LEGO ideas is the website where you can go to vote on your favorite fan-created model builds. If a model gets enough votes, LEGO will actually make it into a set (assuming it can get the rights to it). Since LEGO does have a pretty… Read More »20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Nautilus at LEGO Ideas
I have two large complaints about The Swan and Dolphin Hotel at Walt Disney World. First, they charge a lot of money for parking, which makes it difficult to just drop by and enjoy some of their fabulous restaurants. Second, they were built just a tad too close to EPCOT, so they tend to loom in the background of photos. On the other hand, that also means they’re perfectly situated between EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Making them a popular resort destination since they opened 25 years ago.
I’m also a fan of the architecture style brought by architect Michael Graves. Did you know that the Dolphin hotel actually represents a volcano that rose out of the ocean and that the Swan hotel was splashed with the water from the rising volcano. Check it out next time you visit. You’ll see that the causeway between the two hotels represents the water.
It was just announced that the Swan and Dolphin Hotel will be getting the largest makeover in its history. The hotel has launched a multi-phase, multi-year, $125 million redesign project that will transform every guest room in the 758-room Swan Hotel and the 1,509-room Dolphin Hotel.
“As we celebrate the hotel’s 25th anniversary, it is appropriate that we mark the occasion with a renaissance of our room product,” said General Manager Fred Sawyers. “Our guests will continue to receive the level of service and hospitality that comes with a quarter century of experience while enjoying a modern new guest room.”
The transformation, it is promised, will occur without disruption to the guest experience as the majority of guest rooms will be available throughout the process. The hotel’s public spaces, restaurants, meeting rooms, shops, pools and recreational areas will not be impacted and remain fully operational throughout the renovation. Read More »Swan & Dolphin Resort starts room renovation
Guests at Magic Kingdom could once step aboard the submarine Nautilus and relive Captain Nemo’s adventures through liquid space in the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction. Guests at Disneyland were treated to the 1959 classic Submarine Voyage which featured it’s own special adventure. Now… Read More »Whale of a tale – Two Submarine attraction Poster Tees available for limited time
When Russian college student Maximov was assigned to recreate movie title sequence, he broke out his Canon 5D markII and After Effects and got to work. The product is this amazing re-imagining of the opening titles for Walt Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. 20000… Read More »Videopolis – 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Opening Titles)
The Walt Disney Family Museum has released it’s January 2010 calendar and there are 20,000 reasons to attend. Special programming focused on innovation and undersea adventures will highlight the month of January with the film of the month, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and brand new Disney Discoveries and Look Closer programs.
The full schedule of events is below the jump or visit The Walt Disney Family Museum website for more info and ticket information
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