Photo:Ramada Inn Tower during the “first look” at Walt Disney World. The Colony Plaza Hotel was originally built as a Ramada Inn in 1968. The hotel contained a a lounge, swimming pool, tennis courts, and meeting rooms. It was also the first hotel in Orange County to receive a license to serve liquor with meals [...]
Photo(Nomeus, 2007 – Flurbex.com): The Legendary Years section was to be themed around the 1900-1940s decades Disney’s Pop Century Resort is one of four hotels that cost less but still retain the Disney quality you expect. Originally planned to open in 2001, the opening was delayed due to a sharp drop in tourism following the [...]
Photo(Nomeus, 2007 – Flurbex.com): In the late 1930s, war with Japan seemed imminent; construction on a new power plant began to accommodate the needs of the growing population and the nearby Air Force base. Hookers Point Power Plant came online in 1940, a 220-megawatt coal-burning facility consisting of five steam turbine power-generating units. The plant [...]