Disney’s Coronado Springs Photo Walk 2015: Photo Tour of Resort in 250 Pictures
We take the steps up to The Dig Site, which has more than one entrance. We arrive here at 11:26 a.m., and stop the time so we can look around.
The pool here is very impressive, with the 50 foot Mayan Pyramid replica.
Water cascades down the pyramid.
There are plenty of lounge chairs.
Siesta’s Cantina offers beverages.
Siesta’s also has a breakfast menu and an all-day menu. Guests can enjoy a Mickey Waffle without even heading to El Centro.
The bar includes two beers on tap.
There are signature cocktails and more.
I hadn’t known that Rix had its own beer, Rix Red Lager.
The hot tub is the biggest at Walt Disney World, with space for 22 guests. This is between 2 and 3 times the size of the one at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort.
The pool is called The Lost City of Cibola.
The Ball Court features a volleyball net. Guests can sign out a ball.
Explorer’s Playground is for children ages 2-12.
There is a slide, equipment and sandboxes.
This is the entrance to Iguana Arcade.
The arcade is a good size, with a variety of games and air hockey.
A Cast Member posed for my photo.
I like the restroom sign.
At the pool, there is a 123 foot water slide called The Jaguar Slide. Until now, I hadn’t seen the jaguar.
Guests get spit on by the jaguar above.
This is the view from where I was standing.
The exit to the slide.
Park hours and pool information are on the back of the lifeguard chair.
A squirrel on a chair.
The fire pit is where guests can cook marshmallows at night.
We are now starting the timed part of the walk again, walking toward the Ranchos. We arrive at The Dig Site at 11:26 a.m., and leave at that same time.
Walking past Cabanas 8A.
The Ranchos are up ahead.
Even though the Ranchos location is furthest from El Centro, it is my favorite section.
No signage is needed to realize that this area of the resort is very different than the Cabanas.
We are walking to the right.
The building ahead is nearly hidden by the plants.
We will be walking through the Ranchos first, and then the Casitas.
This area has a Radiator Springs feel to it, and just seems so much more remote (in a good way).
This rock almost looks like it could be a car. 🙂
The horticulture here is much different than the Cabanas and the Casitas, with cactus and other plants.
A lot of landscaping work was being done at the resort on the day we stopped by, but we dodged it pretty well with photographs. You can see one worker ahead in the distance.
This is the Ranchos pool.
We are walking straight, just following the signs to the Casitas.
This area has a desert feel to it.
Another cactus plant.
Each of the building sides look different in the next few photos.
For walking purposes, this may be my favorite moderate – though they all are nice and offer different views.
El Centro can be seen ahead, and we will be walking to the right to get to the Casitas.
Directional sign.
This bridge crosses from the Ranchos to the Casitas, we arrive here at 11:31 a.m. – just 11 minutes after we started.
Next up, we look at the Casitas and more in El Centro (including the restaurants).