UOR Files Permits For New Hotel

[IAmFloridaBorn]

The iSquare project is likely to be completely dead, or at least a shell of what was announced, by the end of the year or early next year. I said they wouldn't be able to put that kind of added stress on that intersection area, and the city came back and said just that. I said their current lot was way too small to handle what they wanted, and there wasn't any other land to realistically buy for it; the city came back and said that as well. I'm expecting to see several more I-Drive related projects that are too much to actually pull off over the next year or two.

As to the actual topic of this thread...I'd be very interested if Universal Blvd. were to be widened to three lanes from Sand Lake to Pointe Plaza, as that would indicate an expectation of serious upgrade in traffic flow. If the Orlando Eye complex and the work on the Wyndham site haven't pushed it to that point yet, it would take a pretty sizable project to do so...

Reguarding tat, that's the city's fault. Orlando won't ever grow IMO.
Hyatt down the street has a tower over 400 ft with close to the same amount of rooms in a TERRIBLE location for traffic so I don't understand where the *Added stress* is coming from when Kirkman is 3 lanes.

I doubt Universal Blvd gets widened. No impossible though, I agree it would actually be beneficial.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

This is a drop in the bucket of what's to come..

As far as Hotels go?

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

With Hyatt's purchase of the Peabody I doubt they will be building another property in Orlando. Hilton has like 3 flagship properties in the area so who knows.

There is a Hyatt House coming to the north end of International Drive in the next year or two.

 

[danpam1024]

Grand Hyatt Dubai

ANYTHING from the resort area of Dubai would be sweet!

 

[StageFrenzy]

There is a Hyatt House coming to the north end of International Drive in the next year or two.

Is it going to have multiple restaurants, lazy river and pool complex? Yeah the small properties are important but they don't move the needle for me.

 

[seascape]

Then they'll have to pay employees more. How it works, you will hit a point where you have enough employees if you pay enough.

I know no one like to think about this but if you pay employees more you have to raise ticket prices and there is a limit on how much customers can pay. The first place I would raise ticket prices given where they are today is season passes especially at universal which is quite a bit lower than Disney and they can get away with it easier.

 

[marni1971]

I know no one like to think about this but if you pay employees more you have to raise ticket prices and there is a limit on how much customers can pay. The first place I would raise ticket prices given where they are today is season passes especially at universal which is quite a bit lower than Disney and they can get away with it easier.

Seems like they can raise employee wages already so thankfully they don't have to get away with anything.

 

[seascape]

Seems like they can raise employee wages already so thankfully they don't have to get away with anything.

WDW is raising wages. They offered the union raises to $10.00 an hour. I know ticket prices have lots of reasons for the price and tickets are only one of the revenue sources. For places like WDW besides tickets, there are food sales, souvenirs, hotels and parking. Universal is trying to accomplish the same thing. Pay must also include benefits and especially health insurance for part time workers.

 

[mahnamahna101]

care to elaborate?

Really going through the Stash at OU would catch you up to speed.. the sheer amount Universal apparently has planned is just exciting

 

[GLaDOS]

WDW is raising wages. They offered the union raises to $10.00 an hour. I know ticket prices have lots of reasons for the price and tickets are only one of the revenue sources. For places like WDW besides tickets, there are food sales, souvenirs, hotels and parking. Universal is trying to accomplish the same thing. Pay must also include benefits and especially health insurance for part time workers.

Universal upped starting wages to $9 for ALL front line employees recently. Disney's increase will be for full time employees only. I think Uni is doing fine.

 

[DisneyFan 2000]

Boy, their CEO wasn't kidding when he said the resort won't look the same by 2020.

 

[mahnamahna101]

Boy, their CEO wasn't kidding when he said the resort won't look the same by 2020.

Yep, the insiders mentioned that USF/IOA would have every expansion pad/dead space, either used or being planned/prepped for use. The next 10 years are gonna be fun

 

[marni1971]

Universal upped starting wages to $9 for ALL front line employees recently. Disney's increase will be for full time employees only. I think Uni is doing fine.

@seascape - this says it better than I would have.

 

[Matpez]

$9-10 an hour plus benefits is really low.

In the Orlando area this is very normal, almost above average starting wage for hospitality jobs.

 

[Voice of Disney sanity]

I thought this thread was about hotel permits? Can we please start a wage thread?