I'm disagreeing with most of the comments here.
We do POP at least 3 trips of the 4 trips we do a year. I have never noticed the buildings before. IF I had (I'll be there in May with a zoom lens) I will surely want to see what I've never noticed before.
Furthermore, from the pictures I have seen it would be a COOL thing (not an eyesore) to see. I think the old buildings look COOL! It would be more interesting to see than a field, or worse yet... as many of you suggest... a big landfill bound pile of refuse.
As a contractor myself, many of you have no idea what you are talking about in regards to "tear it down". These buildings cost a GREAT DEAL to build. Consider how much YOUR tiny house cost, then consider the size difference in your house and these huge buildings, each building containing HUNDREDS of "miniature" homes in itself. The cost to build just ONE wing of this building would be far more than many of you ever imagined! Especially with all the site preps, surveying, soil tests, environmental planning, zoning, and other numerous little "legal aspects" that you haven't discussed. Think of all the manpower and all the man hours of work. Not only that, but while comparing them in your mind consider the difference in residential property values and prime Disney property value. The entire cost of building this must have been enormous!
To tear this down would be a complete shame.
I have done plumbing in homes with no guests living there in 10, 12, and even 15 years. I once replumbed a house that had no guests in over 14 years. Iit took about 3 days (me working by myself... not a crew like Disney would have) to bring 14 fixtures up to date and make the whole house "re-liveable".
My point is those of you saying tear it down... WHY??? Just because you don't like the view you see for a brief few minutes of your trip??? I don't like the view of people boarding Soarin, but I still do the wait, and enjoy the ride.
My point is if Disney tore down those huge buildings, that would be a HUGE financial waste.
I'm not one to scream GREEN GREEN, but just think of all the waste that would go into the landfills!!! WHY would you ever do such a thing???
As far as rebuilding them, YES, there would be problems. YES it could be costly. But YES I would have to say the end results would far outweigh the minor losses. Consider this tiny thought... How much do you pay a tradesman to use a power washer or chemical sprayer VS how much you would pay a top of his pay in the nation building contractor or engineer for the services THEY would give to rebuild. The power sprayer guy MIGHT make $20 an hour if he's a foreman. Now how much do you think the specialist engineer demands for HIS services?
If you do the math... the only logical solution would be to either let it sit as it is till further building CAN be done, or rebuild it now. Tearing it down would be just plain illogical.
I too agree a value DVC would be a wise idea. We are "POPers", and we did the math for the DVC. It didn't add up as smart for us in our special circumstances. However, I liked the central idea. If there were a DVC for value resort guests.. I'd have to reconsider.
Another idea would be a resort set up JUST FOR conventions and groups. It could have excessive space built for conventions and meetings and it would sure make things nicer for the rest of us during events like Brazilian week, Pop Warner, Spring Break, etc.
