Shades of Green is a hotel in Horizon West, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “resort at Walt Disney World”. It opened in 1973. It is owned by United States Department of Defense. It stands about 4.6 km from the centre of Horizon West.[3]
Overview
Shades of Green is a resort owned by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) on the Walt Disney World Resort property in Bay Lake, Florida. While the resort is within the Walt Disney World Resort, it is annexed as a military resort. It is one of five Armed Forces Recreation Centers (AFRC) resorts and is part of the military's Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) program.
From “Shades of Green (resort)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1973. It was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 4.6 km from the centre of Horizon West. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Orlando International Airport (MCO), about 31 km from the centre of Horizon West.[4]
It is one of 22 hotels in and around Horizon West recorded in Wikidata, 18 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 12 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, opened in 1971. See Hotels in Horizon West.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Disney's Polynesian Village Resort — 0.8 km, opened 1971
- Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa — 1.2 km, opened 1988
- Disney's Asian Resort — 1.2 km
See also
- Hotels in Horizon West
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels designed by Walt Disney Imagineering
- List of hotels opened in the 1970s
References
- ^ Shades of Green (Q3481157). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Shades of Green. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-06.
- ^ Horizon West (Q5903504). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Horizon West. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.