Disney's Mediterranean Resort was a proposed

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Deluxe resort to be located at

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that originally would have begun operation in the late 1990s. It was going to be themed after a small

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island and be located on

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. Land was cleared for the building, but due to very swampy and poor ground samples, the resort was never able to be built. The resort was to be a 5 star resort rivaling

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, also on the lagoon. The resort would have been located between the

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and Disney's Contemporary Resort near the aqueduct. It was originally intended that an earlier un-built resort, Disney's Venetian Resort, would have opened on the same site in 1974. On April 28, 2010, it was discovered that a portion of the land where the Mediterranean Resort was to have been constructed was cleared once again. The land was cleared for the purpose of improving lines of sight for the

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* Deluxe *Theme: Mediterranean / Greek *Location: Magic Kingdom Resort Area *Original Opening Date: Early 1990s (never built)

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* * * http://www.insidethemagic.net/2017/07/d23-expo-2017-new-disney-riviera-resort-hotel-announced-walt-disney-world-connect-disney-skyliner/ * http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/disney-vacation-club-announces-next-planned-development-disney-riviera-resort-300488813.html Mediterranean Resort {{disney-stub

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