From what I saw last night at the Poly the only the interior of the rooms is being reconfigured. (Down to the studs) The walls between room and outside hallway are undisturbed. The hallway is only getting new carpet, wallpaper, light fixtures, and trim. The ceiling is remaining as is.
The test rooms are on the internet but we can’t link the site here, it’s banned.
Put a mini ferris wheel there and theme it to tron, it is contemporary in Disney’s eyes.
The only thing I saw on said site was the hallway and the (ugly) curtains, is there more that I missed?
Yes, the entire room was at one point out there and the photo's matched what I had seen earlier.
My searches coming up with nothing so maybe the photos were pulled. Guess we will have to wait for a splashy blog post!
The original designs for the Contemporary and the Polynesian are Disney themed. The problem occurs when there's a belief that "Disney themed" means everything has to be connected to a movie. Unique ideas that can stand on their own (Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion) are just as much Disney themed as The Incredibles or Moana. But, modern Disney is intent on replacing their own original ideas with movies.
I couldn’t have said it any better.
I mean, they've been trying to reverse-engineer everything that isn't explicitly tied to an IP for years, sometimes successfully (Pirates) and sometimes unsuccessfully (Haunted Mansion, Tomorrowland). It's part of their multimedia strategy, so it's not surprising that they're updating the things with little potential for cross-promotion. This is why we should all pray for the success of the SEA series on D+.
But does it really get Joni's pa pa to buy a plush or a toy? I have to wonder if the ROI is worth it?
I have no idea, but I would imagine they either know for a fact that the ROI is worth it or have compelling research that gives them extreme confidence in what they're doing. Otherwise, they wouldn't be plowing full steam ahead with the concept at practically every resort while they hesitantly putter away at projects elsewhere in the parks.
Art Deco is it's own style which is not Contemporary...
