I heard some resort closing info today...

[wlwilliams9]

A friend of mine, who's sister works @ Disney, told me they might be closing a mod and a value resort until attendance picks up. Yikes!

Disclaimer!(Take it for what it's worth, but she was also the one who told me about the 4/3 deal and P&PP cancellations before the DIS.)

 

[CarolA]

Would not surprise me. After 9/11 they closed at least part of POR and "mothballed" Pop......

I think it makes sense to do that rather then try to half staff all of them.

 

[Buzz2001]

A friend of mine, who's sister works @ Disney, told me they might be closing a mod and a value resort until attendance picks up. Yikes!

Disclaimer!(Take it for what it's worth, but she was also the one who told me about the 4/3 deal and P&PP cancellations before the DIS.)

If that did that, probably POFQ.

 

[Kae]

I would rather they do that then half staff a resort.

Kae

 

[BoardWalkBelle]

Hopefully thing wont get so bad that Disney needs to 'resort' to this.no pun intended.

 

[eva6206213]

Thank you for the info~

 

[Clotho]

I would be surprised if POFQ was the mod to close up, being that it is the most popular mod. But I am sure it will be based on capacity, and perhaps POFQ being lower capacity would put it in that category...

 

[portocall]

This would make good business sense... as long as they keep it up while it is closed so they could quickly open it when the economy is ready. Wonder which one they would chose... hopefully the one in most need of renovation work ...

 

[Brian Noble]

Isn't CBR due for a major refurb for the Nemo/Priate rooms? If so, that makes it a logical candidate. (I may be behind---might have already been done.)

 

[deej696]

While it would stink to have one of the resorts closed, it obviously makes good business sense. They could always opt to close down entire buildings at each of the mods or values as opposed to shuddering an entire resort. I was in the hotel business after 9/11 and we consolidated all of our guests to 4 of the 15 floors for probably 3 months. This allowed us to "power down" all the other floors to save on the cost.

 

[helenk]

Isn't CBR due for a major refurb for the Nemo/Priate rooms? If so, that makes it a logical candidate. (I may be behind---might have already been done.)

The pirate rooms are available for booking, at least for January, so I would say that they are completed or near completion.

 

[karibritt01]

I would be surprised if POFQ was the mod to close up, being that it is the most popular mod. But I am sure it will be based on capacity, and perhaps POFQ being lower capacity would put it in that category...

Actually... CSR has too many conventions to close, and just added the Club level rooms. CBR won't close because it is newly refurbished (at least in part) and the pirate rooms are booking fast. POR is the only mod that sleeps a family of 5. I think POFQ is the only logical choice if they have to close one.

As for a value... my guess is Pop. Since the All Stars share a food court and bus service, closing one will not make much difference in terms of expense. By closing Pop, they can cut back buses, food court, store, etc.

 

[catne]

Oh, darn, so of course I have two POP vacations booked for 2009 (celebrating birthdays, taking grown kids who haven't been in years!)

So, can anyone tell me...if they did close POP, what do they do with all the bookings for it? Do people get a choice on another value resort, or do they just move you, too bad, so sad? How did they handle it after 9/11? TIA

 

[BabyRN]

If they are closing because the economy is so bad, I think they would be crazy to close POFQ because that's the cheapest mod resort.

 

[JoanneNC]

sad reality of our economy but I would rather them make these hard decisions now to preserve their future growth

 

[portocall]

sad reality of our economy but I would rather them make these hard decisions now to preserve their future growth

I so agree. I would much prefer to still be able to have a magical vacation than one that is half done. If that means they have to close more than a few resorts so be it, as long as they are still able to accomodate those who have reservations at the ones that closed. I am not a ...or bust kind of girl so if my ressie gets moved to another resort, I would not boohoo too much.

 

[Clotho]

If they are closing because the economy is so bad, I think they would be crazy to close POFQ because that's the cheapest mod resort.

Don't worry. If things get "bad enough" that they have to close one for a time, the others will be cheaper, too!

 

[mmmears]

I agree that it's sad, but definitely better than having a bunch of half-full resorts with reduced amenities and a bare-bones staff. These times are really tough for companies as well as the rest of us.

 

[DebbieB]

If they are closing because the economy is so bad, I think they would be crazy to close POFQ because that's the cheapest mod resort.

I thought all the moderates had the same rates.

 

[portocall]

I thought all the moderates had the same rates.

No, the Cabins are grouped in the mod category and cost more... I don't know about the others...