The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort marked a major milestone on September 11, 2026, cutting the ribbon on a $275 million expansion that has been in the works since it was first announced in October 2024. The celebration was captured in photos shared to Instagram, giving fans and future guests a look at the newly transformed property.
The project added 120,000 square feet of brand-new meeting and convention space to the resort, including a two-story annex at the Dolphin Hotel. Alongside the new footprint, the resort's existing 333,000 square feet of meeting space received a full modernization, complete with state-of-the-art event technology.
The last time the Swan and Dolphin undertook a significant expansion of its meeting facilities was back in 2003 — making this overhaul more than two decades in the making. The result is a combined total of 600,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, a figure that now earns the resort the title of largest convention hotel on the entire U.S. Eastern Seaboard.
For Walt Disney World visitors who use the Swan and Dolphin as a home base — drawn by its walkable location near EPCOT and Hollywood Studios and its Marriott Bonvoy points eligibility — the upgrade signals a resort that's investing seriously in its future. The expansion primarily targets groups and conventions, but the broader renovations and modernization efforts are a positive sign for leisure guests as well.
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Details on the ribbon-cutting ceremony and expansion were first reported by WDW News Today.
