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2 New Disney Hotels Hit Construction

Two new hotels at Flamingo Crossings near Walt Disney World hit a major milestone, topping off the structural build and now getting closer to building out the interior.

Anchorage-based JL Properties Inc.'s 248-room Springhill Suites by Marriott and 250-room TownePlace Suites are on pace to open in early 2016 and provide another alternative lodging option for tourists visiting Orlando. Flamingo Crossings, which was master-planned by Walt Disney Imagineering, is described as a "pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use tourist district" that will feature hotels, retail, casual and fast-food dining, gas, grocery and other services.

The two hotels are expected to create 130 new jobs and will help to further accommodate for Orlando's growing number of visitors.


-Richard Bilbao

Orlando Business Journal