Disney considering making more themed mod resort rooms (with pics and proof)

[Mr.EPCOT]

This might be a stupid question... But you say the ghost host will appear in the mirror. I wasn't aware we've "seen" the ghost host, unless you consider the raven in the ride.

Well, could be one of two things. First, a lot of people interpret Master Gracey to be the Ghost Host, and think this is him in the foyer:

Secondly, this is also believed to be the Ghost Host, supposedly being a painting of the same fella hanging in the Stretching Room:

 

[bgraham34]

All too cool. I could tell you these rooms might make me stay there and not use my DVC room.

 

[Rob562]

The Pirate rooms are at CBR as reported..they have sold well so the Royal Rooms will go into Riverside Mansions...and HM Rooms will go to French Quarter.....Look for one more additional room style (Most likely WESTERN IN NATURE) for the Coronado Springs Resort

I would have thought that the Royal and HM rooms would have been reversed, with Royal going into POFQ and Mansion going into POR...

The Mansions at POR would be the better fit for the HM theme, and they could very easily convert a couple of floors of the mansion that's farthest away from the food court, like they did with the CBR rooms.

And if you notice in the Royal room, there's a very prominent portrait of Tiana on the wall, which lends itself to the New Orleans themeing of POFQ.

-Rob

 

[CaptainJackNO]

I will be among first in line for the Haunted Mansion Rooms. I will pay their price to stay in it, too. I think it's awesome.
And now that I have a little girl, I would totally pay to stay in the princess suite as well. Awesome idea. I love it!!!:sohappy:

 

[NewfieFan]

I have to agree. This isn't something that is going to have some kind of negative effect on the overall property. If you don't like it, you won't ever see it. This isn't like the debate on say, whether The Living Seas should have become all Nemo or not. This will only replace a certain number of rooms, and the majority will still be the standard theme. It's not like people will get these rooms randomly, you'll pay extra for them and be expecting them. I'm sure there will extenuating circumstances every once in a while where Guests will be asked if they'd want a free upgrade, just like in any other situation where the Resort is at full capacity. The only way this could go sour is if Disney decides to theme all rooms in this fashion, which I just simply don't see happening. In reality, this is a big step in Disney's acknowledgement and realization that there is enough of a Disney theme park-specific fanbase out there that would make things like this doable and profitable.

What he said!

I'm sure people will pay for this and for those of us that don't want to pay or it's not our taste... we'll never see it!

 

[Tom]

I would have thought that the Royal and HM rooms would have been reversed, with Royal going into POFQ and Mansion going into POR...

The Mansions at POR would be the better fit for the HM theme, and they could very easily convert a couple of floors of the mansion that's farthest away from the food court, like they did with the CBR rooms.

And if you notice in the Royal room, there's a very prominent portrait of Tiana on the wall, which lends itself to the New Orleans themeing of POFQ.

-Rob

I agree 100%. If this were Disneyland, HM would be appropriate in POFQ due to its location in the park. But here, it would seem as if the POR Magnolia Bend "Mansions" would be a more appropriate fit for the "Haunted Mansion" rooms.

POFQ, having a bit more "elegance" about it, could host Royal Rooms quite nicely.

I will be among first in line for the Haunted Mansion Rooms. I will pay their price to stay in it, too. I think it's awesome.
And now that I have a little girl, I would totally pay to stay in the princess suite as well. Awesome idea. I love it!!!:sohappy:

Us too! I would pay $30/night extra for the HM room (but not the other two). We're taking a Disney Cruise next October, and it sure would be awesome if there were a HM room available for our pre-cruise WDW stay.

Wishful thinking. Lots of hurdles to overcome by then.

 

[Dwarful]

I showed those images to the kids today and they were ready to pack their bags for the Haunted Mansion rooms whereever they put them!

 

[durangojim]

One thing I wish I had mentioned in the survey was that I hope they star putting queen size beds in these rooms instead of doubles.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'm not sure I understand the difference?

A themed experience is one in which everything is designed to create the illusion of being fully within a different place. An example would be the Polynesian. The Polynesian is all set up to make you feel as if you are someplace in the south Pacific, a world of difference from tiki torches and sand in somebody's backyard.

