My guesses are based off FW. I think shorter time lines work great to sell a few points before opening but maintain a larger cash inventory. All new rooms open with big cash demand so maximizing opportunity on cash side makes a lot of sense, imo.
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My guesses are based off FW. I think shorter time lines work great to sell a few points before opening but maintain a larger cash inventory. All new rooms open with big cash demand so maximizing opportunity on cash side makes a lot of sense, imo.
Virtual Toad
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I would give it a pass in terms of this discussion as it was the product of a different time and place, when Disney had limited resources financially and very little real estate to work with. The original DL Hotel wasn't even owned by Disney when constructed and the Anaheim property has always been boxed in. The DL hotel is simply a product of the company doing the best it could at the time.
The issue for me at WDW is a shift towards relatively bland vertical construction in places on property where it intrudes on carefully crafted landscapes. In these instances, Disney is in full control of the real estate and decisions regarding its development and has extraordinarily vast financial resources-- yet this is the path they have chosen to take. It belies a callous disregard of the company's own time-honored standards of quality and a total lack of respect for its own brand.
Inserting bland and generic buildings into meticulously developed settings is a short-sighted and monumental mistake that is not easily corrected. The new Poly building will likely be a part of the Seven Seas Lagoon landscape for the next half-century or more.
Perhaps a little more thought, care and expertise should have been brought to bear before making such a careless decision, one which seems more like a typical real-world urban real estate development project than a shining example of world-class architecture, placemaking and Imagineering.
The Polyday Inn would look great on US 192 or I-Drive. It would even fit in nicely next to the Royal Pacific at Universal.
But it boggles the mind that anyone thought it would be even remotely acceptable in the very heart of Walt Disney World.
𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗97
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Maybe they're planning to put up a great, big beautiful parking garage.
Man has a dream and that's the start
He constructs his dream and learns to park
And when it grows into reality
It's a place for his Jeep Grand Cherokee!
nickys
Premium Member
At the existing Poly parking lot. Pretty sure the plans don’t feature separate parking.
Ayla
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The parking lot that already barely doesn't have room for existing Poly guests?
peter11435
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There will be a separate parking lot with parking for approximately 125 vehicles.
nickys
Premium Member
Thanks. I don’t remember seeing that. However I thought there were estimated to be 150+ rooms? Less than 1 space per room doesn’t seem enough.
ToTBellHop
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It’s nice that they left that cut-out for the monorail to pass through.
And parking spots are only 10 points each!!
JoeCamel
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But for 20 more points you can have preferred parking that gets you 20 feet closer to the entrance.......
pixargal
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Thank you. I hope that is enough for the resort. I found it difficult to find a space at VGF when we stayed last time and had to park in the main lot. It made for a long hike back to the room.
ToTBellHop
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Rich people don’t drive. There is plenty of space for your driver, Murray, to drop you off under the porte cochere.
I just get out of my Tesla and tell it to just keep circling the greater Orlando area until I call for it.
ToTBellHop
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Smart bird.
nickys
Premium Member
I didn’t see an exit on the other side though. I sense a slight design flaw!
