Disney's Beach Club Resort
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Disney's Beach Club Resort is a beach-themed resort which is part of the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
The Beach Club Resort is one of the Epcot Area Resorts. It is located on the lagoon which lies between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios and is close enough to walk to either Epcot's International Gateway park entrance or Disney-MGM Studios. Boat transportation also runs to Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios as well as the BoardWalk and the Swan & Dolphin.
The resort shares amenities with Disney's Yacht Club Resort and also has villas that are part of Disney Vacation Club (DVC).
Located at the Beach Club is the popular Cape May Cafe which holds an indoor clambake for dinner and a character breakfast currently with Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Chip n' Dale. Beaches & Cream Soda Shop is a small snack shop located here as well.
The Beach Club Resort shares a pool, Stormalong Bay, with Disney's Yacht Club Resort. The pool that they share is the largest and deepest pool in Walt Disney World. It has a huge slide that goes across the street, whirlpools, waterfalls, and a "lazy river" that is very deep (more than 6 feet). It is the only pool where a wrist band is required for entry. (Wrist bands are available, free of charge, to all guests staying at the Yacht and Beach Club Resort. All you need to get them is to show your room key to one of the lifeguards near where you receive towels.)
The Beach Club, and the Yacht Club, were featured on the Travel Channel show "Great Hotels."
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[edit] Rooms
The rooms at the Beach Club are themed after those found in some New England Inns by the sea in the 1930s. There are both standard rooms (two queen-size beds or one king-size bed) and suites. Every room contains a spacious bathroom with two sinks, a shower and toiletry items. The Disney staff and employees will cater to your every need while staying.
[edit] Dining
Although you can find many small restaurants throughout the two resorts (The Beach Club Resort and The Yacht Club Resort) like the Beaches and Cream Soda Shop, the two restaurants that stand out the most for a higher percentage of guests are the Yachtsman Steakhouse (Dinner) and the Cape May Cafe (Breakfast, Dinner. Both have received wonderful ratings.
[edit] Convention Center
Disney's Beach Club Resort has a 73,000 square foot convention center that includes two ball rooms and 21 break out rooms. It also has a A/V booth, sound systems, remote controlled lights and sound, satellite link and wifi internet access. The convention center is located near the front entrance of the Yacht Club, directly between the two sister resorts.
[edit] Resort facts
- Category: Deluxe
- Theme: Newport, RI seaside cottage in the 1900s
- Location: Epcot Area Resorts
- Opened: November 19, 1990
- Areas: None
- Rooms: 583
- King Beds: 13
- Queen Beds: 549
- Double Beds: 21
- Non-Smoking Rooms: 288
- Disabled Accessible Rooms: 10
- Suites: 20
- Address: 1800 Epcot Resorts Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 32830
- Phone: (407) 934-8000
- Fax: (407) 934-3850
[edit] External links
- Disney's Beach Club Resort official site. Retrieved on April 6, 2006.
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
[edit] References
- Disney's Beach Club Resort. WDWHistory.com. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
