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Disneyland planning 700-room hotel, slated to open in 2021

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The new 700-room hotel  Via  Disney Parks Blog Disney will begin construction next summer on a new 700-room hotel at the Anaheim Disneyland Resort,  Disney Parks Blog  reports. The new hotel will mark the first luxurious four-diamond hotel to open in Disney’s Anaheim resort in almost 20 years. The property is planned as an entry for “a new gateway” to the resort. It’ll be located on the west end of the park’s Downtown Disney district. “Extensive landscaping and water elements will create a resort oasis, showcasing nature on every level of the hotel.” It will feature ground-level shops and eateries, two pools, a high-end rooftop restaurant, and a platform for the park’s monorail. In front of the hotel, an “expansive landscaped plaza complete with playful water features” is planned. Further landscaping and walkways will link the new hotel with the resort’s four existing hotels, creating a new entrance to the park from the west. The huge new hotel will take up 17

Number of alligators captured at Disney doubles since 2-year-old's death

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Lane Thomas Graves died last year after being attacked by an alligator at Walt Disney World. (Contributed photo/Lane Thomas Foundation) The number of alligators captured at Walt Disney World has more than doubled since a Nebraska boy was killed during an alligator attack at the Orlando resort last year. News 6  reported Florida wildlife records show that state-contracted trappers have captured more than twice as many alligators since the June 2016 attack - from 45 to 95 - as compared to the 15 prior months. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved Disney for a special permit to allow them to exceed state limits and remove nuisance alligators from its waters. On June 14, 2016, 2-year old  Lane Graves died  after an alligator pulled him into the water as he played near the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The alligator involved in the attack, along with six others, were captured shortly after