The refurbished Garden View Lounge in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort has been revealed. Construction walls and curtains have mostly blocked the tea room from view for the past several months, but they are now gone.

Refurbished Garden View Lounge

Construction walls and scrim were briefly removed in December, but curtains went up in front of the lounge soon after. This is the first time curtains have been removed from the entryways, revealing the interior. We’ve only been able to get a look at the updated interior through the exterior windows.

The interior windows looking into the lounge have a trio of windows featuring stained glass designs. Each stained glass has tree branches, leaves, and birds. The counter in front of the windows now has a pair of decorative candles and a birdcage house.

In our above photo, you can see what the entrance of the tea room used to look like. The windows were more open, with glass continuing beyond the arched shapes. Those arches now have wall spacers between and above them. They also had decorative white frames on them instead of stained glass.

There are still red stanchions on the steps in front of the doorways but we can easily see inside. The interior has been completely refurbished with new carpeting, furniture, and lighting fixtures. However, most of the walls and windows appear the same.

Above is what the tea room’s interior used to look like. It had a red and pink color scheme with dark marble tabletops. The white high-backed chairs had pale pink cushioning. There were dark green floral-patterned sofas. The wall sconces had small lampshades. Large mirrors featured Everglades-inspired decals.

The new interior has a green and white color scheme. The tables have white marble tops and gold legs. Most of the chairs have lower, circular backs with leaf-patterned cushions and solid green seats. The old chairs had arms but these don’t.

Other chairs have darker green rounded backs with a white pattern and dark brown legs. New couches have wicker sides and green pillows.

The carpet of the Tea Room is green with a beige and blue pattern featuring hidden Mickeys.

Built-in bench seats have brown wood backs and gold-patterned cushioning. There are new gold chandeliers with hanging crystals.

As we previously saw, there are two accent walls with green floral-patterned wallpaper. Gold-framed mirrors hang on these walls, along with new sconces. The lights are housed in green glass with hanging tassels. There are two counters against these walls for cast member use.

Grand Floridian Lobby

The tea room is the last area to be updated and reopen as part of the lobby’s year-long reimagining. Carpeting and furniture throughout the lobby were replaced. The giant birdcage was removed and replaced by The Perch bar. The entire lobby received new wallpaper.

The tea room won’t open until March 19, with bookings opening on February 19. It has been closed for six years, having shutdown with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopened.

Check out the Garden View Lounge menu and tea experience pricing.

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