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Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista - Disney Springs

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

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Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista - Disney Springs, from the operator's website — Photo from Gateways’s website.

Learning-focused family Pesach program in Orlando near Disney Springs, CRC supervised and non-gebrokts.

Dates: Mar 31-Apr 10, 2026
Price: Price on request
Operator’s track record: Operator in business since 1998.Gateways was founded in 1998 by Rabbi Mordechai Suchard as a Jewish outreach organization; it is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and program proceeds support its centers.
Setting: Resort, Theme park area
Languages: English
Contact: 845-290-8710

Kashrut and standards

Taken from the operator’s own website. A dashed outline means the operator hasn’t said, not that the answer is no.

Supervision: Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, CRC
Who it suits: Families; separate tracks for teens/masmidim and singles
Minyanim: Ashkenaz, Nusach Sefard

Who is the supervisor?

The names below come from the operator. Each links to a page of what public sources say, with the sources.

Rabbi Sholem Fishbane
Kashruth Administrator of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) and Executive Director of the Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO)
cRc (Chicago Rabbinical Council)
Not-for-profit Orthodox rabbinical organization providing kosher supervision and certification (cRc Kosher) and a beth din
Member of AKO

Worth asking the operator

Who signs the kashrut certificate for this program, and can I see this year’s certificate?
How many years has he supervised this operator’s Pesach programs, and this hotel in particular?
Does an agency or beth din stand behind the certificate, or is it his personal hechsher?
Is he in the hotel for the whole of Yom Tov, and how many mashgichim work under him?

Everyone named for kashrut supervision

Non-gebroktsCholov YisroelGlatt meatPas YisroelShmura matzahSeparate swimming hoursKitniyot policy

Ask before you book

The operator’s website doesn’t state these. If any matter to you, get the answer in writing:

Pas Yisroel
Kitniyot policy

Standards can change from year to year. Confirm with the operator and your own rav.

Videos and social accounts

The operator’s own channels, found on its own website. They are marketing, so weigh them alongside the facts above.

Posted by Gateways Organization Inc. on Vimeo. Open it on Vimeo. It is the publisher’s own promotional video, it plays with sound and music, and it may show an earlier year.

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The hotel

About the building itself, all year round. The Pesach program is run by the operator, not the hotel.

Photo from Gateways’s website, number 1 — Photos from gatewayspesach.org. They belong to their owners; tap one to see it on their website.

Photo from Gateways’s website, number 2 — Photos from gatewayspesach.org. They belong to their owners; tap one to see it on their website.

I don’t have confirmed details for this building yet. The map and reviews below come straight from Google.

Ratings and reviews of the hotel

These are year-round guests rating the hotel, not Pesach guests rating the program. For the program, see the guest reviews further down.

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Food

Plated Yom Tov meals and kiddushim by the Weiss Brothers, an extensive breakfast buffet, and several specialty eateries (sushi, pizza, barbecue grill, gelato, 24-hour coffee shop and mini market). Private or semi-private seders available.

Chef or caterer: Weiss Brothers

BuffetPlated dinnersTea roomOpen all night tea roomBarbecueSushiPrivate seder availableKiddushNamed chef or caterer

Entertainment and activities

Concerts & live musicLectures & shiurimFitness & yogaTheme nights & partiesKids shows & activities

In the operator’s words: Six Yom Tov eateries, Classes and speakers, Separate men's and women's pools, Skybridge to Disney Springs, Preschool division and day camp, 24/7 mini market.

Performers announced: Mordechai Shapiro, Benny Friedman, Simcha Leiner, Moshe Groner, Pinny Ostreicher

Speakers and scholars announced: HaRav Nissan Kaplan, Rabbi Mordechai Suchard, Rabbi Aryeh Zev Ginzberg, Rabbi Gavriel Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz, Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolff, Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton

Kids and teens

Day campTeen programBabysitting or infant care

Preschool division up to age 5, day camp for elementary ages (1:4 counselor ratio), teen/'Masmidim' program, round-the-clock babysitting and private babysitting at an hourly rate.

