Tuesday, June 9, 2009

58 Days to Go: Contemporary Resort

The second in my "Big Three" Disney Hotels here in the Hotel series: The Contemporary Resort!

I often wonder if the designer of this resort was ever bored while thinking of a "contemporary" designed and started playing around with objects on his desk. He saw a matchbook, put it upside down and thought "There's my hotel!" This is the Contemporary Tower and there are wings which house additional rooms. This is the main building and also houses the Grand Councourse. The concourse is decorated with mosaics.

The Contemporary is home to the California Grill, a restaurant dining experience that also offers exquisite views of the fireworks from the Magic Kingdom. It also has my family's favorite restaurant, Chef Mickey's, a buffet where there is always something to celebrate! My mother chose to celebrate her birthday there and enjoyed when the characters came out to bring her her birthday cupcake.

The Contemporary is linked to the monorail system, the trains run right through the Grand Concourse. It's one of the things that has given my family pause about staying there, but others who have swear you do not hear the monorail. It is a Magic Kingdom resort and considered in the "deluxe" range.

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