Crews have removed the wallpaper from the Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort check-in area as part of a remodel of the lobby space.
Grand Floridian Construction
In late April, construction walls went up around the check-in area, next to the lobby’s front doors. Check-in has temporarily moved into the central seating area.
Behind the walls, crews have removed most of the wallpaper from behind the check-in counters. The old wallpaper was striped pale pink and beige. Light sconces remain on the walls.
The top halves of the walls are still white but will probably be repainted. All of the artwork was removed for construction. The check-in counter isn’t visible, but it may also be demolished to make way for smaller desks, in line with other Disney resort lobby remodels.
The seating area on the other side of the front doors was also closed off for construction.
Crews also removed the wallpaper behind these walls.
The lobby’s iconic birdcage was removed last month. Now the dais and planters have been partially removed from the area. The platform the birdcage sat on is still in place, but the short columns from the front of the dais are gone.
The planters that stuck out from the sides of the dais were also removed. The white orbs from atop the decorative columns are sitting nearby.
Moulding was also torn away from the side of the dais.
At the back of the lobby, the Garden View Tea Room, which has been closed since 2020, is also being refurbished.
Decorative trellises were removed from the front of the tea room. Most of the furniture is gone from the space. Crews had large panels in the room, possibly for floor protection.
WDWNT first reported on the controversial lobby update in 2022. Amid backlash, Disney defended the resort’s overhaul and later confirmed the lobby refurbishment plans, stating the refresh would be for the resort’s 35th anniversary in 2023, but construction was delayed. Construction will last until November 2025, and the resort’s gingerbread display will not return this year.
The lobby will get a new birdcage bar paying tribute to the resort’s Victorian roots with intricate woodwork, stained glass featuring colorful birds, and brass accents. There will also be bird murals in the lobby, and new botanical accents creating more of a garden-like atmosphere.
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