![]() With Flamingo Crossings now coming into its own as a bona-fide ‘district’ of Walt Disney World, we thought it would be appropriate to bring you a guide to this long-planned area that we know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting! □Īgainst that backdrop, let’s take a look what’s already open at Flamingo Crossings, and what’s coming in the next few months…įlamingo Crossings Debuting by Spring 2022 Fast-forward fifteen years later, and the Western Gateway project–now known as Flamingo Crossings–is partially complete, and we watched substantial progress made on it during our daily drives while living in Florida. This was one of the very first projects I remember reading about back when I was getting deep into the Walt Disney World fandom, while we were still in college and living in Indiana. The project was to be built in phases over the next 8 to 10 years. Designed around a retail village, the development would become a convenient shopping and service center for Cast Members, nearby residents, and Central Florida visitors. ![]() Early plans called for 4,000 to 5,000 value-priced lodging units and 300,000 to 500,000 square feet of commercial space. The project combines third-party branded lodging, retail, and dining in a pedestrian-friendly environment. The plan was for a mixed-use tourist and commercial district just outside the Walt Disney World western gateway entrance, while still being technically on-property and part of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.ĭetails from that time revealed a master-planned development in the design stage comparable in size to Animal Kingdom. At the time, it was known simply as the Western Gateway or Builtway project. The saga of Flamingo Crossings dates back to March 2007, when Walt Disney World announced the 450-acre retail, dining and lodging district on the western edge of its property in tandem with the new Four Seasons Orlando. Located off Western Way and State Road 429 near (ironically enough) Coronado Springs and Animal Kingdom, this is actually an up-and-coming area of Walt Disney World and Central Florida, in general. The point here is that Flamingo Crossings is like Disney Springs, albeit on a much smaller and less ambitious scale.įlamingo Crossings also has a lot less traffic, guest demand, and a tiny fraction of the crowds of Disney Springs. So many that Disney might want to consider creating a character named Springy, king of the springs. There are a ton of springs at Walt Disney World, from Saratoga to Coronado. Technically, “Second Springs” is inaccurate. This guide will offer tips & info, and recommendations for this upstart area that we’ve dubbed WDW’s “Second Springs.” Flamingo Crossings is a hotel, shopping, and dining district developed by Walt Disney World with budget-friendly accommodations that are located minutes from the parks.
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