DevelopmentThursday, November 12
Developers release new renderings for Ovation Orlando, a 77-acre district near Disney
The ORLtoday team
If you've wondered what's replacing the old Orlando Sun Resort, RSP Architects has unveiled its master plan for Ovation Orlando. The roughly 77-acre project sits at Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 192, less than a mile from Walt Disney World. Plans call for about 650,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment and a 15-story, 350-room convention hotel.
Ovation Orlando would cover 77 acres and 650,000 square feet
- 77 acres
- for the Ovation Orlando site
- 650,000
- square feet of retail, dining and entertainment planned
- 350
- rooms in the planned 15-story convention hotel
- $73.3 million
- paid for the site last December
Sources: Orlando Weekly, WFTV
Three districts connect along an L-shaped walkway. The Vibe gets its own multi-story parking garage along I-4 that will double as a billboard, Orlando Weekly reports. Accesso and partner Meyers Group bought the site last December.
- Garden: waterfront dining and tropical landscaping
- Gallery: art, tech, immersive experiences and the hotel
- Vibe: restaurants, live performances, nightlife, digital screens
- Tenants: none named yet
Positively Osceola reports the project now includes the acquisition of the 718-room Delta Hotels by Marriott Orlando Celebration, whose price hasn't been disclosed. Aimbridge Hospitality will keep managing it, and Accesso plans to add about 10,000 square feet of meeting space.
Ovation Orlando is targeting a 2027 groundbreaking and a 2028 opening
- March 2025Osceola County commissioners advanced a development agreement for the site.
- Dec. 2025Accesso and Meyers Group bought the site for $73.3 million.
- Nov. 10RSP Architects released renderings of the project.
- Early 2027Groundbreaking is targeted.
- 2028Opening is targeted.
Sources: Orlando Weekly, WFTV
Sources: WFTV, Orlando Weekly, Positively Osceola