Lobby & Pools
Lobby by @Mickeynerd17 & @D Hulk; Pools by @NigelChanning09
Lobby
The grand central lobby & atrium of the Grand American Hotel is centrally located in the New York Wing. Entrance from the exterior vehicle dropoff leads hotel guests initially into a spectacular Art Deco lobby with wood paneling in a low-slung. The entry lobbies of genuine Gilded Age mansions provide inspiration. From fine carpeting to crystal chandelier lighting, every detail says decadent elegance and class.
The check-in desk is directly right upon entry. Set behind hand-carved, polished oak, hotel staff eagerly sees to guests’ needs. Our concierge helps out with luggage, arranging for storage as needed, or overseeing busboy delivery to guest suites.
This lobby holds subtle Disney touches, like tasteful oil paintings depicting the Fab Five in 1920s attire like characters out of The Great Gatsby. There are also subtle nods to the hotel’s Franklin Keys backstory, from framed newspapers to wall-mounted photographs.
Further inside, the lobby gives way to a spectacularly spacious central atrium. This is the New York Wing’s main public area and waiting lobby, bedecked in ritzy 1920s splendor. Gigantic bay windows three stories tall look out onto the outdoor veranda, lagoon and theme park. Colored light pours in from a precious Tiffany glass skylight several floors up. Mezzanine balconies look over the atrium, accessed by a pair of curving marble staircases. These curlicue steps frame a massive grand chandelier the size of a train car. Guests relax in the atrium space in overstuffed 1920s furniture, while a live pianist accompanies. A pair of Tiffany glass elevators on the east and west walls provide alternate guest access to the upper floor suites and dining. Ground level hallways lead to the Chicago and Hollywood Wings.
The conference center unobtrusively fills out the downstairs “basement.” With the Grand American Hotel built into the side of a rolling green hill, these functions easily fill out the lower levels. Window bays look out due north beneath the veranda patio, or due south beneath the vehicle dropoff point towards the fountain parterre.
The Chicago Pool
Welcome to the Chicago pool where families can splish and splash their way around the icons of Chicago. For kids, there’s a 123-foot water slide that circles puts you right in the middle of a classic Chicago New Years celebration! Before you descend down a large incline, you’ll hear the iconic countdown as you suddenly speed down back into the pool to represent the ball dropping at Midnight!
A lazy river takes families on a music-filled tour of one of Chicago’s biggest parties! Fountains rise up from the water and sync with the upbeat party music! A band of singing statues plays near near of the Lazy River’s turns as water blows out of trumpets and trombones. “Fireworks”shoot off and cause waves to appear within the river to make for a great time!
The pool bar offers an assortment of both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks for guests of age.
In the evening, guests can count down to midnight and enjoy the kickoff to a wild party!
The quiet pools and jacuzzis are located on the adjacent end of the area where guests can relax and listen to smooth jazz away from all the noise and energy of the party.
The Hollywood Dream Pool
Welcome to the Hollywood Dream pool where you can be a movie star in your own Hollywood fantasy. Enter the pool on red carpet and prepare to be treated like a celebrity by the pool staff.
Enjoy different themed movie sets to widely varying genres of film. Enjoy old fashioned Western sets or out-of-this-world sci-fi backdrops as camera equipment is there to enhance the movie magic of it all.
Enjoy different themed movie sets to widely varying genres of film. Enjoy old fashioned Western sets or out-of-this-world sci-fi backdrops as camera equipment is there to enhance the movie magic of it all.
Relax in a cabana themed to your very own celebrity dressing room and have a day at the pool!
The main attraction is a smaller replica of Los Angeles’s Mount Lee, which houses the iconic Hollywood sign. Walk up a short flight of stairs and slide down one of the best slides a Disney resort has ever seen and splash back into the pool as you slide in and around the mountain that acts as a beloved Hollywood icon! In terms of size, picture Mount Lee as the size of the Volcano slide at Disney’s Polynesian Resort!
Enjoy a variety of different themed slides for kids and adults alike that put you right in the middle of classic movies.
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