I’m heartened by the subdued (perhaps scaled back in scope) renovation of the Boardwalk lobby. Since this was decidedly a Chapek thing, let’s hope they scaled those grand plans back
Perhaps to make them more sellable to Hilton or Marriott?
I would imagine the shift is simply because they're focused on DVC and are building more or less exactly what that clientele wants. Their more highly themed DVC attempts, like the bungalows, seem to be among the least popular.
If they do in fact end up doing a non-DVC ultradeluxe or whatever at some point, I think there's a possibility they could return to form.
Huh???
Just basing it on personal observation; I literally never see anyone coming in or out of them. Are they actually popular?
I have no idea if they are booked but if not maybe it's the price point to sit in a lake next to a ferry dock rather than the "theming". faux is just faux
I can’t speak to the bookings, but last time I went to the Magic, at least three quarters of the rooms were occupied during the fireworks. They must’ve done pretty well because they chose to build almost exactly the same thing with the Cabins at Wilderness Lodge…
Theyre popular in sense that people *want* to stay in them but not actually doing so is 100% because of the cost. A bungalow is about 6-7x the points of a Polynesian studio room. Groups wanting the same size can do a two bedroom cheaper anywhere else. If wanting more space one can get a three bedroom grand villa for less at many resorts or a Grand Floridian grand villa for about the same cost, or a theme park view Bay Lake Tower grand villa for less points. There aren't enough DVC whales to blow the points on bungalows, and it's by design for Disney to convert to cash rooms to make more money, but then even the cash prices are too high to fill all rooms daily. The bungalows were a big mistake.
Good thoughts. IMO they can be DVC and still be themed. They can be a hotel and still be themed. Theming has nothing to do with whether or not they're moving forward with timeshare or traditional hotel rooms.I would imagine the shift is simply because they're focused on DVC and are building more or less exactly what that clientele wants. Their more highly themed DVC attempts, like the bungalows, seem to be among the least popular.
