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The Mid Century Motel gets Supersized at Universal Orlando

Jul 23, 2015
2 min

The Mid Century Motel gets Supersized at Universal Orlando

Universal’s 1800 Room Cabana Bay Beach Resort is Universal’s latest addition to its collection of on property guest resorts adjacent to its Universal Studios and Universal Islands of Adventure Theme parks. This property was featured in last month’s issue of Architectural Record Magazine. The company’s three previous local properties are classified as deluxe accommodations, and Universal wanted to add a moderately priced amenity. “We kept coming back to the ‘drive-to’ vacatio

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Universal’s Retro Cabana Resort

Mar 17, 2014
1 min

Universal’s Retro Cabana Resort

Universal Orlando’s under-construction Cabana Bay Beach Resort will be a blast from the past — with all the 21st century amenities, of course. The massive construction project, which ranked No. 2 on Orlando Business Journal’s list of largest Central Florida projects underway, was said to be inspired by American roadside motels of the 1950s and 1960s, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Executive Project Director Russ Dagon told the Sentinel that Universal is “using architecture to

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