News Disney Riviera Resort announced

[MisterPenguin]

Blog Mickey has new aerials of Riviera, but, missed out on the Custom House area deconstruction.

http://blogmickey.com/2018/10/lates...ney-riviera-resort-construction-october-2018/

 

[Jambo Joe]

@bioreconstruct...

With the new Centertown open, the part of Riviera's landscape where the Custom House is can now be finished... by first tearing down the Custom House.

Bye bye strange building that never made sense

 

[worldfanatic]

Sad for me.
Custom House at Caribbean Beach was my 1st place to set foot on WDW property.

OK, I'm over it.
Can't wait to stay at Riviera in 2020.

 

[deeevo]

That pool sure does look small for such a large hotel.

 

[peter11435]

That pool sure does look small for such a large hotel.

The hotel will only have about 300 units.

 

[worldfanatic]

That pool sure does look small for such a large hotel.

I think the one you're noticing is the smaller one closer to the buildings.
There's a larger zero-entry one being built closer to the lake.

 

[deeevo]

I think the one you're noticing is the smaller one closer to the buildings.
There's a larger zero-entry one being built closer to the lake.

Ahhh... ok that makes more sense. Thanks

 

[GoofGoof]

Riviera is about the same size as BLT. Here’s the pool there. Not tiny but not huge either.

 

[Calmdownnow]

The hotel will only have about 300 units.

In DVC terms, units are usually 2-bedroom villas (that can be split up into smaller villas eg a studio plus a one bedroom villa equals a two-bedroom lock-off configuration) sleeping anything up to 9 people. So 300 units could still mean a maximum occupancy of 2,700 guests.

 

[peter11435]

In DVC terms, units are usually 2-bedroom villas (that can be split up into smaller villas eg a studio plus a one bedroom villa equals a two-bedroom lock-off configuration) sleeping anything up to 9 people. So 300 units could still mean a maximum occupancy of 2,700 guests.

Yes, many of those units will sleep more than the standard 3-4 guests. But even still it is small by Disney resort standards. POFQ (Disney’s smallest moderate resort) has 1008 rooms that each sleep up to 4. So the resort could hold 4,032. And that resort has only one pool.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Riviera is about the same size as BLT. Here’s the pool there. Not tiny but not huge either.

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BLT can also use the pool at Contemporary, though. So makes sense Riviera will have two.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Yes, many of those units will sleep more than the standard 3-4 guests. But even still it is small by Disney resort standards. POFQ (Disney’s smallest moderate resort) has 1008 rooms that each sleep up to 4. So the resort could hold 4,032. And that resort has only one pool.

Wow, I thought POFQ had more than one pool. It indeed does not. Maybe that's why I've only stayed there one time, in 1991.

 

[ToTBellHop]

BLT can also use the pool at Contemporary, though. So makes sense Riviera will have two.

And I'd be shocked if they aren't welcome to use any of the pools at CBR (but the opposite certainly won't be true).

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

And I'd be shocked if they aren't welcome to use any of the pools at CBR (but the opposite certainly won't be true).

I don’t know. I agree that I’d be shocked if CBR could use Riviera’s pool — wouldn’t make sense. But if Riviera has 2 pools, I don’t see why that small number of rooms needs access to other pools at CBR either.

And this isn’t like BLT and Contemporary, where you have a DVC tower anchored by a deluxe. I’m not assuming any real relationship between Riviera and CBR.

 

[nickys]

I don’t know. I agree that I’d be shocked if CBR could use Riviera’s pool — wouldn’t make sense. But if Riviera has 2 pools, I don’t see why that small number of rooms needs access to other pools at CBR either.

And this isn’t like BLT and Contemporary, where you have a DVC tower anchored by a deluxe. I’m not assuming any real relationship between Riviera and CBR.

DVCers can pool hop to almost any value and moderate pools, with the exception of AoA’s big one. So they already have access to CBR’s pool.

Although that’s DVC owners, so no renters or cash guests have that privellege, whereas with BLT and Contemporary they do. So slightly different.

 

[GoofGoof]

I don’t know. I agree that I’d be shocked if CBR could use Riviera’s pool — wouldn’t make sense. But if Riviera has 2 pools, I don’t see why that small number of rooms needs access to other pools at CBR either.

And this isn’t like BLT and Contemporary, where you have a DVC tower anchored by a deluxe. I’m not assuming any real relationship between Riviera and CBR.

I would guess DVC owners will continue to be allowed to pool hop to CBR if desired. It’s not quite as close as BLT to CR but it’s not real far either. CBR guests won’t be allowed in the Riviera pool. It’s possible they won’t even be allowed in the tower at all depending on whether the rooftop lounge is DVC only. BLT is pretty much locked down. You need a room key or magic band to open the door to the skybridge from CR and also to get into the pool area. You can enter the lobby if you aren’t staying there but that’s about it.

I think the primary quick service meals at Riviera will likely be at CBR. They will likely have a pool bar that sells snacks. That’s my guess based on past history.

 

[peter11435]

I would guess DVC owners will continue to be allowed to pool hop to CBR if desired. It’s not quite as close as BLT to CR but it’s not real far either. CBR guests won’t be allowed in the Riviera pool. It’s possible they won’t even be allowed in the tower at all depending on whether the rooftop lounge is DVC only. BLT is pretty much locked down. You need a room key or magic band to open the door to the skybridge from CR and also to get into the pool area. You can enter the lobby if you aren’t staying there but that’s about it.

I think the primary quick service meals at Riviera will likely be at CBR. They will likely have a pool bar that sells snacks. That’s my guess based on past history.

Riviera is planned to have its own quick service location.

 

[GoofGoof]

Riviera is planned to have its own quick service location.

At the pool or in addition to the pool bar?

 

[MisterPenguin]

At the pool or in addition to the pool bar?

Gondola automat.

 

[peter11435]

At the pool or in addition to the pool bar?

In addition to.