Waterstar Orlando Project

[networkpro]

IMHO doesnt make any material change to the appearance at the end of that parking lot which I've been in many times. Maybe a walkway to the Texas Roadhouse might make Sanaa finally get rid of that awful Boerwust sausage.

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3500124,-81.6091793,911m/data=!3m1!1e3

The Western side has been growing for years... there are water park resorts to the North (Orange Lake) and South (Margaritaville) of AKL.

If you want to see how vacation homes at a resort can be, Margaritaville puts DVC to shame.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

. Maybe a walkway to the Texas Roadhouse might make Sanaa finally get rid of that awful Boerwust sausage.

Isn’t it more likely they put in a moat filled with crocs?

 

[networkpro]

Isn’t it more likely they put in a moat filled with crocs?

Its Florida, just have open water and you'll get gators. Crocodiles not so much as they favor saltwater marshes.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Its Florida, just have open water and you'll get gators. Crocodiles not so much as they favor saltwater marshes.

…the Burmese pythons are more of a threat

 

[flynnibus]

Was it next to their property line when they built it?

I honestly have no idea, but I know they have sold some land.

Disney sells some of its world

Walt Disney World is selling off chunks of excess land on the fringes of its empire, allowing developers to pursue their own real-estate magic. Disney recently sold 53 acres on Sherberth Road south…

www.orlandosentinel.com

Probably the 30 acres mentioned in the above

 

[TikibirdLand]

When I first heard of this project, I thought it was a new water park. Sadly, it's not. Far. From. It.

 

[UNCgolf]

Disney sells some of its world

Walt Disney World is selling off chunks of excess land on the fringes of its empire, allowing developers to pursue their own real-estate magic. Disney recently sold 53 acres on Sherberth Road south…

www.orlandosentinel.com

Probably the 30 acres mentioned in the above

Good job Bob I.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Good job Bob I.

According to my research the plot of land being developed for this was never part of WDW. The housing referenced in the article was built years ago, across from the maingate office complex. A row of trees will do the trick in hiding this.

Also Disney has bought about 1,000 acres of land in the last couple years around Lake Reedy and Celebration so they are still being somewhat strategic with their buffer.

 

[alphac2005]

Have you ever been to Orlando?

it’s a blight based on service jobs…so…yeah…I doA

And there are many areas of the metro that are high income, high paying jobs that have nothing to do with the service sector. Some might be shocked to know that real people live in communities that have no connection to the tourism industry here. Metro Orlando isn’t the Orlando of 20 years ago let alone 10 years ago.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

And there are many areas of the metro that are high income, high paying jobs that have nothing to do with the service sector. Some might be shocked to know that real people live in communities that have no connection to the tourism industry here. Metro Orlando isn’t the Orlando of 20 years ago let alone 10 years ago.

Right…the “up and coming town” brought to you by the Orlando chamber of commerce.

without looking…are you about 31?

 

[flynnibus]

Also Disney has bought about 1,000 acres of land in the last couple years around Lake Reedy and Celebration so they are still being somewhat strategic with their buffer.

I think most of those have been environment trade-offs for space they have reclassified.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

I’m shocked DVC owners haven’t complained about this.

I honestly thought they owned that land until I read this thread.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I think most of those have been environment trade-offs for space they have reclassified.

They made no secret to advertise those buys as just that. It’s not a buffer. If someone wants to buy those tracts for more 20th century restauranting…they can sell it for a nice profit and buy cheaper/more remote swampland to offset that.

“Walt is dead…let’s make some money!”
Bob Chapek to the BOD
- every morning via zoom

 

[UNCgolf]

According to my research the plot of land being developed for this was never part of WDW. The housing referenced in the article was built years ago, across from the maingate office complex. A row of trees will do the trick in hiding this.

Also Disney has bought about 1,000 acres of land in the last couple years around Lake Reedy and Celebration so they are still being somewhat strategic with their buffer.

It's hard to know where exactly the 30 acres are. Looking at Google Maps it seems like this is the plot because it's described as west of AKL and on 192. This upcoming development is the only possible location on Maps, unless it's land that had already been developed in the 15 year interval. It seems strange that they would have owned land further west than this plot but not this plot, though, and even then it appears the only other option would be where Publix is. I have no idea when that was built.

Regardless, a mistake was made at some point. Either land was sold that should not have been sold, or the Animal Kingdom Lodge was built right up against the property line.

Also, this development is going to be right up against the tennis and basketball courts there at AKL, although I doubt they get much use.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I think most of those have been environment trade-offs for space they have reclassified.

Near celebration was most likely to make up for the new village being built. The area around Lake Reedy is to maintain buffer around MK area from encroaching development

 

[flynnibus]

It's hard to know what the 30 acres are in that article -- just looking at Google Maps it seems like it would have to be either this plot of land, one right next to the All-Star Resorts, or one right next to the Wide World of Sports complex if the land is actually on 192. Unless it's land that's already been developed in the 15 year interval, which is also possible.

New Waterstar lot is not the same - New Waterstar lot is Parcel ID - 33-24-27-0000-00-010 in Orange County.

 

[UNCgolf]

New Waterstar lot is not the same - New Waterstar lot is Parcel ID - 33-24-27-0000-00-010 in Orange County. View attachment 607507

I wonder what plot they sold, then. I guess where the Publix is now? Either that or the description in the article was inaccurate.

It also means they made a mistake building AKL in that location -- for multiple reasons, really.

 

[flynnibus]

I wonder what plot they sold, then. I guess where the Publix is now? Either that or the description in the article was inaccurate.

It also means they made a mistake building AKL in that location -- for multiple reasons, really.

I don't claim to know how they work out all the parcels.... for sure the waterstar lot is multiple parcels with limited history. Probably takes more insight then the simple property search

 

[the.dreamfinder]

New Waterstar lot is not the same - New Waterstar lot is Parcel ID - 33-24-27-0000-00-010 in Orange County. View attachment 607507

$3.5 million to buy that land in 2019. To think, even if Disney had to pay a premium, protecting AKL’s theme and sightlines would have cost barely anything.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

$3.5 million to buy that land in 2019. To think, even if Disney had to pay a premium, protecting AKL’s theme and sightlines would have cost barely anything.

Looking at an aerial map there will be a row of trees, then the parking lot, then another row of trees, then Osceola parkway, then another row of trees between AK and this new project. It also looks like only one of the 15 sections of the hotel will face the project due to how wavy the building is.

In a perfect world Disney should have bought the land but I’m not sure it’s going to even be visible from 99% of the rooms once finished. Maybe from the top floor of a couple rooms.