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BREAKING: Disney is Firing The Grand Floridian Orchestra on October 3rd - wdwnt.com

BREAKING: Disney is Firing The Grand Floridian Orchestra on October 3rd - wdwnt.com

BREAKING: Disney is Firing The Grand Floridian Orchestra on October 3rd - wdwnt.com
Sep 26, 2020 2 mins, 32 secs

It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news of The Grand Floridian Society Orchestra being fired from the Walt Disney World Resort.

After having played at the resort since its grand opening, the band was furloughed during the COVID-19 shutdown and ultimately brought back as “The Disney Society Orchestra”, a fill-in for the Beauty and the Beast – Live On Stage show during equity performer negotiations at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

They will no longer play at any location in Walt Disney World.

“It’s hard to find the words but, sadly, our days at the Grand Floridian are over.

In fact, as of Oct 3, 2020, our days at WDW will come to an end as well.The company brought us out of furlough, changed our name to “The Disney Society Orchestra,” closed us out of the GF to play a show of Disney themed show tunes at the Theater of the Stars in Hollywood Studios.

So after 32 years of playing together and playing music we love… we’re done.

As mentioned in the heartbreaking caption, the band has been playing for 32 years at Walt Disney World.

The Grand Floridian Society Orchestra has been performing at the hotel since its opening day and is part of the very fabric of the resort.

I’ve often overlooked the shortcomings of the grand as a “real” luxury hotel and the pricing that comes with it because of things like the piano player and live band in the lobby.

The bandstand was lost for a seating area that is rarely used inside the overpriced Enchanted Rose—a bar themed to a European fairytale in a hotel called the Grand Floridian.

If you’re feeling nostalgic for this incredible band, here’s a clip of them playing at their original location on the second floor of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort:.

“Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” by the Grand Floridian Society Orchestra pic.twitter.com/wIXQ67lqQ9.

I’ve stayed at this hotel countless times since it opened, having logged the equivalent of several months worth of time staying at the resort and the band was truly one of the great hallmarks of the resort, a facet that made it truly special and majestic every time one walked into the lobby when they were playing.

I have a 2 week trip booked at the end of October I am canceling every dining reservation I have there and it was about 4 meals way to go Disney ,you are just not the company you used to be and this will be my last WDWtrip for a very long time possibly ever.

While I could never afford to stay at the Grand Floridian, no visit to WDW was complete without spending some time in the lobby enjoying your talents.

I’ve been going to Disney since 1972 and watched them remove the magic.

Disney is more than a theme park, more than a resort, it is all engulfing, all encompassing customer service and feel good.

The orchestra gave the Grand Floridian it’s luxury appeal, which is fast slipping away.

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