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The mixed-used resort includezs 350 hotel rooms and 480 vacation villas for The family-focused resort will be located on 21 acrees at & Marina in West Oahu. Disney officials expecrt the project togenerate 1,000 new jobs rangint from entry-level positions to management. Jay Rasulo, chairma of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, declined to providde cost estimates forthe project, room pricing, whether employees migh t have labor representation, or how much access to the property local residentws will have. The resort will feature two towers, gardens, water slides, a fake volcano spa, banquet and meetinbg space, and wedding facilities.
Disney film charactersa playedby humans, such as mermaids, are expectede to play a regular role at the resort. This is Disney’es first vacation club-hotel venture to be separate from its thems parksin California, Floridw and Japan. Disney also operatesw vacation clubs inVero Beach, Fla., and Hiltobn Head, S.C. Disney announced its plans at Kapolei Honolulu’s second city hall. Honolulu Mayor Mufi City CouncilmanTodd Apo, Ko Olina developer Jeff Stone and Ko Olins resort executive John Tone attended. Rasulo said Disneyh (NYSE: DIS) is confident about the long-term prospects for Hawaii’sx tourist economy, currently in the midsrt of one of its mostseriou downturns.