Contemporary Resort construction..tower MK view in Jan 08?

[ppan77]

What's going on w/construction...is it noisy...we have a ds2 who will nap in the pm...should we stay somewhere else? Really wanted tower MK view for Jan.

 

[Flametamr]

We couldn't hear anything when we visited 2 weeks ago. The construction is not right up against the CR. But who knows how far along it will be by January. From the large crane they set up its obviously going to be as tall as the CR when finished. Heres a pic below maybe you can get an idea of what I mean. The construction is off to the left on the back side of the resort. Away from the MK side.

 

[crazy4wdw]

There's also construction going on inside the Tower, both in the lobby and on the 4th floor. Allearsnet posted some recent pics on their website. Here's the link: http://www.allearsnet.com/blogs/allearsteam/2007/09/contemporary_update_1.html

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

How far back did you make your ressies? I have been trying since July to get a Tower MK view at the Cont. and every date I have plugged in from Oct. -Feb is booked! We are just going to stay at the BC again. It's a great resort, but we wanted the access to MK - we will be there in Jan. I wonder if the contstruction is why it is so booked?

 

[crazy4wdw]

How far back did you make your ressies? I have been trying since July to get a Tower MK view at the Cont. and every date I have plugged in from Oct. -Feb is booked! We are just going to stay at the BC again. It's a great resort, but we wanted the access to MK - we will be there in Jan. I wonder if the contstruction is why it is so booked?

The north wing has been demolished so that takes about 300 rooms out of the Contemporary's inventory. Also, the CR has become more popular since the rehab of the rooms. I have ressies for a Tower MK view room for the first week of December and I booked the reservation in January. The Contemporary is already sold out for the fisrt week of Dec. '08!

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Since your going in January by then the construction should be on hold for a while. By then the lobby should be completed and the new store on the 4th floor should open 1 month before. I was also told by a friend of mine where the Food & Fun Center use to be is a huge wall covering it up, so you can't see them working behind there turning it into the Waive. Finally the Concourse Steakhouse is set to close in April 2008, so until then I don't see any construction going on inside on the 4th floor until it closes. Since you said that your staying in a Magic Kingdom view here is what you have to look foward to, so don't worry about anything else.

 

[ppan77]

Thanks for the info...we were able to get tower view for the end of Jan ...think it will be worth it to be so close to MK with ds2

 

[tlhbdm]

How far back did you make your ressies? I have been trying since July to get a Tower MK view at the Cont. and every date I have plugged in from Oct. -Feb is booked! We are just going to stay at the BC again. It's a great resort, but we wanted the access to MK - we will be there in Jan. I wonder if the contstruction is why it is so booked?

I'm staying December 9-16 Tower MK view, and I booked back in like March or April, I was told by my TA that there aren't any MK view rooms at the time period I'm staying so I'm assuming that those are the rooms that book first.

 

[sparklemom]

Disney Mommy 3, did you try January 5-12? I booked two Tower MK rooms for those dates a few weeks ago and have been checking every few days to see if there's a rate drop. The Tower MK view has been consistently available. It's showing rack rate, but I got the AAA discount. Maybe it's coming up empty for you because you're specifying an unavailable discount (like AP rate)?

 

[NStitches]

My husband and I stayed at the CR Sept.9-15! We stayed on the seventh floor (MK view). It was pretty noisy inside of the resort. They were putting down tile and working on the new store on the 4th floor. If I stayed there, I would want to be higher than the seventh floor. We love the CR and have stayed there twice. If I had to choose, I would not return until construction was completely over.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

I just recently booked the CR Tower MK View room for December 19-21 and got a AAA discount, and it seems to be better than the AP rate, actually about $23 less than the AP rate for the same nights. I am really looking forward to staying at the CR for the first time, especially with a view like that.

I'm not worried about noise, because they won't be working when I am sleeping. But, I have almost always been able to sleep through anything.

Suzanne

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

I just recently booked the CR Tower MK View room for December 19-21 and got a AAA discount, and it seems to be better than the AP rate, actually about $23 less than the AP rate for the same nights. I am really looking forward to staying at the CR for the first time, especially with a view like that.

