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Disney's Osprey Ridge golf course closing in August as part of the Golden Oak sale
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TheDisneyMagic
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All of these sales of land are such short sightedness from the company 
. All that hard work to originally acquire it and now they are breaking it off bit by bit.
. All that hard work to originally acquire it and now they are breaking it off bit by bit.
All of these sales of land are such short sightedness from the company
It's not really shortsighted. People scream all the time they want more money invested in the parks. But golf courses are a cash vacuum. Disney may be trying to get out of the golf business.
Osprey Ridge is really a nice little course though, thankfully, it's not really going anywhere.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Disney has long been getting out of the 'resort' business and instead focusing purely on theme parks + themed beds
Guests aren't interested in diversions when you condition them over and over to be park commandos.
Disney has long been getting out of the 'resort' business and instead focusing purely on theme parks + themed beds
Guests aren't interested in diversions when you condition them over and over to be park commandos.
True. And it's too bad they've allowed themselves to become that way. Disney really has some great courses, and the "experience" is first class.
But...Can't. Miss. Rope Drop.
Correct.
Black Pearl
Well-Known Member
They could take out all of the golf courses and I wouldn't bat an eye (minus mini golf) as long as they turned them into something that is a draw.
Sans Souci
Well-Known Member
Well, as long as you are happy, I guess.
Some people actually do play golf at WDW and these golf courses are part of what made WDW the "vacation kingdom" and a resort in the true sense of the word. But I guess if you're out on the course, you're not in the parks spending money.
The Empress Lilly
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I wouldn't count on you playing there again. The golf course remains, the big fence to keep you - the peasantry - out is new. Welcome to 21st century America.
DicksonGR
Well-Known Member
If this is the case I'll be really disappointed. I'm already pretty gutted I won't be able to play this September because it's by far my favourite course. Hopefully Four Seasons will open it up to non hotel guests.
I might try venturing off property this year for my golfing fix. Any suggestions? I had thought about travelling up to Sawgrass for a "once in a lifetime", but due to recent family wedding plans I don't know if I can shell out that much.
Tomi-Rocket
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Dang it! My DH was planning on playing There in Dec. He's already golfed at the Palm, Magnolia and Oak Trail. Looks like it will be Lake Buena Vista for him.
I have a little crush on LBV too. It's a nice "resort course".
Anyone will be able to play. It costs over $100 rack rate to play there now. Four Seasons will not be able to get that much more per round out of the course. It's not like Disney Golf courses are cheap in their own right.
It will be open to non-hotel guests, last I heard.
Other suggestions in the area: Falcons Fire, Mystic Dunes, Champions Gate (both courses), Ritz Golf Club, Grand Cypress. People say MetroWest is a nice course, but as long as I've lived here, I've never played it.
Sawgrass is definitely worth it if you can make it work.
If you like easier, resort style courses, any of the Marriott Vacation Club courses are a fun round.
CDavid
Well-Known Member
Indeed, Walt Disney World was nicely developing into a true world-class resort - now its all about theme parks and little else. Not everyone wants to be a park commando. As hard as it is to believe, some people aren't even interested in theme parks at all, but they might well change their mind when the can visit a resort which offers golf which appeals to dad, shopping and a spa that mom likes, plenty for the kids, and then these "parks" which the family can experience together (and probably be pleasantly surprised).
But Disney's real "best kept secret" was always that you could go horse-back riding or take a fishing excursion at WDW. The public therefore saw the place as being all about parks and characters, and a lazy, unimaginative Disney management badly out of touch with its customers simply sought after the lowest common denominator - the theme park commando (for lack of a better description).
I just don't get how a team of executives who fundamentally don't understand their own product or customers are supposed to effectively manage the company. But that's another topic.
Mark In KY
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Just as long as I can still buy a house in Golden Oaks when I win the lottery. That's all I ask.