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Disney's Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World

simpleprocedures1 | Dec 17, 2010 |

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Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, located in Orlando, Florida, is a 1,900 plus room moderate resort in Walt Disney World and is centrally located between two theme parks, Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the entire resort encircles the beautiful 20 plus acre man-made lake, Lago Dorado. The resort allows guests to revel in the time when Don Francisco de Coronado searched for the Seven Cities of Gold, hence the name for the resort, Coronado Springs.

HOTEL and ROOMS

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort is a Southwestern themed style resort that infuses Mexican and American cultural elements to create a unique resort sitting on over 100 plus acres, and is unlike any other resort at Walt Disney World. As soon as you enter the resort you are immediately in awe at the wonderful re-creation of the Southwest brought to Central Florida, that only the people at Disney seem to be able to do, with the beautiful and calming spring fed "Fountain of the Doves" water fountain in the center of the lobby, to the warm and friendly Disney staff. The main building includes registration, shopping, access to the convention center, and restaurants (dining).

The resort consists of 3 village areas, with a total of 13+ buildings, each with its own distinct and inviting theme. The villages are the Casitas, a terra-cotta like paradise, the Ranchos, a rustic, but charming approach to the Southwestern type Pueblos, and the Cabanas, a Southwestern inspired beachfront type retreat, where most rooms in the village have some form of a water view and access to hammocks to relax on.

The Coronado Springs Resort consists of over 1,900 plus rooms, that are not only nicely appointed, as with all Disney resorts, but each guest room comes with a bright and eclectic Spanish style motif that are styled and themed after one of the 3 villages in which the rooms are located. The villages consists of 13+ 2-4 story buildings with fountains and courtyards reminiscent of Mexico and the Southwest of America.

All rooms at the Caribbean Beach Resort have internet access (Wi-Fi for a fee and select suites get high speed internet access included), flat screen television with satellite t.v., in room safe, hairdryer, iron with ironing board, coffee maker, and much more.

There are several amenities at the resort that include self service laundry facilities, valet dry cleaning and laundry services pick-up from your room, a concierge desk, babysitting services, self parking, and of course plenty of accommodations for individuals with disabilities, from handicap parking spaces to wheelchair accessible rooms and bathrooms.

AMENITIES

For guests looking to enjoy some recreational activities at the resort there are some great activities from which to choose from, such as bike rentals, jogging trail (that loops around the lake), an arcade, white sand beaches with hammocks and lounge chairs from which to relax and lounge on (the lake, Lago Dorado is prohibited from swimming in), playground, a 24 hour health club (attendant available from 6:30 am to 7pm), specialty cruises, watercraft rentals, and beach volleyball.

For those looking to cool off, or wind down a little bit, there are 4 pools from which to choose from, one at each of the villages, as well as the main pool, featuring the archeological Myan themed pool, called Dig Site, featuring the fun and outrageous 123-foot long jaguar inspired water slide. Then there is the 22 person hot tub, that is more than enough room to be able to spread out in and have a relaxing conversation with other guests, or just your loved one(s).

DINING

When you get hungry, the resort has you covered, with an open air food court named Pepper Market, offering American cuisine, such as burgers and fries, chicken, pasta, and pizza, as well as deserts and drinks. There is Cafe Rix, set in a nice casual atmosphere for those looking for an American cuisine quick bite, offering freshly baked goods, fresh salads, paninis, drinks, and more. The Laguna Bar, offering guests a lakeside lounge with American cuisine quick bites, from burgers to sandwiches, drinks, as well as the adult beverages. For a nice sit down casual formal type restaurant, you have the Maya Grill, offering American cuisine with a Latin infusion.

SHOPPING

There are some quick shopping choices located in El Centro (the main lobby of the resort), called Panchito's Gifts and Sundries, offering a plethora of items, from groceries to clothes, to collectables and souvniers, as well as other tiny shops located on the resort property.

CONVENTION and MEETING CENTER

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort is home to an extremely large convention center, at well over 220,000 square feet, the largest at Disney, and one of the largest single level convention centers on the East Coast, and can handle any size meeting and/or convention, weddings, graduations, you name it, that any individual, company, organization, or school needs. It also boasts an 86,000 square foot exhibition hall, and a 60,000 square foot ballroom, and features state of the art lighting and sound systems, along with high speed and WiFi internet access and satellite linking capabilities.

PARKING

There is plenty of self parking for guests, and for guests with disabilities as well. If you plan on eating at the resort, going to any of the swimming pools, wanting to enjoy some of the recreational activities at the resort, then it is recommended to use the resorts shuttle service for the resorts amenities, unless you are within walking distance of El Centro, which is the main lobby, as the resort is quite big and spreadout.

TRANSPORTATION

The resort is unfortunately located a distance from the theme parks, water parks, Downtown Disney, Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, and can seem far to most guests, but that can also mean a good thing too, as you are still in Disney, yet secluded enough for the quiet that most people seek on a vacation. The only transportation available to guests is by bus. The bus can take guests to all theme parks, Downtown Disney, all water parks, and Transportation and Ticket Center. In order to get to Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, guests will have to travel by bus to the Transportation and Ticket Center, Downtown Disney, or to any of the other resorts and transfer to another bus.

Disney's moderate resorts offer guests wonderful accommodations, plenty of recreational activities, great pricing, great locations, along with an assortment of amenities that will satisfy any guest, and the best part is, it is all inside of Walt Disney World. If you have a large group or large family, and on a tight budget, then a Disney moderate resort is a great choice for those wanting the best that Disney has to offer, from service, price, and location, as well as the typical Disney service.