 Hey friends tonight We are checking into Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and we are gonna be staying in the brand new DVC building So that means we have one of the amazing Mary Poppins themed rooms and I am so excited This is my first time seeing them in person and I cannot wait to give you guys the grand room and resort tour and plus We have dining reservations at Citricles a little bit later on tonight So we're gonna have a beautiful Grand Floridian kind of day. Anyways, let's go do this Today is July 6 2022 and the new rooms and the new DVC building opened up while I was on a vacation up in Pennsylvania So this is my first time coming out and seeing it and like I said, I'm so excited. I love Mary Poppins Not only is it my first time staying in the new Mary Poppins rooms But it's also gonna be my first time eating at the new Citricles. So it's gonna be a fun-filled day We're gonna actually head right on into the resort now and get all checked in But I do want to point out if you do plan on staying at the new DVC building and in the new Mary Poppins rooms You're gonna want to park and come in the main building because you know how the villas have their own check-in area It is kind of quite a far distance away from that villas check-in building. So it's it's better to come over here. I Have to say I'm not upset about that either You know what I mean because like the villas at Grand Floridian are kind of like on the other side of the resort and away from everything And I do love the lobby over there. I love the penguin fountain But the main lobby at the Grand Floridian is beautiful and walking in that is ten times better Seriously just look at this Walking in here in the piano music feeling that fresh cold hair. I Love it in here. I always kind of just get like giddy Also, basically all of the resort amenities is in this main building too You have all the restaurants like Citricos where we're gonna be dining a little bit later on and also that is Mary Poppins themed And also when is 1900 Park Fair coming back? Like I feel like every single Disney World like Disney World resort is either set to open or has open But nothing on 1900 Park Fair yet. I Found a map and I want to show you guys what I was talking about with the location of the villas building Because like I can tell you about it But like if you see it on the map it is a big difference right here is the villas section And this is where Disney Vacation Club used to stay at and you would park right here And this is where the new building is down here So it's much easier to park right here and just walk in right there instead of parking all the way over here And then taking the long walk even though you do it get to go on a beach If you guys want to see some of my other videos staying here at the Grand Floridine I'll put some of the links in the description so you can check it out Including staying over at the villas building and a couple of other ones because like I said, I love staying here It's one of my favorite resorts Now that we're all checked in we got our room number and we're gonna head on over and check out the room We're on the third floor and right there is the building and it's centrally located and you have the pool right here So that's always a good thing. I never really spent a lot of time at this pool Even though I feel like this is the main pool the other pool on that side is probably way better and that's closer to the villa side Our room is on the third floor like I said and we have a lagoon view. I love lagoon views I feel like looking out at the water or having a theme park viewer the best I don't like looking out at the pool. You know what I mean? I mean sometimes it's cool But having that sunrise and being able to just stare out at nature you can't beat that Maybe because there is an approaching storm, but I don't see anybody in the pool I hardly ever get to give you guys a look at the pool area because I don't want to film it if there's people actually in it And there's nobody here look it First time seeing it now this side this pool here doesn't have any cool water slides over at the other pool does But it's really awesome to be able to show you the pool As soon as you walk in it smells like new resort look at this Very elegant. I should have worn my pink shirt today. I totally forgot. I Like it though. I mean it looks very very nice Unlike this little carpet in here and the furniture you can tell a lot about a resort by the furniture in its lobby Oh, and they have a separate little check-in area here I don't know if anyone's stationed here right at the moment, but at least you know that they're offering it It also looks like they have some really nice Mary Poppins artwork on the walls And I kind of want to test out the furniture down here. I mean you got to test out the lobby furniture Here's some of the Mary Poppins artwork and it looks really really nice And also they have the Magic Kingdom scavenger hunt that you can just come and grab and go enjoy look at that I've done it before it's actually a really fun scavenger hunt and Now I want to sit down on one of these fancy chairs also. I'm not even sure if I showed you guys upboards Because you always got to look up and we're gonna be on the third floor. So one two three right where they are Hello And also they don't have their pillows chained up like the contemporary resort does Look at that. You're coming home with me. No, I'm only kidding But at the contemporary on the monorail couch They have the pillows actually like chained up to like something underneath it, but it's funny. This looks very comfortable. I Feel like that scene in Borat where he thinks the elevator is his room I could