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B Resort & Spa Best Western Doubletree Suites Hilton Buena Vista Palace Hilton Holiday Inn Wyndham

THE HOLIDAY INN ORLANDO

Guests at the Holiday Inn Orlando are eligible for Disney World’s Early Entry program.

(Note that there’s more than a dozen Holiday Inns in the Orlando area–only this one, which has Hotel Plaza Boulevard in its address, offers this distinctive Disney World perk.)

The Holiday Inn Orlando offer tower rooms with a king bed, or two queens. Similar “pool view” rooms are available in a six story building next to the tower.

The best features of the Holiday Inn Orlando are its microwaves and balconies–balconies are rare among the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, and microwaves even rarer–and its lower prices, commonly among the lowest of these seven hotels.

Weaknesses include un-divided baths, and so-so hotel amenities–all the basic amenities are here, but none is special, although the pool is strong for this price point. The Holiday Inn Orlando is in the middle of the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels for distance from Disney Springs itself. It shares with all the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels weak transportation.

I’ve stayed at the Holiday Inn Orlando three times, and my full review has five pages:

The overview of the Holiday Inn Orlando you are reading now
A photo tour of a tower two queen room at the Holiday Inn Orlando
A photo tour of a pool view two queen room at the Holiday Inn Orlando
Amenities and dining at the Holiday Inn Orlando
The pool at the Holiday Inn Orlando

ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE HOLIDAY INN ORLANDO

Standard rooms at the Holiday Inn Orlando offer one king bed, or two queen beds. These rooms were refurbed in 2018.

The bed side of a refurbed room.

Note the balcony–among the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, only the Holiday Inn, Best Western, and the Hilton Buena Vista Palace offer balconies in the vast majority of their rooms.

The undivided bath opens from the main entry hall. A divided bath would make this space much more livable–especially for families.

Pool view rooms are similar.

A photo tour of a two queen tower room at the Holiday Inn Orlando is here, and a photo tour of a pool view room at the Holiday Inn Orlando is here.

DINING AT THE HOLIDAY INN ORLANDO

The principal dining venue at the Holiday Inn Orlando is the Palm Breezes Restaurant, serving a breakfast buffet, and also dinner.

A nearby bar serves lunch (and also the dinner menu), and is between the restaurant and pool, with outdoor seating by the pool.

Snacks, drinks, and grab and go items are available in a shop near the corner of the bar. There’s also a Disney gift shop offering souvenirs, park tickets and such off the lobby.

There’s more on dining and the other amenities at the Holiday Inn Orlando here.

THE POOL AT THE HOLIDAY INN ORLANDO

The pool at the Holiday Inn Orlando has the basics–a pool and a hot tub–and adds to these water play jets, and games–during my stays, these included ping pong and cornhole.

The games and water play options make it middle-ranked among the Disney Springs Resort Area pools.

For more on the pool at the Holiday Inn Orlando, see this.

THEME PARK TRANSPORTATION AT THE HOLIDAY INN ORLANDO

The Holiday Inn Orlando participates in a transportation program sponsored by all the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels. One group of buses serves the Hilton, Holiday Inn, B Resort, and Doubletree Suites, and another the other three hotels here.

Buses run about every thirty minutes, each serving two parks–so, for example, to get to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, you may have travel to the Magic Kingdom first. Moreover, unlike the buses from Disney-owned resorts, Magic Kingdom buses drop off at the Transportation and Ticket Center, not the park itself, necessitating another transit, via monorail or ferry, to get to that park.

In addition to the theme park buses, buses to and from Disney Springs run through the evening.

On the important dimensions–frequency, and the time it takes to get to and return from the parks–the transportation system at the Disney Springs Resort Area is much worse than that at the Disney-owned resorts, but better than that at most off-site hotels.

Having your own car or a rental is a much better option. Self-parking at the Holiday Inn Orlando is $14/night and valet parking is $20/night. Parking at the theme parks is $25/day.

For more on transportation at the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, see this.

