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In response to
"Almost as soon as I pressed enter there was the thought of er, wait, I wonder about the Swan and Dolphin"
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JD
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It's a mess.
Posted by
David (aka David)
Jan 25 '23, 12:31
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Here's a wiki entry:
"In the late 1980s, Disney saw that they were losing business to area hotels that catered to conventions and large meetings, so Michael Eisner decided to build a convention-oriented hotel near Epcot. The Tishman Group, the contractor who was hired to build Epcot and who also had hotels in the nearby Disney hotel zone, claimed that the Epcot deal gave them exclusive rights to operate convention hotels on the Disney property, so Disney partnered with Tishman to develop the Swan and Dolphin complex. The Swan was managed by Westin Hotels & Resorts, and the Dolphin by Sheraton Hotels & Resorts.[3] Eisner had used Graves for other company projects and wanted to continue to build striking, unique buildings.[4]
Tishman and MetLife own the buildings, but have a 99-year lease on the land from Disney. Disney also receives a share of the hotel's revenues, and has a say in any design or architecture changes to the interior or exterior of the buildings.[5] In November 2021 a new extension to the hotel was opened, called Walt Disney World Swan Reserve. The new property is located across the street from the main hotel and contains 349 rooms including 151 suites.[6] "
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