Something I haven’t talked about before is my favorite alarm clock in Disney World. The best sound to wake up to is that of the Friendship Boats while sleeping in your Beach Club bed.
As Brother Dillo blogged previously in: The Beach Club at 25, “Within two years, the Beach Club Resort would surpass the Polynesian as the favorite Dillo Resort (perhaps Sista Dillo thinks that’s a bold statement).”
Bold? Perhaps. But somewhat true.
For me, The Beach Club Resort represents the second half of my Disney vacationing life. The Polynesian represents the first. These two hotels made us fall in love with Disney, with Deluxe resorts and of course, spoiled us for life.
We can walk past The Beach Club and point out which rooms we stayed in. We can tell you about the corner room right next the quiet pool that was probably our favorite because…um, it was next to the quiet pool! We could leave our room through our patio doors and there we would be. We can also tell you how we were sad to see the shrubbery that was planted because it meant that future guests of that room couldn’t do the same.
We can tell you about celebrities we shared the elevator with, the ones we walked behind and the pictures that hung on the wall of Beaches and Cream of all those that stayed there.
Time out for Fun Facts:
You used to be able to see MGM from the back of the Beach Club!
It took me years to go down the slide in Stormalong Bay.
The air conditioning of the lobby…I mean come on.
Beaches and Cream used to connect directly to the game room. We could play basketball and knock hockey and then walk right through for some burgers and ice cream. Now you have to go outside and back in again (its the little things we miss).
We have blogged many times of the serenity of the quiet pool. The place of baptism for my son (Disney baptism). A body of water to cleanse our soul and breathe in the Disney air. A pool where our family came together and relaxed.
Dillos don’t love change and changes have been made at this resort that we don’t love. But it doesn’t take away our love for the resort.
Happy Birthday Beach Club Resort!
Sista Dillo