PHOTOS - New design of maps now at Walt Disney World resort hotels

[wdwmagic]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/maps/...ps-now-at-walt-disney-world-resort-hotels.htm

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Hmm..There very...Simplistic..

 

[Sassagoula-Rvr]

Exactly...I'm not a big fan...I like that they are more detailed...but they're a little lacking in just about anything else....

But I'm not the type of person who will have a vacation ruined by a piece of paper (although last time we were there...the gate keeper for the resort was pretty gruff and never said "Welcome Home!" which is something people in our group always look forward to! So details do make a difference...)

 

[tl77]

They're done to exact scale like Google earth or builder's blue prints, I'm guessing this is basically to make the paper maps compatible with the GPS smart phone maps and all the new FP+, next gen stuff

 

[The Tomorrownaut]

Exact same design mechanics as the most recently updated park maps; why would we have expected anything different from these new resort ones?

 

[Bolna]

I truly hate them! I loved the themed feel every little map had. I don't need a map that is true to scale for my hotel, I need one where it is easy to figure out where the important services are. Now everything is somehow in the lobby area shown by various letters, but because the lobby is tiny, you can't really tell where.

 

[Master Yoda]

I love the realistic, to scale maps. The other ones were like navigating a cartoon.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I love the realistic, to scale maps. The other ones were like navigating a cartoon.

That's what I like--these are to scale. As pretty as the old ones were, it could be a bit confusing to the newcomer (most of us could navigate the parks blindfolded, so we must remind ourselves what it is like the first time you go). Something like this is more than a little confusing:

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[kit0214]

They're done to exact scale like Google earth or builder's blue prints, I'm guessing this is basically to make the paper maps compatible with the GPS smart phone maps and all the new FP+, next gen stuff

Exactly.

 

[COProgressFan]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/maps/...ps-now-at-walt-disney-world-resort-hotels.htm

Does anyone remember when there were little guidebooks or newspapers with maps and other information that were uniquely themed to each resort? I know the Poly used to have a little newspaper with all of the hotel information, and the other resorts did as well.

On the whole its really not a big deal, but it's one more small step toward homogenization and watering down the experience. A decline by degrees in my eyes anyway.

 

[mrerk]

No OKW?

 

[SteveAZee]

I didn't see OKW either.

 

[wdwmagic]

No OKW?

I don't have a scan of that one yet

 

[SteveAZee]

I don't have a scan of that one yet

Nice scan work, by the way.

 

[gonnichi]

Uncreative, unimaginative, unmagical, but it is a map and it is informative so I guess they work fine. just MHO.

 

[Mike730]

Accurate, clear, and easy on the eyes.

Simply horrible.

 

[bethymouse]

Not much difference from the "old" ones, or am I missing something?

 

[aladdin2007]

Does anyone remember when there were little guidebooks or newspapers with maps and other information that were uniquely themed to each resort? I know the Poly used to have a little newspaper with all of the hotel information, and the other resorts did as well.

On the whole its really not a big deal, but it's one more small step toward homogenization and watering down the experience. A decline by degrees in my eyes anyway.

Yes they were fantastic, I kept a few, wilderness lodge, ft wilderness, dixie landings.....they were big too like big fold out newspapers yet nice paper, fully designed and themed. Back when Disney cared about theme and extra touches like that.

 

[Epicpilot]

NO! NOT THE POLY MAP! The old poly map looked like a piece of art, this one just makes it look like one big parking lot.

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

NO! NOT THE POLY MAP! The old poly map looked like a piece of art, this one just makes it look like one big parking lot.

Agreed - GF and AKL also lost something special in the transition to MyMagicMinus-inspired maps. The previous maps reinforced the theme extremely well, and I had no difficulty interpreting them.

Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but I didn't see the maps as something that needed to be homogenized. Each resort has its own personality, and it was nice to have maps/mugs/merchandise to reflect that.