Rumor The EPCOT Hotel

[*Q*]

Now that I'm all caught up, this has made me hate the Riviera even more.

 

[larryz]

I'd love to have more hotels with park entrances. I don't get why Magic (which is one of the most popular in the world) doesn't have any.

Come on Disney, there is money to be had. Picture watching fireworks from a balcony that's almost in the park.

It's coming. Why else open the Northern Exposure?

 

[larryz]

Right, but imagine the idea of a hotel anywhere that close to the borders of MK. It would be like your neighbors' kids building a fort in your yard. I can't be the only one that feels that the MK is sacred ground. This is exactly what Walt disliked about Disneyland. Businesses (albeit in this case, Disney's own) popping up right outside the borders of his magic kingdom. Even as big as MK is, sight lines are still important.

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]

The possibility of a hotel replacing the Festival Center is so dumb that it just might work. It would also ruin the sightlines EVEN MORE.

The festival center top priority for WDW

 

[pdude81]

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

 

[marni1971]

I was hoping to see any kind of update about this

Why? The entrance hotel was cut.

 

[pdude81]

Why? The entrance hotel was cut.

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.

 

[marni1971]

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]

Bus station is MIA. But the entrance hotel is dead. Funds could have gone elsewhere.

Thank you Cosmic Rewind.

 

[marni1971]

Thank you Cosmic Rewind.

That mistake was approved before the hotel was a twinkling.

 

[wdwmagic]

And it’s back in TikTok

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[Rteetz]

And it’s back in TikTok

TikTok - Make Your Day

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.

 

[wdwmagic]

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]

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]

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?

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]

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.

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]

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]

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!

 

[MisterPenguin]

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?

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]

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.

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