Rumor The EPCOT Hotel

[lazyboy97o]

I am too young to know what anything of “the beloved Epcot” was as mentioned throughout these forums, but the park isn’t going back that way as most people have no idea or attachment to it. As you’ve implied

And yet so much of Evolved Epcot is wrapped up in the image of EPCOT Center.

 

[Tha Realest]

There is a large deal for "Hotel/Motel" but it is for Guest Room Renovations.

Hotel / motel
Holiday Inn.

 

[bcoachable]

Hotel / motel
Holiday Inn.

Rapped in true “O.G” style…

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

An entrance hotel would be a great way to hide the Borg box

The Chapek solution would be to refurbish Spaceship Earth into a hotel. Gets the refurb done, makes more money, and lowers the amount of attractions that people can waste time on so that they have nothing to do other than spend money at the food and wine booths. Win win win.

 

[J4546]

So Loews Portofino Bay?

yes but better

 

[wdwmagic]

Ken Pozek is back with another update on this

 

[Surferboy567]

Ken Pozek is back with another update on this

Video seems to be giving an error.

 

[CastAStone]

Video seems to be giving an error.

Try this. 27:40 mark.

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[CastAStone]

Upshot is this apparently is back on? And like imminent?

Edit apparently this exact same person made a nearly identical finding 2 years ago and then nothing happened.

 

[ohioguy]

I think the new cabins at Fort Wilderness, only for DVC, is the bigger story now.

 

[Surferboy567]

Try this. 27:40 mark.

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Thanks!

 

[zakattack99]

His screenshot shows Buena Vista Construction as General Contractor? I thought Buena Vista was Disney's in house team that did not do these big projects? Or do them just handle the permitting for this stuff?

 

[jpeden]

Ugh I thought this was dead.

Also with the economy heading towards some sort of recession do they really think there is still going to be demand for these high cost hotels and DVC? It seems Penny wise and pound foolish IMO.

 

[CastAStone]

Ugh I thought this was dead.

Also with the economy heading towards some sort of recession do they really think there is still going to be demand for these high cost hotels and DVC? It seems Penny wise and pound foolish IMO.

They don’t build things with 1 business cycle in mind. The recession that’s been ‘6 months away’ for 2 years and 2 months would likely only last a couple years at the very most, if it ever comes.

 

[castlecake2.0]

It would be nice if it would connect around the outside of Epcot to the crescent lake area, connecting that whole area to the Epcot monorail line.

 

[Hakunamatata]

They don’t build things with 1 business cycle in mind. The recession that’s been ‘6 months away’ for 2 years and 2 months would likely only last a couple years at the very most, if it ever comes.

And building during a recession is much more economical than building during a boom.

 

[James Alucobond]

It would be nice if it would connect around the outside of Epcot to the crescent lake area, connecting that whole area to the Epcot monorail line.

Definitely a good thought if they continue to refuse to drop park hopping restrictions.

 

[danlb_2000]

His screenshot shows Buena Vista Construction as General Contractor? I thought Buena Vista was Disney's in house team that did not do these big projects? Or do them just handle the permitting for this stuff?

There are a number of problems with this.

-BVCC would not be the general contractor on a new hotel
-The address is 2000 Avenue of the Stars is the Inoventions West area
-vertical construction in 30 days: This would almost certainly need a South Florida Water Management Permit which hasn't been filed yet.

 

[RobbinsDad]

There are a number of problems with this.

-BVCC would not be the general contractor on a new hotel
-The address is 2000 Avenue of the Stars is the Inoventions West area
-vertical construction in 30 days: This would almost certainly need a South Florida Water Management Permit which hasn't been filed yet.

Reality is such a bummer.

 

[wdwmagic]

There are a number of problems with this.

-BVCC would not be the general contractor on a new hotel
-The address is 2000 Avenue of the Stars is the Inoventions West area
-vertical construction in 30 days: This would almost certainly need a South Florida Water Management Permit which hasn't been filed yet.

Yep.

We seem to go through this same cycle each time a new YT video emerges.

We are seeing none of the usual signs that anything like this is happening - particularly something as major.