Property Location
Key features…
- One of Orlando’s top family resorts
- 9 dining options on-site
- Huge 12-acre waterpark for hours of fun
Setting the scene…
This 1,450-acre family resort offers families an unrivalled Florida holiday experience, with so many activities and facilities – from poolside and sporting fun to exemplary bars and restaurants – you’ll be forgiven for not wanting to ever leave this incredible resort!
Location…
Perfectly located next door to Walt Disney World® Parks and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Facilities & Amenities…
Its 12-acre waterpark boasts a tropical, 1,200-foot lazy river, seven swimming pools, four waterslides, 19 poolside cabanas and an interactive dancing water fountain, plus the resort features an 80-acre lake with varying motorised and non-motorised watersports. Everyone will love the Gatorland® Alligator Show where you can meet a gator face-to-face!
In addition, there are 36 holes of fun at the Island Golf and Putt-Putt® Golf courses, as well as three arcades, three fitness facilities, four racquetball courts, six tennis courts, two basketball courts. Evenings can be spent enjoying the resort’s live entertainment, dive-in movies and seasonal activities.
Dining…
Nine fabulous dining venues: Legacy Sports Bar & Grill for breakfast, lunch and dinner; Breezes Restaurant and Bar for lunch and dinner; River Island Grilling Company for dinner; Terrace Café serving lunch by the pool; Anchors, a fast-food eatery serving quick bites and snacks for lunch; Tradewinds Bar serving lunch on an open patio overlooking the pool complex; Windward & Leeward Pool Bars serving lunch; Paisan Pizzeria and Carry-out serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, including freshly-made pizzas for patio dining, take-out or delivery, plus an array of salads, fresh sandwiches, Starbucks coffee and Edy’s ice cream, and to top it all off, Currents Café serving breakfast and lunch as well as Starbucks coffee, pastries, sandwiches, wraps, fruit, salads, desserts, Edys ice cream and smoothies.
For kids…
Families with smaller children are offered Pack ‘n Plays on-site, there is also a playground, zero-entry pools and a wading pool, plus a kids activity centre, which is a retreat for kids and teens with age-specific activities and events.
Room info…
Accommodation ranges from Studios to One-bedroom villas, up to spacious Three-bedroom villas all with individually-controlled air conditioning. Villas offer fully-equipped kitchens, a dining room/living room area with a sofabed and a furnished patio or balcony. Also featured are cable/satellite TV with DVD Player, stereo, phone with free local calls, bathtub, hairdryer, iron and board. Some rooms feature a kitchen with coffee maker, oven, dishwasher and fridge. Additional amenities in some guest rooms include microwave oven, plates/glassware, pots/pans, full fridge, stove and toaster.
Things you should know…
There is a free shuttle service throughout the resort, complimentary WiFi access in rooms and public areas, plus on-site guest self-laundry facilities.