LPWire: The Disneyland® Hotel Gets A Magical New Look
The Disneyland® Hotel Gets A Magical New
Look
Completes $50 Million Property Enhancement
As guests of the Disneyland Hotel close their eyes for a dreamy night's sleep, Tinker Bell flutters out the bedroom windows leaving a trail of magical, glow-in-the-dark pixie dust behind.
Only at Disney . . .
This whimsical Tinker Bell wallpaper border is just one of the many enchanting new touches at the Disneyland Hotel, giving guests the chance to experience the magic of the original Disneyland park throughout their entire stay in Southern California. The hotel just completed the final phase of its $50 million master enhancement project, where each of the 990 guest rooms have been adorned with $15,000 in plush, distinctively Disney decor.
Tinker Bell sprinkles pixie dust around the top
of the room. When the lights are out the stars will glow for 10 - 15 minutes.
The new rooms were designed by Wilson & Associates and incorporate the fantasy, characters and icons of Disneyland. Images of Mickey Mouse can be found on floors, bathroom sconces and desk lamps, while lampshades are laced in stars and moons as a tribute to Fantasia. Mirror "mirrors on the wall" are inspired by Snow White, tissue dispensers appropriately picture Sneezy, and standard beds have new headboards picturing Sleeping Beauty Castle. Bedspreads artistically depict 12 classic attractions one would have seen at Disneyland on opening day in 1955. Likewise, the new guest room armoires commemorate Disneyland park's inaugural year with a rustic rendering of the original map of Disneyland, drawn by Disney Imagineer Herb Ryman in 1955.
Herb Ryman map of Disneyland displayed on the armoire which contains the TV
Today, the Disneyland Hotel has 62 suites, a large number for any Anaheim-area hotel, generously ranging in size from 740 to 3,400 square feet. For families or individuals preferring a higher degree of service, the Disneyland Hotel also offers Concierge Level guest rooms with upgraded amenities.
The Disneyland Hotel's master renovation plan was marked by the new Never Land Pool complex in 2001. Based on the animated treasure Peter Pan, the pool's colorful pirate ship houses a 110-foot water slide and "mermaid lagoon" whirlpool, with tropical landscaping, waterfalls, koi fish ponds and miniature Jungle Cruise remote-controlled boats. New dining options include character breakfasts at brand-new Goofy's Kitchen and gastronomical delights in Hook's Pointe & Wine Cellar.
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--Posted June 12, 2002
Text: Disneyland
Images: LaughingPlace.com