PRICING AT THE HOLIDAY INN ORLANDO

Pricing at the Disney Springs Resort Hotels is much less visible than that at the Disney-owned resorts, and multiple prices for the same room e.g. for non-refundable stays, stays by folk with AAA, etc. are common. Discounts and deals are also common, especially for the hotels like the Holiday Inn Orlando without significant convention business, and these hotels commonly show up on the various hotel deal sites.

Pricing for most of them is also obscured by mandatory “resort fees.” Resort fees are a mandatory extra cost added every night of your stay, whether you like or not. I personally find mandatory resort fees a misleading and unethical practice. A fee that is mandatory, and charged each night, should simply be rolled into the nightly room price.

The Holiday Inn Orlando resort fee is (after tax) $24.75 per night–in the lower range among the Disney Springs Resort Area fees.

Prices at the Holiday Inn Orlando (before any discounts you might find, but including resort fees and taxes) are generally among the lowest among the seven Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, and are typically about mid-way between those for a Disney-owned value resort and moderate resort.

For families on a tight budget who can find a deal that makes prices at the Holiday Inn Orlando more comparable to a Disney value resort, the opportunity to get queen beds (rare in standard rooms at the Disney values except at Pop Century and refurbed rooms at All-Star Movies), a balcony, and a more spacious room may trump the absence of a divided bath, so-so amenities (except the pool), and weak transportation.

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The Basics: Where to Stay The Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels

B Resort & Spa Best Western Doubletree Suites Hilton Buena Vista Palace Hilton Holiday Inn Wyndham

THE BEST WESTERN LAKE BUENA VISTA

This hotel is closed for construction, and will re-open as the Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista.

The Best Western Lake Buena Vista offer rooms in its curving tower with a king bed, two queens, or two queens and a sleeper sofa.

The best features of the Best Western are its spacious rooms with balconies–balconies are rare among the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels–and its low prices, commonly the lowest among these seven hotels.

Weaknesses include un-divided baths, and so-so hotel amenities–all the basic amenities are here, but none is special, with the pool particularly weak. The Best Western Lake Buena Vista shares with the Doubletree Suites the greatest distance from Disney Springs itself, and with all the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels weak transportation.

Moreover, the Best Western Lake Buena Vista was recently bought by Drury, and is undergoing a building program including an added bed tower that currently adds visual blight and will soon add daytime construction noise.

I stayed here in November, and my full review has three pages:

The overview of the Best Western Lake Buena Vista you are reading now
A photo tour of a deluxe queen room at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista
Dining, amenities and the pool at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista

ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE BEST WESTERN LAKE BUENA VISTA

Standard rooms at the Best Western offer one king bed, two queen beds, or, in “deluxe queen” rooms, two queen beds and a sleeper sofa.

The floor plan is of a deluxe queen room–standard rooms lose the couch, and the bump-out that allows it to fit.

Note the balcony–among the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, only the Best Western, the Holiday Inn and Hilton Buena Vista Palace offer balconies in the vast majority of their rooms.

The undivided bath opens from the main entry hall. A divided bath would make this space much more livable–especially for families filling a deluxe queen room. There’s space here for a second sink, on the counter that is currently largely wasted with the coffee service. Here’s hoping that such a sink is added as part of Drury’s renovation work here.

More on accommodations at the Best Western is here.

DINING AT THE BEST WESTERN LAKE BUENA VISTA

The principal dining venue at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista is the Trader’s Grill, serving a breakfast buffet, and also dinner, and which also has an attached bar.

For lunch or all-day needs, snacks, drinks, pizza, wings, and grab and go items are available in a shop near the lobby.

There’s also a tiny but well-stocked Disney gift shop offering souvenirs, park tickets and such off the lobby.

There’s more on dining and the other amenities at the Best Western here.

THE POOL AT THE BEST WESTERN LAKE BUENA VISTA

The pool at the Best Western Lake Buena Vistas has the basics–a pool and a hot tub–but nothing else–at least not that I noticed.

It is adequate, but in the bottom rank of the pools at the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, and will certainly be too small after the new room tower here opens. A better, more interesting, and more fun pool would be welcome as part of the rebuild of this property.

For more on the pool at the Best Western, see the bottom of this.

