Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Location	Animal Kingdom Resort Area
Resort type	Moderate Resort
Opened	August 1, 1997
Theme	Mexico and Southwest U.S.
Areas	Casitas, Ranchos, Cabanas
Rooms	1,915
Suites	2 bay, 3 bay, and 5 bay suites
Green lodge	yes

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort is a resort hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort that opened on August 1, 1997. The resort is located in the Animal Kingdom Resort Area. Its theme is American colonial Spanish and southwestern American. This hotel is categorized as a 'moderate' resort. This was Walt Disney World's first attempt at a 'moderate' resort with a convention center. It is the only moderate level Disney resort with suites, a cafeteria-style restaurant, a formal dinner restaurant (Maya Grill), a gift shop, an arcade, one large pool, three quiet pools, a salon, fitness center, and a dance club. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

Dining

• Maya Grill – A 230-seat, fine dining restaurant located in the resort's main lobby complex known as El Centro. The premier restaurant serves Latino cuisine with contemporary flair. It is described as an innovative fusion of new and old-world flavors. The restaurant is only open for breakfast and dinner and serves an American buffet for breakfast while meats, seafood and other Latino specialties are cooked over an open wood-burning fire and complemented with Mayan and Southwestern accompaniments are served for dinner.
• La Ventanas - A small, casual dining restaurant located at the entrance of the convention center. Since this restaurant is close to the convention center it is popular for convention attendees, and serves Mexican inspired food with a twist. This restaurant is opened for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Pepper Market –A 420-seat, quick service market with food stations featuring Mexican, Italian, American, Asian, and delicatessen cuisine for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. It is a lively, outdoor market atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. The restaurant is located in the resort's main lobby complex known as El Centro.
• Siestas Cantina –A full-service poolside bar and grill (serving nachos, soft pretzels, and other light snacks along with beer and alcohol) located at the resort's main pool complex and open only for lunch and snacks.
• Laguna Bar –An outdoor lakeside bar that serves specialty drinks, beers, and light snacks for guests.
• Café Rix –The Cafe Rix offers items like sandwiches, paninis, pizza slices, salads, galato, in-room necessities, and more. This restaurant is located in the lobby (El Centro).
• Rix Lounge –An upscale lounge in a Mediterranean inspired atmosphere. It is also located inside El Centro.

Accommodation descriptions

There are 1,951 rooms at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort located in three sections across the property. The Casitas are made up of 5 buildings that have 3-5 floors and are close to the Convention Center, with Building 1 connecting directly to the Convention Center and buildings 2 & 3 connecting directly to building 1. The Ranchos are made of up 4 pueblo-style buildings that have 2-4 floors. The Cabanas are made up of 4 buildings that have 2 floors that are somewhat near El Centro. Most rooms were renovated in 2009 and now feature two queen beds or one king bed, a flat screen TV, and other new furnishings.

Pools and recreation

• The Lost City of Cibola Feature Pool (The Dig Site) – This themed area includes a huge pool (120-by-90), a sand volleyball court, the largest outdoor hot tub on Walt Disney World property, the 20,000 square feet (1,900 m²) Explorer's Playground, and the Iguana Arcade. The focal point of the resort, the Dig Site's 46-foot (14 m), 5 story tall Mayan pyramid themed, with water slide, as a modern archaeological dig of an ancient lost kingdom. At the beginning of the day the Mayan pyramid is turned on and a huge stream of water flows down the giant steps. (Kids are allowed to participate in the opening.)
• Poolside Activities – Family-friendly activities each day at the Lost City of Cibola Feature Pool include Disney trivia, an afternoon pool party and an evening campfire. Activity times listed on a local resort Recreation Activities flier available from the Front Desk or Concierge Desk
• Explorer's Playground – A themed, outdoor playground located at The Dig Site main pool complex includes swings, a water-slide, slides, and an archeological dig sand box.
• Iguana Arcade – Adjacent to The Dig Site, an indoor arcade which offers a variety of electronic games.
• Movies Under the Stars – Adjacent to the main pool, nightly offering of a Disney movie, weather permitting. Movie times listed on a local resort Recreation Activities flier available from the Front Desk or Concierge Desk
• Pools – Three additional courtyard quiet pools are located throughout the resort.
• La Vida Health Club – A 3,000-square-foot (280 m²) health club and the first fitness center to be located at a Disney moderate resort. The health club features cardiovascular equipment, dumbbells, massage services, sauna, and tanning booths and is free for all resort guests.
• Casa de Belleza Beauty Salon – The salon at Coronado Springs Resort, as well as at all Disney properties, is run by Niki Bryan Salon's. It is adjacent to the La Vida Health Club.
• La Marina – Open seasonally, the marina offers watercraft rentals to guests including boats, water-cycles, kayaks, paddle-boats, and fishing excursions in addition to bike rentals. However, "La Marina" appears to be predominentely disused, and is rarely in operation.
• Additional recreation – includes a sand volleyball court, a white sand beach, a .75-mile (1.21 km) jogging trail around Lago Dorado or 1-mile (1.6 km) on a trail that extends out past the smaller Cabanas lake and a few buildings in the Ranchos and Casitas sections of the resort. Maps are available at the Front Desk or Concierge Desk

Convention Center

The Coronado Springs Resort Convention Center is the largest convention center on Walt Disney World property featuring 220,000-square-foot (20,000 m²) of meeting space. The Convention Center includes the 60,214-square-foot (5,594.1 m²) Coronado Ballroom which is the largest ballroom in the southeastern United States, the 21,160-square-foot (1,966 m²) Fiesta Ballroom, as well as the 86,000-square-foot (8,000 m²) Veracruz Exhibition Hall with 1,500-square-foot (140 m²) of pre-function space in addition to 45 breakout rooms. It has been designated as being the premier single-level hotel convention facility on the east-coast and is one of the largest single-level hotel convention centers in the Southeast. There is a business center located on site. Also, Wi-Fi can be located throughout the resort for guest's use.

References

• Room Stays website, at http://www.roomstays.com/hotel/1000305
• Hotels.com website, at http://www.hotels.com/ho128892/disney-s-coronado-springs-resort-lake-buena-vista-united-states/
• Expedia website, at http://www.expedia.com/Orlando-Hotels-Disneys-Coronado-Springs-Resort.h41508.Hotel-Reviews
• Doug Ingersoll, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Walt Disney World, 2012 Edition (N.p.: Penguin, 2011), pp. 85–7.
• Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2014 (N.p.: Unofficial Guides, 2013), pp. 186–8.
• Fodor's 2013 Walt Disney World: With Universal, Seaworld, and the Best of Central Florida (New York: Fodor's Travel, 2012), p. 100.

External links

• Disney's Coronado Springs Resort official site

Coordinates: 28°21′50″N 81°34′25″W / 28.363860°N 81.573650°W