And if Disney decide to fund that then the DVC lounge would be closed.
I know it isn't preventing it, they are just set on a lounge because they suck. It is just Disney being Disney....
I doubt this was Disney, as in WDW Parks, making any decision.
why wouldn’t you use it? Yes this lounge is always in use with variations on the wait time to get in there. The other problem is that it’s been there for a while now so removing it starts to look like ‘loss of perks’
And the Disney higher ups could say to their DVC colleagues, "No, we want to use the space for a new attraction." But they didn't.
From what I understand much if not most of the old Imageworks has been gutted at this point. It's a shame.
I have no problem with spaces that were built for the sole purpose of being used as a lounge. But former public spaces should stay that way. The top of the Imagination pavilion needs to be restored to its former glory (with some updates) for all guests.
As soon as Disney want to do that they can turf DVC out, by not renewing the lease.
And I'm going to hold my breath.
A new attraction above an existing attraction and gift shop?
What’s confusing?
It's just a strange expectation for the placement of an attraction, in my opinion. I see the lounge as an efficient use of space to give DVC members a perk, similar to the old Chase cardholder lounge.
I didn’t say ride. I said attraction. It’s not a strange expectation to utilize the space like it once was used, but for something new.
I didn't say "ride" either. That space hasn't had an attraction for 26 years now and they obviously don't view it as a practical attraction space anymore, otherwise they wouldn't have moved it downstairs when they re-did Journey Into Your Imagination. Having a DVC lounge there just gives DVC members a place to go sit, cool off, and grab a snack and a drink without taking up space somewhere else in the park. It doesn't hurt anyone else by existing in a space that would otherwise still be functioning as nothing more than storage.
That is a choice. Just like Wonders of Life sitting there. Just like Communicore Hall being nothing more than an empty space to cool off, minus a few racks of merch and kiosks during festivals. Just like the current Figment and Nemo layouts being shortened from the original.
It's a stretch to say that not using upstairs space for a new attraction is the same as excusing Disney’s failure to add adequate capacity in the parks. Adequate capacity can be added without that space. The space being storage creates no capacity. Storage space converted to a DVC lounge creates at least a small bit of capacity during its operating hours.
It is exactly that. All of their Epcot choices just compound the problem.
And with it...
Why is the choice between utilizing the space either for storage or a DVC lounge? That is just false.
