New concept art unveiled for Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

[sshindel]

No kidding! People are here get so bent out of shape every time Disney does something to appeal to the primary audience. Yeah, I know Walt said don't aim for kids or you're dead. But you shouldn't aim exclusively for adults either.

Most of the resorts are themed in such a way as to appeal more to adults than kids. I see no problem with aiming the value resorts (which are priced for families) at kids. Those of you who appreciate more sophisticated themes at your resorts probably weren't going to stay at a value resort anyway!

While I agree with nearly everything you said, I very much appreciate a more sophisticated theme at my resort. I just can't always afford to stay there! :lol:

 

[WDWFigment]

Nothing new about that. Virtually everything WDW does these days is aimed straight at the kiddies.

Good point. With the four values plus this all aimed at kids, there will be almost no subtle adult resort themes. Besides Boardwalk, Beach Club, Yacht Club, Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Port Orleans Riverside, Port Orleans French Quarter, and Old Key West. What will all of us seeking understated or adult theming possibly do?!?!?!?!

Clearly, from a very young age, you were fancier than the rest of us slobs forced to trash it up in the value resorts. Personally, when I was four, I was more interested in Disney characters than a stark (albeit impressive) A-frame tower. I did not have the mental capacity to appreciate unique architecture at age 4.

We can't all be prodigies.

:lol:

 

[lebeau]

While I agree with nearly everything you said, I very much appreciate a more sophisticated theme at my resort. I just can't always afford to stay there! :lol:

Do what we do. Go less often.

 

[inluvwithbeast]

Good point. With the four values plus this all aimed at kids, there will be almost no subtle adult resort themes. Besides Boardwalk, Beach Club, Yacht Club, Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Port Orleans Riverside, Port Orleans French Quarter, and Old Key West. What will all of us seeking understated or adult theming possibly do?!?!?!?!



:lol:

Maybe I'm way off-base, but that whole don't aim for kids thing? Wasn't the point tht you should aim for... Families?

The Values seem family-friendly to me. The rooms still appear to be nice and festive. The kids love the atmosphere. Nothing is overly cheesy. They are VALUES. Food courts and plenty of pools. At 20, I feel values are fun and festive: a good alternative to the pricey, albeit beautiful, deluxes and moderates.

 

[JEANYLASER]

Have we actually seen the inside of the rooms?

Yeah! can we see the inside of the rooms too!

 

[TalkingHead]

Good point. With the four values plus this all aimed at kids, there will be almost no subtle adult resort themes. Besides Boardwalk, Beach Club, Yacht Club, Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Port Orleans Riverside, Port Orleans French Quarter, and Old Key West. What will all of us seeking understated or adult theming possibly do?!?!?!?!

I wasn't talking exclusively about resorts. Attractions in the parks, more specifically.

I guess if you want a nice resort you gotta pay more money. This just confirms that the All-Stars/Value motels are designed for people with bad taste.

 

[lebeau]

I wasn't talking exclusively about resorts. Attractions in the parks, more specifically.

I guess if you want a nice resort you gotta pay more money. This just confirms that the All-Stars/Value motels are designed for people with bad taste.

People on a budget = people with bad taste.

Nice.

 

[DisneyMusician2]

I wasn't talking exclusively about resorts. Attractions in the parks, more specifically.

I guess if you want a nice resort you gotta pay more money. This just confirms that the All-Stars/Value motels are designed for people with bad taste.

Wow.....joke or ignorance? You be the judge! :wave:

 

[lebeau]

Wow.....joke or ignorance? You be the judge! :wave:

I'm going with snobbery with a side order of entitlement for the win.

 

[Tom]

Yeah! can we see the inside of the rooms too!

You sure can. Click this link: http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photo...sney-art-of-Animation-Resort/indexGallery.htm

 

[TalkingHead]

Wow.....joke or ignorance? You be the judge! :wave:

I'm saying that Disney goes out of its way to design the cheapo motels in bad taste, which implies to me that they think people on a budget wouldn't appreciate, or don't deserve, nicer aesthetics.

Nothing snobbish about pointing out the obvious.

Seriously, the Lion King room looks like Disney's version of Elvis's Jungle Room, which, for years, has been ridiculed for its garish qualities.

 

[lebeau]

Seriously, the Lion King room looks like Disney's version of Elvis's Jungle Room, which, for years, has been ridiculed for its garish qualities.

You've just described most kids' bedrooms. They don't think in terms of "garish qualities". They think it's neat to sleep in the jungle.

And while I wouldn't want my home to be decorated as such, I think it's kind of neat to when I'm on vacation.

 

[Tom]

I'm saying that Disney goes out of its way to design the cheapo motels in bad taste, which implies to me that they think people on a budget wouldn't appreciate, or don't deserve, nicer aesthetics.

Nothing snobbish about pointing out the obvious.

Seriously, the Lion King room looks like Disney's version of Elvis's Jungle Room, which, for years, has been ridiculed for its garish qualities.

Wow. Are you serious?

The Value Resorts are geared toward families, so they can go to Disney World AND stay on property. The rates at the Moderate and Deluxe Resorts aren't conducive to most families' budgets.

