{"id":6268,"date":"2013-12-23T16:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T21:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/?p=6268"},"modified":"2022-09-28T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:32:57","slug":"swan-dolphin-holiday-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/swan-dolphin-holiday-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Swan and Dolphin Holiday Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6285\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6285  \" title=\"Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"The poinsettia tree at the Walt Disney World Dolphin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Tree-226x300.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Tree-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Tree-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Tree.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The poinsettia tree at the Walt Disney World Dolphin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Information\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/disney-vacations\/walt-disney-world\/virtual-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin <\/a>have been our holiday home for most of the last decade.\u00a0 Each year we look forward to returning to see what new festivities they have planned for the holidays.\u00a0 While the resorts aren\u2019t Disney owned and operated, they are located right in the heart of Walt Disney World, so you are right in the middle of all the action and<a title=\"WDW Holiday Happenings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> they have lots of fun planned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Resort guests can take advantage of lots of activities, starting with a holiday hideout in Camp Dolphin with all sorts of fun and games planned throughout the day.\u00a0 There is also pastry decorating at both resorts for kids.\u00a0 You can even meet Santa and Mrs Claus!<\/p>\n<p>The fun is just getting started in the evening.\u00a0 At 6 pm each night the tree in the Dolphin lobby is lit with a ceremony complete with snow!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6286\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6286  \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Dolphin Tree during the Tree Lighting Ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Lighting-Ceremony.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Lighting-Ceremony.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Lighting-Ceremony-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Lighting-Ceremony-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dolphin Tree during the Tree Lighting Ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can end your evening with cookies and milk from Mrs Claus, or be tucked into bed by an elf.\u00a0 Or if you\u2019d rather a quieter evening, there are holiday movies on a rotation on the television each night!<\/p>\n<p>Both resorts are fully decorated for the holidays. \u00a0The Dolphin has a massive tree, comprised of poinsettias and topped with a disco ball.\u00a0 At the base of the tree you can find some woodland friends and a train.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6282\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6282  \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Engine of the Dolphin Train\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train.jpg\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engine of the Dolphin Train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6283\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6283  \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Cars of the WDWDolphin Train \" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars of the WDWDolphin Train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6284\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6284  \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Dolphin Train Caboose\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-3.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-3-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dolphin-Train-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dolphin Train Caboose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over at the Swan you\u2019ll find a massive edible holiday display.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to believe that everything in the display is made out of chocolate! The train is just amazing, the detail on it is crazy.\u00a0 There is even a chocolate fireplace to complete the scene.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6272\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6272 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Everything in the display is edible!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everything in the display is edible!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6273\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6273  \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Details of what was used to make the edible display\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display-Details.jpg\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display-Details.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display-Details-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Edible-Display-Details-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Details of what was used to make the edible display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6270\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6270 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Chocolate Train from Swan Display\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train-2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate Train from Swan Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6271\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6271 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Edible display at the Swan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chocolate-Train-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edible display at the Swan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6274\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6274 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Entirely edible nutcracker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Nutcracker.jpg\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Nutcracker.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Nutcracker-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Nutcracker-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entirely edible nutcracker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6275\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6275  \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Santa made out of chocolate!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Santa.jpg\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Santa.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Santa-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Santa-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa made out of chocolate!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6276\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6276 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"A chocolate fireplace! \" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fireplace.jpg\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fireplace.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fireplace-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fireplace-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A chocolate fireplace!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Further into the Swan you can find the Swan fountain decorated- the swans couldn\u2019t be left out!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6277\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6277 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Swans decorated for the holiday\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Fountain.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Fountain.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Fountain-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Swan-Fountain-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swans decorated for the holiday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scattered throughout the Swan were also some gingerbread houses.\u00a0 One was at the Java Bar and a few others were in the Garden Grove.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6278\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6278 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Gingerbread House from the Java Bar at the Swan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Java-Bar-Gingerbread-House.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Java-Bar-Gingerbread-House.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Java-Bar-Gingerbread-House-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Java-Bar-Gingerbread-House-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gingerbread House from the Java Bar at the Swan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6279\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6279 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Gingerbread House located in the Garden Grove\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gingerbread House located in the Garden Grove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6279\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6279 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Gingerbread House located in the Garden Grove\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gingerbread House located in the Garden Grove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6280\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6280 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Gingerbread House from Garden Grove\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gingerbread House from Garden Grove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6281\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6281 \" title=\"WDW Swan and Dolphin Holiday\" alt=\"Gingerbread House at Garden Grove\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-3.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-3-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Garden-Grove-Gingerbread-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gingerbread House at Garden Grove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Swan and Dolphin are definitely a festive place to be for the holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin have been our holiday home for most of the last decade.\u00a0 Each year we look forward to returning&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":6285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1190],"class_list":["post-6268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-walt-disney-world-resorts-walt-disney-world","tag-holidays-at-walt-disney-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Swan and Dolphin Holiday 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