Originally Posted By Indigo Apparently he did not act in the best interest of the company in dealing with a detail regarding selling timeshares at Aulani in Hawaii. The mistake could potentially cost Disney hundreds of millions of dollars.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Here's the OrSen article: <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-vacatuion-club-executive-ou20110813,0,7050337.story" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com...37.story</a>
Originally Posted By dshyates Rumor has it that the DVC execs were under charging for maintenance fees at the Aulani. The Orlando Sentinel has a pretty good article detailing the problem. <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-time-share-trouble-20110815,0,4646293.story" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com...93.story</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Sorry for being off topic. Is Aulani only a DVC resort or is it possible to stay there without being a DVC member, like a normal tourist?
Originally Posted By sjhym333 With all the levels of people at DVC they just realized what was going on two weeks before opening?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Dagobert - Aulani is a DVC and a hotel property. It is possible to stay there without being a DVC owner.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>Dagobert - Aulani is a DVC and a hotel property. It is possible to stay there without being a DVC owner.<< Thsnkd for the answer. I figured it out after I read the article and gathered some informations about Aulani on the internet. The hotel looks really great, but it reminds me too much of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. Doesn't Joe Rhode have any other ideas? At least the new hotel complex in Paris in which Joe Rhode is also involved looks different.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo What complex is it in Paris? I don't think I have heard of Joe working on anything over here.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>What complex is it in Paris? I don't think I have heard of Joe working on anything over here.<< I thought I read somewhere that Joe Rhode is involved in the project that Disney is doing together with Pierre & Vacances, the Center Parcs company.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Oh, ok, that would make some sense. Though I seriously doubt we will see any traditional designs in the new Parc Nature.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>Oh, ok, that would make some sense. Though I seriously doubt we will see any traditional designs in the new Parc Nature.<< It will definitely look different: <a href="http://www.dlrptoday.com/2011/04/27/villages-nature-website-launches-with-public-debate-on-259-hectare-project-and-a-logo/" target="_blank">http://www.dlrptoday.com/2011/...-a-logo/</a> It will have influences from Austrian designer Hundertwasser. He designed some fantastic buildings: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...rtwasser</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I have to admit I am not a huge fan of Hundertwasser's work. I think they do not age well at all. But Frank Lloyd Wright, Anton Gaudi and Peter Dominick (designer of the Grand Californian, Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge) are more timeless IMHO.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>I have to admit I am not a huge fan of Hundertwasser's work. I think they do not age well at all. But Frank Lloyd Wright, Anton Gaudi and Peter Dominick (designer of the Grand Californian, Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge) are more timeless IMHO.<< You could be right on that. Maybe his buildings will look outdated in a few years, but currently I really like them. Gaudi is fantastic as well and I love his buildings. Didn't Frank Lloyd Wright design the Guggenheim Museum in New York? I've never heared of Peter Dominick and have to look on Wiki.
Originally Posted By Bolna Just wanted to point out that there are two more threads on this issue over on the Disney Vacation Club board. And I hope they give John Rohde something else to do than just one hotel after the other. Even so the Parc Nature project looks much more interesting than I first thought when I read about it... And I really hope it will not be influenced by Hundertwasser, I am with Dave on this (sorry dagobert, I like other Austrians though! ;-) ).
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>A crack appearing in the "Godsend" that is DVC?<< No, just firing the head of the division.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >> Doesn't Joe Rhode have any other ideas?<< Rhode doesn't actually design the hotels. That's done (often) by the Urban Design Group. Peter Dominick is a principal there. They designed The Wilderness Lodge, Wilderness Villas, Grand Californian, Animal Kingdom Lodge and others. <a href="http://www.urbandesigngroup.com/home.html" target="_blank">http://www.urbandesigngroup.co...ome.html</a> >>Didn't Frank Lloyd Wright design the Guggenheim Museum in New York?<< Oh yes. Hundertwasser is an... interesting... choice for inspiration for Disney's latest entertainment complex. It isn't the first time, though. Anyone remember the "Montana" concept for Tomorrowland? <a href="http://www.myspace.com/170791086/blog/475085250" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/1707910...75085250</a> Fascinating stuff...
