Disneyland Resort: The Villas at Disneyland Hotel, scheduled to expand Members’ diverse portfolio of vacation options beginning this fall, will feature an equally diverse array of accommodation options, from traditional Deluxe Studios, and 1- and 2-bedroom villas, to new “Duo Studios” distinctively designed for two. We’ll explore those accommodations, along with the resort’s stunning shared spaces, in the fall edition of Disney Files Magazine. In the meantime, let’s take a sneak peek inside of the new tower’s two Grand Villas, each able to accommodate as many as 12 in lavish spaces that build on the resort’s promise of “a story in every stay.”
Pictured above, a multi-level balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows offer “grand” views, while everything from a dual-sided fireplace to a contemporary kitchen add plenty of creature comforts.
Inspired in large part by Disney Legend Tyrus Wong’s breathtaking background and visual development art for the 1942 animated classic Bambi, the fanciful fall forest that elegantly unfolds in this primary bedroom and en suite bathroom will have Members feeling “twitterpated.”
“It’s hard to imagine a world of animation without the inspirational works of Tyrus Wong,” Walt Disney Archives Director and Member Cruise veteran Becky Cline said of the Disney Legend upon his passing in 2016 at the age of 106. “Through his delicate and sophisticated creations – from pastels and watercolors to complex and colorful kites – Tyrus’ art helped to shape and inspire numerous projects and artists during his lifetime. He was a true legend of the craft – an artist who was bound only by the limits of his own imagination.”
‘Spirited’ sculptural art steals the spotlight in the Grand Villas’ secondary bedrooms, with Gramma Tala’s spirit animal stingray swimming through the Moana-themed room and Elsa’s water spirit “Nokk” racing through a room inspired by the worlds of Frozen. Look for silly sidekicks among the rooms’ other playful details, with dim-witted rooster Hei Hei appearing on a throw pillow in the Moana room and fire spirit salamander Bruni assuming the same position in the Frozen room. Each bedroom’s theme extends to its adjacent bathroom, with Polynesian-inspired tattoo art surrounding one room’s mirror and frozen fractals all around the other.