After numerous delays, the development plans of the Four Seasons Resort at Walt Disney World has resumed.
After being shelved for more than three years, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts officially announced this week the $360 million resort is finally coming to the Orlando market at a prime piece of property inside Walt Disney World. The property is expected to open sometime mid-late 2014.
Construction on the 440-room resort, which will be the largest Four Seasons resort in the world, is scheduled to begin in December. The property, located in the northeast portion of Disney World, will include a Tom Fazio designed golf course utilizing the land of Disney's Osprey Ridge Golf Course.
When completed, the Four Seasons Orlando development will feature 444 rooms and up to 40 Four Seasons Residence Club units and up to 90 Four Seasons Private Residences. Within the resort will be several dining venues including a rooftop restaurant with Magic Kingdom views; a 14,000 square foot spa with 18 treatment rooms; a fitness center; three pools and a lazy river; sports facilities including tennis courts, basketball court and climbing wall; two recreational centers for children, teens and families; and approximately 37,750 square feet of meeting and event space.
The development will encompass the existing Osprey Ridge golf course, which will be renovated and subsequently managed by Four Seasons. Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort is located within the newly launched Golden Oak residential community, an exclusive private gated community created and master-planned by Disney.
Expected to be a luxury competitor of Waldorf-Astoria Orlando at the Rees Jones designed Waldorf Astoria Golf Club, the Four Seasons Resort continues to luxury hotel development in Orlando, Florida.
