Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, you’ll find a wealth of pools, activities and amenities that promise to make guests’ time truly magical.
Disney World’s most prestigious resort has a lot to offer besides its luxury setting and privileged access to the theme parks.
Here we take a closer look at guest’s favourites.
Pools, spas, and gym facilities
Grand Floridian has two swimming pools: the stylish courtyard pool located immediately behind the hotel’s main building and the more lively beach pool.
The Courtyard Pool offers a relaxing atmosphere for guests with a ‘zero-entry’ in the shallows deepening to around 5 feet. It is a heated pool, and it also has a poolside whirlpool jacuzzi.
At the Grand Floridian’s Beach Pool, the vibe is different, and a lot more active. The themed pool has waterfalls and ‘beach-like’ zero-entry, as well as a waterslide and, nearby, is the Alice in Wonderland-themed splash play area for children, which features whimsical teacups and the Mad Hatter’s hat.
The Beaches Pool Bar & Grill, meanwhile, serves up refreshing drinks and snacks - including speciality cocktails, beers and wine. The quick-service dining menu has salads, sandwiches, burgers, and desserts.
Fancy extra luxury and service? You can hire a private cabana for the day for you and your party. At Grand Floridian, the cabana comes with 2 comfortable, padded loungers as well as a couch sitting area. Each one has a smart TV, a fan, a mini-fridge stocked with drinks, and a basket of snacks.
On top of that, the area has its own concierge, and a private dining service will bring food and drink to your cabana (at an extra charge).
For when guests need a fitness top-up in between their park time and downtime, the Grand Floridian has its own gym and fitness centre.
The Grand Floridian Spa offers a luxurious escape, with a range of treatments from massages to facials. It’s an indulgent way to unwind after a busy day at the parks, though treatments here are an additional cost.
Fun for the family
Children staying at the Grand Floridian are in for a treat!
The resort offers a variety of activities tailored to younger guests, including a games arcade, basketball, fishing in Disneyworld’s Seven Seas Lagoon, or the family can arrange a boat trip around the lagoon.
As you’ll find across Disneyworld, the resort teams also organise fun seasonal activities for kids and the whole family around the popular holidays.
Night-time Entertainment
When the sun sets, the fun doesn’t stop!
As well as the resort's restaurants and bars, guests can also take in Grand Floridian’s ‘Movies under stars’ outdoor cinema spot, the screenings take place four nights a week starting at 7:30 pm.
Or how about the must-not-miss experience of melting s'mores over the Grand Floridian’s campfire at the beach.
The Grand Floridian is one of five Disney World resorts from which guests can take in the vibrant illuminated Electrical Water Pageant.
The parade of music and floats, covered in thousands of lights, typically passes the Grand Floridian at around 9:15 pm - the deluxe Disney World resort is an ideal place to see it.
The resort, of course, also has an unrivalled view of the Magic Kingdom fireworks viewed across the lagoon. For a more exclusive fireworks experience, guests can also take a private Fireworks Cruise from the Grand Floridian’s marina.
Final thoughts
As you would expect from a deluxe Disney World resort, the Grand Floridian is not short of facilities or entertainment. Especially, it is also home to some of Disney World’s most exclusive premium experiences.
Of course, it’s also one the best-connected resorts to all of Disneyworld and its theme parks (with Disneyworld just one monorail stop away) so regardless, the fun doesn’t stop here.
