What's your favorite Magic Kingdom area resort? This week Josie, Kait, and Adam dive into the history of one of our favorite Magic Kingdom resort hotels, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Did you know that this resort originally opened as the Grand Floridian Beach Resort in 1988? This resort holds the title of Walt Disney World's flagship resort, and its success would ultimately lead to major resort hotel growth on Walt Disney World property. Have you ever stayed here?

⁠Today in Disney History, 1988, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort Opened at Walt Disney World Resort⁠ 

⁠Merriweather Adam Pleasure Profile⁠ 

⁠The Real Places that Inspired Disney's Grand Floridian⁠

⁠Where the Beach Boys filmed Kokomo ⁠ 

⁠Three Fast Facts About Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa - Kait Around The Kingdom⁠ 

⁠A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of the Most Magical Place on Earth⁠ 

Since The World Began

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