Walt Disney World Swan | |
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Location | Epcot Resort Area |
Resort type | Deluxe |
Opened | January 13, 1990 |
Rooms | 756 |
Operator | Marriott International |
Green lodge | Yes |
Address | 1200 Epcot Resorts Boulevard Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
Website | swandolphin |
The Walt Disney World Swan is a resort hotel located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin, both of which are operated by Marriott International. It is one of the few resorts inside Walt Disney World that is not owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. The resort opened on January 13, 1990, partially in response to a lack of convention center space inside Walt Disney World.
Both the Swan and Dolphin were designed by Michael Graves and are connected by a covered walkway crossing a lagoon. The hotels were developed as part of a joint venture between Disney, the developer Tishman, insurance company MetLife, and operator Starwood, which was merged into Marriott in 2019.
The Swan and Dolphin are part of the Walt Disney Collection of resorts, so guests have access to benefits typically available to Disney Resort Hotel guests only, such as early entry.
The Dolphin and Swan share similar 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 Swan side the main structure is crowned with two, 47-foot (14 m) tall Swan statues. The colored facade is adorned with turquoise waves similar to the Dolphin's banana-leaf motif.