MK Stitch's Great Escape Replacement— Don’t Hold Your Breath

[pdude81]

For a DVC Lounge they would not need that full footprint...Probably just the queue and first preshow area...But there are no bathrooms attached which are a real plus in a lounge.... The Preshow area is a huge cavernous space...there would really be nothing to Demo, but again, a lack of plumbing for soda machines and facilities would have to be added... Sadly if the put money into bringing plumbing in, the chance that this would ever return as an attraction space would be about nil....

There are no bathrooms in the Epcot lounge fyi. And I don't think they'd put bathrooms in a new lounge anyway, as that just encourages people to park in there. As for plumbing, I think they'd need floor drains at a minimum for the freestyle machines wherever they went, and a reasonable water supply with filtration. Since the building shares space with an ice cream shop and a bathroom, I'd expect they could make this work easily in the Stitch space. My hope is that they don't do that, of course. Anywhere in MK would be overrun with people each day unless the went big and took over Pinocchio Village Haus.

 

[GoofGoof]

For a DVC Lounge they would not need that full footprint...Probably just the queue and first preshow area...But there are no bathrooms attached which are a real plus in a lounge.... The Preshow area is a huge cavernous space...there would really be nothing to Demo, but again, a lack of plumbing for soda machines and facilities would have to be added... Sadly if the put money into bringing plumbing in, the chance that this would ever return as an attraction space would be about nil....

That’s a valid point on splitting up the space. I think even if they didn’t have to pay for plumbing that once this becomes a lounge it won’t go back to an attraction.

There are no bathrooms in the Epcot lounge fyi. And I don't think they'd put bathrooms in a new lounge anyway, as that just encourages people to park in there. As for plumbing, I think they'd need floor drains at a minimum for the freestyle machines wherever they went, and a reasonable water supply with filtration. Since the building shares space with an ice cream shop and a bathroom, I'd expect they could make this work easily in the Stitch space. My hope is that they don't do that, of course. Anywhere in MK would be overrun with people each day unless the went big and took over Pinocchio Village Haus.

Tomorrowland Terrace is a big footprint. They could carve out a portion of it and keep the front porch area for the dessert parties. It should have all the plumbing already in place.

 

[J4546]

now that tron is built they can just gut space mountain and make that the new dvc lounge. /s

 

[pdude81]

That’s a valid point on splitting up the space. I think even if they didn’t have to pay for plumbing that once this becomes a lounge it won’t go back to an attraction.


Tomorrowland Terrace is a big footprint. They could carve out a portion of it and keep the front porch area for the dessert parties. It should have all the plumbing already in place.

I think A/C is going to be a key feature in any DVC lounge.

Tomorrowland terrace could be useful, but even though it's mostly closed they make a ton of money off that space with dessert parties each night. So I wouldn't expect them to do something like that unless it were just a temporary stopgap.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Are we sure it's even going in MK?

 

[pdude81]

Are we sure it's even going in MK?

I would hope it isn't. Just joining in on the speculation.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Are we sure it's even going in MK?

I’m thinking DAK

 

[Bocabear]

I think A/C is going to be a key feature in any DVC lounge.

Tomorrowland terrace could be useful, but even though it's mostly closed they make a ton of money off that space with dessert parties each night. So I wouldn't expect them to do something like that unless it were just a temporary stopgap.

Back in the day, Tomorrowland Terrace was air conditioned....without walls.....

 

[GoofGoof]

I think A/C is going to be a key feature in any DVC lounge.

Tomorrowland terrace could be useful, but even though it's mostly closed they make a ton of money off that space with dessert parties each night. So I wouldn't expect them to do something like that unless it were just a temporary stopgap.

Yeah, probably right. It is a big space though so they could pretty easily carve out an area more towards the back and wall it in. The lounge doesn’t need to be huge, although one at MK would probably have even higher demand.

EPCOT lounge:

Disneyland Lounge:

Inside of Tomorrowland Terrace:

If they walled off the back section for a DVC lounge they could keep the front section with views of the fireworks for the parties.

 

[aladdin2007]

or better yet just reopening TT to the public full time like it was designed/meant to be and operate.... execs: "lets cut cost and not operate anything we don't have to, corral and cram everyone into one or two eateries and close the rest".

