Originally Posted By mrkthompsn This would be the ultimate EPCOT Resort tower. The question: where to put it? <a href="http://www.dynamicarchitecture.net/21-06-08/new-web_23-06-08/moscow.html" target="_blank">http://www.dynamicarchitecture...cow.html</a> <a href="http://www.dynamicarchitecture.net/21-06-08/new-web_23-06-08/dubai.html" target="_blank">http://www.dynamicarchitecture...bai.html</a>
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden I'm not sure where it would go but they'd be able to charge premium view rates for all rooms.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Interesting designs. But on that note, I have always disliked what the Swan and Dolphin hotels did to the skyline of the World Showcase. If those (and any other towers) were behind Spaceship Earth, i.e. in the Epcot parking lot, I would have no problem with them, but seeing them stick out from between France and the United Kingdom is just bizarre.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm not sure this plan will ever come to fruition but I have to believe there would be the capability to "lock" the floors in place in the event of high winds or earthquake. They say the movement would not be noticeable. I've been in some revolving restaurants and in those you certainly notice the movement.
Originally Posted By MPierce That's what the Swan, and Dolphin look like to me after about my third pass around the Lagoon on my Epcot World Beer Tour.
Originally Posted By brotherdave It looks like the DNA statue that used to be in front of the Wonders of Life pavilion!
Originally Posted By dshyates The building is going to be completely energy self sufficient. There is a giant wind turbine blade between each floor and works with wind from any directions. So for an 8 story building there would be 79 turbines. They will be selling power back to the grid for sure. Watch the video at this link. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2435465820080624?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews" target="_blank">http://www.reuters.com/article...sticNews</a>
Originally Posted By ExpDave For me the ultimate EPCOT resorts would be each county in the world showcase having it's own hotel attached to it. The feel of each pavilion would be greatly expanded and many rooms would overlook the lagoon. But, yes maybe something dynamic like that would be nice on the future world side as well.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Maybe put it right smack in between the two Communicore Buildings. The first few designs of EPCOT did have a tall skyscraper-like building in the middle - before SSE was conceived. Have a peoplemover transfer guests from a side parking lot straight to the resort, and have their own central entry into the park.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn <For me the ultimate EPCOT resorts would be each county in the world showcase having it's own hotel attached to it. The feel of each pavilion would be greatly expanded and many rooms would overlook the lagoon.> I've always liked this idea too. But have it be one continuous resort spread all the way around, each section taking elements of design from each country. Have each country have their own entry into the park.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn I wonder how the bathrooms would work in this building. Is there one big dramatic flush when all the pipes line up?
Originally Posted By dshyates My brother and I were just discussing the plumbing. How is the plumbing going to work. Electricity, sure brush contacts. But what about the plumbing.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Don't know about the feasibilty, but I really like your idea of the countries each having a hotel. Probably wouldn't work, because they couldn't be very big due too lack of space, and at this point they don't need more rooms. Too bad this wasn't done before some of the other hotels were built.