With this said, the families visiting WDW primarily have younger children. Younger children enjoy fun and fanciful things (for the most part). That's EXACTLY what this resort will be - fun and fanciful.

You've essentially said that people who have less disposable income must also have terrible taste, and decorate their homes with fluorescent colors and cartoon artwork - while people who can afford Moderate and Deluxe Resorts only use plush carpet and curtains in natural/earth tones.

I'm often quick to generalize and stereotype (it's a fault of mine, I admit)...but your comments are absurd.

 

[ToTBellHop]

You've just described most kids' bedrooms. They don't think in terms of "garish qualities". They think it's neat to sleep in the jungle.

And while I wouldn't want my home to be decorated as such, I think it's kind of neat to when I'm on vacation.

Exactly! And let's be honest, most of the resorts are garish. I love AKL, but I would NEVER decorate my house like it. They have geckos on the comforters!

 

[TalkingHead]

Wow. Are you serious?

The Value Resorts are geared toward families, so they can go to Disney World AND stay on property. The rates at the Moderate and Deluxe Resorts aren't conducive to most families' budgets.

With this said, the families visiting WDW primarily have younger children. Younger children enjoy fun and fanciful things (for the most part). That's EXACTLY what this resort will be - fun and fanciful.

You've essentially said that people who have less disposable income must also have terrible taste, and decorate their homes with fluorescent colors and cartoon artwork - while people who can afford Moderate and Deluxe Resorts only use plush carpet and curtains in natural/earth tones.

I'm often quick to generalize and stereotype (it's a fault of mine, I admit)...but your comments are absurd.

Two things:

1) Are you implying that families aren't the primary guests at Deluxe or Moderate resorts? I beg to differ. The primary audience for Disney Resorts is families. So if the aesthetics for the Value resorts is fit for families, why isn't it appropriate for the Deluxe or Moderate resorts? Do you think Disney would ever consider designing a Deluxe resort that looks like the All-Stars?

2) Furthermore, you and others apparently have a hard time understanding what I'm saying. I'll try this again. I'm not saying people with less money have poor design tastes. But I am saying that is precisely what is implied by the design of the Value motels compared to the design of the Deluxe and Moderate hotels.

I have yet to hear a convincing argument for why the All-Stars are decorated in such an over-the-top fashion compared to the other resorts' relative design restraint (and some would say more sophisticated look).

 

[TalkingHead]

Exactly! And let's be honest, most of the resorts are garish. I love AKL, but I would NEVER decorate my house like it. They have geckos on the comforters!

Maybe most of the resorts are garish. But I still think there's a difference between the sophisticated look of most of the Deluxe and Moderate resorts and the All-Stars, that latter seeming to play to the lowest-common denominator (i.e. "You want a Disney motel? Well, here you go then! How about a 50' tall Buzz Lightyear?").

 

[ToTBellHop]

Two things:

1) Are you implying that families aren't the primary guests at Deluxe or Moderate resorts? I beg to differ. The primary audience for Disney Resorts is families. So if the aesthetics for the Value resorts is fit for families, why isn't it appropriate for the Deluxe or Moderate resorts? Do you think Disney would ever consider designing a Deluxe resort that looks like the All-Stars?

2) Furthermore, you and others apparently have a hard time understanding what I'm saying. I'll try this again. I'm not saying people with less money have poor design tastes. But I am saying that is precisely what is implied by the design of the Value motels compared to the design of the Deluxe and Moderate hotels.

I have yet to hear a convincing argument for why the All-Stars are decorated in such an over-the-top fashion compared to the other resorts' relative design restraint (and some would say more sophisticated look).

Because they are value resorts and 50-foot fiberglass figures are cheaper than heavily-detailed buildings (same reason that, for the most part, you have to go all the way to the deluxes to get detailed roofs). When you have a limited budget, whimsical is more effective than trying to do sophisticated on the cheap. This strategy also worked for Fantasyland (or didn't, depending on your views).

 

[lazyboy97o]

Because they are value resorts and 50-foot fiberglass figures are cheaper than heavily-detailed buildings (same reason that, for the most part, you have to go all the way to the deluxes to get detailed roofs). When you have a limited budget, whimsical is more effective than trying to do sophisticated on the cheap. This strategy also worked for Fantasyland (or didn't, depending on your views).

Good design is not predicated on budget. It is more than possible to design a Value Resort that provides a themed experience, and not the themed decor of the existing options. The Art of Animation Resort does, in some ways, start to offer more experience than decor.

 

[JEANYLASER]

awesome!

 

[ChrisM]

Clearly, from a very young age, you were fancier than the rest of us slobs forced to trash it up in the value resorts. Personally, when I was four, I was more interested in Disney characters than a stark (albeit impressive) A-frame tower. I did not have the mental capacity to appreciate unique architecture at age 4.

We can't all be prodigies.

Yes, clearly that's what I was saying. Sheesh.

The knee jerk inferiority complex reaction that so commonly pops up around here is truly annoying.

Anyway, what I'm saying is, is that a child learns to enjoy what they are exposed to. If they are exposed to 50 foot tall cartoon characters, they are going to think that is awesome. If they are exposed to something else, it's very possible they will think that is awesome.