Some of the best resort hotels and Disney Vacation Club properties at The Walt Disney World Resort are located along Disney’s BoardWalk in the EPCOT Resorts Area. This amazing area consists of three themed resort hotels and two vacation club properties surrounding the majestic Crescent Lake.
There is even a traditional “Boardwalk” reminiscent of Atlantic City at the New Jersey shore during the turn-of-the-century era. In addition to the resort and villas, The BoardWalk features a number of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues and it open to the general public.
These BoardWalk area resorts are the most pedestrian friendly in all of Walt Disney World Resort and within walking distance to the International Gateway of the EPCOT theme park as well as Disney’s Hollywood Studios. So if you like to walk right into the parks, then these resorts are the perfect place to stay.
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The Walt Disney World BoardWalk Resort Hotels and Vacation Club Properties
There are three resort hotels and two vacation club properties located along Disney’s BoardWalk. These amazing properties are as follows:
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn & Disney’s BoardWalk Villas (vacation club)
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort & Disney’s Beach Club Villas (vacation club)
The Location of Disney’s BoardWalk Area Hotels
Disney’s BoardWalk area hotels are located in the Epcot Resort Area of the Walt Disney World Resort. This amazing area features a number of individual resort hotels and vacation club properties (five which surround Crescent Lake) several restaurants and shopping venues as well as immediate access to the EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme parks. Disney provides water-taxi transportation (Friendship Boats) as well as interconnected walking paths and a gondola service known as the Disney Skyliner.
Guests can access the Epcot Resort area from Interstate 4 by using the Epcot Center Drive exit, heading west to East Buena Vista Drive. Epcot Resorts Boulevard is located approximately one mile west of Epcot Center Drive just off East Buena Vista Drive. The Walt Disney World Swan is the first hotel on the western entrance of Epcot Resorts Boulevard.
Since the BoardWalk area hotels are located on-site at the Walt Disney World Resort, all four Disney theme parks as well as the two Disney water parks and Disney Springs are a very short distance. Guests are within walking distance to both EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Travel time per Google Maps (non-peak hours) to the other Orlando area theme parks and significant destinations include:
- The Universal Orlando Resort: approximately 25 minutes
- SeaWorld Orlando: approximately 15 – 20 minutes
- ICON Park: approximately 20 – 25 minutes
- Downtown Orlando: approximately 30 to 40 minutes
- Vineland Premium Outlets: approximately 15- 20 minutes
- The Mall at Millenia: approximately 25 to 30 minutes
- The Florida Mall: approximately 25 to 30 minutes
In addition to the hotel amenities indicated below, the Walt Disney World Dolphin features on-site car rental, valet dry-cleaning, valet parking and an on-site Disney planning services.
Disney’s Boardwalk Inn and Villas
Disney’s BoardWalk Resort is the namesake of the Boardwalk area and is themed like a early 1900’s Atlantic City hotel. This resort includes both the Disney’s BoardWalk Inn as well as Disney’s BoardWalk Villas which are part of the Disney Vacation Club ownership program.
Amenities include the Luna Park Pool with is themed after a 1920’s amusement park right down to the roller coaster themed water slide and the poolside bar designed like a carousel. In addition to the Luna Park pool there are two additional leisure pools along with an event lawn for evening movies.
Nightly rates Disney’s BoardWalk Inn typically range from over $350 per night to more than $800 per night depending on the type of room as well as the time of year.
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Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Villas
Disney’s Beach Club features a 583-room hotel as well as 282 individual Disney Vacation Club Villas. Located directly on Disney’s Boardwalk in the heart of the EPCOT Resorts area, the property is withing walking distance to both EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s Beach Club Resort shares a number of amenities with Disney’s Yacht Club Resort as they are both adjacent to one another. Just outside of both properties is the three-acre water playground known as Stormalong Bay. Additional amenities include a sandy beach area, fitness center and movies under the stars.
Nightly rates Disney’s Beach Club Resort & Villas typically range from over $350 per night to more than $800 per night depending on the type of room as well as the time of year.
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Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort features 630-rooms that are located directly on Disney’s Boardwalk in the heart of the EPCOT Resorts area. The property is withing walking distance to both EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort shares a number of amenities with Disney’s Beach Club Resort as they are both adjacent to one another. Just outside of both properties is the three-acre water playground known as Stormalong Bay. Additional amenities include a sandy beach area, fitness center and movies under the stars.
Nightly rates Disney’s Yacht Club Resort typically range from over $350 per night to more than $800 per night depending on the type of room as well as the time of year.
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The Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida is a 43 square mile resort Resort features four theme parks, two water parks, four golf courses, 30,000+ hotel rooms, nine vacation club properties, over 1,000 cabins and campsites and a massive shopping, dining & entertainment complex in Disney Springs.
Learn more about all there is to do at the Walt Disney World Resort with our theme park guides.
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