June 12, 2018: Disney filed permits with the State of Florida for four new hotels and a parking garage on the Flamingo Crossings Site. October 1, 2018: user danlb_2000 is reporting that Disney has filed a Notice of Commencement with the South Florida Water Management District for the Flamingo Crossings Housing project. This road connects the existing Western Way at Flamingo Crossings, just beyond the intersection with SR 429, and will pass through Flamingo Crossings, connecting to Avalon Road 545.įebruary 13, 2019: user danlb_2000 is reporting that Disney has filed a Notice of Commencement with the South Florida Water Management District on the Flamingo Crossings Housing.ĭecember 6, 2018: Disney and the American Campus Communities celebrated the groundbreaking of future housing for the Internship program along the Flamingo Crossings property. May 7, 2019: is reporting that the Western Way extension is now open. November 25, 2020: posted construction photos of the Flamingo Crossings projects.Īpril 13, 2020: is reporting that construction work is continuing on the Flamingo Crossings hotels despite other projects being delayed at Walt Disney World.Īugust 27, 2019: user danlb_2000 is reporting that Disney has filed permits with the South Florida Water Management district for the Flamingo Crossing Town Center. This area is located North West of Disney’s Animal Kingdom on the Western edge of Disney World property.ĭecember 16, 2020: Home2 Suites by Hilton officially opens tomorrow. In addition, 1300 apartments are also expected to be part of this project.Īs part of this expansion, a new four lane road is expected to be constructed between Western Way and Route 545. Construction is expected to begin in Summer of 2018.

Housing for Walt Disney World Interns is also planned for this area. is reporting that additional development in the area will include 29 retail stores and restaurants across the 45 acre space. A now defunct website (had information on the original project. Initially, Flamingo Crossings was intended to be a continuation of Downtown Disney with lower rent stores and hotels.

A Town Center area is also in development.

Three additional hotels to be built in the next 5 years.

Home2 Suites by Hilton debuted December 17, 2020.

TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites by Marriot officially opened on February 12, 2016.

The area is expected to have a total of seven hotels built on the Flamingo Crossings site. Flamingo Crossings is an area of development at the interesection of State Road 429 and Western Way.

Disney road crossing