Art of Animation Resort to have largest non-water park pool at WDW

[wdwmagic]

Video and details http://www.wdwmagic.com/Resorts/Dis...remains-on-target-for-May-31-2012-opening.htm

 

[MarkTwain]

Uh-oh... look out, Yacht & Beach Club.

 

[Zummi Gummi]

Great! I can't wait to pool hop over there with my Dixie Landings mug!

 

[Scuttle]

I think this is the direction all of the new resorts are going. Guests want a big pool. Especially in the summer time when everyone at the resort wants to go swimming in the afternoon.

 

[Cosmic Commando]

I think this is the direction all of the new resorts are going. Guests want a big pool. Especially in the summer time when everyone at the resort wants to go swimming in the afternoon.

Hopefully. I think the marginal cost over duplicating the size of the other value pools is probably not that great, so it's a win-win. Guests are happy and Disney can market that they have a 12,000 sq ft pool. Now if they have covered bus stops, we'll know they've really been listening!

P.S. And Mongolian BBQ in the food court! Can't wait to walk over there from Pop!

 

[Neverland]

The pool doesn't look like anything special... Just really, really big.


And am I the only one who thinks that having Nemo AND Little Mermaid is a tad redundant?

 

[FigmentJedi]

The pool doesn't look like anything special... Just really, really big.


And am I the only one who thinks that having Nemo AND Little Mermaid is a tad redundant?

No. I would have gone with Aladdin or a Walt-era film

 

[JustInTime]

The pool doesn't look like anything special... Just really, really big.


And am I the only one who thinks that having Nemo AND Little Mermaid is a tad redundant?

I don't think it will. If or when Pop Century is re-themed to Animation, I think it might be more balanced.

 

[TalkingHead]

Great! I can't wait to pool hop over there with my Dixie Landings mug!

"You're a horrible person" x 2

 

[thelookingglass]

P.S. And Mongolian BBQ in the food court! Can't wait to walk over there from Pop!

Yes! A Mongolian Grill at WDW would be so awesome and I think it would do well.

..maybe not at this resort, though.

 

[menamechris]

The pool doesn't look like anything special... Just really, really big.

Right. Kind of a weird thing for them to promote, in my opinion.

 

[Rob562]

Uh-oh... look out, Yacht & Beach Club.

I'm not sure what the total size is at the Y&BC, but technically Stormalong Bay is 2 or 3 separate pools. You can't swim from one end to the other, you have to exit and go across a walkway.

So it might just be Disney using stats to their advantage... Y&BC could probably still claim "largest swimming pool complex", while AoA can claim "largest non-water park pool", yet both claims would still be truthful and impressive.

-Rob

 

[DisneyWall-E]

I'll try to see it for myself next year, paychecks willing.

 

[Cosmic Commando]

The pool doesn't look like anything special... Just really, really big.

Is it supposed to have a second floor or something?

 

[Yankee Mouse]

Is it supposed to have a second floor or something?

Well, I would think having a water slide or some kind of water effects would probably add to it, right now just looking at the picture, it is only a big pool. So I can see why some would say it isn't a big deal, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are some water effects added later.

 

[George]

The pool doesn't look like anything special... Just really, really big.

To be fair, most of the electronic mail that my spam filter puts in junk, implies that big is really special.

 

[devoy1701]

it might be big...but it isn't fancy...well it is fancier than the All Star Pools, but it's just a pool. I think Stormalong Bay still wins on coolness factor. :animwink:

 

[JEANYLASER]

thanks for sharing!

 

[Fantasmic]

Great! I can't wait to pool hop over there with my Dixie Landings mug!

"like" :ROFLOL:

 

[bgraham34]

it might be big...but it isn't fancy...well it is fancier than the All Star Pools, but it's just a pool. I think Stormalong Bay still wins on coolness factor. :animwink:

Without a doubt.