Price

Rates on request

Check what’s added on top: many programs add taxes, service charges and tips of 20 to 25 percent. Work out your real total.

Getting there

Where are you flying from?

There is a nonstop flight from New York (JFK), about 2.5 hours in the air.

Orlando (MCO) has nonstops from New York JFK, Newark, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare, Toronto, London (Heathrow and Gatwick) and Paris Charles de Gaulle. No Tel Aviv nonstop was listed.

Most guests fly into Orlando International and rent a car or take a ride service; visitors from Israel usually connect through a New York-area or European airport.

Routes come from each airport’s published route list, checked October 2026. Flight times are estimates from the distance. Airlines change schedules, so confirm before you book (route list we used).

From the airport

Orlando International Airport (MCO): about 25 minutes by carThe main Orlando airport.

Driving instead

From Boca Raton: about 2.75 hours
From Miami: about 3.5 hours

Late April weather

Warm and mostly sunny, with days around 83°F (28°C) and nights near 63°F (17°C).

Good to know

You can manage without a car: Disney Springs is across a footbridge and the hotel area has buses to the Disney parks.
Chol hamoed overlaps with other spring travelers, so theme parks are crowded; buy tickets ahead and arrive at opening time.
Kosher-for-Pesach food is hard to find inside the parks, so plan to bring food from your program.
Eastern time zone. Afternoon sun is strong, so pack hats and sunscreen.

The hotel on Google Maps

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Safety and travel advisories

What governments say about travel to this country. Nothing here is this site’s own judgment.

Safety information for the United States

The US State Department does not publish an advisory for its own country. Other governments do publish advice for visitors, and local police departments publish crime figures for their own cities.

UK government advice

This is the governments’ own wording, not a rating by this site. Israel’s National Security Council also publishes travel warnings for Israelis abroad. Ask the operator what security the program itself arranges, such as guards and entry checks.

Things to do near Lake Buena Vista (Orlando)

Ideas for chol hamoed. Check opening times before you go; some places close or get very busy during the holiday.

Walt Disney World
Family, about 15 min away
Four theme parks, including Magic Kingdom and EPCOT, that can each fill a full day.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Universal Orlando Resort
Family, about 15 min away
Theme parks known for the Harry Potter areas and bigger thrill rides aimed at older kids and teens.
Good for kids, teens, couples
SeaWorld Orlando
Family, about 10 min away
A marine park that mixes animal exhibits and shows with large roller coasters.
Good for kids, teens, couples
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
History, about 60 min away
NASA's launch site on the coast, with real rockets, the Space Shuttle Atlantis and a bus tour of the launch area.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
LEGOLAND Florida
Family, about 50 min away
A theme park in Winter Haven built for children roughly ages 2 to 12, with gentle rides and a botanical garden.
Good for kids, grandparents
Gatorland
Family, about 20 min away
An old-fashioned alligator park with boardwalks, feeding shows and a zip line over the gators.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Disney Springs
Shopping, about 2 min away
A free-to-enter outdoor area of shops, entertainment and lakeside walks next to Disney World.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures
Adventure, about 30 min away
Airboat rides through the swampy headwaters of the Everglades to look for alligators and birds.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

More about this destination

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Gateways

Kashrut and standards

Who is the supervisor?

Worth asking the operator

Ask before you book

Videos and social accounts

The hotel

Ratings and reviews of the hotel

Food

Entertainment and activities

Kids and teens

Price

Getting there

From the airport

Driving instead

Late April weather

Good to know

The hotel on Google Maps

Safety and travel advisories

Things to do near Lake Buena Vista (Orlando)

Walt Disney World

Universal Orlando Resort

SeaWorld Orlando

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

LEGOLAND Florida

Gatorland

Disney Springs

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Guest reviews

Were you there? Tell other families how it went

Where this information comes from

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