I'm not worried about noise, because they won't be working when I am sleeping. But, I have almost always been able to sleep through anything.

Suzanne

By the time you stay there the construction on the inside should be on hold at least until April 2008. According to the renovation schedule the lobby renovation should be finished and a Cast Member working at the Sundries store told me the new store in the middle of the 4th floor is set to open the 1st week of December.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

My husband and I stayed at the CR Sept.9-15! We stayed on the seventh floor (MK view). It was pretty noisy inside of the resort. They were putting down tile and working on the new store on the 4th floor. If I stayed there, I would want to be higher than the seventh floor. We love the CR and have stayed there twice. If I had to choose, I would not return until construction was completely over.

Unless you are staying on the 14th floor because you don't look down on the 4th floor and because it's all enclosed, you still hear the construction noise from floors 5-12. Last month my parents and I were staying on the 12th floor and hear all the noise, so it makes no difference.

 

[sparklemom]

By the time you stay there the construction on the inside should be on hold at least until April 2008. According to the renovation schedule the lobby renovation should be finished and a Cast Member working at the Sundries store told me the new store in the middle of the 4th floor is set to open the 1st week of December.

Won't they still be working on the restaurant shuffle, though? I mean, I'd be thrilled if they weren't working indoors while I'm there in January, but it seems like once they've started the disruption, it would make sense to just keep going.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Won't they still be working on the restaurant shuffle, though? I mean, I'd be thrilled if they weren't working indoors while I'm there in January, but it seems like once they've started the disruption, it would make sense to just keep going.

The Concourse Steakhouse is not set to close until April 2008 and the area in the lobby where the Food & Fun Center use to be is now a huge wall that covers it up, so you won't be able to see them turning that location into the Waive. Besides that nothing is being done to the California Grill and Chef Mickey's. Finally if you have not seen the pictures on Allearsnet the temporary grab & go location is now open on the 4th floor.

April 2008 through August 14, 2008 -The Concourse Steak house will be closed for major renovations. The location will re-open as the new Counter Service location for the resort. During this time a temporary counter service location will be operating on the Grand Concourse level near the Outer Rim Lounge.

 

[ppan77]

just booked one tower view MK room for Jan 24-27.

 

[Endeavour105]

Since your going in January by then the construction should be on hold for a while. By then the lobby should be completed and the new store on the 4th floor should open 1 month before. I was also told by a friend of mine where the Food & Fun Center use to be is a huge wall covering it up, so you can't see them working behind there turning it into the Waive. Finally the Concourse Steakhouse is set to close in April 2008, so until then I don't see any construction going on inside on the 4th floor until it closes. Since you said that your staying in a Magic Kingdom view here is what you have to look foward to, so don't worry about anything else.

And exactly WHY would construction be "on hold for a while"??? This is Florida, not Canada. We build all year long here.

 

[ash&abby'smom]

I really wanted to book a Tower room for 01/31-02/06, but all that comes up is Garden Suite. So, right now I have the WL booked with hopes something may come up but not counting on it. We love either resort, so it's not a bad thing. I just would have liked to stay at the CR again especially with the couple coming with us, they will have their newly adopted princess with them.

 

[honeymo78]

And exactly WHY would construction be "on hold for a while"??? This is Florida, not Canada. We build all year long here.

Once the new store opens in Dec on the 4th floor, the only indoor construction left is down on the first floor, behind the walled off area and maybe some futher check-in desk refurb. Once Concourse Steakhouse closes in April, the indoor construction (that people will be able to hear from their rooms) will pick up again. I don't think CRfan intended to imply that construction would stop due to weather, its just that the current projects affecting guests will be finished

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Once the new store opens in Dec on the 4th floor, the only indoor construction left is down on the first floor, behind the walled off area and maybe some futher check-in desk refurb. Once Concourse Steakhouse closes in April, the indoor construction (that people will be able to hear from their rooms) will pick up again. I don't think CRfan intended to imply that construction would stop due to weather, its just that the current projects affecting guests will be finished

That's exacxtly what I was trying to say, so thank you for seeing it the way I do. I am just going by the Contemporary renovation schedule and what I was told when it comes to the opening of the new store, so it's not hard to figure out how things should be going when it comes to a time line of renovations.