Rumor The EPCOT Hotel

[MisterPenguin]

Blog Mickey has more land clearing photos at: http://blogmickey.com/2018/05/photos-land-clearing-begins-for-epcot-area-hotel-support-work/

 

[Rteetz]

I don't think they can do a 5k through any park if it starts and finishes at WWOS. Taking the new road from Osceola Pkwy to HS parking will take over 3k just to get to the entrance of HS. Even the 10k would probably not make it to Epcot and would just have to go to HS and back. That would not be very interesting for the runners.

Yep they definitely wouldn’t sell a non-park 5K very well.

 

[Kman101]

They likely assume most will pay for RunDisney regardless but isn't the appeal going backstage and running through the parks? The WWOS rumor doesn't really surprise me. It could be a way to start phasing it out. I assume they still make some nice money off of it, no?

 

[surfsupdon]

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Yep they definitely wouldn’t sell a non-park 5K very well.

The 5Ks I ran thru WWoS were sell outs. They were not that much fun to run lol.

I agree- I hope the runs stay Park centric.

 

[Rteetz]

They likely assume most will pay for RunDisney regardless but isn't the appeal going backstage and running through the parks? The WWOS rumor doesn't really surprise me. It could be a way to start phasing it out. I assume they still make some nice money off of it, no?

Well marathon weekend alone brings in 50,000+ people.

 

[Rteetz]

The

The 5Ks I ran thru WWoS were sell outs. They were not that much fun to run lol.

I agree- I hope the runs stay Park centric.

What 5Ks ran through WWoS?

 

[surfsupdon]

What 5Ks ran through WWoS?

The 5Ks were associated with the Tower 10Miler race weekend. One (I think) was a Mickey’s Haunted Trail Run and the other a Disney’s Happy Haunted 5K Trail Run. Most of these were run on grass and gravel. Very minimal entertainment for obvious reasons.

 

[Rteetz]

The 5Ks were associated with the Tower 10Miler race weekend. One (I think) was a Mickey’s Haunted Trail Run and the other a Disney’s Happy Haunted 5K Trail Run. Most of these were run on grass and gravel. Very minimal entertainment for obvious reasons.

Ok got it. I never got to try that weekend.

 

[build_it]

I keep thinking that this is what we are going to get at EPCOT, or something very close....

 

[Kram Sacul]

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I keep thinking that this is what we are going to get at EPCOT, or something very close....

They're putting it in the wrong place in DLR. You can have it.

 

[Magicart87]

Wakanda Inn

 

[DVC91]

The first thing on the docket for any Epcot changes should be moving theV̶i̶e̶t̶n̶a̶m̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶ ̶M̶e̶m̶o̶r̶i̶a̶l̶ Graveyard as far from the entrance to the park as possible

 

[marni1971]

The first thing on the docket for any Epcot changes should be moving theV̶i̶e̶t̶n̶a̶m̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶ ̶M̶e̶m̶o̶r̶i̶a̶l̶ Graveyard as far from the entrance to the park as possible

It’s still on the list.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

In front of Epcot it's boring. It'll be great at DLR. but I think something more architecturally ambitious to complement SSE is the best.

 

[JohnD]

That would be the big blue blob (if I read the maps correctly). The blue blob covers 63 acres, but only 35 is becoming excavated.

The Orange blob is buildable forest. The actual resort, if it goes there, could also eat up backstage buildings and parking.

If a resort is built at the blue blob with monorail access, then it would likely become a deluxe with access to both Epcot and MK via monorail.

 

[MisterPenguin]

If a resort is built at the blue blob with monorail access, then it would likely become a deluxe with access to both Epcot and MK via monorail.

A park-adjoining resort was never going to be anything but deluxe regardless of mode of transportation.

 

[jpeden]

Any idea if this will connect to the monorail line?

 

[JohnD]

Any idea if this will connect to the monorail line?

In the green section of this map, it certainly looks like it could.

 

[TwilightZone]

In front of Epcot it's boring. It'll be great at DLR. but I think something more architecturally ambitious to complement SSE is the best.

It'll be great no where.

 

[MisterPenguin]

In the green section of this map, it certainly looks like it could.

The green section will be lake.