'Disney Springs' - Downtown Disney expansion officially announced

GoofGoof

Premium Member
The last time somebody threw a building up really fast a wolf came a long and huffed and puffed and blew it down. I'd rather be in a parking garage that I know was built strong and that they took their time in order to build it.

Or this happens...
http://failures.wikispaces.com/Tropacana+Casino+Parking+Garage

When the Tropicana Casino parking garage in Atlantic City collapsed during construction 20 were injured and 4 people were killed. The short version of the story is they were rushing to complete the project and cut some corners. Some issues with concrete not drying fast enough.
 

TubaGeek

God bless the "Ignore" button.
Actually not really ...it's just a year... from ground breaking to finished product.

I know Universal wants to get their new parking garage up in about 6 months. BUT I don't know how big either of the projects are or other specificities. There's gotta be some major factor, though, to DOUBLE the duration of the project... right?
 

roj2323

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I am visiting at end of June is any of the new things going to be open or will it still mainly be a construction site?

some things should be nearing completion but disney springs will be a construction zone for quite a while. If i had to guess both Starbucks should be done and open, the co-op should be open, the causeway won't be done but it's possible that the boat service to rainforest cafe should be back, the new dockside restaurant should be well on it's way but not close to done and the High line should be fairly complete. If you were coming in november it would be a very different story.
 

roj2323

Well-Known Member
How does it compare in size to the one going in at Uni?

The west side garage is roughly 4000 parking spaces while the Universal parking garage is 2100. So the west side garage is double the size and thats only the first of 2 garages planned for disney springs. The second disney springs parking garage will have approximately 2000 additional parking spaces.

west side: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2013/09/exclusive-dpr-construction-seeks-subs.html

article supporting total disney springs parking spaces claim: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...dy-creek-improvement-district-downtown-disney



universal's : http://i5.minus.com/iHDwx5Lmrc1Hz.jpg

Edit: it is also important to know that the universal parking structure is prefabricated so it goes up faster than a poured in place structure. here's some photo proof(bottom of the page): http://micechat.com/55076-universal-update-diagon-alley-scaffolding-comes-harry-potter-celebration/
 
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TubaGeek

God bless the "Ignore" button.
The west side garage is roughly 4000 parking spaces while the Universal parking garage is 2100. So the west side garage is double the size and thats only the first of 2 garages planned for disney springs. The second disney springs parking garage will have approximately 2000 additional parking spaces.

west side: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2013/09/exclusive-dpr-construction-seeks-subs.html

article supporting total disney springs parking spaces claim: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...dy-creek-improvement-district-downtown-disney



universal's : http://i5.minus.com/iHDwx5Lmrc1Hz.jpg

Edit: it is also important to know that the universal parking structure is prefabricated so it goes up faster than a poured in place structure. here's some photo proof(bottom of the page): http://micechat.com/55076-universal-update-diagon-alley-scaffolding-comes-harry-potter-celebration/
That accounts for some of it. What are the perks of NOT using a prefab building?
 

bhg469

Well-Known Member
The west side garage is roughly 4000 parking spaces while the Universal parking garage is 2100. So the west side garage is double the size and thats only the first of 2 garages planned for disney springs. The second disney springs parking garage will have approximately 2000 additional parking spaces.

west side: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2013/09/exclusive-dpr-construction-seeks-subs.html

article supporting total disney springs parking spaces claim: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...dy-creek-improvement-district-downtown-disney



universal's : http://i5.minus.com/iHDwx5Lmrc1Hz.jpg

Edit: it is also important to know that the universal parking structure is prefabricated so it goes up faster than a poured in place structure. here's some photo proof(bottom of the page): http://micechat.com/55076-universal-update-diagon-alley-scaffolding-comes-harry-potter-celebration/
Once that garage opened and the ramp to enter it from the elevated road, it was the beginning of the end of parking issues there. Once the second one opens, I think they will finally have adequate parking as I don't think the boost in people visiting will increase that much... unless of course, they don't start closing the parks early to only allow after hours guests that pay a lot to stay late.
 

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