New Tenaya Stone Spa opens Sept. 16 at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
A new upscale full-service spa inspired by the spirit of nature and California heritage will open Sept. 16 at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at the Disneyland Resort.
The Tenaya Stone Spa will offer an array of luxuriating body treatments, massage and salon services.
“The spa name Tenaya (pronounced ten-eye-a) can be interpreted ‘to dream’ in the indigenous culture of the Yosemite Valley,” said Dawn Jackson, a Native American cultural advisor within Disney, who began working on the project as an Imagineer on the Story Development team.
“For modern-day travelers seeking a respite to dream and recharge, the spa provides an opportunity to relax into a dream-like state, a reverie of being lost in one’s thoughts, regaining balance within themselves,” Jackson added.
The design for the new 6,000 square-foot facility was inspired from the spirit of nature, indigenous cultures of California and the iconic Craftsman design of the hotel. “We drew inspiration from the foundation of the hotel, literally in the stones, the earth, and the trees, and figuratively in the promise of a place to relax and to dream,” said Katrina Mosher, art director, Walt Disney Imagineering.
The spa features eight treatment rooms, two for couples massage, four manicure/pedicure chairs, a relaxation lounge, men’s and women’s changing rooms, and a retail boutique.
