OLC Accelerate 2017 - Travel Details

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort

1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard, PO Box 22653
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Located in the heart of the most magical place on earth, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort provides a truly extraordinary backdrop for your Orlando vacation or conference experience.

Special conference room rate of $209.00 + $14 mandatory resort fee* + taxes. 

The special conference hotel rate is no longer available. Rooms may be available at the prevailing hotel rate. As of 11/06, please note that the hotel is sold out for 11/15 and 11/16. All other nights are available. You can ask to put your name on the wait list of 11/15 and 11/16. 

Book Online

Or call 888-828-8850
and let them know you are with the Online Learning Consortium group.

The special conference rate also applies for three days prior to and three days after the conclusion of the conference. 

Please note:

High-speed internet access is included in your room at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin as part of the room charge.

Complimentary wireless network access will be provided by OLC in the conference area. Connection instructions will be available when you pick up your name badge at the conference registration desk.

*Mandatory Resort Fee includes: daily replenished bottled water, internet access, access to the fitness center, local calls.

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort

1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard, PO Box 22653
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Driving Directions to the Hotel

Local Transportation Information

To and From the Resort:

The resort does not provide an airport shuttle or transportation. Your best options for transportation between the airport and the resort are to arrange for a shuttle (Mears Transportation, SuperShuttle, or Orlando Airport Van) or for a car or taxi cab.  Additional information and coupons for shuttles will be posted as they become available.

Mears Transportation is providing a discount coupon ($4 off regular round trip price) for round trip shuttle service to OLC Accelerate 2017 attendees. Advance reservations can be made online, or you can provide a copy of the coupon (pdf) when you arrive to make an on-site reservation at the Mears desk at the airport (MCO).
**To receive the discount, attendees must either purchase their ticket online using the priority code 555069079 or present a physical coupon at the Mears Counter at the Orlando International Airport.  Having the coupon on a mobile device will not be accepted.

Hotel Parking Information:

OLC Accelerate attendees staying at the Swan and Dolphin are entitled to complimentary self parking. During the check in process, our front desk agents will ask guests if they parked a car and will remove the parking charge.

All daily drive-ins will be responsible for their own parking charges at the hotel rates of:

Self parking – $20 plus tax per day / per exit

Valet parking – $30 plus tax per day / per exit

Tickets for Thursday evening at Disney are now available for purchase onsite only at the OLC Disney table in the conference registration area. 

Two ticket options are available for purchase for OLC Accelerate 2017 attendees to experience an evening at Disney on Thursday, November 16. Purchase these tickets during your conference registration process. OLC Accelerate attendees may purchase either:

• A special event ticket for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (tickets are available in very limited quantities, and we will fill orders as long as we can still get them from Disney); or
• An After 5pm ticket good for after 5pm entrance to your choice of Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, or Animal Kingdom

Here are more details about each park:

• Magic Kingdom
  • 4pm to Midnight access with a Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party special event ticket
  • Tickets are available in very limited quantities, and we will fill orders as long as we can still get them from Disney.
  • Ticket price (Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party): $89 if ordered through OLC (no tax); $94.79 if ordered through WDW (with tax).
  • There is no After 5pm ticket access to Magic Kingdom Thursday evening; you MUST have pre-purchased in advance of the conference a Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party ticket to access Magic Kingdom after 4pm this day
  • Bus transportation with be provided to/from the park by OLC (Mears Transport)
• Hollywood Studios
  •  4:45pm – 8:00pm access
  • Jingle Jam starts at 8:00pm, followed by Fantasmic at 8:30pm
  • Ticket orders taken through November 8, 2017; after November 8, tickets may be purchased onsite at the conference registration desk.
  • Ticket price (After 5pm ticket):  $55 (both attendees and guests)
  • Guests will walk 10-15 minutes or ride the Friendship boat between the hotel and the park
• EPCOT
  • 4:45pm – 9:00pm access
  • IllumiNations laser and fireworks show included and runs 9:00pm – 9:20pm
  • Ticket orders taken through November 8, 2017;  after November 8, tickets may be purchased onsite at the conference registration desk
  • Ticket price (After 5pm ticket):  $55 (both attendees and guests)
  • Guests will walk 10-15 minutes or ride the Friendship boat between the hotel and the park
• Animal Kingdom:
  • 4:45pm – 7:00pm access; Warning on the earlier close time for this park: Certainly there are noteworthy rides at this park – the new Pandora, Mt. Everest, the Jungle Safari, Dinosaur, etc. – but you will have a limited number of hours at this park to partake in rides. You can definitely get some of it in, but not all of it in 2 hours. 
  • The new River of Lights closing laser light show on the river is spectacular, and will occur at 6:30pm on this evening.  The park closes at 7:00pm. If you are planning on staying additional days in Orlando, you might want to select this park for a different day where you can spend more time there.
  • Ticket orders taken through November 8, 2017; after November 8, tickets may be purchased onsite at the conference registration desk
  • Ticket price (After 5pm ticket):  $55 (both attendees and guests)
  • Guests will take the Disney shuttle bus between the hotel and the park

