News Disney Riviera Resort announced

[xdan0920]

It is especially convenient if your room is in Aruba or Martinique.

Heck, several Aruba buildings are closer to the Riviera Skyliner station, dining, and pools than they are to their own CBR amenities.

On another note, I hope the roadway will be a full circle around both CBR and Riviera. The CBR bus route is so ridiculously convoluted now, with uturns and doubling over roads. It’s annoying.

Hmm, a good question. Will they be sharing a bus?

 

[xdan0920]

And the cafe / wine bar which sounds much more like Cafe Grounds @ Contemporary.

It sounds like every Starbucks in every middle class hotel I've ever been too.

 

[xdan0920]

It is especially convenient if your room is in Aruba or Martinique.

Heck, several Aruba buildings are closer to the Riviera Skyliner station, dining, and pools than they are to their own CBR amenities.

On another note, I hope the roadway will be a full circle around both CBR and Riviera. The CBR bus route is so ridiculously convoluted now, with uturns and doubling over roads. It’s annoying.

It's a totally separate, stand alone, resort. We ask that you please ignore the Caribbean.

 

[MisterPenguin]

The tower studios were first rumoured when they included them in surveys of members. There are now more and more empty nesters amongst members who will love these studios for the extra space during the day.

<to grown children> Oh, honey, we'd love to take you to Disney World, but our room only is one queen for us.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

<to grown children> Oh, honey, we'd love to take you to Disney World, but our room only is one queen for us.

Strategery.

 

[ABQ]

It sounds like every Starbucks in every middle class hotel I've ever been too.

You're correct, it does. However, it's something that's sort of missing from a number of the hotels at WDW. I stay at the Wilderness Lodge each year and can't get a nice cup off coffee on the run if I have to. The refillable mug coffee is so bleh.

 

[MisterPenguin]

You're correct, it does. However, it's something that's sort of missing from a number of the hotels at WDW. I stay at the Wilderness Lodge each year and can't get a nice cup off coffee on the run if I have to. The refillable mug coffee is so bleh.

Swolphin just upped their lobby café game. It's now a must-have for deluxe accommodations.

 

[peter11435]

Swolphin just upped their lobby café game. It's now a must-have for deluxe accommodations.

They also did a test at Wilderness Lodge last year involving the territory lounge

 

[nickys]

Who do we think the Character Breakfast will be with? Fab 5 or something more "riviera" themed?

Given the splash pad is Fantasia themed, and the French / Italian themes on the names of the restaurants etc, I’m hoping more for the Aristocats, Pinnochio and others with less presence in the parks and resorts currently.

 

[Slov72]

They also did a test at Wilderness Lodge last year involving the territory lounge

The problem with this is that the territory lounge is kind of hidden away and won't catch the "just walking through.... oh lets grab a coffee" crowd.,

 

[nickys]

It sounds like every Starbucks in every middle class hotel I've ever been too.

You’ve found Starbucks that turns into a wine bar in the evenings?

Please tell me where, I could be tempted to include a stop-over next time I visit!

 

[peter11435]

The problem with this is that the territory lounge is kind of hidden away and won't catch the "just walking through.... oh lets grab a coffee" crowd.,

I think it was more to test the concept and product not the specific location.

 

[ABQ]

They also did a test at Wilderness Lodge last year involving the territory lounge

I recall, opened way too late and was not all that visible, tough to retcon a coffee shop into that building. Would have been better off attaching one to Geyser Point from the beginning.



edit....yeah, what @Slov72 said.

 

[cjgren]

You’ve found Starbucks that turns into a wine bar in the evenings?

Please tell me where, I could be tempted to include a stop-over next time I visit!

Concept has started in Seattle.

 

[Club Cooloholic]

Well, it's the children's water area/splash pad, so Dumbo I guess might make sense. Though they would have other options that would fit more with France/Italy (why not Pinocchio themed?)

It's fun to see folks try to shoe horn in a Disney/Euro theme into what looks like an utterly generic Hotel. Even the pool looks like a plain bagel with cream cheese

 

[jt04]

It's fun to see folks try to shoe horn in a Disney/Euro theme into what looks like an utterly generic Hotel. Even the pool looks like a plain bagel with cream cheese

It is a DVC not a resort hotel. Best DVC yet at wdw IMO.

 

[nickys]

It's fun to see folks try to shoe horn in a Disney/Euro theme into what looks like an utterly generic Hotel. Even the pool looks like a plain bagel with cream cheese

Did you read the page I posted about the theme, in particular the “art collection of beloved Disney characters”? You can see it on the DVC page if you don’t want to search for the link again.

And the splash pad is Fantasia themed.

And the restauarants have names that translate Disney characters into French and Italian.

So no one is shoe-horning in a Disney theme.

 

[Club Cooloholic]

Did you read the page I posted about the theme, in particular the “art collection of beloved Disney characters”? You can see it on the DVC page if you don’t want to search for the link again.

And the splash pad is Fantasia themed.

And the restauarants have names that translate Disney characters into French and Italian.

So no one is shoe-horning in a Disney theme.

Perhaps what I mean is Disney shoe horned in a theme....

 

[andysol]

Which high-end Italian/French Riviera hotel has the pull-out/fold-down Murphy Bed/Inova Sofa? Asking for a friend.

Which high-end Italian/French Riviera (or anything in Europe) hotel sleeps more than 3? Asking for a friend.

 

[Club Cooloholic]

Which high-end Italian/French Riviera (or anything in Europe) hotel sleeps more than 3? Asking for a friend.

Don't say hotel...its a DVC property... lol