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March 1, 2007

Full Press Release HERE

Expansion Plans at Walt Disney World Resort Fact Sheet

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Luxury Destination Resort Anchored by Four Seasons

Walt Disney World Resort announced plans to convert the Eagle Pines and Osprey Ridge golf courses into a luxury resort and golf community anchored by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Plans include:

Luxury hotel
18-hole championship golf course
Single- and multi-family vacation homes
Fractional ownership vacation homes

Location: The project will be developed on approximately 900 acres along the northeast border of the property.

Timing: Once terms of the project are finalized, site work could begin later this year, with a hotel opening forecasted for 2010. Four Seasons also plans to re-brand and enhance the Osprey Ridge Golf Course and open it at the same time as the hotel.

Master Planning and Development: The resort will be master planned and developed by Buena Vista Land Company. Within Walt Disney Imagineering, the Buena Vista Land Company is responsible for strategy, planning, development and sale of land as it relates to the company’s Central Florida land holdings.

About Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts currently operates 74 hotels in 31 countries and has more than 25 properties under development. Four Seasons continues to lead the hospitality industry with innovative enhancements, making business travel easier and leisure travel more rewarding.

	Map of the Walt Disney World property highlighting the expansion areas.
Artist rendering of the Western Beltway tourist district project at the Walt Disney World Resort.
	Aerial rendering of the Western Beltway tourist district project in the works for Walt Disney World.

Value-Oriented Destination – Mixed-use Tourism District

On the western edge of the resort, Disney is planning a mixed-use retail, dining and lodging district just outside Walt Disney World Resort’s western entrance. Early development plans include:

4,000 - 5,000 low- to mid-rise valued-priced lodging units
300,000 - 500,000 square feet of commercial space, including restaurants, shopping and small-scale entertainment

Location: The project will be developed on approximately 450 acres at the western edge of the resort where the Western Beltway connects to

Western Way Timing: Groundbreaking is anticipated later this year, and the project will be built in phases over the next 8 - 10 years.

Master Planning and Development: The resort will be master planned and developed by Buena Vista Land Company. Within Walt Disney Imagineering, the Buena Vista Land Company is responsible for strategy, planning, development and sale of land as it relates to the company’s Central Florida land holdings.