BCV Pool (Model)

[CaptainMidnight]

Is it me or does this little model of the BCV look like the pool might have 0 entry at one end?

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291753953

There seems to be a nice shallow area depicted. The one section of the pool is tan compared to the rest of it for some reason. Hope it is due to some cool pool feature. I'm glad it is not your ordinary rectangular pool.

This is a great set of pictures of the model and the first I've seen of the pool. It was listed under another thread, but caught my interest. Maybe it's just me. Thanks for sharing these, their great.

 

[Granny]

It's hard to tell but I think that's just a nice shallow wading area at the one end of the pool.

I would think that if they had a zero entry pool, they would have touted that in their sales literature. I don't recall seeing that mentioned anywhere.

Guess we'll find out soon enough!

 

[mle]

There was an article a while back in the Sentinel that has me inclined to believe it may be a zero entry pool. Not only would it make the pool wheelchair accessible, but the shallow area would also provide a safe spot for parents with their toddlers, possibly in lieu of an actual kiddie pool.


Here are some parts from the article:


DISNEY ZEROS IN ON RESORT POOLS ; DISNEY WORLD IS BUILDING "ZERO-ENTRY" POOLS THAT MIMIC BEACHES AT A GROWING NUMBER OF ITS RESORTS. Orlando Sentinel; Orlando, Fla.; Dec 24, 2001; Robert Johnson, Sentinel Staff Writer


The concept, called "zero entry," is taking Walt Disney World resorts by storm this year. Not only has the recently opened Animal Kingdom Lodge's pool been built in the new style, there's also a new one at the posh Grand Floridian resort and another has been recently rehabbed at the Polynesian.

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Disney World is planning to refurbish more resort pools as zero- grade facilities, but they gave no details on which hotel pool would be next.

"We have been getting very good guest comment," said Greg Hale, vice president of design and engineering at the attraction.

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"If someone has a wheelchair, they can roll it right into the pool and swim out of it," said Marilyn Waters, a Disney World spokeswoman. "Then they can swim back and into their chair again."

Hale said Disney World has purchased several wheelchairs that are made specifically to roll into and out of the water "without becoming corroded or polluting."

Although Disney World is the defendant in a lawsuit filed last year by Access Now Inc., a Miami-based nonprofit organization -- alleging that its parks lack accommodations for the disabled -- Waters said the wave of zero-entry pools at its resorts is unrelated to the suit's allegations.

Still, she said, a major reason for building such pools is "accessibility."

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[CaptainMidnight]

There is a new handicap access platform and railing at Vero Beach pool that wasn't there last year. It certainly doesn't compare to a ) entry pool. ) entry is also such a nice feature for small kids who can go in and out at thier comfort level. I'd be shocked if the new pool had a sand bottom, that's very high maintenance. They rake that sand every morning at SAB. But your news about it possibly being 0 entry would be wonderful. Given the close proximity of this new resort to Epcot, perhaps it makes sense to equip it more thoroughly with handicap accessible features. 0 entry creates a much larger play area for kids and is great for the parents watching them as well.

 

[Janet2k]

Thank you for posting the link to those photos. It looks like a zero-entry area to me too, and I hope it is (it's a wonderful area of the pool for families with young children to hang out at).

 

[KNWVIKING]

Captainmidnight...

We saw the handicap thingy your talking about,but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how it made being in a wheelchair any easier.

 

[lampy]

I don't think it is zero entry. If you look at the picture in your vacation magic, it shows the pool without water and it looks deep on both ends, not zero entry.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

Ya, we just got our VM and I saw the picture your talking about. You can see the corner of a step, it's not 0 entry. Oh well. I'm sure it has a shallow end for the kids for after SAB hours. I'll bet its a nice pool.

 

[SueM in MN]

Here's how the wheelchair step thingy that Captain Midnight described works:
They are usually a set of stairs that starts out about seat height. There's a spot to park a wheelchair next to the stairs on one side of the stairs and on the other side, there's a railing that goes down to the bottom. The idea is, to park the wheelchair next to the stairs, then slide your seat onto the top step. You use the railings and steps to pull and "bump" down into the water. It works well for someone with good balance and good arm strength, but for someone like my DD, who doesn't have either, it's pretty much useless.

 

[BCV23]

I'm with you, Sue M.. My daughter doesn't have the arm strength or coordination to use those either. Without my strong husband, she wouldn't be able to swim.

 

[SueM in MN]

I know exactly what you mean, BCV23.
The difficulty getting in, plus the fact that my DD thinks the hot tub is perfect swimming pool temperature, pretty much keeps us from going swimming much with her.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

It's a shame that DVC didn't take this opportunity to live up to the touting it did in the news blurb above and provide this new DVC location with easy access for individuals with a handicap. Given the close location of BCV to Epcot and MGM, this would seem like the ideal DVC location to provide greater swimming accessibility.

Personally, we have a long wide 0 access point in our neighborhood pool, and I really like it for us and the kids, as well as anyone else it helps provide better access for.

Darn, another missed opportunity.