Shorter trees will be planted and they'll be tall in 20 years.
That's a great shot which shows the level of detail that Disney used to put into their resorts which just isn't in the current DVC properties. They're really big and really plain. The only DVC I've ever liked was the first addition to the Lodge. Obviously the jury is still out on the current expansion, so I'm hoping they continue the trend at that property.
The second shot does a great job in showing the cold blue Chinese LED bulbs that have been installed on the watercraft, too.
Indeed. The actual view is inferior to days of yore, no doctoring necessary.
They are not, nor have they ever, charging extra for the "fireworks" view. In fact, that view has always come from the cheapest rooms at the Lodge. It is hardly a marketable view; just a nice plus if you look beyond the parking lot below. The bungalows, being low to the ground, will hardly offer an adequate view of the Magic Kingdom. On the other hand, from the 5th floor in the Lodge (again, standard view), I could clearly see the Astro Orbiter.
There is no plan to switch the rooms with a view of a parking lot (and a castle in the distance) away from Standard view.
Walt Disney World suffered irreparable harm from the clearing of swamp in the late 1960s, too. Yet, somehow, DAK is lush.
You've been here long enough to know that you can't reason with the D&G crowd. WDW is falling into a pile of dung if you believe what they say, don'tcha know?
Did the smaller trees ruin the lodge for you?
I remember LOTS of complains back in the late 90s about how terrible the Lodge was and how it didn't feel foresty at all. People hated the Lodge until about 2009, when the trees were big enough, and then they liked the Lodge until 2015 when the trees left. It's had a tumultuous history. Just about the only thing anyone likes there is its Christmas tree for one month in 12. Otherwise, you're better off at Pop Century.
Not a bit... the lodge is still our favorite resort.
