How much space does DHS have?

[Pumbas Nakasak]

The cost per square footage is going to be atleast $150; also there is a second floor on atleast half of the building. So 120,000 sq ft x $150 = 18,000,000.

Try half of that cost or is Orlando an unusually high construction cost area of the US?

 

[MichWolv]

Try half of that cost or is Orlando an unusually high construction cost area of the US?

No, half is about right. But his point stands...it's still a multi-million dollar endeavor.

 

[juniorthomas]

Expansion over magic drive? That would look crazy.

Expansion towards those trees to the south of DHS?

 

[marni1971]

It demoing LMA's 5,000 seat, concrete stadium be part of any expansion?

Not that I Know of. The plans I saw have the LMA stadium and Cat Canyon intact.

 

[jt04]

The only thing that could be relocated is the costume center, but that would be a multi-million dollar project to gain at the most 80,000 sq feet.

There is tram storage and servicing that disney would need to find backstage at dhs, along with the other machinery back there. There is the LMA practice area that can not be moved unless they find the same size area near LMA.

Any kind of relocation of the backstage at DHS would need to have DHS expanded to compensate for that relocated backstage. DHS is going to be needed either way, it would be better to just use the expanded land for a new land or two.

From what I remember they announced a new costume shop was being built elsewhere and that was a couple years ago. So I think they could close the DHS costume facility anytime they wanted. Then by closing the BT and removing the large maintenance facility it uses, there would be plenty of room to expand. Remember also that some imagineering type company moved out of some offices about a year ago. So the stage is set if they decide to expand.

 

[flavious27]

No clue on the official numbers on LMA, but they only run the show twice a day when I'm there. The place was pretty full the last (& only) time I saw it, but still, I don't know how many visitors/day that equals compared to Indy, which runs more often.

Indy can seat 2000 with 5 shows = 10,000

lma can seat 5000 with 2 shows = 10,000

Each have an extra show each week, so lma can have 3,000 more guests per week and 150,000 more each year.

 

[flavious27]

Try half of that cost or is Orlando an unusually high construction cost area of the US?

The average cost for an one story office building in the miami area is $154 per sq in 2009, which was about mid pack of other 10 mertro areas in the us.

 

[flavious27]

Expansion towards those trees to the south of DHS?

I thought they meant world drive, so they would built an expansion over a 6 lane "highway".

 

[flavious27]

From what I remember they announced a new costume shop was being built elsewhere and that was a couple years ago. So I think they could close the DHS costume facility anytime they wanted. Then by closing the BT and removing the large maintenance facility it uses, there would be plenty of room to expand. Remember also that some imagineering type company moved out of some offices about a year ago. So the stage is set if they decide to expand.

If that is true, there would be room to move the practice area.

That would open up enough room for a coaster the size of rnr

But if it is a monsters inc coaster that is added, would this building really fit into with the buildings around it?

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

The average cost for an one story office building in the miami area is $154 per sq in 2009, which was about mid pack of other 10 mertro areas in the us.

As a pedant Im sure you'll appreciate me pointing out that a costume area is akin to warehousing more than office and I believe in a solid all format costs around $75 per sq ft.

 

[flavious27]

As a pedant Im sure you'll appreciate me pointing out that a costume area is akin to warehousing more than office and I believe in a solid all format costs around $75 per sq ft.

There is only so much that we can see from the tour. From these photos, it looks like a mix between the two.

With this tour video, there are offices that were built.

http://www.insidefashion.com/videos/view/3671

It would be a mix between a warehouse and office building, there is the added cost of having part of it as a 2 story building.

 

[Chevross]

If that is true, there would be room to move the practice area.

That would open up enough room for a coaster the size of rnr

But if it is a monsters inc coaster that is added, would this building really fit into with the buildings around it?

Yes the building will fit in, it may not exactly look like that, but Disney will find a way to make it work.

 

[unkadug]

There is only so much that we can see from the tour. From these photos, it looks like a mix between the two.

With this tour video, there are offices that were built.

http://www.insidefashion.com/videos/view/3671

It would be a mix between a warehouse and office building, there is the added cost of having part of it as a 2 story building.

Why would it have to be a two story structure?

 

[Slowjack]

Indy can seat 2000 with 5 shows = 10,000

lma can seat 5000 with 2 shows = 10,000

Each have an extra show each week, so lma can have 3,000 more guests per week and 150,000 more each year.

Ah, I'm always glad when someone has the numbers. Thanks, that answers my question. I didn't realize the LMA grandstand was so much larger.

 

[flavious27]

Why would it have to be a two story structure?

Just saying if they want to keep it the same as the layout they built 20 + years ago. Also, it saves on the size of the footprint.

 

[flavious27]

Ah, I'm always glad when someone has the numbers. Thanks, that answers my question. I didn't realize the LMA grandstand was so much larger.

Not a problem. When you are in the belly of that beast, you get the feeling of how large it is.

 

[flavious27]

Yes the building will fit in, it may not exactly look like that, but Disney will find a way to make it work.

I agree they will try to make it work, but come on, why build a monsters inc ride if you can't have the show building look like the one from the movie?

 

[unkadug]

Just saying if they want to keep it the same as the layout they built 20 + years ago. Also, it saves on the size of the footprint.

The footprint of the building would be irrelevant if if was outside of a park....put it around the warehouse district north of DTD. There's no reason it need to be inside a theme park's boundaries. There's plenty of property available. :shrug:

 

[jt04]

If that is true, there would be room to move the practice area.

That would open up enough room for a coaster the size of rnr

But if it is a monsters inc coaster that is added, would this building really fit into with the buildings around it?

Soundstage 1 could only partially hold the ride and most likely scenario is the backstage tour closing if they add the MI coaster.

Martin has been hinting for awhile that the tour is closing sooner rather than later.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Indy can seat 2000 with 5 shows = 10,000

lma can seat 5000 with 2 shows = 10,000

Each have an extra show each week, so lma can have 3,000 more guests per week and 150,000 more each year.

Are those approximate numbers or exact numbers?