Experience a spa day right outside the parks, just a short distance away, after visiting one of EPCOT’s festivals! In the event you don’t want to travel via monorail or decide to venture off property, car services are just a smart phone click (or concierge chat) away.Īnd if you just want to stay in the hotel for a day (or a couple hours) and relax, you don’t need to approach it the same way you might the Floridian or even one of the value resorts. The feel of breathtaking Disney imagineering is alive and well at the Dolphin Resort, but the fabulous amenities make it easy to escape the theme park experience if you so choose. There are so many amenities at this great resort! Photo by Cliff Wang Having a resort to call its own meant EPCOT lovers could rejoice-they were not only a step closer to EPCOT, but they were in the luxury of Disney just as visitors to the aforementioned resorts at Magic Kingdom had been!
The very idea of Disney is that you are home again, so this wouldn’t do! Enter the Swan and Dolphin. Long before BoardWalk Inn and Yacht and Beach Club came to be, the Swan & Dolphin was the first resort to open on EPCOT property.Įlevated Magic Kingdom resorts such as the Contemporary, Polynesian, and Grand Floridian were available to guests for a bit of grandeur sprinkled in their Disney holiday, but there wasn’t anything EPCOT could truly claim. Let’s take a look at the Swan & Dolphin Resort and why it might be the perfect place for your next stay at Walt Disney World! A Pioneer in Resort Vacations As a result, this iconic hotel is nothing short of extravagant and exudes elegance at every turn, and also represents the best of EPCOT. He mounted two fifty-six feet tall dolphins in the lobby and designed the entire structure with only his passion to guide him. The Swan & Dolphin Resort has a truly beautiful interior.