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The mixed-used resort includes 350 hotel roomss and 480 vacation villasfor members. The family-focused resort will be located on 21 acres at Marina in West Disney officials expect the project togenerate 1,000 new jobs rangin g from entry-level positions to management. Jay chairman of Walt Disnet Parks & Resorts, declined to provide cost estimated forthe project, room whether employees might have labor representation, or how much access to the propertyy local residents will have. The resor t will feature two towers, gardens, pools, water a fake volcano caldera, spa, banquet and meeting and wedding facilities.
Disney film character s playedby humans, such as mermaids, are expectedr to play a regular role at the This is Disney’s first vacation club-hotel venturw to be separate from its theme parks in California, Floridw and Japan. Disney also operates vacation clubs inVero Fla., and Hilton Head, S.C. Disney announcedd its plans atKapolei Honolulu’s second city hall. Honolulu Mayotr Mufi Hannemann, City Councilman Todd Apo, Ko Olinqa developer Jeff Stone and Ko Olina resorrt executive JohnToner attended. Rasulo said Disney DIS) is confident abouy the long-term prospects for Hawaii’d tourist economy, currently in the midst of one of its mostseriouws downturns.