Originally Posted By mrkthompsn I wonder if they'll use that "build the room offsite and slide it into the tower structure" construction strategy - or if that was overrated.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The fact that it was never used again after the Poly and the Contemp kind of answers that question!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I've waiting along time to say this so that it was (as a stand alone statement) inarguable and by god if ever there was a time to say it, this is it. <<<What happened to the days when Disney was commissioning great works of architecture that stood out from the crowd. >>> Yes that is one of the great things that left the company with Michael Eisner.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> 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? << I'm lazy, and I really want to go to Epcot.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<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)>> I always considered it more of a 'U' shape from the renderings ... with a pool area in the middle.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn The surfaces of The Contemporary have been exposed for a good 30-something years. I wonder if the new-ness of the new building will "gleam" stronger the the A-frame. Also, it looks like there's plenty of room on the top of this building to have it's own restraunt. I wonder what they should put up there. The Melting Pot? Ruth's Chris Steakhouse? Something Disney-original? (Like Ohana or Top of the World?)
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 When i first read the idea, i was really into a DVC Contemporary location. I could probably even convince my parents to buy a DVC property there! however, after looking at the pictures, i believe that disney has lost its touch. Whoever made the earlier comment about the Contemporary being a classic Disney icon is right. If anything, the DVC tower does NOT need to be larger than the Contemporary. A And to the people who made the comments about dining pains. Duh disney will have thought about that and made plans for dining resturaunts of all types.
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 In conclusion, i believe the concept for this idea is good, but the scale of which the building is being built is much too large. We must wait just a little longer until supports for a building are laid. However, we can be assured that Disney is building SOMETHING there, else, they would not have demolished the original garden wing. (which by the way looked absolutely horrible)
Originally Posted By Labuda "I'm lazy, and I really want to go to Epcot." Me, too! That's why I'm super duper extra happy to be staying at the boardwalk this summer. And, who knows, maybe staying in a DVC room will get me to find the money to buy in at long last! If so, I'll see if Disney7 can give a commission to my friend who's providing the room in July! lol
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I'm wondering now -- moving the game arcade to the 4th floor -- the intention is to repurpose the entire northern end of the 4th floor to be a higher traffic area than it's ever been? That area of the Contemporary was always pretty quiet. Also, I'm wondering if the 4th floor elevated walkway to the new DVC is intended to effectively replace the ground level north garden wing walk to the back door of the food and fun center? I always thought that back door entrance was a little strange.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Me, too! That's why I'm super duper extra happy to be staying at the boardwalk this summer. And, who knows, maybe staying in a DVC room will get me to find the money to buy in at long last! If so, I'll see if Disney7 can give a commission to my friend who's providing the room in July! lol << That's great Labuda, the Boardwalk is a prime location. For someone as young as you. and go as often as you do DVC would make since
Originally Posted By tiggerguy2000 I have seen the pictures of what it will look like.I also will be buying but I don't think it will come for another year or so.
