Sams Disney Diary: The Podcast

When it originally opened August 1, 1997, Disney Coronado Springs was the largest Disney convention resort and featured one of the largest single-level convention centers on the East Coast. The opening of the new Gran Destino Tower earlier this week, July 9, 2019, signifying the entire resort’s grand re-imagining. Located in the Disney’s Animal Kingdom Resort area the resort features 2,385 guest room including suites in lakeside casitas and the new Gran Destino Tower and more than 220,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The 22-acre Lago Dorado lake at the center of the resort provides a perfect walking/jogging trail along with state of the art fitness center, four swimming pools a volleyball court, recently remodeled lounges, food court, and grab-and-go offerings. “Destino”. The new tower serves as the new arrival and reception area for Coronado Springs featuring a dramatic two-story lobby. The lower lobby bar, Barcelona Lounge offers coffee and pastries in the morning transforming to a full bar durin