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Since they’re Marriott resorts, can accrue/redeem Marriott Rewards points. If doing a split stay at a Disney World resort, bell services will transfer your luggage. Has almost every onsite benefit – can book dining for whole trip 60 days before, Early Entry, Extended Evening Theme Park Hours, and can book Individual Lightning Lane Selections at 7 a.m.
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The Basics: Key Milestone Dates and Deadlines.How old and tall your kids should be for an "only" visit.Resort hotel reviews for returning visitors.(Hey, everything in blue is a link, even-especially-the bold items!).THE POOLS AT THE DISNEY WORLD SWAN AND DOLPHINįollow on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest!! There’s even more offerings (some with seasonal hours) near the marvelous Swan and Dolphin pools. More casual options, all at the Dolphin, include the Fountain (above) (salads/ burgers/ sandwiches/ ice cream), Fresh Mediterranean Market (seasonal hours more healthy options) and Picabu (below), a 24-hour counter-service offering. Il Mulino New York Trattoria (Swan) offers upscale causal Italian cuisine. Not worth a special trip, but its dinners are worth a visit if your family is staying here Garden Grove (Swan) serves traditional family foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has Disney characters at dinner and at weekend breakfasts. Two more table-service restaurants are more family friendly: Shula’s Steakhouse (Dolphin), menu above, entry below, is one of the three or four best steakhouses on property, and is where you’re most likely to find a UAW conventioneer. Kimonos (Swan) is a gentle and delightful sushi venue until 9p, when the conventioneers begin belting out karaoke, and is where you’re most likely to find a a pharmaceutical sales rep from a sales meeting. Seafood-focused but also with fine beef, bluezoo has a great setting but is quite expensive, and is the place you’re most likely to find a tech conventioneer. Unless you are committed to steak or sushi, Todd English’s bluezoo (Dolphin) will likely be the best choice. Leading the pack for adults are three fine dining experiences, each overpriced and aimed a little too sharply (in expense-account pricing and ambiance) at conventioneers.īecause the walkway between the Swan and Dolphin is just 600 feet, I group them here by type, rather than by hotel. DINING AT THE SWAN AND DOLPHINĬounting some seasonal and pool offerings, there’s a dozen dining venues at the Swan and Dolphin. These hotels are the only ones at Disney World within walking distance of a mini-golf offering. (You should also check out the BoardWalk itself, which can be fun.)īuses serve Disney Springs, the water parks, and the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom theme parks. The bus stops are outside the lobbies on the left. To get to the paths, head toward the BoardWalk. There’s a boat dock between the two main buildings with boats that go to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and the Disney-owned Epcot resorts. The Dolphin offers the well-regarded Mandara Spa… …and a gym–the one at the Dolphin is above. There’s also a lot of snack-type items available in Picabu, the 24-hour quick service located on the first floor of the Dolphin, by the registers. The third floor Dolphin lobby is more grand.Įach lobby floor has gift shops–one good-sized one at the Swan (above) and several varied shops at the Dolphin (below). The Swan lobby, on its first floor, is small and decorous. The Disney World Swan and Dolphin share all amenities except parking lots (vast, a hike), lobby check in (each has its own lobby), and bus stops (in each case, outside the lobby to the left). For the first page of this review of the Disney World Swan and Dolphin, see this.