Note: For both EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, we recommend walking the 10-15 minutes to the park, and then riding the Friendship boat back to the hotel (if desired). Riding the boat TO the park can mean long delays getting there.

Attendees deciding to go to Animal Kingdom will catch the Disney shuttle bus outside and left of the Dolphin Lobby entrance.

Attendees attending Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom will ride the OLC shuttle buses loading on Level 3 (street level) from the Covered Convention Entrance across from Europe 2.

Important Items of Note:

• Tickets ordered through OLC for Thursday evening are picked up during your conference registration check-in. Tickets ordered directly through Disney for other days are picked-up at the Disney guest relations desk at the Dolphin.
• After 5pm ticket purchases through OLC will be suspended on November 8 and will be begin again onsite on Tuesday, November 14. 
• Thursday evening tickets for Magic Kingdom (Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party) are only available for sale in advance during conference registration. Tickets are available in very limited quantities, and we will fill orders as long as we can still get them from Disney. There will be no sales after our early bird registration deadline or onsite sales of these special high-demand tickets.  
• Tickets through OLC are ordered and paid for through your conference registration.  Tickets ordered through OLC are tax-exempt.
• Tickets ordered and paid for directly through Disney (see the ‘Additional Disney ticket options’ link below) for November 16 or any other dates during your stay in Orlando will be charged sales-tax by Disney.  
• Tickets ordered directly through Disney must be ordered no later than 5pm November 13, 2017.  You cannot purchase conference-discounted Disney tickets from Disney after 5pm November 13, 2017.
• Tickets through OLC may be paid with a personal credit card even if you paid for your conference registration with your corporate card. If you need assistance to do this, contact conference@onlinelearning-c.org.

Please note: park close times can change, but this is the current schedule from Disney.

Spending extra time in Orlando and bringing family? Get discounted Disney tickets for your conference stay.

Orlando is packed with theme parks. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom parks, Seaworld, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure – and the list continues.

Special Disney theme park ticket prices are available for conference attendees. Special after 3pm tickets are available for conference attendees and their families. 

	Advance Purchase Savings on Specially Priced Disney Theme Park Tickets, available until 5 p.m. on November 13, 2017. Make the most of your free time with Special Meeting & Convention Theme Park tickets.  Advance purchase lets you skip the lines at the Theme Park ticket windows, save money, and customize your free time to suit your individual agenda.  These tickets are valid during your pre- and post-stays too!
The site contains partial-day ticket options (exclusive to the meetings market) and multi-day ticket options  The ticket prices listed reflect any applicable discounts and include tax.  Since the Meeting & Convention partial-day and multi-day tickets are not available for purchase at Disney Theme Park Ticket Windows, attendees will need to purchase them through the custom Disney website or in advance through the Disney Ticket Reservation Center at 407-566-5600.  All of the Meeting & Convention tickets include FastPasses (details on how to pre-select FastPasses can be found on the custom Disney site).   Interested in attending Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party while you are in Orlando? Tickets may be purchased directly through Disney, while supplies last.