just stay here tonight. I'm all checked in. I'll put my clothes out hang up stuff and just lay down This is nice. I will not change to a smaller room All right, let's head up to the third floor and find our room here. I think I have a piece of paper somewhere Wow Look at these elevators I thought this was carpet for a second carpet and elevators Very nice. Oh, yeah, where's my room? Yeah There we go 9 3 3 1 The hallways themselves are actually really pretty look at the walls 9 3 2 9 so that means I think this is it. This is ours. This is our lucky room for today 9 3 3 1 Ooh Okay, I have to say I'm pretty impressed. I came in I turned on all the lights and I got the room ready to show you and I love it. I am really really impressed. I Have seen a couple of pictures of this room online, but I gotta tell you it looks so much better in person Everything is so bright and colorful and it's just very elegant like I really love this room So we're gonna give you the grand tour and I'm excited like this is beautiful Now this is a standard studio with two beds and like I said, it's a lagoon view and I'll show you the view At the end because you guys always know I love the view From the patio, but I am so impressed with the attention to detail in this room As soon as you walk in the room you have this nice little area over here with this beautiful mirror and Then I was wondering what was in this box because I was just like look at this random box But it's a hairdryer. Look at that very very fancy got a little pullout bench right here. I Like it a lot and then as you go in you can see all the different amazing furniture Like look at this TV stand or the dresser. It is very very nice I love the top here the couch pulls out. You can see The Mary Poppins artwork that is beautiful. That is stunning. I Wish we had something like that at Epcot because that would that would just be amazing And then we have the two beds right here, and I love the headboards. They are so nice Come with four pillows and then you get this nice little pillow here Very very nice. You know roll that Right down there, and I like the feel of this Oh, yes, I like the lamps and plenty of USB and Outlets like they have tons also they have the little cell phone tables I call that like these the little cell phone tables because you can't have Something on the other side so you can just put your cell phone right here and charge your phone Just like that very easy The couch is a pull out so that's some extra sleeping space right there, but I also noticed this beautiful carpet on the floor Look at this beautiful carpet and also I want to point out they got the very comfortable beds that Have nothing underneath them so you can use it for extra storage space or you can actually use it for extra sleeping space Another thing I want to point out are all the penguins in the room I think that is so awesome There are tons of penguins everywhere, and I didn't look up any facts about this room or anything like that So if you guys know anything let me know in the comments because I'm just discovering it as I'm walking through Showing you guys and my eyes are like peeled and I'm like ooh, ah, ooh You might have noticed the penguins on the pillow when I was rolling it earlier I don't even know why I want to roll this pillow on the bed Do-do-do-do-do-do-do And then if you take a look at the light fixture up here, they have a whole bunch of birds, but then one little penguin right here Look at that little guy These are so awesome Obviously there's lots of storage in here, especially underneath the beds, but look at these closets You can actually use underneath the TV stand as some storage right there, and then look at these closets over here Very very fancy. Let's see what we got in here. Oh Look at that mirror. Oh, I don't mind so. Oh, it's got lights on it. Oh and bath robes Where's the little slippers now? My friend Jen would be looking for those slippers. You got extra pillows and blankets in there. They do dry cleaning very very fancy and Then on this side You got a little handheld steamer with a safe and then plenty of shelves. Look at one two three four five six Six shelves and a little cubby up here. I wonder what goes on up there. Is that the attic? I wonder what's up there? I Don't think I can get up there. I thought I would need to Narnia or something, but There's no access Right over here. You got the fancy kitchenette area Got the Dan by microwave a fancy new Keurig Very very nice ice bucket glasses. Oh We hit the jackpot Look at that. Why am I taking them out? Oh, no French vanilla creamer though Man, no French vanilla creamer. They have plastic plates and silverware And I would assume that this is gonna be the fridge down here. Oh Yeah, not stocked all huh. It is one of the fancier new fridges though I need my French vanilla creamer sometimes I get lucky, but this isn't even coffee made. I don't even know what this is Maybe a fancier one Glenview Farns It's got its own holder. I mean think about that. It's got its own holder I'm slacking on the fully stocked fridge, but I'm really impressed with the creamer holder Like usually they're just like thrown in like a little dish or something like that But like that was designed for those creamers like it was designed for them Also, I want to point out that even the AC vents are pretty look at that And I love this little archway that they have in here and now we're gonna make our way to the bathroom It's got the sliding doors. I Always love these sliding doors. I don't know why I want them in my house one day And it's got one of the brightest mirrors. I think I've ever seen Look at that Super super bright nice little kitchen. I mean kitchen area