Screamscape - New Disney Resort??

[MysticOrient]

Funny Raven.. Thank god i have no need to travel 192


Thanks for the info WDWMagic!

I love this website, so many nice people and great information.

Aww... come on... Shell World??? Now that's a location not to be missed!!

(Seriously; my daughter LOVES it!)

 

[_Scar]

They didn't build a hotel based on each land, that's just a fanboi myth, right up there with the hotel rooms at the Contemporary able to slide out of the building to be refurbished.

Really? The rooms being like drawyers is all a myth? Could've sworn I have seen this in official Disney books and stuff :shrug:

So many families I know that are regular (at least once a year) visitors have been making the choice to stay off-property. Economically it just makes so much more sense - you can rent a house for up to 8 people, within 5 miles of the resort, have your own private pool, jacuzzi, and a whole house to live in - for under $150/night. Sure, you have to deal with a rental car, but I honestly find that I get where I am going more quickly by car than the "hurry up and wait" Disney bus system these days.

I'm honestly surprised if they see demand to build yet another new resort anywhere outside of teh Value range.

Well, you really lose a lot of (hate to use this word) "magic" off-site. Maybe if the new hotel would lower the other deluxe prices, then I'd be all for it. :lol:

 

[Master Yoda]

Really? The rooms being like drawyers is all a myth? Could've sworn I have seen this in official Disney books and stuff :shrug:

The myth is kind of half right. The room were installed like drawers in an almost complete form but they were never designed to be removed in a similar manner. The prefabrication approach works very well in construction but the advantages tend to fall away when it comes to remodeling or refurbing.

 

[sshindel]

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WDW can go ahead and build "family suites", but they will price them outside of the average family. The Ft.W cabins are a perfect example of "family" accommodations that are way over priced. $300+ per night for a trailer with cedar siding? Really? For anyone that has ever camped, stayed in a lean-to, or a real log cabin; the Ft.W cabins are an overpriced travesty. I thing the people who like them simply don't know any better, quite frankly.

For everyone who hates a resort, you'll find someone who loves it.

I love staying at the Ft. Wilderness cabins. If you like Ft. Wilderness as a resort, which I do, then the cabins work great for a medium sized family trip. Yes, they are trailers, but they are standalone trailers, no walls joining to another family. The kitchenette can be a way to cost cut if you want to save a little on money. The ability to have 2 "rooms" (counting the bed in the living room) can work out great if you have a group that may not want to share the same sleeping area. Do I realize it's a trailer with cedar siding? Of course! But for me, if I am going to spend in that price range, I'm choosing that resort over the others every time. Chalk it up to nostalgia maybe due to the fact that my family spent most of our trips at this resort, but I love me some Ft. Wilderness cabins.


Regarding the new resort, I guess I will walk back my original statements hoping that they would not touch this area. If they build the Wilderness / Buffalo Junction, I'd be a happy camper. I love how this would connect the 2 Wilderness resorts and make this area feel more like one large themed area! Count me excited if they did decide to revisit this idea.

 

[Tigger1988]

How does the Contemporary reflect Tomorrowland?

And I see nothing about Main Street in the Grand Floridian.

Maybe that's just me....? :shrug:

 

[jt04]

I never actually said WDW built anything the way they did based on a plan - but it's a pretty amazing coincidence that we have....

The Grand Floridian - reflecting Mainstreet USA
The Contemporary - reflecting Tomorrowland
Wilderness Lodge - reflecting Frontierland
The Polynisian - reflecting Adventureland

Myth, reality - who cares? We have four Hotels that are on the ground that reflect each of the lands of WDW - I would like to see the pattern (or lack of pattern) completed.

I'm pretty sure the new Disney Animation Inn and Suites or whatever it will be called (formerly pop century expansion) fits the bill. I think it will eventually displace all of pop century. Just a thought. I agree with your premise.

 

[Horizonsfan]

I'm pretty sure the new Disney Animation Inn and Suites or whatever it will be called (formerly pop century expansion) fits the bill. I think it will eventually displace all of pop century. Just a thought. I agree with your premise.

Jim "Salty" Hill alluded to this a while ago with the 80's section's Roger Rabbit being his prime example of converting a decade wing to a movie.

 

[Mr.EPCOT]

How does the Contemporary reflect Tomorrowland?

And I see nothing about Main Street in the Grand Floridian.

Maybe that's just me....? :shrug:

Yeah, I think it's a huge stretch myself.

Personally, I think if they were to build hotels intentionally tied to specific lands, I'd rather see them built as part of the land, inside the park ala Hotel MiraCosta and Grand Californian.

 

[Derich85]

Golden Oak at WDW

Perhaps Screamscape is referring to the Vacation Housing/Four Seasons that Disney is going to build. I highly doubt they would level the ranch for this. If anything, I think the ranch adds to the value of Golden Oak.

 

[goofntink]

The myth is kind of half right. The room were installed like drawers in an almost complete form but they were never designed to be removed in a similar manner. The prefabrication approach works very well in construction but the advantages tend to fall away when it comes to remodeling or refurbing.

Correct in saying half right. The ability does exist to remove a room or rooms if it came down to it being the last resort if it were damaged to the point repairs could not be made. {I.E Catastrophic damage from a major fire.}