News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

[Aries1975]

Sometimes, a pile of dirt will sit on a site for 6-18 months to "surcharge" the soils below, so when the building is built, there will be less settlement later.

 

[rsm]

Other times the dirt is simply resting.

 

[MisterPenguin]

From today's press release for what's happening...

Immersive Star Wars-Themed Resort Hotel ​

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Fans will live out their Star Wars adventures beyond the theme parks with an epic experience at a groundbreaking new Star Wars-themed hotel concept located near Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Guests will enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience where a luxury resort meets a multi-day adventure in the Star Wars galaxy, as adventures unfold around their starship. An opening date will be announced later. ​

 

[Lensman]

I wonder if they should stop calling this a hotel if it's actually meant to be an multi-day all-inclusive immersive experience? "Hotel" implies to me that it's primarily for temporary lodging.

OTOH, I'm not sure what they should call it. It's not really a spaceship, it's more of a space voyage simulator, right? It's not quite an ecosphere, though it does seem to have some of those aspects according to the extremists on this thread!

 

[Bairstow]

I wonder if they should stop calling this a hotel if it's actually meant to be an multi-day all-inclusive immersive experience? "Hotel" implies to me that it's primarily for temporary lodging.

OTOH, I'm not sure what they should call it. It's not really a spaceship, it's more of a space voyage simulator, right? It's not quite an ecosphere, though it does seem to have some of those aspects according to the extremists on this thread!

It's probably going to need to be classified as a "hotel" for legal reasons, if anything.

 

[Lensman]

It's probably going to need to be classified as a "hotel" for legal reasons, if anything.

Good point!

But it doesn't have to be marketed as a hotel. It could be marketed as a "lifestyle" like the W.

Thinking about it, it really fits the definition of "Resort" more than any of the actual resorts.

A resort (North American English) is an isolated place, self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term resort may be used for a hotel property that provides an array of amenities, typically including entertainment and recreational activities.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Space cruise!

 

[Bairstow]

Space cruise!

Soon, baby.

 

[danlb_2000]

 

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[danlb_2000]

These are the plans for the hotel from a South Florida water management district permit that was filed today. We can see that the end of the DHS lot will be the parking for the hotel. The plans do not show any direct connection to the park.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Also looks like a big bus bay. Perhaps the means of shuttling to SWL.

 

[danlb_2000]

"New construction for the project will include a two-story building and pavement areas, service areas around the
building, plus landscape berms. The facility will be connected to the DHS park from a bridge over the L-402 Canal.
The new bridge will be close to that of the existing temporary construction bridge over the L-402 canal into the DHS
Crescent surcharge area.

The facility will be connected to the DHS park entrance area from a bridge over
the L-402 Canal. The new bridge will be close to that of the existing temporary construction bridge over the
L-402 canal into the DHS Crescent surcharge area."

 

[danlb_2000]

We now know the foot print of the building and that it is two stories, someone should be able to roughly estimate how many rooms.

 

[danlb_2000]

Also looks like a big bus bay. Perhaps the means of shuttling to SWL.

 

[danlb_2000]

Based on this, it looks like the existing entrance road will be staying...

 

[danlb_2000]

Permits have been filed for the hotel, plans can be seen in the other thread...

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/star-wars-themed-resort-confirmed.929268/page-93

 

[danlb_2000]

The site which cannot be named is claiming this is the entrance pathway to the land. Personally I am a little skeptical of this since it doesn't actually show it going all the way to the land. If they did this they would either have to hide a lot of back stage infrastructure or make this a tunnel.

 

[flynnibus]

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So no additional onsite guest parking... wonder what all the squared along the building perimeter represent?