On this day in 1990 the Walt Disney World Swan Resort held its grand opening, allowing guests to glide in to the deluxe hotel designed by award-winning architect Michael Graves. This waterfront resort consists of a central 12-story building with an arched rooftop featuring a pair of graceful 47-foot swan statues. Across Crescent Lake sits the Graves-designed sister hotel, the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort. The swan and dolphin were chosen for the resorts because they represent classical and contemporary symbols of water.
