-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
News Disney Riviera Resort announced
- Thread starter wdwmagic
- Start date
FettFan
Well-Known Member
This actually looks rather bland and uninspired, like something on I-Drive.
Flynnwriter
Well-Known Member
Wow! The theme is... get ready....generic hotel! What is happening in Florida? Everyone better send emails to Disney World and plead this hotel is not visible from inside Epcot! Send now!!
SpaceMountain77
Well-Known Member
Two thoughts:
(1) Is it just me or did Parks and Resorts get a two for one deal with its latest resort additions? Disney's Rivera Resort is simply a smaller version of the tower addition to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. These are off the shelf, stock hotel footprints with no inspired architectural elements or storytelling whatsoever.
(2) Disney Vacation Club is adding its eleventh property to Walt Disney World. Eleventh. What is the target saturation point for Walt Disney World? With a conversion or build every 2 - 3 years, 15 resorts by 2030 seems to be the trajectory.
(1) Is it just me or did Parks and Resorts get a two for one deal with its latest resort additions? Disney's Rivera Resort is simply a smaller version of the tower addition to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. These are off the shelf, stock hotel footprints with no inspired architectural elements or storytelling whatsoever.
(2) Disney Vacation Club is adding its eleventh property to Walt Disney World. Eleventh. What is the target saturation point for Walt Disney World? With a conversion or build every 2 - 3 years, 15 resorts by 2030 seems to be the trajectory.
FettFan
Well-Known Member
Instead of building hotel after hotel, perhaps they should have invested in revamping the WDW Monorail. Those trains are nearly 30 years old....time to replace.
invader
Well-Known Member
That wouldn't generate enough money
FettFan
Well-Known Member
raymusiccity
Well-Known Member
Two thoughts:
(1) Is it just me or did Parks and Resorts get a two for one deal with its latest resort additions? Disney's Rivera Resort is simply a smaller version of the tower addition to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. These are off the shelf, stock hotel footprints with no inspired architectural elements or storytelling whatsoever.
(2) Disney Vacation Club is adding its eleventh property to Walt Disney World. Eleventh. What is the target saturation point for Walt Disney World? With a conversion or build every 2 - 3 years, 15 resorts by 2030 seems to be the trajectory.[/QUOTE
Agree 100%. Uninspired design would be an understatement. If they're going to add an 11th DVC, they should have trotted out the Ft. Wilderness concept. That had a theme and some legitimate design elements that complemented its location near the lagoon.
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
This hotel is incredibly generic, and thoroughly disappointing. What happened to Disney's rich legacy of story telling and landmark architecture...evidently that part of Disney is in the past...yet another page from the Marriott School of Hospitality Design... Really sad to see this was the best they could do...when Universal is building quality hotels with worlds better design...
Boo!
Boo!
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
Let's face it, Concept art is almost always better than the final product as it represents a romantic view of whatever they are building , and of course it always looks a little better because it is also used for marketing.... When your concept art is this boring and pedestrian, how can anyone think this will be an amazing new resort? Seriously...
I like the idea of being able to see two shows from this hotel, but they definitely need to theme it. A generic hotel is garbage.
ProfSavage
Well-Known Member
draybook
Well-Known Member
After reading your comment, the New Fantasyland comes to mind. I concede to your point, sir.
RandySavage
Well-Known Member
Not to disagree about the poorness of this Riviera design, but Sapphire Falls is awful. Great rockwork waterfall, heinous architecture and materials:
FettFan
Well-Known Member
Agreed. If they're calling it "The Riviera"...why not have it inspired by the Mediterranean coast?
Rodan75
Well-Known Member
Not to disagree about the poorness of this Riviera design, but Sapphire Falls is awful. Great rockwork waterfall, heinous architecture and materials:
I totally didn't realize that was Saphire Falls. That is worse than the themed hotels out in Apopka. C'mon.