Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Orlando, FL

1500 Epcot Resort BlvdLake Buena Vista, FL 32830
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Overview

Nestled in the heart of Walt Disney World® Resort, Walt Disney World Dolphin is a whimsical hotel escape boasting luxurious accommodations, diverse dining options, and exclusive park benefits. Enjoy five sparkling pools, including a grotto pool, waterfall, and a white sand beach area, an on-site steakhouse, a Balinese-style spa, and much more.

up to 5 people

Description

Check-In: 4:00pm Check-Out: 11:00am
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort is located on the beach in Lake Buena Vista, close to Disney's Boardwalk and Disney's Hollywood Studios, and walking distance of Epcot. Other points of interest near this spa resort include Disney's Animal Kingdom® and Disney Springs® area.

Dining options at Walt Disney World Dolphin include numerous restaurants and lounges, a coffee shop/café, and a poolside bar and grill. Room service is available 24 hours a day.

Recreational amenities include a children's pool, a health club, a spa tub, and a steam room. The property's full-service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, limo/town car service, and audiovisual equipment.

This Lake Buena Vista property has event space consisting of banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, a ballroom, and exhibit space. The property has a theme park shuttle, which is complimentary. Business services and wedding services are available. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include a concierge desk, an arcade/game room, and multilingual staff. This is a smoke-free property.

Exclusive Disney Resort guest benefits include:
- Guests of Disney Resort hotels can get a 30-minute jump on their Disney day with early theme park entry—available at all 4 Walt Disney World theme parks.
- Complimentary Transportation: Disney Resort guests have free access to complimentary transportation throughout Walt Disney World Resort—including transportation to and from Disney Theme Parks and Disney Water Parks. Travel by bus, water taxi, ferry, or monorail!
- Simplify your Stay: When staying at a Disney Resort, you can use your Resort ID to charge your purchases to your room. You may also choose to have your purchases shipped to your resort.

The guestrooms at Walt Disney World Dolphin feature laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses and premium bedding. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, makeup/shaving mirrors, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. In addition to desks and complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer multi-line phones with voice mail, as well as free local calls (restrictions may apply). Rooms also include blackout drapes/curtains and electronic check-out. Guests may request a turndown service, hypo-allergenic bedding, and wake-up calls. Housekeeping is available daily.

Parking: On-site self-parking at 38 USD daily, and valet parking at 46 USD daily.

Pet Policy: Pets are not allowed at this property. ADA-defined service animals are accepted.

* All fees mentioned are subject to change without prior notice, and applicable taxes.

Walt Disney World Dolphin Reviews

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nd1063nd
"Dolphin is always Great!"
TripAdvisor user rating 5.0 out of 5
Reviewed June 09, 2025 NEW
This a a great hotel! Love staying at the Dolphin. Always treated well by the associates, love the lobby area, great amenities, rooms are very comfortable, and a fantastic location near the Boardwalk. This trip we basically just hung out at the pool, which has a great grotto type pool area. Very beautiful with lots of trees, lots of lounge chairs, a water slide, a lap pool, food and beverage service, a sandy beach area, swan boats for rides, a DJ spinning great tunes, and just a great place to hang out in the Florida sunshine. Having spent probably 30-40 nights at the hotel since it opened, I highly recommend the Dolphin as an alternative to other Disney properties.
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Safari45347474973
Moncton, New Brunswick
"Got a great price."
TripAdvisor user rating 4.0 out of 5
Reviewed May 31, 2025 NEW
Check in a breeze. I called the lady who checked us in Miss.Capricorn. She was great. Hotel was big and easy to find shops, restaurants, etc... The Fountain was 3.5. The Bluezoo was a 4. Amaretto My family ate there and loved it. My favorite Rosa Mexicano a 10 out of 10. Maid sevcie great. Got our room cleaned everyday.( except for the 1st day, came from 10 hours out at MK room wasn't clean. Next morning told the front desk we wanted our room cleaned everyday. It was after that.) Room was basic. I rate a 5. But we could watch the fireworks from our room. They gave us a cot. (complimentary) Now for transport from hotel to parks. MK and AK we were let out in the parking lot. Not a big deal. Took the monorail to the ticket booth. HWS and Epcot by boat. Which was nice. BUT if there is a thunderstorm it stops and they provide a bus. Now for the water parks. It tells you to go to Disney springs then transfer to the water park you want to go on. They drop you off at the public bus stop. We Waited then realized we had to go at the Disney pick up. Noone told us this. When coming back we took the boardwalk bus back. 5 minute walk to the Dolphin. If we would of known this we would of took the bus from the broadwalk to typhoon lagoon. This was easy. Pool area for the kids was great. 10 out of 10. We would not go back because of the transportation to the parks. Unless we were saving $500.00 or more on each person. We been to Disney 4 times and we know we perfer the Disney theme resorts. To each their own. Our 7 day vacation was wonderful. The transportation didn't effect our vacation just made it a little bit inconvenient. Transportation to typhoon lagoon was a big let down. But we still had a great time at the water park. When we booked it was the cheapest of all the Disney resorts. I couldn't believe the price. I thought we got lucky, and we were. Shortly after I booked the price was $800.00 more per person. I may have been disappointed if I paid regular price. But for the money we paid we were happy. Paid about $1200.00 Canadian flight and room. Couldn't beat that price
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donellak889
Dallas, Texas
"Best of Vacation"
TripAdvisor user rating 5.0 out of 5
Reviewed May 28, 2025 NEW
LOVE this location - hotel - staff, always professional every visit we make to Walt Disney World. Location is perfect for our family to enjoy boardwalk area - amenities offered s'mores at night around campfire - movies on beach - multiple pools to enjoy with chair seating easy access. Check in always easy with our Marriott Bonvoy express. We were earlier than normal moving from Universal Resort and they gave us a room on lobby level which was perfect - in and out to hit the parks easily. They offer boat and bus transfers along with easy walk to Epcot thru the back gate - we love this. Also, guest services can assist with tickets and anything needed. Our room was clean and quiet even though located near the pool area. Also a good value compared to onsite Disney hotels charging alot more. We believe this to be a good value for our family.
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265blairb
Janesville, Wisconsin
"Wonderful place to stay! Great amenities!"
TripAdvisor user rating 5.0 out of 5
Reviewed May 26, 2025 NEW
Wasn’t sure what to expect, but was very quickly completely satisfied! From our room being ready shortly after a very early 9am arrival, to the various amenities, arcade, nice pools, Disney transportation options, etc. And the location was perfect. Plus all the benefits of a Disney Deluxe Resort! We go to Disney 2-4 times a year and I think we found our every time resort!
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Jerseytraveler123
"Exceptional location with easy access to the skyliner, walking distance to Epcot."
TripAdvisor user rating 4.0 out of 5
Reviewed May 23, 2025 NEW
Great location in Disney, very nice resort. We took advantage of several restaurants at the boardwalk resort right next-door. We were able to walk to the Skyliner & Epcot. Transportation to Epcot and Hollywood Studios is available by boat. The resort is very nice with several pools and lots of amenities. The rooms are standard hotel rooms. Don’t expect anything special in the room, but it was clean and comfortable and that’s all that matters.
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