Themed decoration is just when the decor carries within it a certain theme. The best example are the value resorts. Yes, they may be themed to different things like movies, sports, music or pop culture, but that at no time is there an effort to take you anywhere besides a motel. The rooms of Pop Century do not try to create a 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s experience, the decor just has some references to those decades.

 

[Mrs.Toad]

You know, I looked at the pictures and was thrilled. So exciting and fun, especially for the kids. Honestly, I'm really surprised that Disney didn't do this sooner with the rooms as they added hotels throughout the years and expanded WDW Resort because the design ideas and theme possibilities are endless.

 

[BwayBaby]

I love all the little things in the Princess room- the Genie's lamp, Cogsworth, the little mouse hole with Gus and Jaq, the footrest/dog from Beauty and the Beast.

 

[fotofx]

I want an It's a Small World themed room!

I would love the HM theme... Small world would give me nightmares.....

 

[Ragetti]

I've never understood why they haven't gone to more fantastically-styled resorts. Can anyone imagine a HM resort NOT being hugely popular? A stpry-book-village themed "Royal Princesses" resort? Or a no-kidding Pirate-themed resort? I think the popularity of these rooms could show managment how hugely popular such theming could be.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Oh...my...GAWD!!!!

I love all THREE of those rooms! I can't even pick a favorite!

If anything would get me to upgrade from a value resort, the chance of staying in one of those rooms would!

Brilliant ideas, Disney! Keep it up! :sohappy:

 

[KevinYee]

I'm with Ragetti. They should have been doing this from Day One. As it stands now, they could insert that kind of theming into the new Pop Century suites if they wanted and jack them up to $300/night premium hotel rooms.... and they would still sell out.

Staying on property has always been touted as being "surrounded by the magic" at night too. I never fully bought that line, and always thought "it's just a hotel room." Well, in these special cases, it won't be just a hotel room anymore. I think it's brilliant.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Yeah I know, its like that with most everything online but most big Disney fans go to WDW for the themeing. Now they want to really theme rooms and people are already complaining. I don't think they'll do every room like this, so what's the big deal?

I just don't understand, I know some fans get y but I don't get why they get that way. If they don't like the rooms, don't stay in them. Save some money and stay in a plain room. It'll make it easier for those of us who like these rooms to get them, I guess.

I for one think Disney should have done this sooner. One of the few disappointments I've felt about WDW concerns the hotels. I mean...they're so...not Disney. The Grand Floridian, the Port Orleans, the Coronado Springs...they're nice hotels, no doubt about it, but they'd fit in well with ANY park, including Universal. Where are the little Disney touches that would make them special? I've been to Port Orleans Riverside, very nice BUT rather...ordinary. Not especially magical. I've been to the Pop Century, and it was kinda fun in a tacky sort of way, but again...not very magical. Coronado Springs, lovely...but not magical. Not in a Disney way.

But these new rooms are AWESOME. They are very Disney and exactly what one would want when staying on-site at a Disney park. I love them!!!! I would pay extra to stay in them, as long as the cost wasn't TOO exorbitant.

My suggestion for a Disney room: One based on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. A pink art-deco style room with a window that flashes (lightning, with a thunder crash) when you push a button. Perhaps the plaster around the window could be blackened, as if lightning-struck. Cool. And maybe a room based on Snow White, that would look like the Dwarf's cottage, with ceiling beams and a cuckoo clock. And a talking mirror! Coolness!!!!

Having been to WDW four times, I haven't really felt a yen to return. But those awesome rooms just might lure me back...

 

[Magenta Panther]

A themed experience is one in which everything is designed to create the illusion of being fully within a different place. An example would be the Polynesian. The Polynesian is all set up to make you feel as if you are someplace in the south Pacific, a world of difference from tiki torches and sand in somebody's backyard.

Themed decoration is just when the decor carries within it a certain theme. The best example are the value resorts. Yes, they may be themed to different things like movies, sports, music or pop culture, but that at no time is there an effort to take you anywhere besides a motel. The rooms of Pop Century do not try to create a 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s experience, the decor just has some references to those decades.

