BREAKING NEWS: The Christmas Tree Just Went Up at the Grand Floridian!
It’s beginning to look alot like Christmas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort! MickeyBlog was on hand at the Grand Dame of Disney resorts this morning to capture Disney’s incredible team hard at work giving the spectacular lobby its holiday transformation!
This was how the lobby looked yesterday around 4pm when the lobby was emptied.
When we arrived back at the property around around 9:30pm they started roping the area off and the crew started their work!
Its amazing to see the resort looking like it does during the rest of the year
And in the blink of an eye, see everything transformed for Christmas!
Cast members strung the garlands and erected stunning Victorian-style trees throughout the central lobby area!
It was incredible to watch this stunning Wintry transformation! By 7am this morning the workers were still there finalizing things.
But the majority of work was done overnight! Here you can see the smaller trees nearing completion this morning.
Guests who last night walked through the normal lobby will now wake up to this!
But I’m sure what you’re really wanting to see is one of the most beautiful Christmas Trees in all of Walt Disney World!
The towering tree holiday pride of place in the center of the lobby is so stunning!
Its hard not to feel emotional as it reaches upwards towards the Grand Floridians beautiful skylights!
The tree is a vision of gold with thousands of twinkling lights!
There are tiny pops of clor like the pink and red baubles you see!
Like the tree we shared with you yesterday at Wilderness Lodge, the ornaments give a nod to the Grand Floridians Stunning interior.
We went to the upper levels of the Grand Floridian to get a closer look. Here you can see the garlands being put up on the balconies!
These images from above give you a clear sense of the size and scope of this towering tree!
The more greenery goes up, the more it all magically ties together!
The tree looks perfect among the towering lobby chandeliers!
All of the decor is designed to flow seamlessly together creating a stunning holiday look!
We love how the tree is perfectly positioned on the ornate lobby carpeting!
If you visit the Grand Floridian be sure to look closely at the decorations. Are favorite are the swans below.
The swan theme is even carried throughout the wreaths adorning the walls.
We love the wreaths in in the windows with the swans and stunning Victorian blooms!
And just look at the beautiful garlands up and down the staircase.
By the time we left the property, the garlands were even being put up in the porte cochere!
The stunning greenery with beautiful vintage-style baubles and mauve bows looks simply stunning!
And the decorations on the exterior of the property perfectly coordinates with the decor inside!
We feel so lucky to have had an opportunity to catch this process in action.
And our hats go off to all of those cast members that made the process feel almost seamless!
For those planning a holiday visit, be sure to pop by the Grand Floridian to check out these decorations for yourself!
Though we won’t be treated to a Gingerbread House this year, it doesn’t dwindle how fabulous the decor truly is!
Making it one of the most beautiful Disney destinations during the holidays!
Readers are encouraged to keep following along with us here at MickeyBlog where we’ll be coming to you live all holiday season!
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