| One Night Only
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The second bedroom is the Frontierland Bedroom and with two massive four-poster
beds, it will sleep four.
The beds look comfy, but the thing that caught my eye
immediately was the chandelier. Anyone who knows me well will tell you, "Sue
loves chandeliers," but this one is unlike any I've seen. A huge brass affair,
it looks as though it would be very much at home in any old-west saloon, adorned
with spurs, a small herd of bison, and instead of dripping crystals as most
chandeliers do, this one "drips" the letter D.
Against one wall is an old cast-iron Franklin stove, but not just any old
Franklin stove. Nope. This one is the Cinderella model of Franklin stove, above
which is a copy of the Peter Ellenshaw Disneyland map that lights up just like
the one used in the 1954 television show when Walt used to tantalize us all with
tales of the "amusement park" he was building.
This being the room for the kiddies, there is a television (hidden behind a
gold-framed mirror), and Playstation. The kiddies can plop themselves down in a
pair of overstuffed wing chairs that were used in the film The Happiest
Millionaire and watch tv or play games to their heart's content. And though
one would think with Disneyland just a few steps away, a kiddie would not be
drawn to video games, Karen reported that kids have be known to enter the room
and not be persuaded to leave.
Decorated in "High-end Saloon" the accompanying bathroom is not quite so
dreamy or magical as that of the Adventureland Master Bedroom, but it's
certainly nice and every amenity is provided.
As for the magical moment, the Frontierland Bedroom sure does have a cool
one. If you were staying in the room and didn't know anything about it, I'd
imagine it would be rather unexpected and special. All along the upper
portion of the walls of the room is a display shelf filled with interesting Frontierland-ish stuff, a model train in a glass display case, a model of the
Mark Twain, books, cars, circus wagons, a sailing ship, etc. When the magic
moment comes, the model train leaves its glass case and takes a ride around the
room. Anything that's in its way, simply moves to make room for it to pass. Once
around, and it's back to the display case, once again, a simple model train
displayed on a shelf.
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