Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

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Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Disney's Caribbean Beach logo.svg
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Martinique area of Disney's Caribbean Beach
Location Epcot Resort Area
Resort typeModerate
OpenedOctober 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)
ThemeTropical Islands
Areas
Rooms1,536
Green lodge Yes
Address900 Cayman Way
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort is a resort located within the Walt Disney World Resort. It is located in the Epcot Resort Area of Walt Disney World, close to the water park Typhoon Lagoon and is classified as a moderately priced resort. The resort started operating on October 1, 1988 and is owned and operated by Disney Experiences. [1]

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Resort description

The Caribbean Beach Resort is designed with a Caribbean theme. Guests stay in one of the small buildings that encircle Barefoot Bay, a 45-acre (180,000 m2) lake. Buildings are grouped into one of five villages, with shared resources, each named after an island in the Caribbean: Martinique, Barbados, Jamaica, Aruba, and Trinidad. There is also a bus that travels throughout the entire resort to get from each village to the next. [2] Each village has its own swimming pool and some also have their own playgrounds.

Resort facilities are located at Old Port Royale Centertown, a building that contains a restaurant, a food court, arcade, and two gift shops.

The shores of the bay feature beaches, hammocks, and other activities such as beach volleyball. The resort also features various water sports at the Marina, where resort guests can rent various watercraft, such as paddle boats and speed boats by the half-hour.

Guest rooms

Guest rooms are decorated in a Caribbean style with pastel tones and each island village has slightly different themes. Some rooms can sleep up to 5 guests. In 2009, Disney began work redesigning some rooms to a Finding Nemo theme. Also in January 2009, Disney refurbished many rooms in the Trinidad South village with a pirate theme, inspired by the popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The Caribbean Beach Resort's guest rooms were most recently renovated in 2023. [3]

Dining

Caribbean Beach Resort offers a variety of dining options including sit-down restaurants, lounges and bars, and quick service restaurants.

Recreation

Renovations

In January 2017, plans were filed for extensive resort renovations. The next Disney Vacation Club resort, Disney's Riviera Resort, was built over the original Barbados section and part of the Martinique section of the resort; so Martinique is now the smallest section of the resort. Disney’s Riviera Resort is not considered a part of the Caribbean Beach Resort and operates with its own check-in and amenities. [4]

The Caribbean Beach Resort serves as the transfer hub of the Disney Skyliner gondola transit system, which connects Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios. [5]

References

  1. DiCologero, Brittany (October 1, 2023). "Today in Disney History, 1988: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort Opens". WDW Magazine. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. "Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort". Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  3. Bricker, Tom (June 21, 2023). "Review, Photos & Video: New Little Mermaid Rooms at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort". Disney Tourist Blog. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  4. "Permits Filed for Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort Vacation Club Wing & Expansion". WDWNT.com. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. "Disney's new Skyliner gondola system just took a major step forward". Orlando Weekly. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

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