Originally Posted By ssWEDguy The new DVC impact on the monorail? I don't really see it, except for the evening closing rush. And that wouldn't affect the express monorail anyway. The express doesn't stop in the Contemporary. (so far.....hmmmm..I wonder....) The new DVC impact on the California Grill? This is probably going to be a real thing. I'm guessing from it's size that the new building would at least have a counter dining like the other resorts. I can't imagine all those people now crowding into the already overcrowded counter dining area on the Contemporary ground floor. (Next to the game room) One more observation -- from it's placement I can only imagine that rooftop parties would be the THE THING to do to watch the MK fireworks at night. They would be even more up close and personal than the Contemporary rooftop.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy One more observation -- Is this new building round on both sides? You can't tell if it is from this view. It could possibly be "C" shaped building with the open side towards Bay Lake? And if it is round, will it have an enclosed atrium down it's center like the Contemporary? I'm guessing round and atrium.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Now here's a cool idea -- How about a new PeopleMover loop, from Tomorrowland to the new DVC building? It could serve as real DVC guest transportation, but could also be a new attraction for MK park guests. What do you think the chances are?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<I just hate this huge DVC tower!>>> It is still concept. That's NOT the final design.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I totally agree about the monorail traffic. It will NOT be a huge imapact. Think about it, MOST people already take the monorail from the transportation station. Those don't get on the loop that just goes around the Grand Fl, Contemp, and Poly. Now the Cali Grill worry warts...please...do you really think there isn't going to be some jam up incredible dining built into this new Contempo to help with the new demand for dining? Come on people, the chance at grabbing more dining dollars alone..... bah! Think about the boardwalk and the dining that is there. It's going to be O.K. Now, everyone, take a deeeeep breath, let it out slow... ahhhhh there you go, it will be juuuuust fine.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I'm glad you pointed that out ssWEDguy, the last drawing I saw a few months back had a really incredible C shape to it with some curvy cat walk sort of thing, or maybe even the monorail going through, I can't recall. But it was FAR MORE impressive than this "picture" we have here. In fact I think this picture is misleading. I will however agree that I'll miss the Contemporary being the ONLY tower over there. About 6 years ago we were booked at the Coronado. When we walked the 5 miles to our room and went in, there was a couple laying on the bed watching TV, somewhat scantily clad, the guy smoking a cigarette, in our non smoking room. <--- take it for what its worth. My wife was apalled and I was very apologetic as we backed out. I jogged the 8 miles back to the front desk while my wife and then 2 kids waited with our luggage outside of the bldg. Finally I returned to my family, telling them that there were no rooms to be had, that they had over booked us, but that they were going to give us a room at the Contemporary. My wife was about to kill me. Anyway we reloaded the UAB and went over to Contemporary. Upon check in the front desk was very apologetic and gave us our key, pointed us toward the elevators and wished us well. I thought there must be a mistake. The elevator? This means we must be in the tower. Well...maybe this is going to be ok. We got on the elevator. I recalled the nice lady informing me that we wouldn't be disappointed. Long story short, we were on the 14th floor on the front corner overlooking the MK. It was a home run. I have never been so happy to have walked all over the Coronado, to have been assigned a room with people in it, and to have had to get turfed to another hotel in my life. And wow, we had only 2 kids back then...those were the good ol days.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Now here's a cool idea -- How about a new PeopleMover loop, from Tomorrowland to the new DVC building? It could serve as real DVC guest transportation, but could also be a new attraction for MK park guests. What do you think the chances are? < cool idea chances: about the same as a price decrease in admission
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Long story short, we were on the 14th floor on the front corner overlooking the MK. It was a home run.>> Wow!! Darn near catch people doing the nasty AND getting a room in the Contemporary Tower. No wonder you have so many kids... you knock it out of the park EVERY time!!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> How about a new PeopleMover loop, from Tomorrowland to the new DVC building? It could serve as real DVC guest transportation, but could also be a new attraction for MK park guests. << That could possibly be a peoplemover running from the Contemporary to the new DVC section. With the size of this building I wouldn't be surprised if it had both a counter service, and a sit down resturaunt. Possibly another high-end resturarunt, a bar, and maybe a few shops.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> That could possibly be a peoplemover running from the Contemporary to the new DVC section. << We can always hope, but I don't think so. I think it's an elevated, enclosed walkway, intended to connect to the Contemporary at the 4th floor. Which in itself is more than I would have predicted.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj I wish they would have gone a little more out on a limb with the design for the DVC tower. Maybe some folks are right when they say that the renderings being posted on websites are the "final" design, but I'm willing to bet it's pretty darn close. What happened to the days when Disney was commissioning great works of architecture that stood out from the crowd. The basic form of the proposed DVC tower complements some of the features of the original Contemporary structure, but it doesn't complement the theme of that hotel. The Contemporary Resort is more than just a high rise hotel tower, it's a statement about the future. Any additions to that hotel should have a design that makes us think of tomorrow, not the standard hotel high rise that you can find on any resort beach around the world. I'm sure there are those that would argue the Contemporary has long outlived any notion that it is a vision of the future, but I have to say that it is still a unique icon of WDW that doesn't resemble too many current-day hotels that I've visited anywhere. I'm fine with a large scale addition to the Contemporary. I'm fine with DVC. Let's just make it large scale in terms of the imaginative effort that goes into its design as well. So far, it looks like Disney may have squandered the opportunity to do something really fantastic here.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<We can always hope, but I don't think so. I think it's an elevated, enclosed walkway, intended to connect to the Contemporary at the 4th floor. Which in itself is more than I would have predicted.>> That is exactly what it is ... and it is how it will be built. Sorry folks, but what you see in that image is what's coming.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Spirit -- Do you know about the overall shape of the building? Is it curved on all sides, or is it "C" shaped? (See Post#22)
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom It looks like it is indeed C shaped. And the walkway going between the DVC building and the Contemp is serpentine. I scrolled through the pictures. I like this building. It looks like its only going to be two stories taller than the Contemp.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I'm a DVC owner, but I am 110% opposed to this project. Imagine the long lines to board the monorail now.<< Why wuld you bother waiting 10 mins to ride a monorail that "waits for traffic clearance" and takes 15-20 mins to do the loop, when you could walk from the new DVC tower to the MK in get there in 5 minutes?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>It looks like its only going to be two stories taller than the Contemp.<< Sadly, it will also be another intrution in the horizon above the MK when seen from inside the park.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn All it needs now is a Casino. They need to add Aluco-bond panels to the entire skin on the Contemporary, and highlight the lines of the buiding with lavender neon.
