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YOSEMITE CHANGING NAMES
Curry Village becoming Half Dome Village
awahnee lodge
The world-famous Ahwahnee Hotel will soon be known as the Majestic Yosemite Hotel. - photo by Photo Contributed
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. (AP) — The names of iconic hotels and other landmarks in the world-famous Yosemite National Park will soon change in an ongoing battle over who owns the intellectual property, park officials said Thursday. The luxurious Ahwahnee Hotel will become the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, and Curry Village will become Half Dome Village, said park spokesman Scott Gediman. The move comes in an ongoing dispute with Delaware North, the company that recently lost a $2 billion bid — the National Park Services largest single contract — to run Yosemite’s hotels, restaurants and outdoor activities.