Yeah, there was like a bulletin board in mine, with references to Robin Hood (the animated one) and junk like that. Big deal. When I stayed at POR, the room's bathroom fixtures looked kinda vintage, but that's about all there was to it. Again, big deal, wasn't worth the upgrade. Not that the Boatwright wasn't a nice restaurant, and all the water and the bridges and the little boats and stuff were nice too...but since I had no plans to hang out at the pool or use the boats, the upgrade was kinda pointless in my case. And again...where was the magic?

 

[Magenta Panther]

I for one think Disney should have done this sooner. One of the few disappointments I've felt about WDW concerns the hotels. I mean...they're so...not Disney. The Grand Floridian, the Port Orleans, the Coronado Springs...they're nice hotels, no doubt about it, but they'd fit in well with ANY park, including Universal. Where are the little Disney touches that would make them special? I've been to Port Orleans Riverside, very nice BUT rather...ordinary. Not especially magical. I've been to the Pop Century, and it was kinda fun in a tacky sort of way, but again...not very magical. Coronado Springs, lovely...but not magical. Not in a Disney way.

But these new rooms are AWESOME. They are very Disney and exactly what one would want when staying on-site at a Disney park. I love them!!!! I would pay extra to stay in them, as long as the cost wasn't TOO exorbitant.

My suggestion for a Disney room: One based on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. A pink art-deco style room with a window that flashes (lightning, with a thunder crash) when you push a button. Perhaps the plaster around the window could be blackened, as if lightning-struck. Cool. And maybe a room based on Snow White, that would look like the Dwarf's cottage, with ceiling beams and a cuckoo clock. And a talking mirror! Coolness!!!!

Having been to WDW four times, I haven't really felt a yen to return. But those awesome rooms just might lure me back...

Yeah, there was like a bulletin board in mine, with references to Robin Hood (the animated one) and junk like that. Big deal. When I stayed at POR, the room's bathroom fixtures looked kinda vintage, but that's about all there was to it. Again, big deal, wasn't worth the upgrade. Not that the Boatwright wasn't a nice restaurant, and all the water and the bridges and the little boats and stuff were nice too...but since I had no plans to hang out at the pool or use the boats, the upgrade was kinda pointless in my case. And again...where was the magic?

I love the idea of a HM room, but I have to admit reading about footprints on the ceiling and things appearing in the mirror creep me out a bit. I can just imagine what they would do to kids. Obviously, I'm sure it's been thought about and will be done in a way as to not scare kids.

I'd hate for Disney to tone down that HM room as it's apparently designed. I want that Ghost Host in the mirror! As long as Disney makes it clear in its promotional materials that the room does feature special effects to make the room appear haunted (in a playful way), then it would be up to the parent whether or not to rent it. The parent could always choose the pirate or royal room instead.

 

[Tigger1988]

One of the few disappointments I've felt about WDW concerns the hotels. I mean...they're so...not Disney. The Grand Floridian, the Port Orleans, the Coronado Springs...they're nice hotels, no doubt about it, but they'd fit in well with ANY park, including Universal. Where are the little Disney touches that would make them special?

I don't know about anyone else but I don't need to be beaten over the head with Mouse ears and Princess theming to feel "magic". Things can be "Disney" without being gaudy and tacky. If I wanted that I'd stay at Nickelodeon suites or something.

The "magic" is in the amazing theming of those resorts, they can take you to a different place and/or time. When I stay at Old Key West I'll be damned if I don't feel like I'm really there, from the music played around the property to the gorgeous grounds, they nailed it.

 

[Testtrack321]

I'll wait to see them "finished" before I make any decisions on it. So far they are ok, but I would not stay at any of them. They're either too garish, not practical, or cluttered in design. I want to see these get passed through the design filter a few more times to create a more refined, live-able set up.

I don't know about anyone else but I don't need to be beaten over the head with Mouse ears and Princess theming to feel "magic". Things can be "Disney" without being gaudy and tacky. If I wanted that I'd stay at Nickelodeon suites or something.

The "magic" is in the amazing theming of those resorts, they can take you to a different place and/or time. When I stay at Old Key West I'll be damned if I don't feel like I'm really there, from the music played around the property to the gorgeous grounds, they nailed it.

Quoted for truth.