Disney's Beach Club Resort is a beach-themed deluxe resort at the

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. It opened on November 19, 1990. The resort is owned and operated by

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. Disney's Beach Club Resort is located in the

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, next to a sister resort,

Disney's Yacht Club Resort Disney's Yacht Club Resort is a New England nautical-themed resort at Walt Disney World. First opened on November 5, 1990, it is one of several Epcot Area Resorts. Disney's Yacht Club is located next to a sister resort, Disney's Beach Club Reso ...

, and across Crescent Lake from Disney's BoardWalk Resort. Disney's Yacht Club Resort and Disney's Beach Club Resort and Villas share amenities and resources, including staff, management, and busses. Disney's Beach Club Resort is home to a convention center which is shared with Disney's Yacht Club Resort. The villas on site are part of the Disney Vacation Club, sitting on of land and consisting of 282 units.

Resort

This hotel was designed by the firm of the 2011 Driehaus Prize winner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects., and themed after the seaside cottages of 19th century Newport. The resort's light blue color distinguishes it from the gray siding with red and white striped awnings of Disney's Yacht Club Resort. Boat transportation from the resort runs to

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and

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as well as Disney's BoardWalk Resort and the

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and Walt Disney World Dolphin resorts. The resort is about five minutes walking distance from Epcot, and roughly fifteen minutes walking distance to Disney's Hollywood Studios. Guests can use the International Gateway entrance to Epcot in World Showcase between the

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pavilions. Disney's Beach Club Resort has received the designation in the

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. There are both standard rooms (two queen-size beds or one king-size bed) and suites. Some rooms also have a day bed in addition to 2 Queen beds or 1 King bed. The resort also offers a fifth floor Concierge Level with private floor access, a concierge lounge, turn-down service, and other amenities. The Concierge Level is home to the resort's Presidential Suite. All rooms were renovated in 2009. Rooms were also renovated from 2015-2016. Rooms still have a beach theme, but are more modern with shades of gray, brown, and light blue. The hallways also were re-painted and re-papered, along with new carpets and new colors on the doors of the rooms. In addition, vacation homes at Disney's Beach Club Villas are broken down into three different sized accommodations, ranging from studios that sleep 4, one-bedroom villas that sleep 4, and two-bedroom villas that sleep 8.

Entertainment

Dining

Disney's Beach Club Resort shares facilities with Disney's Yacht Club Resort and together feature three full-service restaurants, a poolside counter-service restaurant, two marketplaces, and several bars and lounges. The main restaurant at the Beach Club is Cape May Cafe which offers a New England style clambake buffet most nights for dinner and a traditional buffet daily for breakfast. Disney characters stroll around the tables during breakfast and greet guests. At the Beach Club itself, guests can find: *

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Cafe – A casual dining restaurant. *

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Lounge – A bar located near the pool area. * Beaches & Cream Soda Shop – A casual dining restaurant serving ice cream and All-American food. * Beach Club Marketplace - A Convenience Store Serving Sandwiches, Salads, Gelato and Other Quick Service Items. * Hurricane Hanna's – A poolside counter service restaurant and full bar.

Pools

* Stormalong Bay – The main 3-acre pool complex at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club resorts that resembles a beach-side water park with its sand-bottom pools, a circular lazy river, waterfall, and the "Shipwreck", a large replica of a ship wreck with one of the highest resort water slides at Walt Disney World. The Stormalong Bay pool complex offers a poolside counter service restaurant and bar, a shallow area for children, and an elevated tanning deck. Stormalong Bay is centrally located between both the Beach Club Resort and the Yacht Club Resort, facing Crescent Lake. Stormalong Bay is constantly regarded as the best pool at Walt Disney World. *Dunes Cove - A small pool with depths ranging up to about five feet, changing/bathroom facilities, a jacuzzi tub and

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grills. * Quiet pools – The Beach Club Resort's quiet pool and jacuzzi are located on the opposite far end of the resort, facing Crescent Lake in a similar garden area. Another pool is privately located in the Beach Club Villas building facing a smaller lake.

Recreation

* Ship Shape Health Club - A health and fitness center. The health club is centrally located between both the Beach Club Resort and the Yacht Club Resort * Lafferty Place Arcade – An indoor arcade located near the Beaches & Cream Soda Shop. * Marina - The resort's lakeside marina * Sandcastle Club – The Sandcastle Club is a child drop off center. * Beach - A white sand beach on Crescent Lake. Different Activities are also held on the beach including Movie Nights and Campfire Sing-Alongs. * Volleyball – A lakeside volleyball court.

Convention center

Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center is centrally located between the two resorts and features over of meeting space.

References

External links

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