In the midst of the pandemic recovery, hotels at the major theme parks have opening dates starting with Tuesday’s debut of Universal’s Dockside Inn and Suites.
Dockside, which has 2,050 guest rooms, came online as part of the Endless Summer Resort located off International Drive and Universal Boulevard. It’s the eighth hotel in a partnership between Universal and Loews Hotels.
Disney, meanwhile, released reopening dates for several of its hotels on Disney World.
Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort opens March 22, Disney’s Beach Club Resort May 30, followed by Disney’s Wilderness Lodge on June 6 with Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort set for sometime summer 2021.
Neither theme park has revealed how many of the thousands of laid-off or furloughed workers might be called back to work in the hotels.
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