bathroom area two sinks two towels one of these do-dads Whoo it's also got a little privacy door for the Toilet We'll be proud no privacy at all. I Do actually appreciate the tile in here the flooring I think that is very nice and the gold trim in the bathroom now They don't have to stand up showers, but they do have this very nice Like rain shower head. Oh, and they have this one too. Like these are very nice and they have H2O products that you can grab and go instead of locked up as they should be But now let's go check out the balcony. Let me know what you guys think of the room like me. I think it's beautiful I really think it's elegant and it's clean and it's fresh. It's dated not outdated but dated When you're making your way out to the balcony, it kind of feels like you're on a cruise ship. Look at that Well, the door doesn't slide too well, but it's still very nice But look at that view. I Love it. That's the that's the the villas at Disney's Grand Flutter right there. Holy moly This is beautiful and some of the rooms are actually have a theme park view where you can see fireworks I think that's pretty amazing. I think this is beautiful actually. I like it a lot. I Most definitely will be enjoying a coffee out in this balcony like it's so beautiful out right now And we were supposed to have a rainstorm. It looks like it's gone away. No rainstorm today The balcony furniture is some good furniture Very sturdy very comfortable. I like it. I'm gonna sit down I have been lucky enough to stay at a lot of Disney resorts And I always just enjoy hanging out on the balcony no matter where I'm at Like the views are always beautifully gets a look at monorails other resorts It's really something else and you guys might remember I used to do a lot of sunrises and sunset videos And I used to come up with really catchy songs for that. I want to start doing some more of those I should bring them back. You know what I mean? It's a it's a little bit more of a time consuming thing But uh, yeah, it's beautiful over and now watching the boats go by Oh Look at that I really just love sitting out here. You get a good shot at the Polynesian bungalows The Grand Floridian wedding chapel over there This is nice. Maybe we'll go to the pool later. I did bring my swimsuit I'm also very excited to try citricles later on now. I have dined at their lounge before but I've never had any of the full menu But now I'm just soaking this up Really really enjoying it. I feel like a lot of people come to the resorts um Basically just to stay on vacation But like I come to the resorts just to relax and not even go into the parks most of the time Sometimes I just like to stay here and just enjoy all of the amenities. It's so much fun I noticed that they have the disney on demand here And one of the things I noticed is they have the meta quest over here. How cool is that? Oh and happily ever after on demand Like okay, they have happily ever after on demand like doesn't that tell you something like They're not forgetting about it Like don't forget about happily ever after. Look at this Just one click away I think it's gonna work. Oh, yeah The volume wasn't up as loud as I would have wanted it to be Previously recorded Why they have to say that And they all lived happily ever after They also have a room service I would love to give room service But like I said, we have citricles to go to later on tonight But you know a little room service at the Grand Floridian definitely feel very bougie Also, we didn't pull out the bed. I don't want to see what the pull out beds like on the couch I'm very happy. They give you some guides here Remove all items from the sofa including pillows and ensure the area in front of the sofa is clear That means you big guy This thing is not light at all. You're gonna kind of wheel it out of the way. Come on What would you do with this though? Like If you have this open you can't just move this in and out each time. I wonder where you can store it I'm not too sure if this is disney being disney and awesome But it fits exactly underneath there What do you guys think is that disney paying attention to detail or do you think it's just a coincidence that It's like literally the perfect size All right, it looks like we're all clear pulling the strap now Oh Ethan Allen Fancy. Oh, wow It's actually got some signature Serviceness to it. The cutter was patricia Wow, this is very fancy inside upholstery samuel Very very cool I like it. I mean, this is very nice. I wonder how I wonder if it's comfy right now It looks like a hospital Gertie the way that it's set up like this, but I bet you it's very comfortable I think Ethan Allen is a good way to go Yeah, it's pretty comfortable I like it Now that we got the room tour done, I think we should go out and explore around the resort a little bit I give you a little bit of a resort tour before our dinner reservations at citricos Also, I like the door handles Just saying The door handles are fancy. I wish they had a key. How cool was that? You know, I do own a grand flirting key like an actual old key for one of the rooms Another really fun thing I would love to hear from you guys a little feedback Let me know in the comments if you guys have stayed here Before like in this building before it was disney vacation club And what do you guys think of the upgrades and the changes that they made with it? Like I always love hearing things like that. Let me know. I've never stayed in this building before prior to dvc So i'm kind of intrigued Here is a look at some of the activities they got going on got a pool party from 315 to 415 White rabbits pocket watch hunt at the beach pool. That sounds like a little fun They got campfire 615 