Sobel Westex will be releasing new home collections inspired by various Disney Resorts in 2022. Read what Sobel Westex has to say about each collection below. When designing a new home collection, creativity is important. But for our projects to be truly successful, our creations must go beyond the expected and deliver a newer level … Read more
If you’re a Disney Vacation Club member, the Disney Parks can feel like a second home. And now, you can show off your bond with this new limited release MagicBand! The navy blue MagicBand features academic-style insignias and iconography from Disney Vacation Club resorts around the world, including Aulani, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, … Read more
Steakhouse 71, the newest restaurant to open at Walt Disney World, has announced it will be open on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day — but with limited menus. The Walt Disney World website notes that “selections” from the breakfast and dinner menus will be available, and the lunch menu will not be available at all on … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, October 1, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Disney’s Contemporary Resort opened on October 1, 1971, alongside the Magic Kingdom, and we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary with breakfast from the new Steakhouse 71 inside the hotel. Interior The former site of The Wave… of American Flavors has been renovated to match the new look for the lobby. Classic art of the Magic Kingdom … Read more
Steakhouse 71 has opened at Disney’s Contemporary Resort as part of “The World’s Most Magical Celebration,” honoring Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary. The steakhouse replaces The Wave… Of American Flavors and is an east coast version of the permanently closed Steakhouse 55 at Disneyland Hotel. The entrance to Steakhouse 71 is at one end of … Read more
“Once upon a time, there was a Magic Kingdom made of hopes and childhood fantasies. A timeless place where every land was filled with wonder. A place where everyone who entered its gates would be given the gift of the young at heart.” Hello and welcome to another magical day at Walt Disney World! With … Read more
With Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary just days away, the Vault Collection of merchandise has officially launched at Marketplace Co-Op. And while the merchandise pays tribute to fifty years of The Most Magical Place on Earth, the décor of the shop is just as captivating. Is it really a celebration of Walt Disney World without … Read more
The reimagined lobby of Disney’s Contemporary Resort has been unveiled, and though Steakhouse 71 will not open until October 1, we can still see the restaurant’s new sign and many black-and-white photos hanging in the entryway. The photos track the creation of Walt Disney World, from Walt’s idea of the “Florida Project” to the opening … Read more
In the past few days, we got our first glimpses at the newly reimagined lobby of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Now the lobby has reopened and guests can step into the world of Mary Blair’s artwork. The Mary Blair-inspired lobby goes well with the legendary Mary Blair mural on the fourth floor. We already took a … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, September 25, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Refurbishment of Disney’s Contemporary Resort is moving at a rapid pace as construction workers race to have the resort in shape by October 1, revealing daily new additions including fresh paint and artwork. The lower level lobby hallway lit with new milky glass pendant fixtures has had its long black curtain previously lining the pathway … Read more
Disney’s Contemporary Resort has been undergoing a major overhaul including reimagined rooms featuring The Incredibles, the new Steakhouse 71, and a redesigned lobby. As the project kick into high gear, some Incredibles art is already visible to guests. Multiple new art pieces with Violet and other Incredibles characters were seen peeking over the edge of … Read more
The sign for the new Steakhouse 71, replacing The Wave… of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, has been installed. Steakhouse 71 is set to open on October 1 in time for the 50th anniversary of the resort. The restaurant’s entrance is still behind construction walls and scrim. New brass rectilinear chandeliers have been added … Read more
Every inch of Walt Disney World is being decorated for the upcoming 50th anniversary on October 1. Construction materials at Disney’s Contemporary Resort are now blocked from view by a 50th anniversary fence cover. We saw crew members installing the cover on the fence this morning. It’s blue, with EARidescent swirls along it. The 50th … Read more
Disney’s Contemporary Resort has been under refurbishment as part of the continued refreshing of the entire Walt Disney World Resort. While everything from the elevators to restaurants has been touched by refurbishment fever, the rooms themselves have long been behind scrims as they are updated to include an Incredibles overlay. Today, we noticed some of … Read more