Aulani Jr. To Replace Poly?

Originally Posted By vbdad55

. If so, then WDW is the only place you can go to for a vacation.
Isn't it smarter to keep your money and only pay when you are vacationing there.
It's like buying a house and making mortgage payments.


--- do a little more research on Disney Vacation Club-- you are NOT only tied to vacationing there- there are no date/week restrictions..
and until you read further I won't get into the financing

 

Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub

The last DVC Meeting I attended they boldly announced the BLT is the only monorail resort that will ever be built at WDW and that was last month. So...we will see.

 

Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub

I have noticed a new DVC presence at the Poly pool area next to the Barefoot Bar. It is a very nice cabana and has DVC(Hawaiian looking) reps there. Perhaps this is causing the online chatter.

 

Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer

>>>The last DVC Meeting I attended they boldly announced the BLT is the only monorail resort that will ever be built at WDW and that was last month. So...we will see.<<<

PR to guests means nothing. They can and will change that.

I mean.. In 2009, FLE was supposed to not change the existing Fantasyland. In 2011, that's no longer the case.

 

Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

Just went to the website and looked at the new Aulani Resort. Very impressive! I could see Disney leveling the Poly and putting one of these in. In too many ways the Poly is an obsolete hotel. Might be time to tear it down and put in an Aulani Jr Hotel.

 

Originally Posted By HokieSkipper

^^^It could definitely use a sprucing up. But the theming and atmosphere of the Poly is terrific. no need to ruin it with highrises.

 

Originally Posted By Spirit of 74

A kind Spirit told me earlier today that the current plans are to 'salvage' as much of the Poly as possible and build one seven story DVC tower with a possible second. They also reiterated what I've said about the asbestos excuse being just that.

Not sure of a timeline for this since there are also NUMEROUS other plans to add both DVC and traditional hotel capacity to WDW. And, unlike the plans for parks, you can expect most of these to actually happen.

Also, heard some of the marketing plans for the 'New Fantasyland' debut ... suffice to say, they're laughable as are the talking points for why this is Disney's answer to WWoHP.

You do know Disney's princesses are more timeless than the boy wizard, right?

 

Originally Posted By HokieSkipper

<<A kind Spirit told me earlier today that the current plans are to 'salvage' as much of the Poly as possible and build one seven story DVC tower with a possible second. They also reiterated what I've said about the asbestos excuse being just that.>>

Ugh

<<Not sure of a timeline for this since there are also NUMEROUS other plans to add both DVC and traditional hotel capacity to WDW. And, unlike the plans for parks, you can expect most of these to actually happen.>>

No surprise there. Didn't you see Al Weiss's interview the other day? That's WDW's primary plan of expansion. Parks? Who cares about the parks!?

<<Also, heard some of the marketing plans for the 'New Fantasyland' debut ... suffice to say, they're laughable as are the talking points for why this is Disney's answer to WWoHP.

You do know Disney's princesses are more timeless than the boy wizard, right?>>

You're kidding, right? I saw that earlier and thought they were jokes. My word...

 

Originally Posted By Spirit of 74

<<No surprise there. Didn't you see Al Weiss's interview the other day? That's WDW's primary plan of expansion. Parks? Who cares about the parks!?>>

Can't say I saw Al's interview.

But I can say for certain that the WDW Co. is basically interested in developing as much hotel and timeshare (and absurdly priced estate homes for Saudi princes and Wall Street banking execs) as possible with as little investment in the parks as possible.

They will likely spend almost as much on marketing the NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW, NEW Fantasyland as they'll spend on building it.

And that's without Michael Mendenhall too!

I keep telling fanbois that WDW is a real estate development and hotel chain first and foremost and the theme parks are simply ancilary business units.

You can build all the interactive queues in the world and all the elaborately-themed foamhead meet-greet-and-gropes too, but it takes REAL attractions to get people to return ... a friend suggested that Disney may not care whether their guests are of the 'one and done' variety. But I just don't buy that, especially with such an emphasis on selling timeshares.


<<Also, heard some of the marketing plans for the 'New Fantasyland' debut ... suffice to say, they're laughable as are the talking points for why this is Disney's answer to WWoHP.

You do know Disney's princesses are more timeless than the boy wizard, right?>>

<<You're kidding, right? I saw that earlier and thought they were jokes. My word...>>

My only thought would be that I'd love to be a fly in the room (although as a Spirit I could just use my invisibility cloak) when they 'brainstorm' how they're going to lie ... I mean, market their products.

 

Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

When I was thinking of the Aulani Jr.I was thinking 7 story side wings on each side. With mixed capacity of DVC and hotel guests. Of course a bigger question is if the monorails could handle the additional capacity of a "monster resort" on the monorail loop.

 

Originally Posted By Spirit of 74

<<Of course a bigger question is if the monorails could handle the additional capacity of a "monster resort" on the monorail loop. >>

Since when does Disney concern itself with transport needs before expanding?

 

Originally Posted By Bolna

<<No surprise there. Didn't you see Al Weiss's interview the other day? That's WDW's primary plan of expansion. Parks? Who cares about the parks!?>>

>>Can't say I saw Al's interview.<<

It's in the article which is discussed in the thread "WDW worth $18.2 billion a year to Fla?"

 

Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer


Yeah, the marketing for New FLE is going to be absurd.

As for Poly and the GCH, they've had work going on on the roof for about 3 years now. They've overhauled it in the past few years. A HUGE DVC Tower wouldn't work as well, as one side is facing a parking lot, at least BLT has Bay Lake to face.

I dunno. Too much speculation, not enough fact. I'm not writing anyone or anything off, but I'm getting to the point of thinking where I think everyone is concerned with this rumor, myself included, and operating off that.

We shall see. There are tons of resort plans that DON'T get worked on, too. Hopefully, this is one of them.

 

Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

There is one thing you can always count on at WDW, more DVCs. And now when Disney builds a DVC it's always a monster size. I have no doubt Disney is scouting out potential new sites for DVCs; Buffalo Junction Resort, "New" Poly. I have to ask: are the Disney Hotels that booked?

 

Originally Posted By standor

Looks like Disney is getting into the real estate business in a big way. IMHO this is the wrong way to go. Spend that money to improve the parks and people will come. Clean up the parks and people will come. Lower the prices in this time of poor economy and people will come.
Now if the airlines would cooperate , WDW should be full at most times.

 

Originally Posted By HokieSkipper

No way standor. People don't want to visit theme parks at WDW. They want hotels! Who needs more rides when you can visit a new hotel every year!

This message was brought to you by Sarcasm. Sarcasm, it really does care.

 

Originally Posted By HokieSkipper

No way standor. People don't want to visit theme parks at WDW. They want hotels! Who needs more rides when you can visit a new hotel every year!

This message was brought to you by Sarcasm. Sarcasm, it really does care.

 

Originally Posted By HokieSkipper

No way standor. People don't want to visit theme parks at WDW. They want hotels! Who needs more rides when you can visit a new hotel every year!

This message was brought to you by Sarcasm. Sarcasm, it really does care.

 

Originally Posted By HokieSkipper

Dang it...another multiple post...

 

Originally Posted By vbdad55

You do know Disney's princesses are more timeless than the boy wizard, right?\
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got me to thinking- what about a Time Lord for DHS ?