to 715 tide eyes disney button art long games The grand flow glow party. Look at this G flow glow party 8 p.m. Monday Wednesday and friday is today wednesday It is I had to go ask what a glow party was because I was excited but unfortunately because of the Rainstorm that might be coming. I think they're going to cancel it for the night. Real sad. I really wanted to go to a glow party Also, I want to point out how much I love like the grounds of the grand flirting itself. It is just so beautiful here The topiaries some geese and swan or geese. I don't know swan stop staring at me swan I decided to run out to my car and grab my bathing suit because I think as long as the rain stays away Maybe I'll go swimming for a little bit and also change up my hat because I'm going to hang out by the pool So I got my hang out by the pool hat on I don't know how much I'm going to be able to film down by the pool because there are some people down there now But here's my pool side fit check. Look at this Doesn't it just feel like the summertime and I love the Roosevelt? I love the Roosevelt tux. It's like the perfect pool material and it's really awesome and now we're going to head down there Just hanging out by the pool got myself a little bud light and I notice they have private little cabana areas over here Well, they're not cabanas, but they just look like very fancy seating I'm sure it comes with top of the line like service, but it looks just very fancy Like your private little own area here Very nice You know, I never thought I'd be sitting in the hot tub at the Grand Floridian drinking a bud light enjoying myself And there's nobody here look at I got the whole hot tub to myself. It's a big hot tub too I like it very fancy Bud light keeping it classy post Malone would be proud It's also an adult only Uh hot tub, I think I don't know it says a sign over there says. Oh, no the children have to be supervised I know over at beach club. They have an adult only hot tub They have like a couple of them and one of them is like just for adults. It's still daylight out too. I'm excited for dinner tonight Now that we spent some quality time down at the pool I think it's time to head back up the room get changed and uh had to sit your girls for some din din for some very fancy dining When I first got to the resort today to start my little staycation The clouds were very dark and I was worried that I was going to have like a very rainy day But it actually is beautiful out now. Maybe we might have time after We have dinner to watch the fireworks disney's enchantment. I mean, we have some pretty good viewing locations over here We are all changed up and switched back to our regular clothes And it's time to head to citricos like I said and I'm excited like this is a signature dining restaurant And it's one that I haven't been to since they changed the menu. So new food Citricos is right next to victoria alberts and I wasn't able to get a reservation for victoria alberts But once I am able to I'm definitely going to come out and check it out because that's a restaurant I have never eaten at there are only maybe two or three restaurants on property I haven't eaten at yet and that is one of them And I think they have a menu over here of citricos so I can show you guys what they have Here is a look at the menu that they have out front for first course They have strawberry salad. They have the citricos house salad sweet corn bisque wild mushroom smoked duck breast Oh, I they also had the pork belly. I've had the pork belly before like I said I tried some things from the lounge area, but never the full like dining experience and then down here they have The tile fish. They have the short ribs They have some mahi mahi homemade rigatoni And then the oak grilled 12 ounce prime new york strip, which is kind of calling my name They also have an oak grilled filet But I'm not too sure I might want the new york strip. We'll see once we get in there One of the things I'm definitely going to be trying is the sweet corn bisque because the presentation for that is amazing I've seen other people order it before and I was like, wow, I need to get that So that is definitely on the menu for tonight The restaurant itself looks very beautiful and elegant and they actually have an open kitchen layout So you can see the chefs prepare your food and I love that. I always love watching the team work in the back there They are definitely masters of their craft We have arrived at our table and look at that view Isn't that beautiful going to be able to watch the sunset a little bit? Well, it's going to get dark in here very quick There are a lot of really cool mary poppins references inside the restaurant itself I will show you those a little bit later on maybe after we eat because they are really cool I decided on going with the 12 ounce prime new york strip steak And I substitute the brussel sprouts for the broccolini because I hear the brussel sprouts are pretty amazing And then I was also thinking about getting one of these zero proof cocktails They have an old-fashioned orange soda float for a london dry Juniper salsa that sounds actually really good. It sounds like special Oh, there's a special bread in there Oh, I like it Oh, shabbat a very nice Thank you Do you want a slicer in here? Yes, absolutely. Oh, this is the the Sweet corn best the sweet corn best and you put it a little teapot Wow That looks so amazing right now. I am so excited for this Thank you Did you just see that That was probably hands down the best soup presentation. I think I've ever seen in my life You can see the popcorn in there I am so excited to dive into this and we also got a nice little bread service And I'm sure