THEME PARK TRANSPORTATION AT THE BEST WESTERN LAKE BUENA VISTA

The Best Western Lake Buena Vista participates in a transportation program sponsored by all the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels. One group of buses serves the Best Western, the Wyndham, and the Palace, and another group serves the four hotels on the other side of Hotel Plaza Boulevard.

Buses run about every thirty minutes, each serving two parks–so, for example, to get to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, you may have travel to the Magic Kingdom first. Moreover, unlike the buses from Disney-owned resorts, Magic Kingdom buses drop off at the Transportation and Ticket Center, not the park itself, necessitating another transit, via monorail or ferry, to get to that park.

In addition to the theme park buses, buses to and from Disney Springs run through the evening.

On the important dimensions–frequency, and the time it takes to get to and return from the parks–the transportation system at the Disney Springs Resort Area is much worse than that at the Disney-owned resorts, but better than that at most off-site hotels.

Having your own car or a rental is a much better option. Self-parking at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista is $8/night and valet parking is $12/night. These are, by far, the lowest parking rates among the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels. Parking at the theme parks is $25/day.

For more on transportation at the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, see this.

PRICING AT THE BEST WESTERN LAKE BUENA VISTA

Pricing at the Disney Springs Resort Hotels is much less visible than that at the Disney-owned resorts, and multiple prices for the same room e.g. for non-refundable stays, stays by folk with AAA, etc. are common. Discounts and deals are also common, especially for the hotels like the Best Western Lake Buena Vista without significant convention business, and these hotels commonly show up on the various hotel deal sites. Look for more deals at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista as construction ramps up.

Pricing for most of them is also obscured by mandatory “resort fees.” Resort fees are a mandatory extra cost added every night of your stay, whether you like or not. I personally find mandatory resort fees a misleading and unethical practice. A fee that is mandatory, and charged each night, should simply be rolled into the nightly room price.

The Best Western Lake Buena Vista resort fee is (after tax) $19.24 per night–second lowest among the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels. Only the Doubletree Suites–which has the integrity to not charge a resort fee at all–is lower.

Prices at the Best Western Lake Buena Vista (before any discounts you might find) including resort fees and taxes are generally at or near the lowest among the seven Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, and are typically comparable to those for a Disney-owned value resort,

For some families on a tight budget, the opportunity to get queen beds (rare at the Disney values except at Pop Century and refurbed rooms at All-Star Movies), a balcony, and a spacious room may trump the absence of a divided bath, so-so amenities (especially the pool), and weak transportation.

Frankly though, I would avoid the Best Western Lake Buena Vista until it gets through its construction period.

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The Basics: Where to Stay The Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels

B Resort & Spa Best Western Doubletree Suites Hilton Buena Vista Palace Hilton Holiday Inn Wyndham

THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON ORLANDO

Guests at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando are eligible for Disney World’s Early Entry program.

The Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando is distinguished by being the only all-suite hotel among the Disney Springs Resort Area offerings.

Its (largely) two-bay suites have two queen beds (or one king bed) and an undivided bath in a back room, and a living-dining-mini-kitchen area (with a microwave and mini-fridge) in the front bay, including a couch that will fold out to sleep two more.

That said, design and furnishing choices make the space awkward for more than three or four, it is tied for being the furthest of the Disney Springs hotels from Disney Springs itself (although that matters little if your focus is on the theme parks, not on Disney Springs, which is a dining and shopping area), its amenities are adequate but undistinguished, and like all the Disney Springs Resort area hotels, it suffers from a transportation system that is weaker than what you will find at Disney’s own resorts.

Positives at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando include its pricing—typically in the lower range of the seven hotels here, and competitive with the weaker single-room offerings here like those at the Best Western and the Garden rooms at the Wyndham (not the Tower rooms there), and its sports and tennis courts, unmatched among the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels except, perhaps, at the Wyndham.

I stayed here in April, and my full review has four pages:

The overview of the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando you are reading now
A photo tour of a six person suite at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando
Dining and amenities at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando
The pool at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando

ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON ORLANDO

Most initially interesting to families would be the suites at the Doubletree that sleep six. (Suites with a king that sleep four are also available.)

