Mickey5150
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The Fairfield Inn by Marriott at Disneyland has theme park views, although it was $170 a night. Strangest thing was that the giant picture on the wall was of Cinderella's castle, not Sleeping Beauty's.
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Sad State of The Grand Floridian
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disney4life2008
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I don't even pay $900 for a room in any big city for that price. Las Vegas right on the strip the most I'm paying is 200 and thats with their ridiculous resort fee.
Sin City knows you're going to lose your $$ in the casino so food and room rates are attractive.
And it is a lot nicer than "just" a nice hotel.... Also, you can stay at Four seasons but most are in cities... Completely different with those grounds...
Felt very Disney watching the fireworks from Capa…. Felt very Disney taken a bus to all the parks. Felt very Disney with the character meal... Felt very Disney on my Balcony looking at the parks.... I don't get this take at all..... Leaving the outside work behind... What the hell does that even mean? Do they take your cell phone or something
Sirwalterraleigh
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There’s a funny correlation between the adoption of AC and the population of Florida increasing 50x over.
Required in Florida
But what billion dollar company of fools builds something there without AC?
100% Disney is not the grand Floridian.
For all the pomp and circumstance...the hotels with the most “Disney” design and attention to detail are wilderness lodge and DAKL
Sirwalterraleigh
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Not necessarily. They don’t always make out on that concept.
However...the difference in quality from a $150 stay at Bellagio recently compared to any Disney hotel was laughable on a scale that’s hard to explain.
DisneyFreak
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Completely agree. I think the most I have ever paid out of pocket for a hotel room anywhere is $250 a night.
True point. The Miccosuckee* Tribe used to build high-ceilinged open-air dwellings to maximize air cooling.
*Translation: It's really stinking hot here
ninjaprincesst
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The point is I do Disney not just some stupid boring hotel (I can drive 10 miles from home and be at a Four Seasons) , when I cross under that sign I want Disney, Disney theme Disney transportation , I want that entire 9 days to be Disney. I would choose Wilderness lodge over the Grand Floridian or the Four Seasons, but my point is I do Disney not some stupid chain hotel. I want Disney cast members, Disney Theme, Disney. If I want to go to just a nice hotel I have tons of choices right here at home. When I go to Disney , I want all Disney. I did not like the Contemporary because it just did not feel Disney enough, I felt like I was just staying at a nice hotel.
Animaniac93-98
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The original Walt Disney World hotel isn't "Disney" enough?
Weather_Lady
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Everybody defines "Disney" differently, I think.
For some, a hotel "feels Disney" if it is steeped in artwork and decor that references Disney characters (e.g., Art of Animation) -- they want to feel like they're in the movie. For others, they want be feel surrounded by an homage to a particular Disney park or land, so much that it almost feels like an extension of it (e.g., Animal Kingdom Lodge, Polynesian resort, Fort Wilderness). For still others, something feels "Disney" simply because it makes them feel transported to an entirely different place or time, in the way great Disney storytelling is known for (e.g., Boardwalk, Port Orleans Riverside, Caribbean Beach). Personally, I think I fall into the last group: I don't need overt references to any Disney IP to feel like I'm at a Disney hotel: I just need the kind of theming and quality that invites me to spark my imagination, suspend my disbelief, and make believe I'm somewhere else -- in a sanitized and beautiful "Disney-fied" version of some far-off place or time -- for a few days.
While I recognize the Contemporary's special history and appreciate that it reflects Walt's love of innovation, I can see how some would feel that it ranks low on all of those measurements of "Disney-ness." While there are some character and attraction references, it mostly feels like a sterile, kind of depressing, generic-70s-idea-of-modern hotel.
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Animaniac93-98
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Strange how nobody looks at Portofino Bay or Royal Pacific and goes "that's not Universal enough" and thinks pictures of E.T. and Jaws in the room would make it better.
Weather_Lady
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Having had delightful stays at the Hard Rock Hotel and Royal Pacific, I'd say both hotels are excelling at the kind of immersive, "suspend your disbelief and pretend you're somewhere else / someone else" that Disney either did first, or did best for a time. And as you suggest, that doesn't require ham-fisted movie references -- just a commitment to theme and/or storytelling. Still, because Disney sometimes goes the ham-fisted route, some guests have come to enjoy and expect that from their Disney experience.
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Club Cooloholic
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As was said before it is all about location. While its possible to find a nice room in NYC for $150 it ain't easy and it depends on the time of year.
But don't just look at big cities, I am planning a Montana vacation and if you want to see shocking check out the prices on motel style rooms in Glacier and Yellowstone we are talking $300 plus a night with no TV or AC......and they are sold out 11 months in advance!
Tony the Tigger
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lazyboy97o
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That’s why, after half a century of success, they are finally going to be fixed and be made more “Disney” than was even done by a Disney.
Much-Pixie-Dust
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Plus the lobby has Hidden Mickeys. There’s the princess dress shop and I love the crown sculpture displays. The character breakfast has Disney photopass workers. The characters outfits are adorable too. You even pass the Little Mermaid sculpture coming into the neighborhood. It totally feels Disney enough to me. I like that it’s calm and not chaotic, and the pool areas are fantastic! True, you can stay at other FS around the world. The ones I have stayed are a great too, but this one is my favorite.
disney4life2008
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They don't get me on that gimmick lol
Naplesgolfer
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Does anyone known if the Orchestra will remain long term. Where they are playing now is short term.
