THE SWAN HOTEL AND EPCOT CENTER
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort is located in the heart of Disney World, near both Epcot and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Our group, the Bay Oaks Social Seniors, checked in to the resort on April 23, 2010. The resort is in a great location because there is a water taxi that provides transportation throughout Walt Disney World. The water taxi from the Disney resorts' dock runs approximately every 15 – 20 minutes to and from Epcot. (You can stroll along a series of walkways that will also lead you to the entrance of the theme park, but we always took the water taxi.) This arrangement was very convenient, and we enjoyed the boat ride to and from the park as well.
The Swan Hotel
The shell fountain atop one wing of the Swan Hotel
Jan, Tom, Irma, Mary & Marlene checking in to the hotel
Mary, Laurie and Madge lined up at the check-in counter
Nicole, Janet, Marchyne and Marlene in the lobby
Carmen and Dorey in the lobby
Mary, Julie and Jan ready to go
Promenade between the Swan and the Dolphin Hotels
Fish atop one wing of the Dolphin Hotel
Corridor to the water taxi dock
Waiting for the water taxi
Waiting for the water taxi
Waiting for the water taxi
Waiting for the water taxi
The water taxi approaching the dock
Carmen and Marlene boarding the water taxi
Laurie, Tom and Irma boarding the water taxi
The water taxi passes by the Disney Boardwalk
It makes a stop at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club Resort.
Tom
Tom
Marlene, Dorey and Laurie aboard the water taxi
Mary and Jan
This formal parterre garden display is right across from the Friendship Landing boat dock
at the International Gateway entrance to Epcot.
Irma, Jan, Mary and Dorey ready to go into Epcot
The English Tea Garden, United Kingdom, Epcot Center
The Canadian Pavilion, designed to remind guests of the Canadian outdoors
Dorey, Marlene, Irma, Carmen and Laurie in a photo-op cutout Board
Spaceship Earth
Epcot is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely technological innovation and international culture. It is sometimes referred to as a “Permanent World’s Fair.” The park is represented by Spaceship Earth, a geodisic sphere that also serves as an attraction.
The upside-down water fall near Journey to Imagination
The waterfall is falling backwards.
The waterfall is falling backwards.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival is a special event in the spring. It is filled with colorful flowers, gardens, and topiaries portraying favorite Disney characters.
The Peter Pan crocodile
Butterfly
Tinkerbell
Another Tinkerbell
An ikebana demonstration in progress in the Garden Show building
Ikebana is a disciplined art form whose flower arrangement is based
on a scalene triangle and composed with minimalism.
Ikebana arrangement
Ikebana is a disciplined art form whose flower arrangement is based
on a scalene triangle and composed with minimalism.
Ikebana arrangement
Ikebana arrangement
Ikebana arrangement
A pond outside the Garden Show building
Mary, Jan, Dorey and Marlene taking a break from visiting the Garden Show booths, classes and demos
A pond outside the Garden Show building
Mary, Jan, Dorey and Marlene taking a break from visiting the Garden Show booths, classes and demos