I'm going to be using this bread to dip into my soup But first I need to try the soup just on its own All right, here we go with the soup Wow That is so good. If you love corn, it's very sweet very very sweet, but very delicious Now we're going to grab a little of that bread Look at that I think I would come just with this soup like the soup is on point and you don't have to get a dining reservation You can actually get it at the lounge like outside here, but that Oh Eating the soup with the bread is really good, but if you can get some extra popcorn I suggest that because the popcorn really makes it amazing It's going to be pretty hard to top that soup, but I have high expectations for the new york strep I talked to a couple people on the way in and everyone kind of all agrees that citricose does it right So I am very excited The steak has arrived and I am in love Look at that. I asked them to char it up a little bit for me This looks perfect honestly perfect And I subbed out the brussel sprouts for the broccolini I am so excited. It smells amazing like I have high high expectations for this steak It has been a while since Anything has changed my top three steaks at disney property i'm wondering Is there a way This might make the top three We're going to find out. I'm going to cut into it a little bit here. Now I'm a big ribeye fan I like ribeyes a lot more than I like new york strips So that's going to be tough on its own already. So here we go We're giving it a go Oh boy They are not playing here That is delicious. That is amazing We're going to have to think about it. I'm not too sure if it's going to break my top three But it might be in my top five. I'm going to have to process it. I'm going to have to eat a little bit more But now I want to try a little bit of the brussel sprouts I love that oak grill. These really taste it in there. I'm loving this meal Seriously though, I have to say kudos to the chef because this is a perfectly cooked steak. Look at that I get they added the char to it a nice cool pink center I'm loving it and I'm just soaking up all of this That's how you do it We're gonna have to see what they got for dessert too It didn't even stand a chance and let me tell you something I'm even going another level. I'm taking the bread and soaking all that up. Look at that That's the way For dessert, I think I'm going to get the apple rose that looks really really fancy They kind of making a rose out of apples seasonal apples and I don't know. I'm kind of in the mood for that So I think that would be a good idea Where's the sugar on the plate? Thank you. That's all apples there, isn't it? Marzipan? Marzipan. Wow. And then you have a very nice Raspberry sugar in your frozen coconut milk. Very cool. Well, thank you Some frozen coconut milk. Doesn't that look so beautiful? That's apples It is so pretty. I don't want to ruin it. I don't even want to I don't want to cut into it. I don't want to eat it It has to be done though. I'm so sorry No There we go, and now we gotta grab some of the frozen coconut milk I don't want that big bite. I'm gonna cut it again. I'm gonna cut it again. There we go Here we go It is a very good dessert. It's not too sweet and honestly I think the thing that sells it the most is the presentation The presentation is everything with this, but I like it. I'm glad I got to try it If you're looking for like an apple pie like an apple apple pie This isn't it. I mean it is like I said very delicious, but it's not apple pie Dinner was amazing. That steak was phenomenal I want to say I'm going to put it in my top five like it was very good And the way they cooked it and perfected it like outstanding The only thing is like I said, I love rib-eyes. My top three is all rib-eyes Flying fishes up there because that was amazing But uh overall just eating here was a great experience. I really enjoyed it a lot And now I'm going to show you some of the Mary Poppins Easter eggs inside the restaurant Inside the restaurant you can see Mary Poppins hat and her bag hanging. Look at that That is so nifty and this room is like super nifty too It's like a special Private VIP room in there Very nice Also, I wanted to point out that all the chandeliers look like upside down umbrellas That's a cool Mary Poppins touch as well You can actually see back there. That's where they cooked the steaks on that's the oak grilled right there. Look at that Oh man, I could smell it from here. It's amazing I kind of rushed out a little bit because uh disney's enchantment starts like right now So we're gonna run down see if we can catch a little bit of it Lots of people are coming down to watch the fireworks. This is actually a really good spot down here by the Grand Floridian water And with that now we are back up in the room the firework viewing from the Grand Floridian It's actually really pretty and it's hard to find a seat down there though because everyone comes out and they're all waiting It's got like that straight on shot to the castle and it's very nice I remember I brought my mom and we watched fireworks there a long time ago and she loved it And yeah citricose was amazing very very good food I love the new restaurant the new menu the Mary Poppins today's been a Mary Poppins fun filled day The room in here is amazing. It's very clean very bright And uh, yeah, I think we're gonna call it a night hit the sack go to bed Watch some resort tv and just relax and enjoy the night You know, so I hope you guys enjoyed the video. Let me know what you guys think of the room in here What do you guys think like do you like the upgrades that they did like what do you think? And uh, yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time Good night