I couldn't see your words until after I quoted you (and the quote didn't work either...maybe I just need more sleep, or more wine. Definitely more wine!
Since it has been 7 years since we were there, I am not certain what these photos show. But, for what it's worth... architectural similarities between Disney's Grand Californian and Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Wilderness Lodge
There are two threads because the DIS Moderators usually shut down a thread when it reaches "about" 250 pages. The best way to make certain that the "new" thread is found by regular readers is to set it up right around the same time the old thread will be locked. Luckily kimmar took care of that for us so we don't lose any info!