Disney Announces New Nature Resort on Bay Lake

SeaCastle

SeaCastle

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I believe this may be the Project 89 alluded to in a recent SFWMD permit for geotech drillings over at River Country. Great for WDW and for adding another hotel, but a shame that whatever ecological value lost with forest/wetlands disturbed for this project can never be replaced with a LEED certification or US Green Buildings Council accolade. I'm not anti-development by any means but there are certainly less ecologically sensitive lands in the resort for them to build a "green" hotel.

FWIW- the Reedy Creek Improvement District classifies wetlands as Class I or Class II- Class I wetlands are wetlands with conservation easements, in an existing Wildland Management/Conservation Area, or critical habitat for threatened/endangered species. Class II wetlands are everything else. You generally can't build on Class I wetlands in WDW (they're marked as conservation on the land use maps) but you can build on Class II in some circumstances-- they get marked "agriculture" or "resource management" on the maps and can be set aside for future development even if a policy exists to not disturb wetlands.
 
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doctornick

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Call me overly optimistic, but I'm not sure why people are quick to assume that Disney is "moving away from themed resorts" or whatnot. Admittedly, I haven't kept up with specific details because I don't care until a resort is close to happening and the details are specific enough to actually critique.

I still expect the Riveria resort to have a fairly strong theme (probably early 20th century French Riveria) which they just haven't publicly revealed. There's lots of opportunities there. This new nature resort could be very interesting; the single concept art tells us virtually nothing of details. Certainly tucked between the woods and the lake and in concert with the other accommodations, there is a lot of opportunity for this to be an interesting offering. Something architecturally inspired by Fallingwater would be actually pretty cool.
 
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Disney Announces Plans to Build Nature-Inspired Mixed-Use Resort on Bay Lake

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...d-mixed-use-resort-on-bay-lake-300733846.html

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Hotel and Proposed Disney Vacation Club Property, Three Other Previously Announced Resort Projects to Add More Than 1,700 New Hotel Rooms, Villas at Walt Disney World Resort


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

A new nature-inspired, mixed-use Disney resort will welcome families in 2022 along the picturesque shoreline of Bay Lake. Located between Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, this resort project joins three others underway at Walt Disney World Resort, bringing a total of more than 1,700 new hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas online over the next four years.

The deluxe resort, which will be themed to complement its natural surroundings, will include more than 900 hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas spread across a variety of unique accommodation types.

"Walt Disney World is in the midst of our most significant expansion in the last two decades and the combined 1,700 new hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas we are building at four different resorts will create thousands of new construction and permanent jobs and will drive economic opportunity and incremental revenue for Central Florida," said George A. Kalogridis, president of Walt Disney World Resort. "We continue to add new attractions, new lands — and these beautiful accommodations will be right in the heart of all that magic."

The soon-to-be named resort is slated to be Disney's 16th Disney Vacation Club property and it will continue to build on the value and flexibility of a Disney Vacation Club membership.

"This resort experience will be a celebration of Walt Disney's lifelong love and respect for nature, with some fun and even surprising accommodation types that families will find irresistible," said Terri Schultz, senior vice president and general manager of Disney Vacation Club. "It will give our members and guests yet another opportunity to stay in close proximity to all the newest attractions and experiences in our theme parks, and with the flexibility, value and world-class service families expect from Disney."

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort will debut completely reimagined in 2019, featuring a new 15-story tower overlooking Lago Dorado, the resort's centerpiece lake. Offering an additional 545 new guest rooms and suites, the tower also includes a two-level entrance lobby, concierge lounge, new meeting spaces and more. Guests will also be able to enjoy rooftop dining at a specialty table-service restaurant with panoramic views. The existing 1,800 guest rooms have all been fully updated with new fixtures, furnishings and a color palette that ties the entire resort together.

Also currently under construction near Epcot and anticipated to open in 2019 is Disney's Riviera Resort, the 15th Disney Vacation Club property. With plans for approximately 300 units across a variety of accommodation types, this much-anticipated property will connect to Disney's Hollywood Studios and the International Gateway at Epcot via the Disney Skyliner. This new resort will be the first all-Disney Vacation Club property at Walt Disney World since Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa opened in 2004.

Seamlessly connected to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios, an immersive Star Wars-inspired destination will also be built at Walt Disney World Resort. This first-of-its-kind resort will be a completely immersive experience into an authentic Star Wars story as guests depart together for a multiday adventure aboard their starship. Guests will interact with characters as they become active citizens of the galaxy, dressed in proper attire as stories unfold all around them.

These resort projects join a flurry of expansion at Walt Disney World Resort, including the highly successful Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom and the recent debut of Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. In early 2019, Walt Disney World will unveil a collection of shows, parties, Disney character interactions and more that will allow guests to cherish time with family and friends. And later in the year, guests will be able to travel to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios, where they can live out their own adventures in a galaxy far, far away. Guests will realize now more than ever is the perfect time to experience all of the fun and magic of a Walt Disney World vacation.
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“Natural” can having various meanings.
Please be a naturist resort. Oh, please be a naturist resort.
 

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