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Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Orlando, FL

1500 Epcot Resort Blvd • Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

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Walt Disney World Dolphin in Lake Buena Vista, Florida

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About Walt Disney World Dolphin

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Important Information

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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LL31

"Fantastic Location and Highly Recommended"

Reviewed December 26, 2025 NEW

Stayed for 2 nights for a whistle stop visit of WDW. Excellent location- approx 10 minutes walk around the Boardwalk to EPCOT. Whilst Dolphin & Swan Resort buses weee available to the parks and Disney Springs, we used the Disney buses which were available from the Yacht Club (turn left out of the back of the hotel and 5 minutes walk) as they can go right to the park entrances. This was especially important for Magic Kingdom as leaving after the party at midnight, we didn’t have to go to the TTC and could get back to the hotel quickly after a long day. The hotel was clean, staff very helpful and there was a quick service eatery to purchase food & drink - there were other restaurants and bars available however due to time restrictions, we didn’t have an opportunity to try these. We also took an Uber to the Walmart in Kissimmee to purchase some bits and pieces to take back to the UK - this was 15 minutes drive and cost $11. Transfer to MCO was 25 minutes. Would highly recommend for location and standard of accommodation- thank you.

ti123us

Ottawa, Ontario

"Great location but be ready for horrible service and price gouging… and then there is the resort fee."

Reviewed December 25, 2025 NEW

I’ll start with the positive. Great location, decent room sizes (especially for Disney). And then there’s everything else… stay at lots of hotels mostly Marriotts and Westins, about 100 nights a year. Service wise this hotel is the worst. We had issue after issue from plugged drains to housekeeping not showing up at all. Each time we were met with a “so what” attitude and we will get to it was the common answer. I’ve stayed at this hotel a few times but the service was never this bad. I’ll add to the resort fee is a cash grab. Wifi is horrible and is unusable most of the time. Also beware that the breakfast benefit for elite status is really bad and in buffet restaurants, the menu price for continental breakfast is 21.99 and a hot buffet it’s 29.99. The vouchers cover 2 continental breakfasts buffet but if you want to upgrade to the full buffet, that’s an extra 15.00 per person. Now I’m no math major but…:: seems like price gouging to me. Next time we will try another property.

SherylLC4

Redondo Beach, California

"Stay away! Spend less for more at WDW Hotel!"

Reviewed December 24, 2025 NEW

The hotel room was pricey and add that resort fee of more than $55! WiFi is not usable it is so week and slow. Transportation to Magic Kingdom and Animal Park is slow, ran much slower than promised 20 minutes, used really old buses, and felt unsafe. They do not secure motorized wheelchairs! Transportation to other two parks is provided by Disney, and is top notch. Room service for three was delivered to us in a paper bag. Room was musty. Toiletries were cheap and smelled awful. This is not a four star hotel as they claim.

821tanyad

Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

"Perfect beginning of a holiday"

Reviewed December 23, 2025 NEW

We were here for just two nights before our Disney cruise and it was the perfect spot. Went to Epcot for a day and took the boat over which was so convenient. The hotel was beautiful with great amenities. We took advantage of the pool both nights and had the place to ourselves. I left my phone on a bench and someone turned it into the bar area so if you loose something make sure to check both spots.

yesha_phoenix

"Lack of transparency on pricing. Great location and friendly staff."

Reviewed December 22, 2025 NEW

The great location and helpful staff were overshadowed by a lack of transparency regarding fees. Adding $85/night for unused amenities is frustrating, and only getting Wi-Fi access on our last day was unacceptable. We also found the s'mores kit (said to be worth $25) that came with the "hotel perk" to be of poor value. It is nowhere near the $7 kit at the Disney Boardwalk Resort. We've learned that the advertised price on your app isn't the true cost, which is a stark contrast to the upfront pricing at Disney resorts. We did not buy any food at the hotel since these were overpriced. Food was cheaper at the neighboring Disney resort hotels and boardwalk area.

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