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Disney's Contemporary Resort
Disney's Contemporary Resort (“Contemporary”), a monorail resort, is essentially un-
themed but still iconic, and, on first impression, visually striking. The massive concrete
A-frame with monorails passing through the middle is stunning at first view. However, the
spare masses and geometric landscaping quickly fade from notice, and there's not much
interesting detail earning a second glance. There are three basic areas at the Contempor-
ary—the Tower, which is what most people mean when they think of it; the South Garden
Wing, low-rise rooms without balconies; and Bay Lake Tower, the Disney Vacation Club
offering. Found in the Tower are dining, shops, guest services, and, from a dedicated escal-
ator on the fourth floor, access to the resort monorail with service to the Magic Kingdom,
the other monorail resorts, and the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC). The dull but
large main pool is outside the Tower, and there's a second dull and somewhat smaller pool
between the main pool and Bay Lake. The Contemporary is the only Disney resort from
which you can walk to and from the Magic Kingdom. With travel to the Magic Kingdom
available via both monorail and walking, the Contemporary is, by far, the most convenient
Disney World resort for trips focused solely on that park.
Transportation to Epcot is via the Epcot monorail at TTC, accessible by the resort mono-
rail. Transportation to the other parks and Downtown Disney is via buses, typically shared
with one or two other Magic Kingdom area resorts. There's also boat service among the
three Bay Lake resorts—the Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, and Fort Wilderness.
The Contemporary has nothing of the visual kid appeal of the Polynesian or the Wilder-
ness or Animal Kingdom Lodges, but it does make a strong first impression, and some kids
continue to be fascinated by the monorail running through the middle.
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