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[Boardwalk III]

I just looked again and saw a couple that essentially were that. Could see the castle and further left of it so pretty much a full theme park view but it will require a chair turn on the balcony towards the north. Specifically 9444 has 5 different photos, 4 that are of the views from the room. 9445 has a couple of photos as well.

I have watched the fireworks from the lakeside lawn off of Boca chica. No problems seeing the castle and all the fireworks and that has the same orientation as the end cap rooms of Big Pine

Thank you! I looked at a few of those links but perhaps missed this one. Honestly if Theme Park view is mostly lake & Contemporary (and not MK straight on) I wouldn’t pay the extra. I’m also wondering if the Standard views might be more interesting than the Lake Views at this point!

 

[Her Dotness]

I suspect Disney is counting on people thinking the Theme Park view ones do have a good Castle view.

I think there will likely be people who book them, assuming so without looking at maps, who'll be upset upon arriving to find they don't have the view they thought they'd get.

 

[stwaldman]

I suspect Disney is counting on people thinking the Theme Park view ones do have a good Castle view.

I think there will likely be people who book them, assuming so without looking at maps, who'll be upset upon arriving to find they don't have the view they thought they'd get.

Direct view of fireworks will always have benefits to those (aka me for a few years) travelling with kids who aren't at an age to make it in the parks until the end of fireworks. Surely some folks will be disappointed, but others will be perfectly happy if we get them.

 

[lizdis1]

Thank you! I looked at a few of those links but perhaps missed this one. Honestly if Theme Park view is mostly lake & Contemporary (and not MK straight on) I wouldn’t pay the extra. I’m also wondering if the Standard views might be more interesting than the Lake Views at this point!

Agree!

does anyone know which rooms will NOT have a balcony?

 

[sndral]

Agree!

does anyone know which rooms will NOT have a balcony?

I’ve been studying the floor plans posted in this article https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-f...oridian-units-declared-into-condo-association
Looking at the 5th floor it looks to me like the red studio, the green studios and the studios next to the green ones w/out the little balcony boxes don’t have balconies - that’s 6 studios.

The article says the tower (red) rooms on lower floors have balconies, but I’m unsure in looking at the floor plan & photos of the 4th floor.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I’ve been studying the floor plans posted in this article https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-f...oridian-units-declared-into-condo-association
Looking at the 5th floor it looks to me like the red studio, the green studios and the studios next to the green ones w/out the little balcony boxes don’t have balconies - that’s 6 studios.
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The article says the tower (red) rooms on lower floors have balconies, but I’m unsure in looking at the floor plan & photos of the 4th floor.
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Did you happen to look at this picture from Boca Chica on Touringplans? It's taken towards the north side of Big Pine Key. I think it looks like all of the studios with that big jut out (red above), 5th floor on down, will not have balconies. And the 5th floor green also won't. But doesn't it look like the ones on each side of the green have small balconies? It's really difficult to tell from the plans if there's little marks for a slider or not. Could be. Could just be some additional pixels giving that impression.

And I think the studios on the 5th floor that have the small square marking the balconies are because they are the dormer. The others that have the dashed outline have the long full balconies that are probably divided like they are on the VGF main building.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

One more from touringplans.com in the same building but a floor down does show more of the balconies towards the east and they are dormer thus the square marking on the 5th floor plans.

 

[Her Dotness]

This description appearing directly before the FLOOR 4 diagram reproduced above indicates to me the orange outlined rooms will be Theme Park View: "These filings do not provide enough information to determine view assignments of each room. The diagram below illustrates the approximate distribution, with rooms shaded green representing Standard View, blue to indicate Lake View and the orange for Theme Park View. However foliage and other obstructions may lead Disney to reclassify certain rooms."

Whether others might be is indeterminate at this point, it appears.

 

[LadybugsMum]

I'm hoping Disney exercises ROFR for the SSR contract I'm waiting on so that I can just go ahead and buy VGF direct.

 

[Mickeynutty]

I’m sorry this has probably been answered but, will the booking for the new studios be a separate booking category or just a request?

Thanks!

 

[stwaldman]

I’m sorry this has probably been answered but, will the booking for the new studios be a separate booking category or just a request?

Thanks!

Separate, but lake view/SV will be the same points. Tpv will be more expensive for points.

 

[Mickeynutty]

Super. Thanks!

 

[sethschroeder]

Is there room tours or anything of the new 2BRs that are being refurbed by chance? Staying there in July and wondering what to expect. I saw some concept stuff but no finished product yet.

 

[sndral]

Is there room tours or anything of the new 2BRs that are being refurbed by chance? Staying there in July and wondering what to expect. I saw some concept stuff but no finished product yet.

mrsap has updated page 1 of this thread w/ links to the newly refurbished villas
here’s the link for a dedicated 2 br. https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=BskbupBYrAR&brand=0&play=1
& here’s the lock off link https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=zNhkakPZsSv&brand=0&play=1

 

[mrsap]

So, I was just looking around the internet for The Grand’s Recreation Calendar and I came across this post…

 

[mrsap]

Also just came across this… I typically do not post from this blog anymore, but I thought it was interesting…

Rumor: Disney’s Grand Floridian Might Be Getting New Theming Soon

Now, it seems that the turn-of-the-century-inspired hotel might be getting some theming updates. The information comes courtesy of a recently filed construction permit that lists “General Construction” as its purpose. While this is a vague description that can mean anything from a minor change to a major overhaul, the key thing here, however, is the name of the contractor who will be completing the project.

MLC Theming, Inc. is a specialty company that generally works on large-scale ride theming projects — in fact, they are currently also slated to do work on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park — so it is intriguing to see their name on a Resort hotel permit.

 

[lizdis1]

I’ve been studying the floor plans posted in this article https://dvcnews.com/resorts/grand-f...oridian-units-declared-into-condo-association
Looking at the 5th floor it looks to me like the red studio, the green studios and the studios next to the green ones w/out the little balcony boxes don’t have balconies - that’s 6 studios.
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The article says the tower (red) rooms on lower floors have balconies, but I’m unsure in looking at the floor plan & photos of the 4th floor.
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thanks! Good analysis. I can confirm that tower rooms on lower floors have balconies because we stayed in one with a balcony at GF in 2018 before we bought DVC.

 

[lizdis1]

Did you happen to look at this picture from Boca Chica on Touringplans? It's taken towards the north side of Big Pine Key. I think it looks like all of the studios with that big jut out (red above), 5th floor on down, will not have balconies. And the 5th floor green also won't. But doesn't it look like the ones on each side of the green have small balconies? It's really difficult to tell from the plans if there's little marks for a slider or not. Could be. Could just be some additional pixels giving that impression.

And I think the studios on the 5th floor that have the small square marking the balconies are because they are the dormer. The others that have the dashed outline have the long full balconies that are probably divided like they are on the VGF main building.

from what I remember from staying in the tower room is that the balcony exit is off to the side of the bay window. Tower rooms are larger.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

from what I remember from staying in the tower room is that the balcony exit is off to the side of the bay window. Tower rooms are larger.

Oh sure - you can kind of see that in the pictures I think. And bam - suddenly those rooms go from one that people don't want to the most requested.

 

[mrsap]

Construction walls go up as rooms are emptied at Big Pine Key in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort for DVC transformation

The Disney Vacation Club transformation of the Big Pine Key building at Disney's Grand Floridan Resort is now underway.