One of Disney World’s fanciest hotels is about to get even fancier.
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a Deluxe-level resort, and it’s also on the Magic Kingdom Monorail loop. It has gorgeous lakeside views, some fantastic dining, and prices to match. Now Disney has set the date for some MAJOR refurbishments, which are happening at this fancy hotel soon!
We heard before that Disney is remodeling the Big Pine Key building (building 9) of Grand Floridian to change the rooms there into 200 Disney Vacation Club villas. The studios and 1-bedroom villas will sleep up to 5 guests each, and the 2- and 3-bedroom villas will accommodate 9 and 12 guests, respectively. These rooms will be reserved for DVC members. Grand Floridian had 100 DVC villas before, so this refurbishment will triple the available studios and villas.
Grand Floridian Resort in Disney World
Now, Disney has announced that this refurbishment will begin on March 1st, 2022. It was announced previously that the villas will open this summer (2022), although a specific end date for the construction has not yet been given.
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We’ve already seen some concept art for the new DVC villas, including a look at the resort studios…
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…deluxe studios…
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…1-bedroom villas…
One-Bedroom Villa Living Room Area ©Disney
…2-bedroom villas…
2-Bedroom Villa ©Disney
…and 3-bedroom villas.
3-Bedroom Villa Primary Bathroom ©Disney
You can check out more of the concept art here!
Click here to see more of the concept art for the new DVC villas.
Big Pine Key faces out onto the Seven Seas Lagoon, so it looks like these villas will have great views of the lake and Magic Kingdom. Note that this refurbishment will mean there are fewer non-DVC rooms at Grand Floridian, so it’s possible that it will become more difficult to find availability for regular (non-DVC) rooms if you’re looking to stay here. Make sure to book your stay as far in advance as possible to ensure you get the hotel you want!
1-Bedroom Kitchen ©Disney
We can’t wait to check out these new villas when they open this summer. Stay tuned with DFB for more of the latest news from Disney World!
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I thought the new DVC units were to be studios only.
they sure stripping Disney out of Disney, no more theme anymore whatsoever. You can stay in something off property just down the road that looks exactly like that for half the price. its so sad how disney world is not longer going to be disney world.