 

[GoofGoof]

or better yet just reopening TT to the public full time like it was designed/meant to be and operate.... execs: "lets cut cost and not operate anything we don't have to, corral and cram everyone into one or two eateries and close the rest".

Sure, but in reality it’s a choice between leaving it vacant most of the time or using it for a lounge at least some people could use. I’d much rather see it reimagined with some better food offerings too but if that isn’t going to happen anyway I‘d rather see them use part of that space for the lounge over using the Alien Encounter building. I understand that a new “attraction“ there is also unlikely but never say never.

 

[Bocabear]

Maybe the crystal shop in Adventureland or The King's Gallery in the castle?

Certainly, the park and resort sold a lot more than Pooh plush back then.

Arribas Brothers in the Former Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village (Disney Springs) they carried a lot of fancy glassware and imports.

 

[Bocabear]

what if they got rid of Princess Fairytale Hall and put a lounge in there? Having a lounge in Fantasyland would be great. What have they done with all the space that used to be the Walt Disney Story?... It was pretty huge.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Sure, but in reality it’s a choice between leaving it vacant most of the time or using it for a lounge at least some people could use. I’d much rather see it reimagined with some better food offerings too but if that isn’t going to happen anyway I‘d rather see them use part of that space for the lounge over using the Alien Encounter building. I understand that a new “attraction“ there is also unlikely but never say never.

To the right of CoP which was for AAA members at one point..I haven't heard much of it has closed. But, they could always just use that as a lounge as it/was...a lounge..

 

[aladdin2007]

what if they got rid of Princess Fairytale Hall and put a lounge in there? Having a lounge in Fantasyland would be great. What have they done with all the space that used to be the Walt Disney Story?... It was pretty huge.

a chunk of it is the mickey meetngreet, it was huge and deserved something much better. mickey should have been able to keep his home in a toontown.

 

[Bocabear]

I always go back to the Animation Courtyard and a true non-temporary Toontown...which should house a proper Fab 5 Meet and greet in their proper settings along with a few other attractions. It would make perfect sense at DHS... Leave the Fairytale characters for Magic Kingdom... Mickey and and the gang in DHS Toontown...
Not sure who the meet and greets will be at Communicore Hall...

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I always go back to the Animation Courtyard and a true non-temporary Toontown...which should house a proper Fab 5 Meet and greet in their proper settings along with a few other attractions. It would make perfect sense at DHS... Leave the Fairytale characters for Magic Kingdom... Mickey and and the gang in DHS Toontown...
Not sure who the meet and greets will be at Communicore Hall...

According to the map..The fab 5 will shift back to communicore in their same Epcot Character Spot location..

Which then will move Mickey from Imagination except the Chase/Visa M&G and which ever characters meet at the front area..

This makes me think tho...If Mickey moves from his space at Magic Eye...Will Figment take it over or would they remove the whole M&G area from Magic Eye for good? I mean think about it if you first close up the M&G's inside Imagination and then the DVC Lounge following that could indicate something for the Pavilion.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I always go back to the Animation Courtyard and a true non-temporary Toontown...which should house a proper Fab 5 Meet and greet in their proper settings along with a few other attractions. It would make perfect sense at DHS... Leave the Fairytale characters for Magic Kingdom... Mickey and and the gang in DHS Toontown...
Not sure who the meet and greets will be at Communicore Hall...

Mickey & Friends meet in every park. That will never change.

 

[WDWTank]

Just spoke with someone in the know...I don't often claim this, but I actually spoke to someone with firsthand knowledge (see discussion of when TRON was going to open if you don't believe my source's track record). I've posted a couple of tidbits in other threads.

Something may actually be going in the former Stitch location in the near future. Could be promising, according to this person. Sorry, that's all I've got. They wouldn't tell me anything else.

Doctor Who?

 

[Dr.GrantSeeker]

To the right of CoP which was for AAA members at one point..I haven't heard much of it has closed. But, they could always just use that as a lounge as it/was...a lounge..

Wow I remember this lounge going there and getting bottles of water and I think snacks as a kid. Back when my parents used AAA to book Disney trips!