Originally Posted By Skellington88 >I see you have been practicing on the art of satirical comment. Now if we could just get you to work on your ethics, and people skills.< satirical?? I was being serious! I don't want hoodlums stealing my cell phone!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^ while your waiting for the police though you can enjoy a nice cold ripped off soda....courtesy of the Mouse
Originally Posted By Skellington88 I'll also help my self to some free bath soap and shampoo from the room ;p
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 ding dong the wand is gone, the wicked wand, the wicked wand. ding dong, the wicked wand is gone. i guess im just kind of in between. i dont mind it, but i like it better without. LOL, i like the mouse comment. SO WHEN DOES DEMOLITION BEGIN?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I'll also help my self to some free bath soap and shampoo from the room ;p >> Uhm. ... That's what it's there for.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^ the obvious is never a real clear concept when one has thievery on their mind
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^ but I do hope they use those amenities before they climb about a warm air monorail...
Originally Posted By ChiMike Speaking of which. The last time I was on the monorail it was more hot inside than outside. How can the staff at the GF keep straight faces when check-in their high-roller guests for $450/night and they are subjected to monorails that are so shabby.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I wrote about that after my visit two weeks ago. I rode four monorails and three were unacceptable ... hot, filthy, moldy and torn/cut padding on seats etc ... and I was thinking the same thing when I got on ... at the GF. Amazing how contemptful of their guests and cocksure they won't lose their jobs no matter how low standards fall WDW management is.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Wait until the Comtemp's DVC opens up. More stress on the system. I'd be interested to know how much DVC is going to contribute to the Monorail's operating budget. Anyways, another example of spending money on the wrong things.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Wait until the Comtemp's DVC opens up. More stress on the system. I'd be interested to know how much DVC is going to contribute to the Monorail's operating budget.>> DVC at the Contemporary?!?! What DVC? There's nothing going on behind those walls. Maybe they're drilling for oil ... or tapping a new freshwater supply. But you know that since Disney hasn't announced anything (much like the wand removal, WoL gutting, new Star Tours etc ...) it can't possibly be happening. I'm sure DVC will gladly sell you points at the lovely, and almost complete, Saratoga Springs or perhaps our newest property, the amazing, exotic Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas! But DVC at the Contemporary? Crazy. Next you'll be telling me they're building a 14-story tower there. ;-)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA What's the controversy about the DVC that isn't being built at the Contemporary? I'm not a DVC member, so won't be staying there, but don't see why it's an issue for the property as a whole. Is it going to be ugly? Intrusive? What gives?
Originally Posted By mousermerf Little of A and a little of B. I think with the way it's positioned (further back then the original A-frame) it will be a little less visible, which means closer to non-existent in MK. It aint exactly pretty though. The current trend in architecture is to really make a statement but also take note of your surroundings, and thus react to them. Swolphin is the old philosophy of boldly standing out and making a statement. The new DVC at Contemporary is standing out by being circular juxtaposed to a square building (oo, aah, geometry) but carries the lines from the A-frame. To architects this is perfect. To the rest of us, it's kina ugly.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Oh, and before people complain - it could be much worse. It could be pre-Swolphin when the idea was to make to not even make a statement, just exist, and function. It explains many of the sleek and square buildings that echo inside - similiar too but not quite the original A-frame.
Originally Posted By ChiMike No controversy on my part. Spirit jokes because most people in Orlando knew this was coming when they broke ground for Saratoga Springs. It was DVC's WORST kept secret. My inflexive question was on my worry that the monorails might not get as much funding as they deserve from this addition.
Originally Posted By ChiMike And I do feel bad for anyone who bought into Saratoga Springs not knowing that longer contracts were also going to be offered at AKL or CONTEMP. and aren't exactly thrilled with SS.
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl How long will it be before all the monorails are refurbished like Monorail Lime?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Wait, so once you buy into DVC you're "stuck" at the resort you chose? You couldn't, say, stay at the new Contemporary units if you wanted to if you picked Saratoga Springs?
Originally Posted By tonyanton the only real difference with your "home" resort (the DVC locale points are bought into) is that you can book further out (11 months vs. 7 months, last I checked). someone who bought SS can stay at Contemporary provided there are villas available 7 months out.
Originally Posted By MPierce I kind of like the way the Contemporary DVC looks. I actually think they did an excellent job of blending in two distinctly shaped buildings. It reminds me of some of the stunning architecture, and distinctive design in Miami. One of the most well blended distinctive designes of modern,contempory, art deco buildings in the world. Just my opinion. I guess we will have to wait, and see when the new building,that they are not building, as of now, goes up.
