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Plans to add hotels around EPCOT Center had been on the drawing boards for some time. In fact, Walt had always intended to build his resorts near the theme parks for Guests’ convenience.
First workers dug the 25-acre Crescent Lake to be encircled by hotels. At one time, a nighttime water show called "Noah’s Ark" was planned to take place in the middle of the lake, but never went past design stages. Crescent Lake was attached by water channel to the World Showcase Lagoon to allow resort Guests easy access to EPCOT Center through the International Gateway. This channel would later be connected for boat travel to the Disney-MGM Studios.
The first resorts toaround Crescent Lake were the Walt Disney World Swan and Walt Disney World Dolphin in 1990. Not owned or operated by the Disney company, these two hotels were designed by architect Michael Graves. Their eye-catching architecture features oversized geometric buildings and windows, and five-story statues of swans and dolphins on the rooftops.
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