Hotel EDC Extends the EDC Orlando Experience Into the Resort

For the first time on the East Coast, the Electric Daisy Carnival is getting a permanent address. Insomniac is bringing its Hotel EDC concept to Orlando this weekend, taking over Margaritaville Resort Orlando at Sunset Walk in Kissimmee from Nov. 6-9 and turning the entire resort into a 24-hour extension of the festival.

“It feels like a mini EDC festival,” said 23-year-old Carson Pritchard, Orlando local and EDC fanatic for the last few years. “I haven’t seen anything like it.”

The idea is simple: EDC Orlando ends at midnight, but the party doesn’t have to. For three nights and four days, the resort becomes a full scale EDC venue with its own lineup, aesthetic and a schedule that runs from sunrise yoga to a 6 a.m. after party.

Every room in the resort is being dressed with EDC decor, and roaming performers will wander the party alongside guests. The daytime programming reads like a festival cross with wellness retreat: pool parties, morning meditation and yoga sessions and a complementary glam station where ravers can get ready for the night ahead.

“The lineup was spot on,” said Pritchard. “It makes the whole hotel party pack worth it.”

Staying at Hotel EDC also unlocks the neighboring island H2O waterpark, daily food and beverage credits and a dedicated Vibee concierge to handle everything else. Larger groups can book private villas, and cottages that sleep up to 16, some even have their own private pool and hot tub.

“The experience here would absolutely make me come again next year,” said Savanna Brickey, Orlando local and EDM lover. “It’s perfect if you’re looking for a smaller and intimate package.”

The real centerpiece is the nightlife. Once the gates at Tinker field close, official after parties at the resort run from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night, with Insomniac pulling headliners from the festival lineup itself.

Every Hotel EDC package includes complementary priority access to all of it plus the Thursday pre-party in the weekends daytime pool parties. In other words, the ticket to the hotel is also the ticket to the best after hours programming in the city this weekend.

“This Hotel EDC is making me want to come back to visit the festival again next year,” said Brickey. “Everything feels convenient.”

Hotel EDC is a bigger shift in how festivals are built. Insomniac first tested the concept in Las Vegas, pairing the EDC experience with resort-scale hospitality, and its arrival in Orlando signals that the dance music’s biggest promoters see the festival plus hotel package as the next frontier.

Jennifer Rios, a young girl wanting to experience the Orlando nightlife, drove nine hours from South Carolina to come to both EDC Orlando, and Hotel EDC.

“I’ve never been in an environment where everyone has been so positive,” said Rios.

For a 15th anniversary edition of EDC Orlando that's already stacked with more than 100 artists, the debut of Hotel EDC might be the most telling sign of where the festival is headed, extending the experience outside the gates and into every hour of the weekend.

Whether you're checking in for the villas or purchasing a single-night afterparty pass, Hotel EDC gives guests access to a different side of the festival, with exclusive parties and activities designed to bring the EDC atmosphere into the hotel itself.

“I cannot wait to come back next year,” said Pritchard. “This was so awesome to go to, and perfect for others who may not be going to EDC. This will make me come back.”