked tone of the post—the news that entertainment and Christmas decor was going to be pared back at GF this year has been well known for ages and Disney has made no secret of it, so it is so bizarre to see a post like this proclaiming in “breaking news” fashion that GF is lacking some things it had in 2019. It would be like someone posting “So I tried to eat a meal at Crystal Palace today and there was no buffet and NO characters! None! I of course left and to my dismay every other restaurant I tried in MK had a reduced menu! Some weren’t even open. Can you believe it??? Such reduced standards, it’s terrible!”

 

[DisneyMommy77]

I’m sorry you were disappointed! We actually had the most grand time there for our Christmas stay. Absolutely loved it!

 

[DL1WDW2]

Well perhaps being a former castmember, his reaction shared with his castmember friend is a different perspective that I think we should have understanding for.

 

[DL1WDW2]

Let me describe my recent NYE luncheon at the Liberty Tree .
They escorted us to theHorseshoe with standard COVID explanation excuse... I thought it would be alright but not expecting this:
The room smells bad because it has been closed up and not used daily so it has a moldy smell. The tables were those round ones spaced apart .Imagine having a family of 6 at those with the food being served .We were expected to use the same plates and utensils after they removed the salad . The fake player piano was blaring so loud, children were running around all the tables, the hardwood floors did not help with reducing sounds... I had a headache within 5 minutes , one person needed to leave to use the restroom and was told to go out the emergency exit door to the restrooms between Adventureland & Frontierland but the men’s and women’s were blocked by castmembers and he was told to use the one by Pirates or Peter Pan!
This should not have been “deluxe” dining pricing! I was so upset I could not justify keeping our Castle Dining Reservationthat night for NYE special experience with my grandchildren. They were very disappointed but no way was I giving Disney anymore money!

 

[Farro]

I would bail out too with all the comments in 2 different threads.
I re-read the “ visitw/ castmember friend walk up to the concierge floor to see the view perhaps and then castperson kinda sad too for the guests . No way did he say he got any food or beverages at club level.

If you wanted to catalog all the reductions and construction Everywhere , it would be dismaying . DISmaying
I respect the COVID Policy and truly hope it is not being used to implement cutbacks...
It just feels that way. And original poster has the right to voice his dismay from Disney .

I'd be willing to bet the OP is used to people having "opinions" on their posts. They've been around these boards a long time.

 

[ilgirl51]

I'm glad to hear many of you say that the GF is still good. I've never stayed there but went there a few times in 2018 & 2019 to go to the GF Cafe. My parents are planning to go there and take us along for their 50th anniversary in June. Since the club-level rooms aren't open, they currently have rooms booked at another building. We are concerned about how far they'd need to walk to the main building, where they want to spend a lot of time (in the lobby or the GF Cafe). Do any of you know how far the outer buildings are? TIA.