This week's wordless Wednesday theme is Disney History! This is perfect because I just learned an interesting fact on my last trip! While visiting Disney on a recent trip, we spent a few days at Wyndham Bonnet Creek. This was my very first time staying off Disney property ( gasp, I know). But I was perfectly okay with this because we had just spent a few days at a Disney resort!
This was one of our beautiful views from the resort.
Okay, I'm going to try to keep this interesting story brief ( we'll see how that goes)!
When Walt Disney started buying up acres and acres of land in the central Florida area, word of that got out to a family living in Asia at the time. They owned a key piece of land surround by land that Walt already owned. Walt desperately wanted this land but the family would not sell. Therefore making this property land locked by Disney. Many years later the family did end up selling the property to Wyndham properties. Thus making the Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort the only Non Disney resort right in the middle of all the "Magic".
I have fallen in love with this resort! The views are phenomenal and unlike any other on Disney property. Word is that although Disney does not own the land this resort is on, it does own the "air rights". Can you imagine owning the air? Well, I guess Disney does. They have complete say over how tall the Wyndham Bonnet Creek resort can build up and what they put on their property that could possibly obstruct the Disney sky line.
Views of the Swan and Dolphin and Boardwalk area.
View of Disney's Hollywood Studios and off to the right you can see Expedition Everest!
View of Disney's Pop Century Resort.
As much as I love staying on Disney property, I REALLY enjoyed staying at this luxury resort. I really felt I was on top of the world ( Disney World that is)! I definitely look forward to staying here again! Maybe I'll learn a little more Disney history!
Have you ever stayed at an off Disney property? Would you consider it?
Please remember that even though we will be in Disney this week, we will still be blogging! Please continue to follow along!
Thanks Deb for hosting another Wordless Wednesday.
