The Old West is alive and kicking in the Disneyland Hotel’s Big Thunder Suite. This two-bedroom beauty has a doorbell that rings like the howl of a wolf, a foyer with sounds effects from a runaway mine train, stone columns, repurposed barnwood flooring and paneling, and Navaho-style rugs. It’s a mixture of rustic and luxury in the suite’s living area centered with a stone gas fireplace over which is a hidden TV, cowhide adorned armoire, leather sofa, and two oversized chairs. Antique mining tools accessorize throughout. The eight-person dining table is lit by a wagon wheel chandelier, and a nearby wet bar has an unusual trough-style copper sink over which hangs a “magical” gold miner photo.
A half bath is found off the living area with a copper bucket sink, lantern light fixtures, and pull-chain commode. Alas the suite has no balcony, but there is a nice view of the resort’s pools from the oversized windows.
In the master bedroom is a king bed with leather and wood headboard, Nubuck spread, and leather pillows and bolsters, along with a desk, leather easy chair, and entertainment center with TV.
But it’s the master bath that really stands out. Entered through a sliding barn door, it features a free-standing, deep copper tub set in an stone surround alcove, a pebble-lined steam shower, above-counter copper sinks, a magical TV concealed within the vanity mirror, and a separate commode area.
On the other side of the living area is the second bedroom decorated 50s-style cowboy with a queen bed topped with a plaid spread, a boot lamp, and a single sink bath. And to think that this is only one of five Signature Suites found at this hotel, each more exciting than the last. View Disneyland Hotel’s Big Thunder Suite on the Glass Slipper Concierge YouTube Channel!
Cara Goldsbury is the author of The Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World Resort. She is Chief Executive Concierge at Glass Slipper Concierge and has appeared as a leading Disney expert on two Travel Channel specials, Disney Splurge! and Disney Royalty. She has also been cited numerous times in national news articles, in such notable publications as Forbes Traveler, as an expert on the Walt Disney World® Resort.
Cara Goldsbury is the author of The Luxury Guide to Disney Vacations and President/Founder at Glass Slipper Concierge®, an Earmarked Platinum travel agency specializing in selling luxury Disney vacations. She has been cited numerous times in such notable publications as the New York Times, AFAR, New York Post, Travel Weekly, and Forbes Traveler, as an expert on Disney Destinations, and has appeared on two Travel Channel specials, Disney Splurge! and Disney Royalty. Cara also serves as a continuing member on the Disney EarMarked Travel Advisory Council, made of 25 travel agency owners at the Platinum and Diamond Level representing the voice of Authorized Disney Vacation Planners.
Thanks for your podcasts every week, i cant wait until i get to come back, im going to dealiynsnd next year, if you and ed want to come let me know and we can discuss it more as it gets closer after the first of the year. Thanks again Skip