Orange Lake Orlando Resort Breaks Ground On New Presidential Suites Slated For Late 2008 Completion

The Family of Orange Lake Resorts has announced the groundbreaking of a new presidential suite building located in the River Island village of its more than 1,450-acre flagship Orlando timeshare resort located next door to Walt Disney World® Resort. Orange Lake Orlando will introduce this second River Island building with 156 villas and all presidential suites on the top three floors in late 2008.

The presidential suite product will include 4-bedroom, 3-bedroom and 2-bedroom villas with upgraded furnishings such as full internet services, a sophisticated home electronics package, flat screen TV, leather furniture, granite countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms, stainless steel appliances and oversized kitchen and dining space to accommodate the needs of any size family. Design Poole Inc. of Melbourne, Fla. will design the Spanish Mediterranean-style presidential suite product for Orange Lake Orlando, scheduled for pre-construction sales in December this year.

“We asked our owners what they wanted and we have created this new product based on their excellent feedback,” said Don Harrill, President and CEO for The Family of Orange Lake Resorts. “We are confident that our new product will take our owners’ vacation experience to the next level, rivaling that of our competitors around the globe.”

The 12-acre River Island village, a themed tropical island paradise, is one of four resort villages at Orange Lake Orlando, and features a lazy-river-style pool and beach-style swimming pools, spas and interactive fountain, 36-hole miniature golf, the River Island Grilling Company and Tradewinds Bar, Windward and Leeward pool bars, a multi-terraced deck with indoor and outdoor dining, Connections Business Center & Internet Café, Currents Café, Tickets & Transportation Desk, Mussels Fitness Center, Treasure Cove Arcade and Family Fun Center and the Cabana Key private cabana oasis.

The other Orange Lake Orlando villages include the West Village, a center of family fun with zero-entry, stage and kids’ pools, an 80-acre spring-fed lake with watersports and a beach. This resort village recently unveiled a new clubhouse with an upgraded check-in area, arcade, kids’ club and fitness center. The new Water’s Edge Beach Club offers a new retail outlet, zero-entry pool, cabanas and Putt-Putt® golf area. This village will be further enhanced with the completion of a new family-style restaurant featuring takeout options, scheduled to open early 2009. Orange Lake Orlando also offers the North Village, a relaxing oasis with Splash Lagoon, an interactive fountain and kids’ pool, Terrace Café, a video arcade, basketball and tennis courts; and the East Village, a golfer’s paradise with The Legends at Orange Lake® championship, signature Arnold Palmer-designed golf course. The resort also features the par 71 Reserve at Orange Lake, the 9-hole, par 30 Crane’s Bend and the 9-hole par 27 Legends Walk, also designed by Arnold Palmer.

The Family of Orange Lake Resorts has evolved from a “best-kept secret” as the world’s largest single-site timeshare resort to a multi-site resort with a growing network. New resort additions in Wisconsin, Vermont and Florida were carefully selected and tailored for their owners and facilitated by a brand new member exchange program, GlobalAccess®. Orange Lake’s flagship location in Orlando was established in 1982 by Holiday Inn® Founder, Kemmons Wilson. The company plans to continue the expansion of their resort network and is actively seeking more growth opportunities to continue being the “home-away-from-home” to more than 110,000 owners from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries.

For more information about The Family of Orange Lake Resorts, go to www.orangelake.com