Our latest photo report brings us to Disney Springs where a plethora of construction projects are still going on. If you park at the Orange Garage, there’s a nearby photo op for Disney’s Nutcracker and the Four Realms. I have yet to see any one take a picture of or with this thing other than … Read more
Walt Disney World started pet friendly hotels about a year ago. We told you in June that the pilot hotels were coming to an end this October. It appears now that the pet friendly hotel pilot is in fact ending, but that’s only because it’s gojng to become a permanent offering. Starting in October 2018 … Read more
Beaches & Cream is a table service restaurant located at Disney’s Beach Club Resort. Well, in the middle of Yacht Club and Beach Club, more on the Beach Club side though. Technically both resorts own the restaurant, but then again both resorts are technically one resort, but we’ll stop there. Anyway, Beaches & Cream is … Read more
Back in April Disney unveiled the ‘Digital Key’ feature coming to MyDisneyExperience. This cool new tool allows guests to unlock their guest room door at their resort with the MyDisneyExperience app using Bluetooth technology. Originally only available at the Wilderness Lodge and Wilderness Lodge Vacation Club Resorts, this fun tech was also rolled-out to Fort Wilderness … Read more
Ale & Compass is a table service restaurant located at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. This location replaced the previous Captain’s Grille and opened November 2017, making the place relatively new among the ever-increasing array of restaurants at Walt Disney World. We’ve visited the location numerous times and it has yet to disappoint. This time we … Read more
Beginning May 7th, the bridge at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotels will be closed for refurbishment. During this closure, Friendship boat service to Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be unavailable. The pedestrian walkway across the bridge will remain open. Bus service to and from Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be available at Disney’s BoardWalk … Read more
For 2018 the Yacht & Beach Club resorts join Contemporary and Grand Floridian in celebrating Easter with a great chocolate egg display. These displays are readily available to view in both resort lobbies, albeit Yacht Club’s being much smaller. The time and dedication that the bakery teams put into making these works of art really … Read more
Beginning today, guests can make reservations for the soon-to-open Ale & Compass Restaurant at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. The restaurant, set to open Nov. 26, replaces the Captain’s Grille at the Yacht Club. The new venue is themed as a New England gastropub reminiscent of an off-shore lighthouse, using salvaged materials for the decorative finishes. … Read more
Over the next 24 months, the convention centers at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts will be transformed to make them even more appealing to meeting, conference, convention planners, and their attendees. Disney recently shared some new details on these two expansions. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Already underway, the expansion … Read more
As part of the ongoing renovations of Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, a number of dining modifications will be in place over the next month. As part of this project, from October 2nd to November 1st, the Yachtsman Steakhouse will offer casual dining for breakfast and lunch. During this time, a larger selection of hot menu items … Read more
Where to go after a fun night at the BoardWalk? Your resort, of course. Each of the over 20 Walt Disney World resorts are unique, with elaborate theming, extravagant resort buildings, dining locations, and of course, themed pools. However, Disney pools are no ordinary pools; they are experiences themselves where the designers pulled out all … Read more
When Captain’s Grille returns in October 2017, it will become Ale & Compass Restaurant, a gastropub. A whole new Ale & Compass concept will debut at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in October, when the lobby bar & lounge is transformed with a new interior and expands to 58 seats, offering a new menu of classic … Read more
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort is a bit in disarray at the moment. The massive expansion of the convention center rolls on, meanwhile, the former Ale and Compass Lounge, Fittings and Fairings shop, and the Captain’s Grille are all closed to either be remodeled or repurposed. Half of the former Fittings and Fairings shop has reopened … Read more
I’ve seen some weird (and overpriced) premium events at Walt Disney World, but this is probably one of the stranger ones… Beginning June 1st, guests can book a “Premium Day Cruise Around the World” emanating from Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. Guests will step aboard a vessel at Bayside Marina that will take them all around Crescent … Read more
On Monday, May 15th, The Market at Ale & Compass will open to guests at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. Operating daily from 6am until 11:30pm daily, guests will find handmade salads, sandwiches, healthy snacks, breakfast pastries, expanded coffee offerings, and more at this counter service location. Guests will also be able to refill their resort … Read more
As part of the ongoing remodeling of Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts, the Fittings and Fairings shop in the Yacht Club is being converted into a new counter service dining location. It is unknown when the location will open, but it appears it may be just in time for the Summer season. The menu … Read more
