Toy Story Hotel Planned to replace Paradise Pier Hotel?

[Disney Analyst]

Love these.

 

[SSG]

From Laughing Place:

"Signage for the Pixar Place Hotel at the Disneyland Resort has been installed at the back entrance to the hotel, coming from the Downtown Disney District. "

 

[PiratesMansion]

From Laughing Place:

"Signage for the Pixar Place Hotel at the Disneyland Resort has been installed at the back entrance to the hotel, coming from the Downtown Disney District. "

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Not sure why they think a theme park complex that can charge almost $200 for a single day ticket, should lead their still undesirable newly refurbished hotel, that's still quite expensive to stay in, by putting something that looks like an average ten year old could have drawn it on their sign, but what do I know?

 

[TP2000]

From Laughing Place:

"Signage for the Pixar Place Hotel at the Disneyland Resort has been installed at the back entrance to the hotel, coming from the Downtown Disney District. "

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I continue to be impressed with how cheap and amateurish this entire project looks.

Even that font they used screams "Generic Airport Hotel".

 

[Disney Analyst]

I continue to be impressed with how cheap and amateurish this entire project looks.

Even that font they used screams "Generic Airport Hotel".

Meanwhile all I can think is how much better this is than it used to be.

I would never pay the rates Disney wants for a hotel on property at Disneyland, but if it was more reasonable I would definitely stay there.

 

[CaptinEO]

This whole place looks like a parking lot with bright primary color accents, it doesn't feel charming or relaxing in any way. It's not even themed. The old beach theme was at least warm and inviting in a way.

The overall theme is so non existant you can swap any of the "Pixar Character" art for other properties and it wouldn't change anything.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

I continue to be impressed with how cheap and amateurish this entire project looks.

Even that font they used screams "Generic Airport Hotel".

I blame the oversimplification of logos and signage from the 2ks onward. Of course nowadays everyone's a graphic designer. The result is sameness.

Thankfully it's a dying trend but Disney didn't get the memo. I agree, it's very generic.

 

[TP2000]

Meanwhile all I can think is how much better this is than it used to be.

That seems like a rather low bar to meet.

But I suppose you are right, in that it at least got a new coat of paint and new carpet and lobby furniture. Yay?

Thankfully it's a dying trend but Disney didn't get the memo. I agree, it's very generic.

This entire project seems to have been given to a gaggle of new WDI interns working with a shoestring budget.

Or perhaps, and this would explain it, this hotel project was outsourced entirely to a generic hotel development firm who was allowed to use copyrighted Pixar material and graphics?

 

[Disney Analyst]

First time seeing it lit up?

 

[J4546]

though idealy id like to see that hotel demolished for a CA expansion, they did a pretty good job with what they had imo.

 

[mickEblu]

though idealy id like to see that hotel demolished for a CA expansion, they did a pretty good job with what they had imo.

The stripes on the side of the building are hideous.

 

[Disney Analyst]

The stripes on the side of the building are hideous.

For me they’re just stripes, not hideous imo.

Hideous to me would be the old rooms.

 

[mickEblu]

For me they’re just stripes, not hideous imo.

Hideous to me would be the old rooms.

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I don’t find these hideous. Perhaps dated. Probably worked fine when it was designed/ built. What excuse do those stripes have?

 

[aleh021]

I'm probably in the minority, but I think it looks really good. A major upgrade to what was there before.

Also, I'm a mega Pixar fan so I may be biased here.

However, this is a much needed change for the hotel and Disneyland hotel offerings as a whole.

 

[NobodyElse]

What excuse do those stripes have?

"Stripes are not on trial here!"
and
"Stripes don't upset people. Designers upset people."

 

[PiratesMansion]

"Major upgrade" is exceedingly generous.

I do wonder if the lighting will be distracting during WOC.

The problem with the hotel is the hotel. There's not enough lipstick in the world to cover this pig.

 

[Alanzo]

DLR's attempt at a WDW moderate hotel at WDW Deluxe prices with WDW value amenities.

 

[CaptinEO]

For me they’re just stripes, not hideous imo.

Hideous to me would be the old rooms.

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This isn't amazing and the furniture and colors are outdated, but to me both these items should have been fixed without needing to throw random pixar graphics all over the room.

I don't know why the current trend is to attach characters to each hotel. WDW redid the contemporary to be The Incredibles and Polynesian to be Moana.

All efforts make the rooms look like they're for toddlers.

 

[Disney Analyst]

 

[Consumer]

Why does it look so sad? It looks like a Star Wars building with a few streaks of vibrant colors.