The living-dining-kitchen area includes a microwave and mini fridge, a table that seats four, and an easy chair and couch that also folds out into a bed that sleeps two.

This spacious area could be furnished to seat six in both areas, but is not.

The bedroom area includes two queen beds in a cramped space…

…and an undivided bath entered by an open hall from the queen bedroom area with much wasted space.

A better design would be to add a second sink in the current closet area, close off this space from the bedroom area with a door, and add a door from the new divided bath to the kitchen-living-dining area, converting what is left of the area currently covered by the six foot long table (!) to a new, smaller closet.

A divided bath which could be entered from either sleeping area without disturbing the other would make this space much more livable for larger families.

More on accommodations at the Doubletree Suites is here.

DINING AT THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON ORLANDO

The principal dining venue at the Doubletree Suites is the Evergreen Cafe, serving a breakfast buffet, and also lunch and dinner, and which also has an attached bar.

Snacks, drinks, and grab and go items are also available in a small but well-stocked shop near it. A pool bar might also offer food, but it was closed during my stay here.

There’s also a Disney gift shop offering souvenirs, park tickets and such off the lobby.

There’s more on dining–and the other amenities here, except for the pool–at the Doubletree Suites here.

THE POOL AT THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON ORLANDO

The pool at the Doubletree Suites has the basics–a pool and a hot tub–but nothing else–at least not that I noticed.

It is adequate, but in the bottom rank of the pools at the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels.

For more on the pool at the Doubletree Suites, see this.

THEME PARK TRANSPORTATION AT THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON ORLANDO

The Doubletree Suites participates in a transportation program sponsored by all the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels. One group of buses serves the four hotels on the side of Hotel Plaza Boulevard that the Doubletree Suites is on, and another group serves the two hotels on the other side and the Hilton Palace on Lake Buena Vista.

Buses run about every thirty minutes, each serving two parks–so, for example, to get to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, you may have travel to the Magic Kingdom first. Moreover, unlike the buses from Disney-owned resorts, Magic Kingdom buses drop off at the Transportation and Ticket Center, not the park itself, necessitating another transit, via monorail or ferry, to get to that park.

In addition to the theme park buses, buses to and from Disney Springs run through the evening.

On the important dimensions–frequency, and the time it takes to get to and return from the parks–the transportation system at the Disney Springs Resort Area is much worse than that at the Disney-owned resorts, but better than that at most off-site hotels.

Having your own car or a rental is a much better option. Self-parking at the Doubletree Suites is $22/night and valet parking is $27/night. Parking at the theme parks is $25/day.

For more on transportation at the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels, see this.

PRICING AT THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON ORLANDO

Pricing at the Disney Springs Resort Hotels is much less visible than that at the Disney-owned resorts, and multiple prices for the same room e.g. for non-refundable stays, stays by folk with AAA, etc. are common. Discounts and deals are also common, especially for the hotels without significant convention business, and these hotels commonly show up on the various hotel deal sites.

Pricing for most of them is also obscured by mandatory “resort fees.” Resort fees are added every night of your stay, whether you like or not. I personally find mandatory resort fees a misleading and unethical practice. A fee that is mandatory, and charged each night, should simply be rolled into the nightly room price.

The Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando, bless its soul, is the only one of the seven Disney Springs Resort Area hotels that does not charge a resort fee. I honor it for not doing so.

Prices at the Doubletree Suites (before any discounts) are otherwise generally a bit more than a single bay four person room in a Disney-owned value resort, and less than a single bay four or five person room in a Disney moderate resort.

For some large families on a tight budget, the ability to sleep six here might trump any other issue with the Doubletree Suites. But, as noted, the rooms awkwardly fit the six they sleep (the undivided bath, lack of access to it from both sleeping areas, four person table, and seating for four in living room area).

These rooms are better seen as affordable but more spacious alternatives for smaller families to other Disney Springs Resort Area options, and perhaps, if you can get them on deal, to standard rooms at Disney’s value resorts.

