Time to stretch out on the sand and soak up the sun! This
quaint New England style resort opened in 1990 and offers guests sand-and-surf
fun at a picturesque location. Enjoy movies
on the beach, catch-and-release fishing, a sand-bottomed pool and a boat ride
to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios. Like the other EPCOT Area Resorts, the Beach
Club takes guests back to the early 1900s…so grab your Edwardian swimsuit and
hit the waves!
The resorts and parks have many ways they celebrate the
holidays. From Neil Patrick Harris, to gingerbread masterpieces, to getting
lost in the woods, here are some of the fancy and funky holiday happenings I’ve
encountered!
Jambo! Welcome to the Animal Kingdom Lodge! Hop on board for
a trek through the African safari, and spend a night in a tribal lodge with
animals grazing outside your window. The
Animal Kingdom Lodge opened in 2001, and is based off of Disney’s Animal
Kingdom Park, most notably Africa. It is a tasteful representation and amalgam
of various African countries and tribes, with exciting features such as a
safari, campfires, live music, cultural demonstrations, and a wonderful surplus
of native artifacts. 
Raise the anchor! Hoist the sails! And get ready for a fancy
high-seas adventure at the Yacht Club! Disney’s Yacht Club opened in 1990 and
is based off of New England yacht clubs. It has a distinctly early 20th
century influence (which most of the EPCOT Area Resorts have), and is
completely nautical-themed from the decorative portholes to the sand-bottom
pool. So put on your captain’s hat and get ready to dive into formal fanciness
of the hardiest kind.
Get ready to experience fanciness from the
future! The Contemporary Resort is Tomorrowland’s counterpart, and has all the
sleek lines, wavy lights, indoor monorail tracks, and futuristic beauty one
could ask for. It opened in 1971 (so one of the first on-site hotels), and is
located on the man-made Seven Seas Lagoon. It provides monorail, boat and bus
transportation. 
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