Originally Posted By mousermerf No... And with the high-rise hotel on property Disney doesn't own and doesn't want you to know exists bordering the property, i'd say it's highly unlikely Disney would intentionally subject you to seeing a deluxe lodging from a value.
Originally Posted By barboy "it's highly unlikely Disney would intentionally subject you to seeing a deluxe lodging from a value." No, you got that backwards......Disney would not want their deluxe guests seeing a value as it would mess with the high paying guests who expect quality ambiance and desirable views.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Of course, you can see 192 from some lodgings on Disney property (deluxe).
Originally Posted By kennect To me the whole thing is rather funny...I get the idea that one day they will do something to address the issue but I have no clue as to what it will be...What sounded as being so ambitious but turned into a mess as we know...How long did that first phase sit in moth balls before they got it opened?
Originally Posted By nbodyhome It was delayed a couple of years or so. I was working at DRC in 2000 and part of 2001 - it got delayed due to 9/11. It opened in 2003. I am surprised the other section is just sitting there. It won't be long until the years we consider "classic" are "legendary" - nobody will remember the years on the other side anymore! There have been rumors of suites, but nothing has happend.
Originally Posted By kennect Aha, The suites rumor...Is this part of the plan? How well have those worked out at Allstars? I remember that idea being thrown around when they were first being considered at Allstars but have never heard from anyone anything else...I am beginning to think it is a good thing that WDW isn't building any new hotel rooms for the moment...Everything they were doing was a simple duplicate of what they had already done...There was nothing original in any of the designs...
Originally Posted By nbodyhome The suites have worked out very well at the All Star Music. I think it was a long time coming. I'm not sure that Disney needs more hotel rooms now either - in part, because they simply don't have the housekeeping staff to keep up with what they have now.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Just thinking - that is the nice thing for Disney about DVC. Less housekeepers needed (regular DVC guests only get service a couple of times per week).
Originally Posted By CMDad "My" CM had finished her CP days and was working PT at CBR (though PT usually was more than 40 hours/week) and was about to get changed to FT status when Pop was supposed to open. Needless to say, with the hiring freeze that took place after that she had some VERY rough days - often having no work for a week at a time. She came very close to leaving Disney altogether when she got some inside info that the hiring ban was about to be lifted. They hired over 70 new CM's at All Star when that happened, with CBR hiring a few weeks later. When All Star did hire, she was actually deployed there to help out (and train new CM's) while she was still PT until they were settled in and then came back to CBR as a full time CM.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I'm glad she was able to stay! I was on a medical leave, but needing to move someplace else in the company when the hiring freeze took over. At some point, my doctor didn't understand that I couldn't just change jobs, which I was really wanting to do. So I did end up leaving. I take care of my health a lot better now, so I'd not have any problems (but I could never go back to DRC - I can't be tied to a chair for 8 hours).
Originally Posted By CMDad Her first deployment to IT was a move by her manager who wanted her to stay and knew that she wasn't going to be satisfied with what only what she was doing at that point. She had always been assigned to some interesting projects, and this one was the latest. Two years later she had her status changed from hourly at CBR to salaried at IT where she is now. She has told me that she couldn't have stayed at CBR much longer, even in the office, and wouldn't take a manager's position there for reasons we discussed.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I'm glad she stayed, and you can still enjoy your wonderful CM benefits! (and one bedroom Sarasota Spring villas). Obviously Disney values here enough to be flexible.
Originally Posted By CMDad I guess there are some things one can never live down For her, it is a far cry from her days at Animal Kingdom (her background/degree is in biology and was happy that she was originally assigned there. The move to CBR is another story for another day <G>)
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I'll have to ask next time I see you. The AK job sounds like it would have been really interesting.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I know this question has been beaten to DEATH, but it's been a while since I crusied through Pop Cent...is that old half completed structure still just sitting out there? And if so, why? Does anyone (that will tell) really know?
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I took some photos a few months back. Yes, still sitting there. It isn't looking so good, I don't know if they would keep it as is or not.
Originally Posted By u k fan I can't help but wonder if the space couldn't be used for something else at the moment like conferences or private parties. I agree more rooms might not be the right thing to do right now, but it seems a shame to have this facility unused!!!
