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$275 million expansion coming to Disney’s Swan and Dolphin

$275 million expansion coming to Disney’s Swan and Dolphin

Walt Disney World has announced a massive renovation and expansion to the resort’s popular Swan and Dolphin hotels, creating the park’s largest event space.

The three-hotel complex includes the Dolphin Resort, the Swan, and the Swan Reserve, which are located next to each other adjacent to Epcot. The expansion announced Wednesday will deliver an additional 120,000 square feet of meeting space, bringing the total amount of event space up to 469,000 square feet, GrowthSpotter reported.

The 4-star hotel complex is owned by Tishman and managed by Marriott.

The additional meeting space will be built in a new two-story annex building constructed on a portion of a parking lot next to the existing convention space at the Dolphin Resort. A rendering provided by Disney indicates that the new space will have a design and color scheme consistent with that of the existing convention building, allowing it to integrate into the existing structure.

The new building will be connected to the current convention...

The new building will be connected to the current convention space. (Handout from Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin) read more