Immersive Themed Hotel

danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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I have been wondering why Disney has never done a highly themed immersive IP based hotel? We have things like Art of Animation which is just light theming that doesn't really try to immerse you in an environment. At the other extreme of course was the Star Cruiser which was a full experience that you just happen to be able to sleep over in.

What I am thinking of is a standard hotel but one that immerses you in the world of a movie, for example an entire Pirates of the Caribbean themed hotel? They have done this with individual rooms, but never whole hotel.
 
phillip9698

phillip9698

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I wish some of the rooms were themed as well as the rooms at Efteling Hotel. Those are experiences people would pay for. The most you get in a Disney World room a headboard with an LED light.
 
Smiley/OCD

Smiley/OCD

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I said this when the “Star Disaster” was announced…a POP type resort with the OG Star Wars characters, with 100% immersion.
Take it a step further, with a Disney’s Art of Movies resort…instead of 50’s, 60’s etc. themed buildings, it would feature a Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Tower of Terror, Muppets building etc. surrounded by a giant “Craft Service” dining QS and a movie themed TS restaurant…I’m thinking a constant sold out resort…but hey, what do we diehard Disney fans know…
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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The next time you’re at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and go to the restroom take a moment to observe the finishes. In stark contrast to the land, the finishes in the restrooms are not aged. The color palette is also different, brighter and whiter than the more earthy tones outside. A restroom that more closely matched the aesthetic outside would immediately be plagued with complaints of uncleanliness. This is also part of why contemporary hospitality design has become so hard and monotone, it feels cleaner to people. In the story of Galactic Starcruiser Halcyon had recently been restored, a device that explained its pristine appearance in a universe known for its gritty and worn aesthetic.

The renders of the announced but not built Haunted Mansion rooms looked incredibly plastic because a cobweb in a queue is a nice detail but a cobweb in your room is unacceptable. People are going to have negative reactions to aged and worn finishes in a hospitality setting. It’s also materials that are going to be harder to clean quickly. The result of addressing these issues is the very plastic look of those Haunted Mansion rooms.

The whole purpose of using IP is familiar imagery. Most properties aren’t set in sleeping rooms and hallways. People want to see the things that signify the property which is how you get something silly like the Doombuggy beds in those Haunted Mansion rooms or the ship beds in the Pirates of the Caribbean rooms.
 
Agent H

Agent H

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lazyboy97o said:
The next time you’re at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and go to the restroom take a moment to observe the finishes. In stark contrast to the land, the finishes in the restrooms are not aged. The color palette is also different, brighter and whiter than the more earthy tones outside. A restroom that more closely matched the aesthetic outside would immediately be plagued with complaints of uncleanliness. This is also part of why contemporary hospitality design has become so hard and monotone, it feels cleaner to people. In the story of Galactic Starcruiser Halcyon had recently been restored, a device that explained its pristine appearance in a universe known for its gritty and worn aesthetic.

The renders of the announced but not built Haunted Mansion rooms looked incredibly plastic because a cobweb in a queue is a nice detail but a cobweb in your room is unacceptable. People are going to have negative reactions to aged and worn finishes in a hospitality setting. It’s also materials that are going to be harder to clean quickly. The result of addressing these issues is the very plastic look of those Haunted Mansion rooms.

The whole purpose of using IP is familiar imagery. Most properties aren’t set in sleeping rooms and hallways. People want to see the things that signify the property which is how you get something silly like the Doombuggy beds in those Haunted Mansion rooms or the ship beds in the Pirates of the Caribbean rooms.
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I know but it’s somewhere I would really like to stay
 
MickeyLuv'r

MickeyLuv'r

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I agree that it might be hard to really do most themes in way that people would enjoy.

Though not IP, AKL and the treehouses are pretty heavily themed. Though not tied to an IP, the treehouses at SSR are also kinda neat. (Or at least they were when I stayed there.)

The rooms at CR are themed to Incredibles, but I wouldn't want WDW to get rid of the Mary Blair artwork. They also kinda did the CR in-room theming on the cheap, so it is okay, but the prior decor was better IMO.

I just stayed at the brand new Stella Nova, and though it is not tied to a specific IP, the rooms are nicely themed, esp for inexpensive rooms. they even bothered to have themed shampoo.

that reminds me, GF used to have themed toiletries, themed to Alice in Wonderland, but that was before they added the themed splash area. I always thought they should have taken the idea further than they did. Alice in Wonderland could be a fun hotel theme.
 
S.I.R. the Robot

S.I.R. the Robot

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All-Star Resorts got that '90s charm. Sadly, Poly and Contemporary don't have the '70s/'80s charm anymore.

I know! What if we had a resort that had rooms with cartoon starbursts on the walls? Including a moon and a sun this time! (That's a reference to one of my OCs, who had cartoon starbursts exactly like the Snow White ones painted on her walls along with a moon and a sun when she was a baby.)
 

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