New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk

[lazyboy97o]

I don't know if those pictures would make it look like an attraction, but it looks very nice and like it belongs at the Grand Floridian... Don't know why placing things in their proper locations by style has become so difficult... so now in turn, Grand Floridian should get a 1940s Boardwalk themed diner?

The Boardwalk is turn-of-the-century, not 1940s. Boardwalks were also known for being over-the-too and eclectic.

 

[Chupaca Bruh]

I don't think the issue is the outsourcing of projects or using other companies, it is the Disney Executives who sign off on the design. Whether or not Imagineering sends sketches to other companies for further design work or does the design themselves. The person in charge of design who signs it off is the person (or people) who is driving this new look. I understand the new look to a degree and think it works in some places but not in others. You can't apply this design style to everything property wide.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I don't think the issue is the outsourcing of projects or using other companies, it is the Disney Executives who sign off on the design. Whether or not Imagineering sends sketches to other companies for further design work or does the design themselves. The person in charge of design who signs it off is the person (or people) who is driving this new look. I understand the new look to a degree and think it works in some places but not in others. You can't apply this design style to everything property wide.

Final approval is not with the lead designer.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Final approval is not with the lead designer.

Nobody said it was.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Nobody said it was.

It’s right there in the quoted post…
“The person in charge of design who signs it off is the person (or people) who is driving this new look.”

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

It’s right there in the quoted post…
“The person in charge of design who signs it off is the person (or people) who is driving this new look.”

That’s not “lead designer” - it’s the person in charge of design who signs it off. Obviously someone is in charge of signing off designs. That person indeed exists.

 

[Bocabear]

The Boardwalk is turn-of-the-century, not 1940s. Boardwalks were also known for being over-the-too and eclectic.

The original design intent was to place the resort in the 1940s... Hence the Art Deco Ballroom, the late 1930s-40s era lounge, the Miss America references in the now-missing Sweet Shop, the murals in the orginal Flying Fish restaurant... The design is made to invoke the feeling of an older resort...that had a history leading up to the design date ...if that makes sense... the furnishings in the lobby are not turn of the century, but of a later date with antiques from the turn of the century mixed in....

 

[castlecake2.0]

The original design intent was to place the resort in the 1940s... Hence the Art Deco Ballroom, the late 1930s-40s era lounge, the Miss America references in the now-missing Sweet Shop, the murals in the orginal Flying Fish restaurant... The design is made to invoke the feeling of an older resort...that had a history leading up to the design date ...if that makes sense... the furnishings in the lobby are not turn of the century, but of a later date with antiques from the turn of the century mixed in....

That’s what all these new updates always miss, the place setting and backstory. They just go 100% wayfair furniture. I get you do y want your resort to look like a museum but at least blend in a mixture of newer furnishings with period pieces. The coffee shop just needs soMe antique light fixtures and display cases and it would look ok.

 

[TDLFan]

It's my understanding the social media blowback of the coffee shop may have saved/improved certain aspects of this refurb.

 

[castlecake2.0]

It's my understanding the social media blowback of the coffee shop may have saved/improved certain aspects of this refurb.

I really hope so. The lobby really just needs some refurbished furniture and new area rugs.

 

[NotCalledBob]

D'Amaro was apparently sighted at The Boardwalk today.

I don't know how reliable the source is.

Gone to admire the succulents (and hopefully approving a change of direction).

 

[James Alucobond]

It's my understanding the social media blowback of the coffee shop may have saved/improved certain aspects of this refurb.

I find it insane that they don't have the foresight to predict when this blowback will occur. Like, just DO THE THEME.

 

[UNCgolf]

I find it insane that they don't have the foresight to predict when this blowback will occur. Like, just DO THE THEME.

While I agree completely with this -- you have themed resorts and that is part of the appeal; why are you trying to eliminate it? -- I also think it's a bit silly that they're changing direction based on social media reaction (if that's actually what's happening).

Social media (or fan forums, for that matter) is not a good indicator of what the public, or even the overall fan base, thinks about anything. It's a small, self-selected sample and not at all representative of people who visit Disney World.

I'll certainly take it, though, since I don't want to see the rest of the Boardwalk turned into bland genericism.

 

[ToTBellHop]

D'Amaro was apparently sighted at The Boardwalk today.

I don't know how reliable the source is.

Gone to admire the succulents (and hopefully approving a change of direction).

They need to be sung-to daily and he has a beautiful falsetto.

 

[Incomudro]

While I agree completely with this -- you have themed resorts and that is part of the appeal; why are you trying to eliminate it? -- I also think it's a bit silly that they're changing direction based on social media reaction (if that's actually what's happening).

Social media (or fan forums, for that matter) is not a good indicator of what the public, or even the overall fan base, thinks about anything. It's a small, self-selected sample and not at all representative of people who visit Disney World.

I'll certainly take it, though, since I don't want to see the rest of the Boardwalk turned into bland genericism.

I agree whole heartedly.
Let artists create the art, when the art is good the public appreciate it.
The public by and large are not artists.

 

[Tha Realest]

It's my understanding the social media blowback of the coffee shop may have saved/improved certain aspects of this refurb.

This aligns with my long-held view that the addition of Julie Andrews greatly improves everything she is a part of.

 

[castlecake2.0]

This aligns with my long-held view that the addition of Julie Andrews greatly improves everything she is a part of.

It’s just funny that within weeks the photos were changed to something THAT STILL ISNT ON THEME. Like WHY? It also seems to be a dead giveaway that the job was done by a third party; slap some photos on the wall to try to tell a story. They did the same at Beaches, Ale & Compass, Steakhouse71… cheap and lazy.

 

[Bocabear]

So...the pool bar at the same resort...also themed to a carousel should have been a clear design reference point....
and while the structure at Leaping Libations is on-point for theme, I wish they had gotten some of the other details right...but this coffee shop gets no part of the theme correct... except there is a picture of a carousel....

 

[ToTBellHop]

So...the pool bar at the same resort...also themed to a carousel should have been a clear design reference point....
and while the structure at Leaping Libations is on-point for theme, I wish they had gotten some of the other details right...but this coffee shop gets no part of the theme correct... except there is a picture of a carousel....

There’s still time to convert the bar into a nondescript gazebo. But keep the name and add a photo of Julie Andrews’ horse behind the bartender and some daffodils by the free water.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

I always thought if you just put one of these in the corner then everything looks more Mary Poppinish.