Walt Disney World to build 2,000-room Hotel: Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

[Andrew54]

Yeah I dont believe enclosed buildings were in the plans.

 

[JEANYLASER]

I can't hardly wait for 2012 to come and see the newest resort opening!

 

[niteobsrvr]

Yeah I dont believe enclosed buildings were in the plans.

It may not be an enclosed building as we might imagine. The suites buildings would not necessarily need wrap around walkways providing access to doors on both sides of the buildings. Its highly likely that only one side of the building would have unit entrances and access "balconies'. THis is especially true if the units are built "shotgun" style.

In thinking about it, this would also allow for more of the exisiting footprint of the original design to be used as living space in these units and not alter the building positioning to accomodate the suites design.

 

[Tom]

It may not be an enclosed building as we might imagine. The suites buildings would not necessarily need wrap around walkways providing access to doors on both sides of the buildings. Its highly likely that only one side of the building would have unit entrances and access "balconies'. THis is especially true if the units are built "shotgun" style.

In thinking about it, this would also allow for more of the exisiting footprint of the original design to be used as living space in these units and not alter the building positioning to accomodate the suites design.

I'm not familiar with the term "shotgun" style, in this context. Are you referring to a suite layout where instead of having side-by-side rooms, they would be more like a cruise cabin, where you enter from the hall, pass the bathroom, and are in the living room - with the master bedroom behind it?

If that's the case, then I suppose the rendering could be true, as each wing would only be one suite deep, as opposed to having back to back double-rooms (like Music has now, only because they retrofitted existing back to back rooms).

Interesting concept.

 

[flavious27]

I'm still waiting for a new Disney resort with all the rooms themed to Disney World rides and attractions...


For instance, the country bear Jamboree suite on Floor 3!

The Dream-Finder suite on Floor 5!

It's a Small World Cruise Suite on Floor 1!

Mermaid Fin suite on floor 2!

...you get the picture... they ever make a Pixar suite, I won't be staying there.

So will the Carousel of Progress rooms rotate in a circle every 5 minutes?

 

[flavious27]

anytime! I wanted to know they will have a waterslide to this newest resort!

Doubtful, the other value resorts do not. If they add slides to this resort, they will have to add it to the others so that they do not steal reservations.

 

[trr1]

So will the Carousel of Progress rooms rotate in a circle every 5 minutes?

does that mean you need seat belts and straps to sleep in this room .
boy I bet by morning you would feel like a Rotisserie Chicken:lol:

 

[flavious27]

Does the newest resort will have a outdoor movie just like the others resort!

Other resorts? I know that Fort Wilderness offers this, what other resorts do?

 

[flavious27]

does that mean you need seat belts and straps to sleep in this room .
boy I bet by morning you would feel like a Rotisserie Chicken:lol:

or these rooms will be adult only.

 

[yoyoflamingo]

Other resorts? I know that Fort Wilderness offers this, what other resorts do?

Just from experience, Contemporary, Yacht and Beach Club, and Grand Floridian do. Not sure about the others, but I bet most of the deluxe do.

 

[flavious27]

Just from experience, Contemporary, Yacht and Beach Club, and Grand Floridian do. Not sure about the others, but I bet most of the deluxe do.

I found this: http://www.buildabettermousetrip.com/activity-outdoormovie.php

 

[stphnbogert]

is there any construction photos of the animation resort being built?

 

[WondersOfLife]

So will the Carousel of Progress rooms rotate in a circle every 5 minutes?

hehehe that's be kewl... perhaps it rotates like that resteraunt in the land pavilion at EPCOT, and paintings of the state fair are on the wall, with a huge poster of Carousel of Progress! To get in the rotating room, there is an elevator in the middle of the circular room, COOL HUH?

 

[trr1]

I found this: http://www.buildabettermousetrip.com/activity-outdoormovie.php

Wow I just learned something new! I thought that Fort Wilderness was the only one to show movies.

thank you very much for this link:wave:

 

[flavious27]

Wow I just learned something new! I thought that Fort Wilderness was the only one to show movies.

thank you very much for this link:wave:

ditto

 

[JEANYLASER]

awesome! there any construction photos of the animation resort being built?

 

[Mr.EPCOT]

There's nothing really to see yet. It looks just as it has for several years, the only difference being that there's construction trailers and vehicles there now, and they've cleared some land. They haven't gone vertical on any new buildings, and haven't done anything noticeably obvious to the existing ones.

 

[ABigBrassBand]

So, where is this being constructed specifically?

 

[Wilt Dasney]

So, where is this being constructed specifically?

The unfinished buildings at Pop Century.

 

[Rob562]

I'm not familiar with the term "shotgun" style, in this context. Are you referring to a suite layout where instead of having side-by-side rooms, they would be more like a cruise cabin, where you enter from the hall, pass the bathroom, and are in the living room - with the master bedroom behind it?

If that's the case, then I suppose the rendering could be true, as each wing would only be one suite deep, as opposed to having back to back double-rooms (like Music has now, only because they retrofitted existing back to back rooms).

Interesting concept.

"Shotgun" refers to a long, skinny house that's only one-room wide but multiple rooms deep.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_house

And I hadn't really thought of them building the suites like that, but it's feasable on the buildings not-yet built. There would most likely be too much plumbing work involved to retrofit the two existing shells.

So if you were to look at the video out there where the guy goes inside one of the existing buildings and you can see straight through to the room on the other side, that's what a "shotgun style" suite would look like there.

I think I read that all the regular hotel rooms would be in one section, but they could conceivably make all of the buildings 2/3 suites and 1/3 hotel rooms. The suites would be on the two wings facing the courtyard (with the outdoor walkways facing away from the courtyard) and then the regular hotel rooms (with their regular outdoor walkways) could be on both sides of the third wing that points out the back of the buidling. That way you could have both suites and rooms with all four themes, and not limit the Guests staying in rooms to only the one theme.

Hmmm...

-Rob