I heard some resort closing info today...

[disneydaveb]

We just stayed at All-Star Movies in October. They are in serious need of a re-hab. Bad economy or not, this resort should be closed and resurbished.

 

[ThurlFan]

No one answered the question if their resort closes, do they just move you wily nily or would they give you a choice?

We were booked for POFQ in November of 2001. After 9/11 we got a phone call that said they were closing that resort and would rebook us into any of the other three mods (our choice). I told the reservation agent how disappointed DD would be not to get to use the pool there with the sea serpent slide, and we had already shown here pictures of where we would be staying, etc

Long story short I talked them into an upgrade to WL at no extra charge

I'm sure this economic slump will not be near as harsh for WDW as the post 9-11 months (we were there less than 60 days after the attack), so you might not get an upgrade out of them - but you very likely be offered your choice of alternate resort within the same category.

 

[Traveliz]

No one answered the question if their resort closes, do they just move you wily nily or would they give you a choice?

At minimum you get placed in another resort of the same level, sometimes you get a resort upgrade (no fee); other times they will offer you a variety of options (one will definitely not cost you but the others are often great upgrades with minimal cost increase to you)

I have been to Disney dozens of times and have always wished for a closing but I always miss them by a week or so.

Liz

 

[TagsMissy]

I would seriously consider cancelling my vacation if I had to be re-booked from POP to any All-Stars. For personal reasons, I would be beyond pissed if I had to stay there. I wouldn't even want to stay at any other mod than CBR. If both of those are shut down for September, idk what I would do. Maybe threaten to take my $5,000-7,000 I'd spend there, elsewhere. I do love New York afterall, just as much as WDW.

It probably seems like I may be over-reacting but staying at POP to my mom and I has become a big part of our trip that for whatever reason so it seems like it's equivelant to them closing DHS entirely. Oh geez, I really hope this is a rumor or they close one of the All-Star resorts. Like someone has said, each AS resort has it's own bus or can and food court.

IDK, we'll all just have to see....

That is of course your choice to cancel if they close the hotel you chose... I'd far rather, personally, some selected hotels close temporarily and park hours get a bit shorter (which they already announced) than full closures of the resort or worse.

If they do temp shut down some limited stuff then that's a very wise business move that I support.

 

[50 years Too!]

For what it's worth.
My niece's choir group was booked to stay at Pop for their April trip.
It was changed to All Star Music....


Deb

 

[Michael623]

I remember rumors after 9/11 that they would be closing 1 of the 4 theme parks every day except during peak time. I'm waiting to see this rumor rear its ugly head again especially since we're approaching one of the slowest months.

 

[ariel2007]

Were booked for POFQ for April too so I want to keep an eye on this. I really don't want to stay in any other the other mods.

 

[NMW]

POFQ or POR (or both) make the most sense I think. CSR resort has lots of business conventions. CBR just had the newly themed rooms.

My quess for the value would be POP. It's all alone, while the other values seem like one huge connected resort. At least when you look on a map. Plus, there were those recent rumors about POP closing and being re-themed...

I would think they would do a lateral move with people if they could (value to another value, mod to another mod) and then send the extras to SSR. When AK was closing for major re-hab people got calls and offers to move to SSR or OKW for the same price.

 

[Boncho]

For what it's worth.
My niece's choir group was booked to stay at Pop for their April trip.
It was changed to All Star Music....


Deb

That could be because groups stay at the All Stars, not at Pop.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

That is of course your choice to cancel if they close the hotel you chose... I'd far rather, personally, some selected hotels close temporarily and park hours get a bit shorter (which they already announced) than full closures of the resort or worse.

If they do temp shut down some limited stuff then that's a very wise business move that I support.

OH............. don't get me wrong, I completely understand why they would close a couple resorts. I'll just be annoyed if they close the resort I plan on staying in.

9/11 was different because it didn't effect the ecomony even remotely as much as it is hurting now. I would be surprised if they shut down a value resort before a deluxe, like PP have said. Hard times for many=value is ideal.

 

[Sorahana]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Pop. I love Pop. We have never stayed at the other values, Pop is actually the first value we've stayed in and WE REALLY LIKE IT THERE lol. (We used to go maybe every 2-3 years and would stay in a moderate. We have never stayed in a deluxe because we can't afford it *sniffle*. ONE DAY! Lol.)

Well we're going in January so I hope if they do something like this it isn't THAT soon. If they did that, we'd probably want to get moved to a moderate since we wouldn't want to stay at one of the other values (no offense to the other values!).

