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Rumor The EPCOT Hotel
- Thread starter Magic Feather
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It's coming. Why else open the Northern Exposure?
Then Walt surely would be spinning in his grave/cryo box over Paris' Disneyland Hotel as well as all of Anaheim's Disney-owned hotel properties.
HauntedMansionFLA
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The festival center top priority for WDW
pdude81
Well-Known Member
I was hoping to see any kind of update about this, but I'm guessing there have been no changes or noteworthy bits for people to discuss.
Fun to look back to 2017 though when people thought one of these hotels might ruin sightlines in WS. I'd say that barge has anchored
Fun to look back to 2017 though when people thought one of these hotels might ruin sightlines in WS. I'd say that barge has anchored
Why? The entrance hotel was cut.
pdude81
Well-Known Member
Ok, thanks. We had that weird tidbit on a construction bid site a month or two ago, so I was curious to see if it was ever pulled down or if they were revisiting the bus station area.
Bus station is MIA. But the entrance hotel is dead. Funds could have gone elsewhere.
the.dreamfinder
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Thank you Cosmic Rewind.
That mistake was approved before the hotel was a twinkling.
Rteetz
Well-Known Member
And being shared by a certain other site.
The one thing that makes no sense in this is why would disney use Buena Vista Construction? They never do big projects. Another thing, if permits have been filed wouldn’t this require water management permits? We haven’t seen those correct?
Not saying it won’t happen but this is a big stretch.
Yes, yes and yes. I don’t see anything of substance yet.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I have not seen a Notice of Commencement or a South Florida Water Management District permit for this. He might have seen some other type of permit. Anyone have a Tik-Tok account so they can ask in the comments?
cjkeating
Well-Known Member
Was the hotel not covered in a SFWMD permit years ago before the Epcot overhaul started? It's been so long I could have imagined this.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
There were a few false alarms, but I believe there was a SFWMD permit that could have been related to a hotel but I don't think it said it explicitly. I will have to see if I can dig that up.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Found the old SFWMD permits. Although it doesn't say it explicitly, it was assumed the Area 1 was being prepped for a hotel. This would also explain the second phase of Pond A which would be needed if Area 1 was developed. Pond A phase 2 and the preparation of Area 1 never happened.
bcoachable
Well-Known Member
The critic in me asks why do it?
My hopeful hypothesis:
With Epcot feeling more like a half day park these days, and only festivals keeping crowds returning, was/is this an attempt to bring more guests “planted” in the epcot bubble? This could help fill the park and restaurants later into the evening around the lagoon (since the taco barge ip show was not able to do so). Epcot has so much capacity (and currently untapped potential) and possibly this was/is a plan to help siphon guests away from MK?
Imagine what a new resort, a new country or two and a well thought out ride or two could do for pulling crowds out of MK a bit, yet increasing guest attendance and spending. Let’s go, Bob! Pull the trigger on this puppy!
My hopeful hypothesis:
With Epcot feeling more like a half day park these days, and only festivals keeping crowds returning, was/is this an attempt to bring more guests “planted” in the epcot bubble? This could help fill the park and restaurants later into the evening around the lagoon (since the taco barge ip show was not able to do so). Epcot has so much capacity (and currently untapped potential) and possibly this was/is a plan to help siphon guests away from MK?
Imagine what a new resort, a new country or two and a well thought out ride or two could do for pulling crowds out of MK a bit, yet increasing guest attendance and spending. Let’s go, Bob! Pull the trigger on this puppy!
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I did.
There were those old permits and leaks from Martin, but they were all nixed according to Martin. He may be looking at something old.
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
The echo chamber is echoing...