Disney's Contemporary Resort

Disney's Contemporary Resort
The monorail runs through the interior of the resort
Location	Magic Kingdom Resort Area
Resort type	Deluxe Resort
Opened	October 1, 1971
Theme	Modern, contemporary
Areas	Contemporary Tower South Garden Rooms Bay Lake Tower (Disney Vacation Club)
Rooms	655
Suites	Vice Presidential Suite Presidential Suite
Green lodge	yes

Coordinates: 28°24′54″N 81°34′26″W / 28.415°N 81.574°W / 28.415; -81.574

Disney's Contemporary Resort, originally to be named Tempo Bay Hotel and previously the Contemporary Resort Hotel, is a AAA Four-Diamond Award–winningresort located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It opened on October 1, 1971. It is one of two original properties located at the complex alongside Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, and is currently listed as a deluxe-priced resort. It is adjacent to the Magic Kingdom theme park, and is identified by its A-frame main building.

The Contemporary Resort is one of two resorts located on property when Walt Disney World opened in 1971.

The Contemporary Tower, the most prominent of the resort's four stand-alone buildings, was built as an A-frame with outer walls which slope inwards around an inner atrium. This design was a collaboration by Disney, the United States Steel Corporation, and Los Angeles architect Welton Becket. To construct the building, steel frames were erected on-site and modular pre-constructed rooms, designed by California architect Donald Wexler, were lifted into place by crane. Most of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort and the Court of Flags Resort were built the same way, except rooms were stacked instead of slid in.