 

[pamouselover]

If that did that, probably POFQ.

I hope not, or they better put me in a deluxe.Castle would be fine also.

 

[englishrose47]

I don't want to stay at another value so if they close Pop I hope they offer a moderate as an alternative . I'd still prefer Pop the other resorts are too spread out for me and I think Pop's Theming is just fine the way it is !!! I had heard the rumours about retheming it and finishing Legendary years . If they close a value one of the AllStars would make more sense as there would still be 2 and it would upset less people . Pop is very Popular , more so than AllStars !!As Music has the suites it should stay open and close one of the others !!

 

[PrincesCJM]

It'll be interesting to see what, if anything, happens. I certainly hope that they do not close POFQ as I am booked there for my honeymoon is August. i booked it for my fiancee who lived in New Orleans for a while as a kid. The only compensation that would really make it worth my wild would be the same rate at a deluxe resort. That would be the only way I would ever get to stay at one. I can't justify the money.

 

[EEyorelover22]

We were booked for POFQ in 03 when they closed it. We were allowed to move to AKL for $20 more.

 

[pamouselover]

We were booked for POFQ in 03 when they closed it. We were allowed to move to AKL for $20 more.

Did they call you before you check in? That would be fine with me.
Though I do not thik my dates will be effected.

 

[CanadianGuy]

The only way closing Pop makes much sense, is if they shutter CBR at the same time. They share many services including groundskeeping, electrical maintainence, housekeeping management, etc.

So.. shuttering just one of those two wouldn't result in the maximum bang for the buck that could be had by shuttering them both.

 

[Mouseaholic!!!]

Fort Wilderness Cabins have just recently (i.e. some time in 2008) been reclassified as Moderate resorts.

The four original Moderate resorts have always had the exact same pricing, in comparison to each other. Sure, CBR has "Preferred" (location) rooms, and the other three Moderates offer an upraded view option - both at additional cost, even though the options aren't identical. But the room rates have always been identical.

As for lowering the prices on the open resorts if Disney closes any? Unlikely. Occupancy levels are still, afaik, within 'acceptable ranges. There doesn't appear to be a need to take both actions.

If Disney does temporarily shutter one or more resorts, they would likely NOT do it instantaneously. They would announce "____ will be closed for renovations starting __/__/09". They would stop - if they had not already, before any such announcement - accepting new reservations for that property; and they would, as suggested above, move any remaining reservations to other properties, using a variety of methods.

I disagree.

Making an announcement would overload their call centers. Everyone would call in a panic at once to find out about their reservation and that would be a nightmare.

As I remember after 9/11, the first official word we had here at the DIS was from guests who started to get telephone calls that their lodging was being changed as they shut down POFQ.


I would hate to see it but I think they might consider shuttering a Delux. We have noticed (on the castmember site) that the values and moderates do not always have the availability that DVC and the Deluxe's have. Perhaps people are trying to save a Disney holiday by stepping down the hotel expense by dropping into a Moderate vs a Delux.....just my opinion, however.

 

[EEyorelover22]

Did they call you before you check in? That would be fine with me.
Though I do not thik my dates will be effected.

I found out through a friend here and check disboards for the info. I cannot remember if there was an annoucement, but there was a special team to move people. POFQ is much smaller that CBR so I am not how they would do that, but I suppose this economy is worse than 2003. I found out spring break timeframe which was late March for us and we were going in mid June. I cannot remember when they closed officially...maybe April? I can't remember. It was only our second trip and I was really annoyed. I'm even more annoyed now because I've spend a lot of cash on AKL since then It was an evil plot

POFQ must have closed in May...April would have been too close, but I think I remember some people only being a short time out from their trip. Thank goodness we didn't switch to the Grand!!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Making an announcement would overload their call centers. Everyone would call in a panic at once to find out about their reservation and that would be a nightmare.

Well, I don't see how. I mean, Disney has closed resorts for relatively extended periods of time in the past; that information is provided to, at least, Travel Agents. Sites like this one and allears get their information from Travel Agents. Then they provide that information to us.

It's not as if Disney is going to start running tv ads stating that a resort will be closed for whatever reason, or even print ads.

They would stop taking new reservations, they would inform Travel Agents so those people/entities would stop offering that resort as an option, and they would have a plan in place to notify Guests who would be directly affected, i.e. the people with existing reservations after the closing date, and they would have alternatives in place for those Guests.