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Michael Graves, they're excellent examples of “entertainment architecture.” Children
are blown away by the giant sea creature and swans atop the Dolphin and Swan and
love the idea of the monorail running through the middle of the Contemporary.
3. GREAT SWIMMING AREAS
Walt Disney World resorts offer some of the most ima-
ginative swimming facilities that you are likely to encounter anywhere. Exotically
themed, beautifully landscaped, and equipped with slides, fountains, and smaller
pools for toddlers, Disney resort swimming complexes are a quantum leap removed
from the typical rectangular hotel pool. Some resorts, such as the Grand Floridian and
the Polynesian, even offer a sand beach on Seven Seas Lagoon in addition to swim-
ming pools. Others, such as the Caribbean Beach and Port Orleans Resorts, have elab-
orately themed playgrounds near their swimming areas. In addition to an adults-only
pool, the newly opened Four Seasons Resort Orlando offers an entire Explorer Island,
complete with splash zone, lazy river, 242-foot waterslide, and family pool.
