Disney's Venetian Resort

Disney's Venetian Resort was to be a Disney-owned Deluxe resort to be located at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, that originally would have begun operation on October 1, 1971. It was going to be themed after Venice, Italy, located on Seven Seas Lagoon. Due to the 1973 Oil Embargo, the resort, along with Disney's Asian Resort and Disney's Persian Resort were never built. In the late 1980s to early 1990s, Michael Eisner saw how well Disney's Grand Floridian Resort was doing and wanted an even better resort. The idea for the Venetian was scrapped in favor of Disney's Mediterranean Resort, which was also not built.

Post card of the never-built Venetian Resort
The proposed site for Disney's Venetian Resort.

The resort would have been located between the Transportation and Ticket Center and Disney's Contemporary Resort near the water bridge.

Plans for a Venetian-themed resort on the site were revisited in 1999. The project, named Disney's Grande Venezia Resort, was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in conjunction with architectural firm Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, the same firm that helped design the Grand Floridian. Like the Mediterranean Resort, the hotel was to rival the Grand Floridian to be the most luxurious of all the resorts. Concept blueprints called for intricately-designed buildings with terra cotta roofs, canals with functioning gondolas, lighted fountains, a masquerade-themed pool, a conference center, and a wedding chapel.[1] The project has not materialized.

Resort facts
  • Category: Deluxe
  • Theme: Venice, Italy
  • Location: Magic Kingdom Resort Area
  • Original Opening Date: October 1971 (never built)
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See also

References
  1. "Blueprints for an unrealized Disney World Grande Venezia Resort". iCollector.com Online Auctions. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
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