Originally Posted By Ash Is Crazy 4 WDW If any of you have stayed in the Pop Century Resort, some of you might have noticed the building across "The Generation Gap" that has a big 00, 10, 20, 30, and 40 on it. I was the first in my family to see it. It looks pretty neat, however, there was no construction what so ever, it basically just sat there unfinished. the only thing we saw were busses practicing parking in the lot. Now this has never happened, why would Disney leave this empty and unfinished and so that people could see it. It's scheduled release was set for 2003! Little late dont you think? I guess they ran out of paint! LOL! Anyone have more information. I have found a bit, but why would Disney leave it unfinished without covering it up somehow. I mean, its just sitting there. and Disney never lets anything just sit there unfinished without covering it up!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I believe that ALL of Pop Century was originally scheduled to be opened in 2002-2003, but then 9/11 came along and shook up the entire tourist/travel industry. That delayed the opening of Pop Century. Frankly, I'm amazed that they've already been able to open as much as they have.
Originally Posted By Labuda Yep yep. As found on Deb's site, the original projected opening dates (as of August 2001) were: 1950s - March 8, 2002 1960s - March 8, 2002 1970s - May 5, 2002 1980s - August 18, 2002 1990s - August 18, 2002 1940s - November 29, 2002 1930s - February 14, 2003 1920s - April 21, 2003 1910s - August 2, 2003 1900s - August 2, 2003
Originally Posted By Labuda Hasn't been for quite a while now. Heck, when Eric and I stayed there this past September, we could see one of the buildings if we parked int he farthest out 1950s lot and there was damaged railing from hurricanes in 2004 that hadn't been fixed yet. Bad show.
Originally Posted By dixielandings Ive heard rumor that they may turn all of that side into mini suites but that still doesnt explain why they have halted construction for so long
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire everytime i post, its not showing up so sorry if i posted that twice!
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire wow now it says it didnt show up at all - let me try again: I called Disney and they said no word when it would be opening. She said somebody might know but no one at reservations does!
Originally Posted By typhoonCM As of right now there is no planned opening date. The person who mentioned Mini-suites is semi-correct. There is a test run on value resorts using a mini-suite floor plan at the All Star resorts. Provided that test run goes well, the other side of pop century will be primarily different types of suites.
Originally Posted By wam0418 This is a rumor I heard and correct me if im wrong..When 9-11 happened it caused Disney to hault construction because of the materials that are used in the buildings. They come from the mid east. Which for obvious reasons they stoped buying from there. I have heard it was all because of the 9-11 incident.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Ive heard rumor that they may turn all of that side into mini suites but that still doesnt explain why they have halted construction for so long<< Isn't the occupancy rate at WDW around 70%? If so, then there is no reason for them to offer more rooms. Unless they want to discount and compete with offsite cheapo motels.
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Originally Posted By Ash Is Crazy 4 WDW I have lots of pictures of it too! LOL! This was my view when I stayed at Pop Century Summer 2005. We stayed in the 50s and whenever we walked out of the door, this is what we saw. It's pretty cool, but you gotta wonder what happened. I seriously think they ran out of paint! I can't believe how much paint they use! LOL!
Originally Posted By fkurucz I hope that they will have a seperate bus stop for those buildings, as it would be quite a hike to the front.
Originally Posted By smeeeko one of the things they did complete is the checkin building for the other side.. but considering how long they have been left unfinished and 'abandoned' they will have some serious rehabbing to do to get it to be as usable as the Classic Years foodcourt & checkin..
Originally Posted By Disneyland55 Thanks everybody for the info! I have been wondering about this too.
Originally Posted By typhoonCM <<Isn't the occupancy rate at WDW around 70%? If so, then there is no reason for them to offer more rooms. Unless they want to discount and compete with offsite cheapo motels.>> Actually the occupancy rates ("residency" here at WDW) fluxuate (sp?) with the seasons and conventions. Frequently the occupancy can reach 100%, especially during the home builders association convention and holidays.
Originally Posted By DeadMansChest The homebuilders assoc convention? Is that the largest convention at WDW? Are you a home builder?
Originally Posted By fkurucz I meant that it was my understanding that on average, ocuppancy rates at WDW resorts are about 70%. Of course there are time when it will be sold out. If its always full, then why discount?
Originally Posted By typhoonCM no the homebuilders association is at the convention center but they take up a TON of disney rooms. This year they said there were over 110,000 home builders represented. traffic was CRAZY on 528 most of the week when they were here. I-4 was no picnic either.
