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  • CSR TIDBITS
    • Ground breaking - August 30, 1995
    • Grand Opening - August 1, 1997
    • Architects: Designed under the direction of Walt Disney Imagineering
      • Design Architect: Graham Gund Architiects of Cambridge, MA
      • Architect of Record: Glover Smith Bode, Inc. of Oklahoma City, OK
      • Landscape Architect: E.D.A.W.
      • Interior Decor: Daroff Designs
    • The chairs located in the guest tooms were imported from Argentina and are made of ironwood. (the chairs prior to the renovations in 2009)
    • 46,000 cubic yards of concrete and more than 3,000 tons of rebar were used in the construction of the guest room buildings.
    • Coronado Circle is 1.65 miles in length, this is the roadway that the buses use.
    • The Esplanade is .90 miles in length, this is the path around Lago Dorado.
    • Lago Dorado is a 15 acre, 25 foot deep crafted lake.
    • The Dig Site Swimming Pool: is 120-by-90 and contains 272,912 gallons of water.
    • Paint: more than 200 varieties/colors of paint were used for CSR.
    • Trees planted at the resort came from 10 different states and were imported from as far away as Palm Springs, CA.
    • Pallet Mulch: the mulch used in the landscape beds consists of shredded wood from recycled pallets.