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CREATING TRADITION, INNOVATION AND CHANGE IN AMERICAN INDIAN ART

By Jim Korkis

Is it ever correct these days to use the term “American Indian” instead of “Native American?” That was the question faced by Disney when it was preparing the newest exhibition to be showcased in the American Heritage Gallery in Epcot’s World Showcase, “Creating Tradition: Innovation and Change in American Indian Art.”

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One of Disney’s partners in putting together the exhibition was the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. That organization determined that the term “American Indian” was appropriate for this particular exhibit in order to be consistent with what was being displayed.

The other partner collaborating for “Creating Tradition: Innovation and Change in American Indian Art” was the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and they also agreed on the terminology. Actually both terms are acceptable in the academic world, although it is considered better to use the name of the specific tribal nation.

On July 27, 2018, the all-new exhibition opened featuring artifacts from American Indian communities, with a special dedication from the Florida Seminole Tribe. This exhibition highlights the importance of traditional Native culture in contemporary American Indian art.

“Creating Tradition” showcases authentic, historical Native artifacts alongside contemporary works of American Indian art, demonstrating examples of cultural traditions which have been handed down through the generations.

Why did the former exhibit, the “Kinsey Collection” go away? As is often the case, the items featured in the exhibit were on loan for a specific amount of time.

After a five-year agreement with the Kinsey Family, the American Heritage Gallery inside the American Adventure pavilion was updated with a new display, as always planned. In general all the galleries at Epcot rotate out their exhibits every three to five years.

The 89 pieces on display at Creating Tradition: Innovation and Change in American Indian Art represent 40 different American Indian tribes from seven geographic regions across the United States.

“At Epcot, guests are invited to celebrate the limitless possibilities of human imagination and innovation.” said Melissa Valiquette, vice president of Epcot. “By showcasing artwork from so many diverse American Indian tribes, ‘Creating Tradition’ is a wonderful way to share a vital part of the United States’ culture with all those who visit The American Adventure.”

Collection highlights include:

Fashion designer Loren Aragon (Acoma Pueblo) used the patterns on a jar made in the 1900s by an Acoma Pueblo potter as inspiration for his “Ancient Resonance” dress.
A Pokagon Potawatomi black ash hamper basket, made in the early 1900s, is paired with modern baskets, exemplifying how this technique is maintained over centuries. For example, on display is “Mother’s Womb,” a basket made by Cherish Nebeshanze Parrish (Potawatomi/Odawa) in 2011.
A Chilkat blanket from Alaska dating to the 1890s complements “Raven and the Box of Daylight,” a 2017 glass sculpture by Preston Singletary (Tlingit). This piece shows how Singletary experiments with designs from his Tlingit heritage in mediums beyond traditional Native materials.

Among the other featured artists with works on display are noted doll maker Glenda McKay (Ingalik-Athabascan), and Juanita Growing Thunder (Assiniboine Sioux) from the Growing Thunder family of Montana.

“Creating Tradition” also offers three interactive video exhibits where contemporary American Indian artists share perspectives on their work and culture. When guests wave their hands in front of a display resembling a campfire, the “flames” transform into a video presentation. Music playing in the gallery, performed by Native musicians, supports the objects and regions represented throughout the exhibition.

“I am delighted to recognize this association with Disney as their leadership shares the vision and creativity of contemporary American Indian artists with international visitors,” said Kevin Gover (Pawnee), director of the National Museum of the American Indian. “We hope Epcot visitors will see the American experience begins with the American Indians who have always been here.”

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AMENITIES AND DINING AT THE HILTON ORLANDO LAKE BUENA VISTA

You enter the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Disney Springs Resort Area–an entirely different hotel than the nearby similarly named Hilton Buena Vista Palace–at its front, where you can either valet your car or, if self-parking, leave it until you have completed check in.

All amenities except the pool are just inside on the first floor, including the check-in area.

Dining and other amenities are mostly along the long corridors on either side of the lobby.

On one side you’ll find a Disney gift shop.

THE POOL COMPLEX AT THE HILTON ORLANDO LAKE BUENA VISTA

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AMENITIES AND DINING AT THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON ORLANDO

You enter the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando in the Disney Springs Resort Area through its port cochere, where you can park for check-in or turn your car over to the valet.