Originally Posted By TDLFAN Go here and scroll down the middle of that page.... <a href="http://www.gwathmey-siegel.com/news/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.gwathmey-siegel.com /news/index.html</a>
Originally Posted By vbdad55 And that sure looks like they will have a monorail track thru the new complex -- I was not expecting anything anywhere near that size - about 3 - 4 stories taller than the Contemporary !
Originally Posted By SuperDry Rather than a monorail track, it looks like an elevated enclosed walkway to me.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 could be - just the stantions (sp?) look awful large for just a walkway - but the walkway would make more sense. As for the momorail though - geez - can you imagine the wait at that station after this goes up with all those rooms ?
Originally Posted By kennect Is there something in their render that is leaving out the garden wings of the main building? Or am I looking at it the wrong way? Is there really that much land on that side of the hotel to allow for something that size? I have to admit it has been years since I stayed there last...So I have no clue....
Originally Posted By trekkeruss It's definitely not the monorail... you can see the existing track in thye first view. It's some sort of elevated walkway to the concourse level of the tower, perhaps with a moving sidewalk (although I doubt that because the aerial view show the walkway to be serpentine instead of straight.) Good point about the overload of guests this would put on the existing monorail service. I don't know how they will resolve that.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 The size of that both surprises and sickens me. I had heard that Disney couldn't build on the site unless they used the original buildings as the land is classified as wetlands. I had heard they were going to add 2-3 stories. This looks like a mega-DVC high-rise. Just a godawful idea/money grab for the company. It will throw the perspective out of whack, tax the hotel's existing facilities and is just bad, bad, bad ... so look for DVCs at the GF, Poly and DAK Lodge next! You know one day when Walt was sitting on a bench watching his daughters on a carousel, while munching peanuts he thought 'there should be some place built, under the guise of an entertainment venture, where you get people to fork out tens of thousands of dollars each in advance to pre-pay for points they can use for vacations.'
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> about 3 - 4 stories taller than the Contemporary << It looks to be the same height as the Contemporary to me, except for that round tower thing in the middle. >> it looks like an elevated enclosed walkway to me << It's a walkway. And it looks like it links into the Contemporary at the same level as the monorail track, 4th floor. This would make a lot of sense. >> the stantions (sp?) look awful large for just a walkway << Not really. This would have to be quite a large/wide and high walkway. EVERYONE will be wanting to return to the new hotel from the MK via the monorail. They'll get off at the Contemporary station, and then walk the rest of the way back to their new hotel tower. In the mornings they might be inclined to just walk over to the MK by going out the front door and using the existing pedestrian walkway. >> Is there something in their render that is leaving out the garden wings of the main building? << It would look like this entire structure is placed on top of where the northern wings are now. So they must be going away. I'm thinking perhaps the tennis courts that are near there aas well. >> They'll be walking back into their new hotel after getting off at the Contemporary station. << This could mean that they'll be modifying the existing Contemporary monorail station platform? Naaah -- I'm betting it will stay as it is. As cumbersome as the existing single-lane escalator down is, it would have the traffic flow past the stores on their way back to their room. That's a tired, slow corner in the hotel 4th floor anyway now. ------------------ TWO ISSUES -- This will change the Disney skyline in a new and significant way. Not necessarily a bad thing. But I can hope the new tower and the Contemporary will look good together. More important, will the new tower have a new name? Or will it be the "Contemporary Northern Tower"? ------------------
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I count 15 floors in what is likely the elevators at the far left of the building - not counting the center thing - which is why it appear to be 1 floor taller I am still amazed at this I must admit..althugh I thought the cost of adding on a DVC unit for 3 floors on one wing mightbe more expense than it would be worth - didn't expect to see the MGM Grand go up there either
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Also that commitment tells me SS must still be selling at a very good clip
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Shaped like a C, but maybe should be shaped like a dollar sign, no? Two years to complete a resort addition. Amazing. It takes that long for the NJ Highway Department to upgrade a local intersection!
Originally Posted By tonyanton Well, they ruined the look of Spaceship Earth with the giant wand. They ruined the look of Hollywood Blvd. and the Chinese Theatre with the giant hat, now they're ruining the look of the A-Frame Contemporary tower with the giant DVC! I'd be less upset if they did a second identical tower where the south garden wings are, at least it would give a symmetry to the design.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Yes... there is nothing that has anything to do with Disney there. Was it perhaps a hack and someone's idea of a joke??
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It is indeed gone. Maybe Disney monitor these boards afterall (like we didn't know that already) and asked them to take it down as it is still in the early planning stages. They did this when Brother Bear was in preproduction and we found some notes visable on the animation attraction that we shouldn't have. they quickly disappeared. Or it was indeed a hacker.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 my guess is more along the line of davewasbaloo -- for all those who question whether Disney monitors these boards....or some posters whoa re here who may have sent them the link -- It sure didn't appear to be a hacker - there was far too much work and detail in the mockup of the plans.. this happened by me also when we had a referendum to add another high school in the area -- no one was supposed to see the plans before the board meeting, yet somehow they got posted on the architects web site...without knowing that.... so I know this happens...I firmly believe those were real plans...I wish I'd have kept a picture now
Originally Posted By vbdad55 the plans were still up at 7:37 central time this morning -- when my friend reviewed thenote I sent him
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I count 15 floors in what is likely the elevators at the far left of the building - not counting the center thing - which is why it appear to be 1 floor taller << Number of floors is one thing. I'm just comparing the height of the two buildings in the picture at the website. They are "about" the same height, except for the round tower thingy in the center, whatever that is.
