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and boat. Two other hotels,
Shades of Green
(operated by the US Department of De-
fense) and
Wilderness Lodge & Villas
, are nearby but aren't served by the monorail.
Also nearby and served by boat and bus is
Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
.
Served by bus is the luxurious new
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney
World Resort
, the first five-star hotel on Disney property.
Epcot
OpenedinOctober1982,EpcotistwiceasbigastheMagicKingdomandcomparable
in scope. It has two major areas:
Future World
consists of pavilions concerning hu-
man creativity and technological advancement;
World Showcase
, arranged around a
40-acre lagoon, presents the architectural, social, and cultural heritages of almost a
dozen nations, each country represented by replicas of famous landmarks and settings
familiar to world travelers.
The Epcot resort hotels—the
BoardWalk Inn & Villas, Caribbean Beach Re-
sort, Dolphin, Swan
, and
Yacht & Beach Club Resorts and Beach Club Vil-
las
—arewithin a5-to15-minute walkoftheInternational Gateway,theWorldShow-
case entrance to the theme park. The hotels are also linked to Epcot and Disney's Hol-
lywood Studios by canal and walkway. Epcot is connected to the Magic Kingdom and
its hotels by monorail.
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Opened in 1989 as Disney-MGM Studios and a little larger than the Magic Kingdom,
Disney's Hollywood Studios consists of two areas. One, occupying about 75% of the
Studios, is a theme park focused on movies, music, and television. Park highlights in-
clude a re-creation of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards from Hollywood's Golden
Age, four high-tech rides, several musical shows, and a movie stunt show.
The second area encompasses soundstages, a back lot of streets and sets, and an
outdoor theater for an automobile stunt show. Public access to the soundstages is lim-
ited to a tour which takes visitors behind the scenes of Disney animation and movie-
making.
Disney's Hollywood Studios is connected to other Walt Disney World areas by
highway and canal but not by monorail. Guests can park in the Studios' pay parking
