I agree. Boma is one of the more popular resorts in WDW and draws guests from everywhere (including locals) even though it's not easy to get there from other WDW resorts without a car. If the new restaurant is as good as it sounds, it could also become quite popular. I can't wait to try it!And the restaurant is a total unknown. Some WDW resort restaurants draw guests from all corners of the property to dine there. I'd say it's pretty tough to guess how well received this new location will be before it even opens.
I don't know, both SSR and OKW are larger resorts than AKV Kidani & Jambo combined. OKW has one table service restaurant, one counter service, and one seasonal pre-packaged counter service (Turtle Shack).
OKW never seems particulary crowded to me, I don;t know why Kidani would be different, or different from any other fully sold DVC resort.
. AKV will have a new pool and returant and it's own bus stop
SSR's "tiny" cs AP has problems because it is too small. When I was there last month, the resort TV channel suggested avoiding breakfast at AP between the hours of 8-10amI was thinking the same thing even in the summer you can use the theme pools at SSR and the other pools are practically empty most days. Plus you never really wait long at the CS, even at lunch. AKV will have a new pool and returant and it's own bus stop
I don't know, both SSR and OKW are larger resorts than AKV Kidani & Jambo combined. OKW has one table service restaurant, one counter service, and one seasonal pre-packaged counter service (Turtle Shack).
OKW never seems particulary crowded to me, I don;t know why Kidani would be different, or different from any other fully sold DVC resort.
It's going to be very crowded. Kidani is absolutely huge, at least 3x as big as Jambo. What really bothers and surprises me is that Kidani does not have a counter service restaurant. The Maya at Jambo is going to be even more crowded than it already is!
Kidani will have a pool and a TS restaurant. However, it will share its bus stop(s) with Jambo. So, one bus will be stopping at Jambo and then onto probably three stops at Kidani. Kidani will not have a dedicated Kidani only bus from the parks.
hakepb said:If DVC gets any % of the profit...
...they will get hurt more due to their lack of CS selection in crowded places, especially with the introduction of the CS DDP.
They don't.
Certainly there is a risk of losing revenue by having inadequate facilities (people choose to eat in their room, off site, etc.), but Disney needs to determine whether the expense of building and operating another restaurant will generate enough new revenue to make it worthwhile.