choco choco
Well-Known Member
I've been having some random thoughts, and this is all academic, but...
IF:
...I might seriously consider using most of my ground level property for a major walkway with small shops and eateries (including IHOP and Coldstone) on one or both sides. That property is roughly in the middle of the "affected Harbor businesses", and could pull in fairly substantial foot traffic from north and south.
- I Owned the Park View Inn property
- I was assured that the new gateway project was a done deal
- I heard rumblings from my neighbors that they had no intention of adding "back of property" access to the new gateway
- I was already planning on demolishing my structures for a new design
- I wasn't completely married to the currently proposed re-design / rendering
- I could re-design with proper subterranean parking
- I could re-design and meet my requirements for number of rooms, etc.
Just something to ponder.
Yep yep. In an ideal world, Disney would have orchestrated a land swap with the Park View, giving them the roughly same size Carousel plot plus a little something something extra for them either to renovate the place or get them off the ground on building something new.
With the Park View plot as the crossing point, they wouldn't have to re-route the monorail, which alone maybe could have made this deal worth it.