Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1217.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: Grand Floridian Construction Update</b></a> Recent video and pictures from the ongoing construction at Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian including work for the rumored Disney Vacation Club resort.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer BLT-ing it, I see. Well done, Disney. "Hide" this, and look even worse in the terms of PR and Social Media.
Originally Posted By dshyates I don't really see why everybody thinks it is a bad move to not make an announcement even though construction has started. We all know what they are building. So what difference does it make whether they make an announcement or not. Like when I said that Uni will probably start construction on Potter 2 about 9 months before they make their announcement and everybody screamed about how bad that would be for them to do that. I don't really see what they have to lose.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Can't you guys read the signs? I think it's pretty clear that they're just refurbishing the woods. What else would they possibly want with walls back there? The trees needed a quick refreshening, and nothing more. It's really quite standard (though I am looking forward to how a wall that size will 'hide' anything over 1 story tall).
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I don't really see why everybody thinks it is a bad move to not make an announcement even though construction has started. We all know what they are building. So what difference does it make whether they make an announcement or not. Like when I said that Uni will probably start construction on Potter 2 about 9 months before they make their announcement and everybody screamed about how bad that would be for them to do that. I don't really see what they have to lose<<<< Because it's bad PR, it's amateurish, and it's obvious. How can you say you aren't building anything when there are walls up? It's a lie. LOL
Originally Posted By leobloom It insults the intelligence of the fans who have some intelligence to begin with.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ EXACTLY. It propagates how Disney thinks of us.... it's not all ~**~*~*~*Pixie dust and magic, we want to see what the company is up to.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Because it's bad PR, it's amateurish, and it's obvious. How can you say you aren't building anything when there are walls up? It's a lie. LOL>> There's a difference between denying your building something and not announcing what you're building.
Originally Posted By dshyates I don't think not making an announcement insults the fans or their intelligence. We know they are building something. We know that there is a 99.9% chance it's DVC. So, as I see it and I am sure Disney too, is that they have nothing to gain from announcing it now. And with BLT, AKLV and SS still available I am sure they want to sell as many of those that they can before they drop the announcement for GFVs. And what will they get as soon as make the announcement? Another 1000 post thread on a buch of fan sites proclaiming DVC/TDO to be the spawn af Satan. And when they do make the announcement I bet they make it through the DVC website with no big press release or Disney Parks Blog.
Originally Posted By DlandDug When they built the Team Disney Orlando building, not only were there no announcements, cast members actually had no idea what all those cranes and earth movers were doing.
Originally Posted By Bolna <<There's a difference between denying your building something and not announcing what you're building.>> Exactly, and as dshyates pointed out, they still have BLT (supposed to be sold out very soon though), AKV and SSR on sale. And if you look at the DVC sales data it becomes apparent that they have quite a substantial problem with people defaulting since they are selling a lot of reaquired points (<a href="http://dvcnews.com/index.php/dvc-program/financial/1632-monthly-sales-data-for-june-2011" target="_blank">http://dvcnews.com/index.php/d...une-2011</a>). Oh and they are selling Aulani at the moment as well! As far as I know as soon as they announce a new property they are required to tell someone who is planning to buy into DVC and who asks that they are building the new property. So if there is anything fishy about it, it is that they want prospective buyers to buy into the "less desirable" properties AKV and SSR. Those had really low sales numbers for the last year or so and I think they really need to get those rooms sold. Having to tell people that if they would wait for a year or two that they then could buy into a GF DVC certainly would damage their numbers.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>There's a difference between denying your building something and not announcing what you're building.<< They'll do that, just like they did with BLT. :LOL:
Originally Posted By ReelJustice Update: Grand Floridian's spa is closing indefinitely. So, for those keeping track: 1) Reduced monorail hours 2) Unsightly, loud construction of a needless addition 3) No spa What exactly are folks paying $500 a night for?
Originally Posted By ReelJustice ^^I wanted to add that the closing of the spa is likely due to the construction.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting, I would have assumed that the spa would be a pretty good profit center for Disney. Any word if they'll build a new one in the 'top secret' construction? Is there another spa elsewhere on property? It seems like the type of offering that they should have somehwere, but I don't know if I remember any other hotels having one. Maybe the Swan or Dolphin?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Wilderness Lodge Villas have a spa. The Animal Kingdom Lodge has a spa in the basement.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Animal Kingdom Lodge has the Zahanati Fitness Center and the Niki Bryan Spa. It's located in the basement sort of under the store at the Lodge. It's a very nice spa, I have been in it. The Wilderness Lodge Villas have the Sturdy Branches Health Club. It's located on the first floor of the Villas. As you walk into the Villas it's on the left hand side.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Here is WDW's website related to their Spas on property. They list three and don't even mention that ones I posted. They mention that massages and facials are available at many locations including the ones I listed. <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/spas/" target="_blank">http://disneyworld.disney.go.c...on/spas/</a>
