YES!!! Why didn't they come up with any theme ast all? Disney's Riviera means absolutely nothing...The released artwork looks like any hotel in the Orlando area... Disney's Cheaply Built Hotel but has Cable Car Access so we can charge like it is a deluxe resort Hotel.I don't see why they just didn't theme Disney Riviera Resort to the World showcase, and have it celebrate various cultures and name it "Disney's International Resort."
This would also make sense since FutureWorld is getting it's own Hotel, so both Future World and WorldShow Case would of had their own unique hotel which would of add some cool parallelism to both sides of Epcot.
Instead we just got a bland Hotel with a uncreative and boring name and theme. Mean really, what is a Riviera anyway's and why does it make sense there out of all places? Wishful thinking
Yes, me too! Still waiting on Disney to address the sight lines with the Swan & Dolphin.“It’s a visual and therefore a visceral betrayal. Stop it!”
I won't get up-in-arms about it until it opens and they've had a chance to address sightlines within Epcot.
Very extra expensive holiday innlol But a very nice Holiday Inn somewhere fancy
Brazil was rumored to be going in where the German train garden is at, so that would be to the right of the pavilion (if you're facing it straight on). So going off the pictures I quoted, I'd say nope. A shame since I think that'd be a good way to cover it up.
Wait for the Godzilla attraction
How many DVC units could they put in it? lol
Don't think I have ever made that argument...But one HAS to see that this is incredibly underwhelming... Disney built their legacy on their creativity, design and thematic attractions and environments.
I have no doubt the resort will be beautiful, but I also hope that they make an attempt to blend the exposed section (seen from Epcot) into the colors of Germany pavilion, (similar to ToT behind Morocco Pavilion). Considering that the pictures of the resort are grey-ish, it seems like it will be tricky.
I am not so convinced it will be beautiful....after their recent track record of remodels at the Yacht Club the de-furbishment of The Flying Fish and the Polynesian Lobby... The spaces are perfectly fine, but completely pedestrian and lack any sort of Wow factor. Bland, safe, corporate hotel design...DSad to say, but the Universal Hotels are actually a lot nicer than what Disney is building... Compare Cabana Bay with any of the All Stars... Cabana Bay blows them out of the water.
Even to consider it a Disney Moderate, Cabana Bay pools are far nicer than Disney Moderates as are Cabana Bay's Amenities... We ad a two room suite, all mid century fabulousness for $134 first week of June... At that time the Disney Value resort rooms at All Star were like $189 when I looked... There was no comparison in quality... The Cabana Bay property is far superior.
Yeah, the concept art doesn't seem to reflect a number of things that we see in the construction like the odd rounded stack of rooms. It's not clear to me how they would incorporate that design feature into the hotel that appears in the concept art. Though I guess it's actually a feature of the west wing of the resort off to the right of the main section.
