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Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort

Name: Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort
Telephone: 800-267-3046

A chic, family-friendly resort near Disney

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A new era of luxury travel ushered into the Orlando area when Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort opened its doors in 2014. Perched on 26.5 lakeside acres within the magnificent residential community of Golden Oak, the sprawling family- friendly resort sits just minutes from Disney’s theme parks and entertainment districts, all easily accessed via complimentary Four Seasons motor coaches or private luxury sedans.

While Four Seasons Orlando has one of the world’s most sought-after theme parks in its backyard, it offers its own daytime diversions. Explorer Island, a five-acre, family-focused recreation space, will keep kids happy for days. Anchored by an immense pool, complete with a lazy river that meanders along rapids and under waterfalls in a spectacular tropical setting, this Orlando resort offers a paradise for all ages.

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A massive 7,590-square-foot family pool is the focal point but just the beginning of scores of watery amenities, including an expansive Splash Zone with dozens of choreographed water jets, two waterslides and a lazy river.
For grown-ups, recreational perks include a lavish spa with 18 treatment rooms (including four couples suites), three Har-Tru tennis courts, a 24-hour fitness center and an adults-only pool flanked by private cabanas.
The lobby-level Disney Planning Center will nab you theme park tickets and Disney dining reservations. Plus, the desk staffers will send you to nearby Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in luxury buses for free.
Kids won’t want to miss the twice-weekly Good Morning Breakfast with Goofy and his Pals at Four Seasons’ Ravello restaurant. Children can share omelets (or other buffet dishes) with Goofy and more costumed characters.
The dining centerpiece is Capa, the resort’s signature 17th-floor restaurant. Capa is evidence that Basque and steakhouse cuisine can be married with magnificent results.

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While “Disney” may be in its name, Four Seasons eschews Mickey décor for a fresh, contemporary aesthetic.
For some alone time, leave the little ones at the fully supervised Kids for All Seasons program, which occupies guests ages 4 to 12 daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Explorer Island also provides a slew of outdoor activities like basketball, outdoor movie nights, a video gaming center, outdoor games and a climbing wall.

The Rooms

The resort’s 443 modern rooms, including 68 suites, climb 16 towering stories.
Many rooms offer unobstructed views of the nightly fireworks at Magic Kingdom Park and each has a furnished terrace.
The chic rooms contain white furnishings with muted orange or teal accents. They also have flat-screen TVs, DVD players upon request and more.
In the cream marble mosaic bathrooms, you’ll find in-mirror televisions, a separate glass-walled shower and a deep-soaking tub.

The Restaurants

The resort’s culinary offerings unfold in typical Four Seasons fashion but don’t ignore the presence of its kiddie clientele, who gleefully delight in two onsite ice cream and gelato shops and lots of poolside, family-friendly fare at PB&G, located on Explorer Island.
Inside the resort, Ravello serves up breakfast and dinner with modern Italian flair. From morning omelets to suppertime wood-fired pizzas, the menu unfurls inside an expansive show kitchen, which gives you a wonderful bird’s-eye view of the culinary process.
Inside the dramatic black-and-red-hued dining room and lounge at Capa, dabble in the tapas-style menu of shareable small bites and a selection of masterfully aged steaks, seafood and paella entrées. The fine-dining restaurant’s housemade pitchers of sangria, 220 wines and 12 signature cocktails make for the perfect way to toast the fireworks blasting in full view of Capa’s terrace each night.
Get views of the lake while enjoying Latin American cuisine and pub fare at Plancha. Try the Drunken Burger with a whiskey glaze, smoked Gouda and truffles, along with a Cuban Old Fashioned.

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