Disney's Venetian Resort
28°24′38″N 81°34′45″W / 28.4105682°N 81.57915°W
Disney's Venetian Resort was to be a
The resort would have been located between the Transportation and Ticket Center and Disney's Contemporary Resort near the water bridge.[2] It was planned to be a 500-room resort.[3] The resort would include canals, with gondolas providing transport.[4]
Plans for a Venetian-themed resort on the site were revisited in 1999. The project, named Disney's Grande Venezia Resort, was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in conjunction with architectural firm Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, the same firm that helped design the Grand Floridian. Like the Mediterranean Resort, the hotel was to rival the Grand Floridian to be the most luxurious of all the resorts. Concept blueprints called for intricately-designed buildings with terra cotta roofs, canals with functioning gondolas, lighted fountains, a masquerade-themed pool, a conference center, and a wedding chapel.[5]
Resort facts
- Category: Deluxe
- Theme: Venice, Italy
- Location: Magic Kingdom Resort Area
- Original Opening Date: October 1971 (never built)
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-68390-028-3.
- ISBN 9781847285430.
- ^ Whitney, Elizabeth (May 1, 1969). "Disney World Imagineering Coming True". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Love, Gilbert (March 22, 1971). "Disney World Sprouts". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Blueprints for an unrealized Disney World Grande Venezia Resort". iCollector.com Online Auctions. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "Disney's Venetian Resort". WDWHistory.com. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
