Rumor The EPCOT Hotel

[Phicinfan]

I also wonder if this is the start of a new model. We have Star Cruiser in DHS, that has direct tie into star wars land. Now this potentially(please note no insider has still sounded off as far as I have seen...... and I would have though @marni1971 would be upset on this one...) moving into EPCOT. So then some kind of Hotel then in AK - maybe tied to some land, and or MK - tied into one of the areas like Fantasy land or Frontier land?

Just thinking out loud here....

 

[WillWrambles]

I also wonder if this is the start of a new model. We have Star Cruiser in DHS, that has direct tie into star wars land. Now this potentially(please note no insider has still sounded off as far as I have seen...... and I would have though @marni1971 would be upset on this one...) moving into EPCOT. So then some kind of Hotel then in AK - maybe tied to some land, and or MK - tied into one of the areas like Fantasy land or Frontier land?

Just thinking out loud here....

...wasn’t the point of the contemporary to tie in with tomorrowland? the polynesian to go with adventureland?

 

[Surferboy567]

I just can’t believe they are going to funnel money into this when so many other projects need to get done first.

EDIT: Not sure if I am against or for this idea per say. Not enough info.

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

I just can’t believe they are going to funnel money into this when so many other projects need to get done first.

EDIT: Not sure if I am against or for this idea per say. Not enough info.

Bingo. Jury is out opinion-wise. But if they make this a priority over the rest of FW, I'll be upset.

 

[marni1971]

Previously, three sites were proposed by @Magic Feather and @marni1971 : (1) Entrance, (2) Innoventions, and (3) Land/Seas.

If this resurrected rumor is true, then Innoventions West seems like the most reasonable possibility because the building has been razed and the site is prepared for construction. No fencing needed. Build within the existing footprint.

Bus station, not Land Seas.

The Innoventions site proposal would have needed some of “land/seas”

 

[PolynesianPrincess]

Gee, great, another hotel yet still no 5th gate or current park expansions (and I mean actual park expansions, not tearing down current attractions and building new ones in their place) for the additional guests to go.

 

[pdude81]

Gee, great, another hotel yet still no 5th gate or current park expansions (and I mean actual park expansions, not tearing down current attractions and building new ones in their place) for the additional guests to go.

They do have a nice spot for a water park cleared now

 

[Phicinfan]

...wasn’t the point of the contemporary to tie in with tomorrowland? the polynesian to go with adventureland?

Model has changed, now they want direct tie to park with entrance to park for that Hotel. That doesn't exist for Polynesian and Contemporary.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Festival Center was supposed to be the upper quadrant of west, Moana is the lower quadrant. We’re speculating that the hotel is replacing the Festival Center in the upper quadrant of west.

Yeah, can't wait to haul luggage halfway into the park...

Living the dream.....

 

[Phicinfan]

I just can’t believe they are going to funnel money into this when so many other projects need to get done first.

EDIT: Not sure if I am against or for this idea per say. Not enough info.

I would much rather see new ADDED attractions. For that matter, in EPCOT how about a new country in WS or more!

 

[PolynesianPrincess]

Model has changed, now they want direct tie to park with entrance to park for that Hotel. That doesn't exist for Polynesian and Contemporary.

I do have to say when we stayed at Grand Californian at Disneyland we LOVED being able to walk downstairs directly into California Adventure. At the end of the night we were back in our room in 5 minutes. So I definitely see the appeal for hotels with direct to park access.

 

[Sax Man]

How about some new monorail trains already instead! EPCOT was supposed to be cutting edge future technology, but the trains are so old.

 

[larryz]

I do have to say when we stayed at Grand Californian at Disneyland we LOVED being able to walk downstairs directly into California Adventure. At the end of the night we were back in our room in 5 minutes. So I definitely see the appeal for hotels with direct to park access.

Staying in the Disneyland Hotel in Paris is definitely convenient as well! Another vote for a front-entrance, or even an inside-the-park boutique hotel!

 

[GimpYancIent]

How about some new monorail trains already instead! EPCOT was supposed to be cutting edge future technology, but the trains are so old.

Added monorail loop or loops were deemed expensive some time back.

