Contemporary or Grand Floridian

[TFIN44]

Do any of the rooms at either of these resorts have a good view of the MK fireworks?

 

[Tuvalu]

Both resorts do. That's why there is a MK view category for Contemporary and Theme Park view category for GF.

 

[TFIN44]

Thank you. Planning a trip for our first anniversary in January. Any suggestions on which resort is better?

 

[JasonDeyoung]

I like Contemporary better, but for an anniversary GF may be a better choice

 

[Gaston's gal]

You can also see the fireworks from the beach of the Polynesian & hear the music from speakers on the lawn. Beautiful spot!

 

[Tuvalu]

We prefer the GF. All rooms receive nightly turndown service (with fresh towels and chocolates) while only
Club level guests at the Contemporary receive this perk. GF has more restaurants and a more adult feel.

We also got a surprise in our room on our anniversary stay there.

 

[Gaston's gal]

GF is an anniversary kind of place!

 

[jmargarone27]

GF for any vacation in my opinion. I have stayed all over and continue to crawl back to the GF although I do love Boardwalk too.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I would prefer the Contemporary...but that's just me. You might look at pics of the room decor and resort grounds to see which gives you the vibe you want for your trip.

 

[MaryJaneP]

Do any of the rooms at either of these resorts have a good view of the MK fireworks?

As many have said, both have rooms with views of the MK fireworks. We would choose based upon other items, such as quieter vs louder, who is staying with you, is walkway to MK important, is fine dining important, is décor important, is resort atmosphere important, how much time will you spend at resort, have you been to either, etc?

 

[ninjaprincesst]

The GF. To me the Contemporary was just kinda blah, also it has the tiniest elevators I have ever seen.

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

I have never stayed in either main resort, but I have stayed in BOTH Bay Lake Tower and the GF DVC Suites. Both are gorgeous. It will definitely cost you more to get a view of the fireworks from BLT, but if you have a DVC membership or the pin number of the person who reserved the room, you can get access to the lounge upstairs, which I would argue has a better view than the California Grill.

My GF room was on the monorail side, so I cannot offer any input there, however, I can tell you that the entire resort is gorgeous and very posh. If you are into that sort of thing, my vote would be for the GF, simply because you can move around to the other monorail resorts to get a good view of the fireworks.

Hope you have a happy visit!

 

[ULPO46]

Most Rooms do. Just expect to dish out a little more but you can also view the fireworks from the beach at the GF or Polynessian. You can also try to enter the California Grills viewing area.

 

[ShookieJones]

It's your anniversary your concentration should be on INSIDE fireworks.












However if your concern is with the outdoor kind:
You've got my minority vote for Contemporary. One of the upper floors MK view a couple filets brought up from room service nice Cabernet of your choice, some chocolate covered strawberries for desert........Yeah maybe a double fireworks show for you friend.

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

It's your anniversary you're concentration should be on INSIDE fireworks.

Completely *cough* unrelated note: the beds at the GF were pretty comfortable by my memory.

 

[TFIN44]

Decided to start the week out at AKL with a savannah view and then surprise her for the last half of the week with a swap to the GF. Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[aw14]

Do any of the rooms at either of these resorts have a good view of the MK fireworks?

Theme park view at CR is amazing. We had that over the summer and watched the fireworks from our balcony

 

[TXDisney]

Your firework view is better at Contemporary, but the atmosphere and rooms are nicer at GF. So it's up to you on what you prefer.

 

[Tuvalu]

Your firework view is better at Contemporary, but the atmosphere and rooms are nicer at GF. So it's up to you on what you prefer.

Depends on your room at GF. We had a perfect view of the fireworks from Sago Cay. True, all MK tower rooms can see the fireworks but the rooms we've had at Poly and GF actually had better views since the castle was in the middle (as if you were watching on Main Street.)

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

Decided to start the week out at AKL with a savannah view and then surprise her for the last half of the week with a swap to the GF. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Sounds perfect!