NiarrNDisney
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I would say the artist got it pretty spot on and if you know where to look you will spot them all over WDW.
Here is an explanation: https://allears.net/2008/09/22/dolphins-at-walt-disney-world/
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I would say the artist got it pretty spot on and if you know where to look you will spot them all over WDW.
Here is an explanation: https://allears.net/2008/09/22/dolphins-at-walt-disney-world/
Robbiem
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interesting. Are there any copies of the other proposal would love to see this as well as the venturi hotel designed for Paris which was scrapped build Disneyland hotel
Chupaca Bruh
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I liked the more "severe" look of the original. It was very commanding.
Chupaca Bruh
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Early concept drawing for the Dolphin (c) Disney The Swan and Dolphin Resorts at Walt Disney World. For a couple of chain hotels, there...
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It is funny to me that it has been said that Michael Graves had hoped that the Swan and Dolphins would become Disney utilized characters some day and that the hotel even has a backstory(which is a stretch or at least not well conveyed or adds anything to the experience in my opinion)
Hopefully all these changes help in general. I know a lot of work has been going on for years with it but when I went on a tour of the facilities 2 years ago the upkeep was not very good.
Hopefully all these changes help in general. I know a lot of work has been going on for years with it but when I went on a tour of the facilities 2 years ago the upkeep was not very good.
WDWtraveler
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Photo update as of Friday, May 22, 2020. A ground level view of the Swan and Dolphin Tower under construction. The exterior of the hotel appears to be floor to ceiling glass. This will be a very modern looking tower right on the side of World Drive on the way to Magic Kingdom.
This view from Buena Vista Blvd, just east of World Drive. The original resort tower in the background on the right.
Views from along Epcot resorts drive, across the street from Swan and Dolphin towers.
This view from Buena Vista Blvd, just east of World Drive. The original resort tower in the background on the right.
Views from along Epcot resorts drive, across the street from Swan and Dolphin towers.
HauntedMansionFLA
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Looking good. Thanks for all the photo updates.
SilentWindODoom
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Doesn't look like the pavilions made it. That's a shame. Hopefully the Cove will get a bus line so transportation for those without their own cars to the golf will get easier.
Photos from today of The Cove construction at the Swan and Dolphin
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The Cove construction at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin - June 2020
The Cove construction at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin - June 2020
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Photos from today of The Cove construction at the Swan and Dolphin
The Cove construction at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin - June 2020
The Cove construction at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin - June 2020
Here's what you've been looking for @jt04. It's almost like you're there!
Photos from today of The Cove
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The Cove construction at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin - August 11 2020
The Cove construction at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin - August 11 2020
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BoarderPhreak
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It looks like an office building. I have, and will continue to stay at the S&D... But it's very unlikely I'll ever stay at the Cove.
castlecake2.0
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Driving by this almost everyday I don’t hate it as much as I thought I would have. The reflection from all the glass almost camouflages it, and from the boardwalk area a row of trees combined with the reflection it’s very unobtrusive. I don’t mind the swan/dolphin on their own, i just wish it was built in a way that didn’t show it from Epcot.