So the CBR rooms are now themed to Finding Nemo?

[gnorth]

No Fridges!!!!

What?
No fridges:veryconfu
If thats true i dont book CBR.


Cosby

If they start removing the fridges from all moderates let there be protests in the streets...
I agree that the mod's should be more grown up with a little disney/pixar tie in to remind you you are staying at disney. The comforters are ok but the borders look extremely tacky and you might have well stayed at a Value resort becuase there is no fridge and the rooms will look just as tacky.

 

[NewfieFan]

I think it's kind of cute actually - and I know my kids would love to go into their hotel room and find "Nemo and friends". As for Nemo fitting in with the theme I think it fits quite well. Just b/c the movie took place in Australia doesn't mean it can't go into a caribbean theme. Caribbean = tropical fish, Nemo = tropical fish... I can see how this would fit just fine!

I actually intriqued to stay there now with the room and pool refurbishment!

 

[carolina_yankee]

I agree that the characters can suffer from over-exposure, but there are hidden Mickeys everywhere (even in the Deluxes) and the hall carpet at the Boardwalk Villas features hints of the Fab 5 everywhere.

Now, removing fridges - that would be crazy and highly worthy of a 'declining by degrees' nod. I wonder if they are just putting them into a different cabinet? I believe they have cabinets for them in the deluxes. I can't remember if that is the case for the mods.

And Saratoga Springs has hidden Mickeys carved into their headboards:

This is just expanding the decorating theme . . .

Dirk

 

[WildLodgeFan]

Don't worry the refridgs are going back in the rooms. The 400 pirate rooms are happening. They begin in sept. with a compleation of march. Once again Jim Hill has taken a story and ran with it and not checked his sources. I have already stayed in the rehab rooms. Disney took out the frames for safety reasons. On three separate events children have broken there legs whle climbing into bed. They are removing bedframes from all resorts. Besides, with the bed boxs, housekeeping no longer has to get down on their hands and knees to check under the bed for left articles. Why is Jim Hill always so negative:veryconfu

Okay, I'm crazy, I'm actually looking forward to seeing how they do the pirate suites - I think they will be fun.

On the bed box - that's exactly the reason I figured Disney was going with them - between security and reduced issues of lost articles under the bed. Will they have drawers to offer additional storage space?

 

[Sassagoula-Rvr]

I REALLY like the idea of family suites at something other than the all-stars. I wish they would at least build some at POFQ.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

I agree that the characters can suffer from over-exposure, but there are hidden Mickeys everywhere (even in the Deluxes) and the hall carpet at the Boardwalk Villas features hints of the Fab 5 everywhere.

And Saratoga Springs has hidden Mickeys carved into their headboards:

This is just expanding the decorating theme . . .

Dirk

Now you see, you said the difference in your post: the keywords are hidden and hints. The Mickeys are meant to be a subtle reminder that this is Disney. Its not like the border around the room is full of full size Mickeys and Minnies. The Nemo themes are not as subtle, as they show the characters in full profile. I think if they (the Nemo characters) had been done in silhouettes or in small detail areas like the Mickeys, it would have been more in line with a moderate resort, incorporating the characters within the original theme of the resort. :shrug:

 

[Skyway]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down!!!!

Dixie Landings (Port Orleans Riverside) opened with an equally subtle "Song of the South" motif, including B'rer Rabbit shower curtains.

Contrary to your imaginations, there is no ban on characters at the moderates.

And seriously, what harm is it if you're lying in bed after a long day at the parks and you glance up at Nemo wallpaper?!?!? You're staying at a friggin Disney resort. Want a non-Disney room? There's a generic Sheraton just a few blocks away.

 

[gnorth]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down!!!!

Dixie Landings (Port Orleans Riverside) opened with an equally subtle "Song of the South" motif, including B'rer Rabbit shower curtains.

Contrary to your imaginations, there is no ban on characters at the moderates.

And seriously, what harm is it if you're lying in bed after a long day at the parks and you glance up at Nemo wallpaper?!?!? You're staying at a friggin Disney resort. Want a non-Disney room? There's a generic Sheraton just a few blocks away.

