WDW1974
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What about the EPCOT Resorts? Was told tonight that moving people from there was one reason why this would happen.
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What about the EPCOT Resorts? Was told tonight that moving people from there was one reason why this would happen.
roj2323
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From a construction standpoint the timeline is about right if they start very soon. 12-18 months to build the stations and towers, 3 months to hang the cable and cars and 3 months to debug.
WDW1974
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Oh gawd, not a Star Wars resort. Please.
Seriously, I very much doubt anything will happen with CBR's theme. It is loved by many Guests who come from cold climates. And while I haven't stayed there in 15 years, I have heard very good things about the recently redone rooms there. Mr. Gets Around aka @WDWFigment had a nice review of them a while ago ...
roj2323
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At some point they're going to build one, it's just a matter time and location. The thing is its an idea that has rolled through my head ever since they announced starwars-land. People are so wrapped up in the world that starwars is that they spend money on the dumbest things just because it has some vague connection to the IP. A starwars resort is like a giant pile of gold bars waiting to be found.
Edit; for the record I'm not a starwars nut, I just see the value in the idea.
WDW1974
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I'm tired of snark. But I saw -- and still don't -- any reason for the post to begin with.
Oh, I'm no ''expert" and I'm not sure we have any of those. I'm just knowledgeable about a lot of things Mouse-related. Not patting myself on the back, but stating a fact that I was the first person in the community to state that a DVC resort was going onto part of the CBR site and this was a long, long time ago now. I knew about that. I knew they were talking about interesting transportation from the new area ... my old hillbilly friend @Lee posted at length about those. I had no idea they were going in this direction. I am intrigued by it and I like it more than buses, but I am not going to jump into the DroolPool until I hear all the details (from cost, to stops, to capacity, to who will be using the system etc.)
This could be a very positive development for WDW. But not going to say that just now. ... Go enjoy Pandora. It will be way kewl!
From what I know the theme is staying.
A hundred bucks on PoP!
21stamps
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I would love to see the numbers on this project. So if it goes in to Pop, then does Pop go up $40 per night and AoA $20pn since it will be an amenity for them as well..CBR maybe $60pn..or is there no talks of price increases during all of this?
Only projected savings on needing less future busses?
Eta- or maybe they could sell a gondola pass in day or week increments?lol
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That's the current projection for both. Time will tell.
Give it time. Besides it's a guaranteed cash cow for the masses who enjoy the pew pew franchise (I myself was an Ep 4 kid before they called it an episode)
roj2323
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I'll take some flack for that...I'm going to use that from now on.
Should go for copyrightI'll take some flack for that...
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
@marni1971 Any plans to expand this to other parks and resorts in the works or will they just wait and see how this goes first?
BrerJon
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I don't know about other Disney parks, but I'm starting to think this may be the way Universal links their resorts too once Site B opens. Question is, who thought of it first?
It could be part of something bigger.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
That's what I thought...thanks