New Beauty and the Beast-Themed Bar Confirmed to Be Opening Later This Year

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 05:40

This isn't the only character addition coming to the Grand Floridian

Boutique

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Though this new Beauty and the Beast lounge is for the 21 and older crowd, Disney is also adding a character experience for kids as well. Beginning this fall, little guests can visit a whole new Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique location, which is being constructed where the current Ivy Trellis Salon (which itself will relocate into Senses – A Disney Spa) is now. No opening date for this additional location has been announced but we'd guess this third Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique location (the first of which at a Disney hotel) will likely be open at the Grand Floridian before the end of the year.

There will be a pop up bar available for guests while this location is being re-imagined

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Though we know that the updated Beauty and the Beast lounge will be open sometime later this year, guests who are in need of a drink and a place to relax in the meantime can enjoy a pop up bar on the first floor of the Grand Floridian, right next to the Garden View Tea Room. This location will remain open daily for guests until the re-imagined location opens back up this fall.

While the Beauty and the Beast lounge at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort was rumored for quite some time, it is still a little surprising that Disney is looking for additional ways to incorporate characters in to its adult hotel experiences. Then again, with the addition of a Little Mermaid restaurant at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, the transformation of Artist Point into a character dining experience and the addition of a limited time Toy Story special event at Disney's Contemporary Resort, maybe more characters at Disney hotels is the new normal, and this latest change is just continuing the status quo.

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