I do not have a problem with the moderate resorts being subltle in there motif. There is nothing subtle about the "Wallpaper" especially the one they are using. Very big fan of the way the Port Orleans resorts incorporate the disney theme. It's there and not over the top, if I want over the top I will stay at a value resort. For the moderates if they want to incorporate more disney/pixar theming then the pools, food courts, and shops should be enough. Trust me I do want to know that I am staying at Disney resort thats why I pay extra for it by staying on property, lets just make it less tacky.

 

[DisneyDellsDude]

Aww. The new drapes are nice, but at the Caribbean Beach Resort, you should feel like you're there in the Caribbean, not in Pixar Place.

We usually stay in the mods (but our next trip we get to stay at Poly).
What I just don't like is if this "works out" in their eyes, who is going to tell them no to not put Stitch all over the poly rooms/pool, WallE in the Contemporary, and the Lion King in Animal Kingdom lodge.

The characters are nice, but I like the resorts having their own unique theme. I can see the characters all I want in the parks.
I don't know.. just my opinion.

 

[dandaman]

Hopefully Wall-E gets some attention in the near future!

Only place I can think of would be the Contemporary... and that's quite a stretch.

While there are full profiles of the Nemo characters, I think that it's just subtle enough. (Especially like the curtain design.) These subtleties that are added in to the decor around any Disney resort just adds to the experience, IMO. :shrug:

 

[Richie248]

From the photos, I think the new theme looks pretty awesome. In fact I like it better than the previous decor.

 

[jmuboy]

Overall, the character overlay is minor. And there will be new TVs and furniture to join the minor character touches. It's a little weird to have the Great Barrier Reef fish in the Caribbean, but it works okay. Anyone have any other pics of the finished rooms?

 

[GoofyFan1]

I like Nemo just as much as any other fan, but I don't want Nemo in my Caribbean Beach room. I choose the CBR for the Caribbean (I know it may not be the real thing) feel. If I wanted Characters on my walls and in my face I would stay at one of the All-Stars. Is Pixar Going to be the new Stitch? Cheetah Girls ? High School Musical?:fork:

 

[malice]

the bedding looks like the cheap kids' comforters you can buy at your local target/walmart.

 

[mickeyandkrunch]

Like I said the fridges are back in the rooms in the other cabinets. I can't tell you how but I have seen the pirate room already. It is AWESOME!!!! Yes there are fridge in that one to.

 

[EpcoTim]

I always thought that the moderate hotels were suppose to be a little more grown up. Don't get me wrong I love characters and absolutely love nemo but that isn't exactly what you pay for. We get that at values.
Am I wrong to think this??

I agree too. I liked the Caribbean Beach a lot too.

 

[wdwmomof3]

What about the pool area? Aren't they in the process of redoing the main pool and if so, will it have a character theme to it also? :lookaroun

 

[surfsupdon]

I am excited. I am in the process of working with a travel agent in booking the senior trip next year, and we are set to be at Caribbean Beach from March 19--24. New main pool and refurbed rooms, sounds great!

This is also the schools first time staying at a moderate on a senior trip--we always have stayed at ASMovies. Needless to say, I came out looking really well in the eyes of my administration. And there was not a price increase for the students, instead prices dropped almost 200 bucks.

I've stayed at Caribbean Beach with my family for years, and we have since been staying at Yacht Club. I look forward to heading back to a refreshed Caribbean Beach!

But instead of Pixar's Nemo, how about Disney's Little Mermaid?? We had minor character overlays from this film at our Resort shop, on our refillable mugs, around the main feature pool, and in the older shower curtain patterns. It was done well. Lets see what happens!

 

[carolina_yankee]

Now you see, you said the difference in your post: the keywords are hidden and hints. The Mickeys are meant to be a subtle reminder that this is Disney. Its not like the border around the room is full of full size Mickeys and Minnies. The Nemo themes are not as subtle, as they show the characters in full profile. I think if they (the Nemo characters) had been done in silhouettes or in small detail areas like the Mickeys, it would have been more in line with a moderate resort, incorporating the characters within the original theme of the resort. :shrug:

Oh - I forget to add - the Animal Kingdom Villas have Simbas in the tile work, but again, it's more subtle. This is more blatant than I've seen recently, but it's still not quite like a child's Finding Nemo bedspread!!

 

[Figment82]

Beach Club Villas have a Little Mermaid theme on the comforters already.

I have no problem with subtle character overlays - but only when it makes sense. Since when does Finding Nemo take place in St. Thomas? The Carribbean does not equal Australia, and I think that is the worst part of the entire deal.