 

[jeanericuser001]

I will take a wild guess and say they may use the area behind disney play pavilion. As for how guests would get in, they would probably start with checking their luggage at a separate check in place using one of the old ticket windows at the front of the park. . Guests would then leave their luggage and enter epcot through a seperate entrance for hotel guests. When guests are ready to head to their room they will head to the play pavilion where there will be an entrance and a walkway to the hotel. Barring any issues the luggage should be at a check in windows once you enter the hotel. Now there will be two kinds of rooms. The specialized suites and the deluxe suites. The specialized suites will be designed around a theme relating to an attraction at epcot. A few themes that come to mind are Finding Nemo, Guardians of the Galaxy, Mission Space, Figment, innoventions, and classic epcot. The window will instead be replaced with a video projection of a different set of scenes depending on the theme of the room. Now the deluxe suites will be towards the top with a spectacular view of the fireworks. There will also be restaurant/viewing area at the top for watching the fireworks as well. As for the pool, they will have it indoors thus keeping the theming active. When its time to check out you can have your luggage once again delivered to the front while you get some last chances to wander around epcot before heading to the front to get your luggage. Its a plausible option in all honesty and if they used the existing parking system they could theoretically keep things pretty much normal without too much major changes to the landscape.

 

[GimpYancIent]

I will take a wild guess and say they may use the area behind disney play pavilion. As for how guests would get in, they would probably start with checking their luggage at a separate check in place using one of the old ticket windows at the front of the park. . Guests would then leave their luggage and enter epcot through a seperate entrance for hotel guests. When guests are ready to head to their room they will head to the play pavilion where there will be an entrance and a walkway to the hotel. Barring any issues the luggage should be at a check in windows once you enter the hotel. Now there will be two kinds of rooms. The specialized suites and the deluxe suites. The specialized suites will be designed around a theme relating to an attraction at epcot. A few themes that come to mind are Finding Nemo, Guardians of the Galaxy, Mission Space, Figment, innoventions, and classic epcot. The window will instead be replaced with a video projection of a different set of scenes depending on the theme of the room. Now the deluxe suites will be towards the top with a spectacular view of the fireworks. There will also be restaurant/viewing area at the top for watching the fireworks as well. As for the pool, they will have it indoors thus keeping the theming active. When its time to check out you can have your luggage once again delivered to the front while you get some last chances to wander around epcot before heading to the front to get your luggage.
Its a plausible option in all honesty and if they used the existing parking system they could theoretically keep things pretty much normal without too much major changes to the landscape.

Imaginative! Creative! Still it will come down to appealing to a niche clientele and $$$$$$$, oh yea, Disney doesn't give a RIP about the landscape it can be reshaped.

 

[jeanericuser001]

Added monorail loop or loops were deemed expensive some time back.

Im not sure those monorails could handle a loop. Maybe a corkscrew but the guests inside would certainly be in for a wild ride. hehe

 

[Bocabear]

I will take a wild guess and say they may use the area behind disney play pavilion. As for how guests would get in, they would probably start with checking their luggage at a separate check in place using one of the old ticket windows at the front of the park. . Guests would then leave their luggage and enter epcot through a seperate entrance for hotel guests. When guests are ready to head to their room they will head to the play pavilion where there will be an entrance and a walkway to the hotel. Barring any issues the luggage should be at a check in windows once you enter the hotel. Now there will be two kinds of rooms. The specialized suites and the deluxe suites. The specialized suites will be designed around a theme relating to an attraction at epcot. A few themes that come to mind are Finding Nemo, Guardians of the Galaxy, Mission Space, Figment, innoventions, and classic epcot. The window will instead be replaced with a video projection of a different set of scenes depending on the theme of the room. Now the deluxe suites will be towards the top with a spectacular view of the fireworks. There will also be restaurant/viewing area at the top for watching the fireworks as well. As for the pool, they will have it indoors thus keeping the theming active. When its time to check out you can have your luggage once again delivered to the front while you get some last chances to wander around epcot before heading to the front to get your luggage. Its a plausible option in all honesty and if they used the existing parking system they could theoretically keep things pretty much normal without too much major changes to the landscape.

That is a fun idea, though I suspect guests aside from the Star Wars Hotel, woul,d not appreciate a virtual window instead of a real one, and that particular location is pretty crowded and hemmed in with Mission Space, GOTG, and WDI...Most applicable space for a hotel would be behind The Seas or spanning the entrance and Monorail Station...( I am talking about Future World Locations).

 

[PizzaPlanet]

It doesn’t work that way

Then how does it work? Didn't they cancel Reflections because they knew demand was going to be down for a while?

 

[castlecake2.0]

Another though for the innoventions location is that you already have a large service basement attached to the utilidors to make things somewhat easier to get to or from the hotel...
Are we thinking boutique hotel? I’m also finding the guest logistics hard to picture having a hotel inside the park with no real exterior access

*My thoughts and I dont represent the brand*