Any chance of new member lounges in the future at MK, HWS, DAK?

[InabinettheCabinet]

Really curious if any of you think there may be any more lounges opening at the other parks in the future? If so, where do you think they would put the member lounges?

 

[Hubalorian]

I would personally love one at Animal Kingdom

 

[tjkraz]

Doubtful.

The lounges are expensive to operate. The theme parks certainly charge a lease fee to DVC because every square inch of space has value. Plus staffing, snacks, utilities, upkeep, etc.

From DVC's perspective, their main value is to help promote sales of new points. The lounges are a checkbox item that sales reps can walk thru: "hey, if you become a member, we have these three great lounges that are *exclusively* available to DVC!" I don't think adding a 4th lounge really brings anything new to the table. There aren't people refusing to buy now because 3 lounges isn't good enough...but a 4th would finally convince them take the plunge.

What may change in the future is if Disney decides to revamp the Imagination pavilion and the current lounge is forced to close. Maybe then it gets relocated it to another WDW park or a new site within EPCOT.

 

[RivShore]

Doubtful.

The lounges are expensive to operate. The theme parks certainly charge a lease fee to DVC because every square inch of space has value. Plus staffing, snacks, utilities, upkeep, etc.

From DVC's perspective, their main value is to help promote sales of new points. The lounges are a checkbox item that sales reps can walk thru: "hey, if you become a member, we have these three great lounges that are *exclusively* available to DVC!" I don't think adding a 4th lounge really brings anything new to the table. There aren't people refusing to buy now because 3 lounges isn't good enough...but a 4th would finally convince them take the plunge.

What may change in the future is if Disney decides to revamp the Imagination pavilion and the current lounge is forced to close. Maybe then it gets relocated it to another WDW park or a new site within EPCOT.

What's the 3rd lounge your referring to? There's the new one at DL and Epcot, have I been missing a 3rd all this time?

 

[tjkraz]

What's the 3rd lounge your referring to? There's the new one at DL and Epcot, have I been missing a 3rd all this time?

Top of the World lounge

 

[RivShore]

Top of the World lounge

Right! I thought the discussion was just about theme park ones.

 

[InabinettheCabinet]

Right! I thought the discussion was just about theme park ones.

It is
Personally I would like to see one in MK in Adventureland but I know that won't happen with Club 33 being over there currently.

 

[Hubalorian]

I would like Top of the World Lounge to operate more like Epcot at least during day hours. Would be so nice to have that so close to MK

 

[tjkraz]

Right! I thought the discussion was just about theme park ones.

Then there are two lounges. Everything else I wrote still applies.

 

[tomandrobin]

Zero chance......which is rounded up from .00001 chance.

 

[Chuck S]

I doubt we'll see any new lounges, at least in the near future. But I do greatly appreciate the EPCOT lounge to relax, cool down, and get a quick soda for 15 minutes or so in the afternoons.