Sort of... You suggest linking to the monorail line, but proposed resorts were too far west for that.
For all the versions I know of. From 1968 to only a few years back.
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For all the versions I know of. From 1968 to only a few years back.
Cody5242
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Seven Seas West?
marni1971: So that would have been a bus-and-boat connector to MK? And a few years back, any chance of a link? I like the map from 1991 in post #23 of the "Epcot Center/Buena Vista Drive Interchange Project" thread, courtesy of NickC. Do you have any similar source material? Thank you.
I can't find the material with a quick look. I'll have to search my archive. I do recall the area involved shrunk a few times since 1968. I've also some model photos somewhere but again I can't find them at the moment. And I thought I'd organised my collection!
Robbiemoo
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Wow amazing detailed post macadamite85.
The other area I can think of is maybe Discovery Island as some sort of exclusive ultra high end resort, although I'm not sure of the practicalities of this.
As well as new resort areas I can see more development of existing resort sites and possibly the parks. One wing of the contemporary has already gone for BLT. I could see some higher floor buildings added to resorts or hotels built into the structure of parks like Paris, Tokyo & Anaheim
The other area I can think of is maybe Discovery Island as some sort of exclusive ultra high end resort, although I'm not sure of the practicalities of this.
As well as new resort areas I can see more development of existing resort sites and possibly the parks. One wing of the contemporary has already gone for BLT. I could see some higher floor buildings added to resorts or hotels built into the structure of parks like Paris, Tokyo & Anaheim
Sped2424
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need we discuss why marvel cannot be a wdw resort?
Prince-1
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marni1971: Thank you very much, your post prompted discovery of this:
http://progresscityusa.com/2012/01/04/a-model-kingdom-1968/
Never saw that before--very high drool factor! I wonder why the Lagoon West extension was on the table as recently as 1991?
Anyway, to clarify--it seems unlikely that Disney would extend the lagoon or put in another monorail resort anywhere north or west of GF. I noted the reasons that would probably not happen, thinking it was a question that might naturally arise. I shudder to think of the Resort Loop being any more constrained than it already is.
http://progresscityusa.com/2012/01/04/a-model-kingdom-1968/
Never saw that before--very high drool factor! I wonder why the Lagoon West extension was on the table as recently as 1991?
Anyway, to clarify--it seems unlikely that Disney would extend the lagoon or put in another monorail resort anywhere north or west of GF. I noted the reasons that would probably not happen, thinking it was a question that might naturally arise. I shudder to think of the Resort Loop being any more constrained than it already is.
ABQ
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In the same area the once proposed Venetian Resort would have been? Or across the street and not on the Seven Seas Lagoon side but closer to the Bay Lake side? Or not that far north at all?
Is the land truly not as unstable as once said?
I'm in the unstable land camp. The Venitian and two Meditteraneans have been proposed for the plot - one of the most valuable deluxe resort plots left. And nothing has been built. I recall in the early 90s they sank test piles that went to 250-300 ft and carried on going.
@ABQ - the plot I mentioned is west of the Grand Floridian (opposite way from Seven Seas Lagoon)
@ABQ - the plot I mentioned is west of the Grand Floridian (opposite way from Seven Seas Lagoon)
ABQ
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Ah thanks, I was focusing on your mentioning of north of the SToLport getting busy part.
raymusiccity
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Looks like there were 5 hotel concepts that never saw the light of day! It would be great to see the plans and presentations for each one of these early Disney resort hotels!
danlb_2000
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Marvel cannot be used in theme parks, the resorts may be a different story.
raymusiccity
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Good point. The contracts may have left that approach open for interpretation.
Might be a similar situation when Disney could send the Avenger wrapped monorail on the 'resort track', but not to Epcot, where it would be 'entering' a theme park!
What do you want to know?
There's only 3 in that image that never made it. The Poly was amended to remove the high rise and Tempo Bay became the Contemporary. The Asian if I recall had two slightly different versions. And came a hairs breadth (or an oil crisis) away from being built.
Sped2424
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I'll believe an entire resort when I see it. A monorail wrap and a resort in which cap, thor, and whomever else can show up sounds like a different story legally.
RSoxNo1
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I think in theory they could build Avengers Tower and have a restaurant where the characters were available for meet and greet. They just can't put it in the parks.
WildcatDen
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He said Woodpecker. . .
MonorailLover
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I don't believe that the monorail line would be disrupted much, if the Venetian was built. The automation system would probably keep it to par with the efficiency we have now, but that's a whole other conversation, including a discussion about how the ridership would be affected by adding a whole new hotel.
Honestly, I would NOT stay at a new deluxe resort near the monorail line, that wasn't ON the monorail line.
Honestly, I would NOT stay at a new deluxe resort near the monorail line, that wasn't ON the monorail line.