Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin broadcasts $275M transformation project
Lake Buena Vista, Florida—The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin announced crucial renovation and expansion in the property’s history, highlighted by the addition of 120,000 sq. feet of event self-discipline to its contemporary meeting and convention floorplan. The general project is an funding of $275 million over the next various years and ought to moreover contain modernized upgrades to existing meeting areas and Swan customer rooms; and technology enhancements all the draw thru the property.
The expansion will raise the triplex’s total meeting self-discipline to 469,000 sq. feet between its three structures, the Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve to bound alongside with its 2,619 customer rooms making it one in every of crucial convention properties on the East Flee. The extra self-discipline will magnify the resort’s biggest contiguous event self-discipline to 175,000 sq. feet, making it amongst crucial resort areas in the country.
“We dwell wide awake for turning in the kind of major transformation for our customers. These enhancements would perchance be a welcome enhance to our iconic and award-a success operation,” said Blueprint Traditional Manager Sean Verney. “It positions our property to remain on the forefront of meeting and convention venues globally.”
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In the first major expansion of the Walt Disney World Dolphin’s meeting self-discipline since 2003, a novel two-account annex would perchance be constructed. Connecting to the resort’s existing convention self-discipline, this is able to well offer 41,000 sq. feet of multi-cause self-discipline and 24,000 sq. feet of further pre-map self-discipline on the first floor. The second floor will dwelling an elegant ballroom providing 41,000 sq. feet of divisible event self-discipline, with 14,000 sq. feet of pre-map lobby self-discipline.
Upon entry into the novel structure, guests would perchance be greeted by an ethereal, originate atrium, featuring natural gentle from floor-to-ceiling windows, total with a winding staircase and two-account chandelier. The property’s customary Michael Graves invent inspiration will raise thru the novel self-discipline with a contemporary flair, featuring water topics alongside warm, wood touches.
The further, contemporary areas enable groups to develop attendance or accommodate various occasions on every floor. An expanded lobby will beef up the drift between the novel and existing areas, with ample self-discipline for interacting and networking alternatives alongside the approach. Remark of the art event technology would perchance be do in all the draw thru the novel structure. For groups desiring even extra self-discipline, out of doors energy and infrastructure would perchance be added subsequent to the annex to with out grief add non everlasting constructions in an environmentally friendly manner.
The project will spoil floor in November with an anticipated completion in late summer season 2026.
