castlecake2.0
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It wasnt as visible until the brush on that lot was bulldozed. A berm can fix this, hopefully it’s in the plans.
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Chances on that?
peter11435
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I mean if you consider a choice made in 97/98 to be “new Disney.”
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
That was “old Disney” going into puberty to become “new”
a stressful period from accounts and my own observations immediately thereafter.
it was a tale of two cities…the best and the worst.
the lazy take is pre-1996 was the old…post 2005 is the new
peter11435
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Cant disagree with any of that. But the point is the “new Disney” really has nothing to do with this. Heck the new Disney would never have built the lodge in the first place
castlecake2.0
Well-Known Member
They planted a berm along the side of Osceola Parkway to block the views toward the maingate complex a few years ago, also the giant berm they built last year around Star cruiser, new berm going around gotg. It seems likely they’ll add some sort of foliage here.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
What’s changed since?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
1000%
they wouldn’t have built DAK either…too high of an overhead for diminishing returns
Iger looks like Willy wonka compared to this substitute teacher they have now
lazyboy97o
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You’re not talking about a berm at this site but retaining walls and stabilization. Possible road relocation as well.
Chip Chipperson
Well-Known Member
Have we ruled out bear traps and landmines as a possible solution already? If so, let me just say that it seems a bit hasty.
JoeCamel
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Have you seen the truck gates? Not beyond their capabilities
What makes Osceola Parkway a troubled road?To be clear…that’s a theory that had some references by players in the game at that time…it also made it into print in the Orlando, Miami, Tampa papers…back when we had papers
and it is directly in the path of the Osceola parkway…a troubled road that the officials felt Disney strong armed them on
Casper Gutman
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What makes this particularly sad is that the AKL was the last great resort WDW built, and seems very unlikely to be matched in the foreseeable future. It’s a shame it has to be the resort marred by outside intrusion. Something like the Riviera wouldn’t be noticeably diminished if it was surrounded on all sides by I-Drive.
Isn't that the road that dead ends to Celebration Blvd where several incidents where late night some don't navigate the road and fly into the lake and lost their lives ? One incident was some guys from MA on vacation that disappear for several months only to find them and their car inside the lake.
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It was basically forced on the county by Disney to provide another access point for the southern side of property…including their phase 3 development…but nobody really used it for years…so it was a burden to build and maintain with little revenue return for along time.
the.dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
It would fit in better on I-Drive.
UNCgolf
Well-Known Member
It certainly wouldn't look out of place there.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The tasteful neon sign up top? Or the concrete faux “architecture”?
peter11435
Well-Known Member
They were LED. But it’s irrelevant now, they don’t work anymore
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…important distinction