Walt Disney World Swan

Deluxe Resort Epcot Resort Area

Opened - January 13, 1990 Theme - Nautical Whimsy Areas - Main Building Rooms - 756 Suites - Address - 1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830 Phone - (407) 934-3000 Fax - (407) 934-4499

The Walt Disney World Swan is resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. The Swan, which opened January 13, 1990, is located on Disney property, is an official Disney Hotel but operated and managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide under the Westin Hotels brand.

The Dolphin and Swan share similar whimsical elements, but each has a distinctive appearance. The Swan's main structure is a 12-story rectangular main structure with a gently arching top and two 7-story wings on the Dolphin side. The main structure is crowned with two giant, 47-foot tall Swan statues. The colored facade is adorned with turquoise waves similar to the Dolphin's banana-leaf motif.

The Swan houses various restaurants and lounges such as IL Mulino New York Trattoria, Kimonos, the Java Bar, and the Garden Grove Cafe, both of which feature dining with Disney characters. Each resort boasts over 329,000 square feet of meeting space.

The Swan and Dolphin both recently underwent an over $135 million dollar renovation to their lobbies and 2265 guestrooms.^{[citation needed]} In addition, the renovation added more shopping as well as the Mandara Spa.

Resources

• Home Page for Swan & Dolphin
• Walt Disney World Swan page at Westin Hotels website
• Swan Resort's page at Walt Disney World website

Coordinates: 28°21′56″N, 81°33′32″W

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