Rumor The EPCOT Hotel

[Thanks phoenicians]

Nope. The new building for the GotG coaster is going right behind WoL. On the map below, the yellow solid is buildable land, and that's without taking away from some of the entrance or parking lot, which WDW could do.

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If the hotel went behind the seas wouldn’t it have to take up some of the parking or the taxi/pick up area? Imo why not just build it center along with a completely new front entrance. Hopefully it’s at least a good theme

 

[GoofGoof]

I’ve heard lower size mentioned but don’t have much information. Anything here needs to be lower height than Seas or Energy let alone SSE.

Again assuming they really have to build a hotel here. For once let profit sit below show.

Low would be best for sight lines inside the park. I really hope it’s not obviously visible from inside the park but I also assume Disney would want to capitalize on the location by having a view of WS and illuminations. Will the new Guardians of Energy building be taller than the current Energy building? I assume yes if a coaster goes inside of it. Maybe if they build on that side the Guardians building mostly hides the hotel from inside the park or maybe that’s just wishful thinking

 

[MisterPenguin]

If the hotel went behind the seas wouldn’t it have to take up some of the parking or the taxi/pick up area? Imo why not just build it center along with a completely new front entrance. Hopefully it’s at least a good theme

Yes. Making the bus area move was one of several possibilities for the up to four resort ideas. More details than that are unknown, unless you're an insider.

 

[DisneyGentlemanV2.0]

Thank you.

From the options I’ve seen I think the hotel proposals - aside from the bus station area one - will be detrimental to the existing park. I wish I could explain why, but I can’t yet.

Piecing together your comments, I suspect Communicore is a potential site...

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Just replace the turnstiles with a "U" shaped hotel that frames SSE in the "u" from the entrance.

 

[Phicinfan]

Piecing together your comments, I suspect Communicore is a potential site...

Pretty sure @marni1971 said no internal hotels options, all are outside the park

 

[ToTBellHop]

Pretty sure @marni1971 said no internal hotels options, all are outside the park

Pity. I’d pay to stay in one of the moldy Canada spaces.

 

[marni1971]

Pity. I’d pay to stay in one of the moldy Canada spaces.

Believe me, you wouldn’t

 

[tonymu]

So has anyone heard anything about the rumored new EPCOT Hotel?

 

[Disnutz311]

Anybody else get really excited to see this topic and start reading the first 4 pages cause on their phone it does not show thread date and then you get far in and realize it’s just a Bumpin Saturday night?

 

[CanadianGordon]

When would this supposed hotel be open? In time for any anniversary years?

 

[MisterPenguin]

When would this supposed hotel be open? In time for any anniversary years?

Maybe the Epcot (near-)entrance one by 2021 the earliest. If they don't break ground this year, extend that.

 

[Stripes]

@danlb_2000 Can you confirm the recently filed permits are for the new hotel and not something else?

Thanks

 

[nickys]

@danlb_2000 Can you confirm the recently filed permits are for the new hotel and not something else?

Thanks

See his reply here

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/permits-2018.937334

 

[GhostHost1000]

I just hope they don't ruin the look and feel around entering Epcot

 

[danlb_2000]

@danlb_2000 Can you confirm the recently filed permits are for the new hotel and not something else?

Thanks

They are clearly for something else. These permits are all around the World Showcase Lagoon and they have been filing batches of permits like this for a few weeks now. If I had to guess I would say they are for the locations of Food and Wine and other kiosks.

Buena Vista Construction wouldn't be the contractor on a hotel project, and we would have seen an additional South Florida Water Management permit before we would see these notices of commencement.

... but a certain site will never let facts get in the way of a good headline.

 

[Stripes]

They are clearly for something else. These permits are all around the World Showcase Lagoon and they have been filing batches of permits like this for a few weeks now. If I had to guess I would say they are for the locations of Food and Wine and other kiosks.

Buena Vista Construction wouldn't be the contractor on a hotel project, and we would have seen an additional South Florida Water Management permit before we would see these notices of commencement.

... but a certain site will never let facts get in the way of a good headline.

Haha, indeed. Can never trust those guys. Thanks!

 

[Kevin_W]

They are clearly for something else. These permits are all around the World Showcase Lagoon and they have been filing batches of permits like this for a few weeks now. If I had to guess I would say they are for the locations of Food and Wine and other kiosks.

Buena Vista Construction wouldn't be the contractor on a hotel project, and we would have seen an additional South Florida Water Management permit before we would see these notices of commencement.

Thanks for the insight you offer onto topics like this.

 

[HauntedPirate]

They are clearly for something else. These permits are all around the World Showcase Lagoon and they have been filing batches of permits like this for a few weeks now. If I had to guess I would say they are for the locations of Food and Wine and other kiosks.

Buena Vista Construction wouldn't be the contractor on a hotel project, and we would have seen an additional South Florida Water Management permit before we would see these notices of commencement.

... but a certain site will never let facts get in the way of a good headline.

Maybe someone should advise them that filing permits does not necessarily mean a BIGHUGENEW© project is about to commence. On second thought, scratch that. It's more fun this way.

BTW - Loved your response to the poster who said, "They don't file permits to set up for Food and Wine...".

 

[trainplane3]

They are clearly for something else. These permits are all around the World Showcase Lagoon and they have been filing batches of permits like this for a few weeks now. If I had to guess I would say they are for the locations of Food and Wine and other kiosks.

Buena Vista Construction wouldn't be the contractor on a hotel project, and we would have seen an additional South Florida Water Management permit before we would see these notices of commencement.

... but a certain site will never let facts get in the way of a good headline.

Wait, you mean this isn't for the volcano hotel either?