Possible "California Coast" DVC resort?

[doconeill]

WDW News Today posted about a possible "California Coast Resort", to go between DHS and Coronado Springs.

The document they referenced no longer seems to be available though.

I think the "completion date" of 2012 is way too ambitious though. And what happened to the rumored River Country location?

If they DID build there, they couldn't easily connect to DHS without a bridge over/tunnel under World Drive, and would need a back entrance, which would make the TSM Dash a little more interesting They could, however, have a walkway to Blizzard Beach. Could be a selling point - rather than build a separate signature themed pool, give access to BB...

 

[Disco]

LOL,
I figured Disney learned their lesson when it came to California based themeing. Well at least it's on the opposite side of the country this time.
I figured Disneys next move at WDW would be to build a Florida Adventures Park.

 

[rob4059]

The link actually never referenced the site across from CSR. It only mentioned the city "Lake Buena Vista". Interestingly, I don't believe the CSR rumored site nor the River Country site lie within the boundaries of Lake Buena Vista. Rather they both fall within the City of Bay Lake. Lake Buena Vista is East of Bonnet Pkwy.

Don't know if that means anything, but I thought I'd point out the discrepency.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Interesting, since Wing Chao retired from Disney a couple of years ago.

And with less than 26 months to the end of 2012, it is extremely unlikely that any 1,200 room Resort could be built from scratch in that length of time. How long has the Hawaii project been in the works.

I had heard, several months ago, about the possinility of a Disney Resort at Hilton Head Island, in addition to the current DVC property.

 

[TisBit]

The document did not give a location specifically (referenced a possible map grid of H1) and the completion date was even speculated to possibly be the final design/architectural completion date, not a build date. The company was a design firm. But the document did specifically identify it as a DVC resort.

The CSR/HS location was speculated from rumors in the past of a resort going in there, but many (myself included) think that the River Country location is more plausible, just because that site is being "prepped" and there are other drawings that have surfaced showing structures going along the lake there.

The document being pulled actually lends more credence to this in fact being a resort that is in the works, I doubt there would have been any hurry to yank it if it was a "dead" plan.

 

[nuts]

The document did not give a location specifically (referenced a possible map grid of H1) and the completion date was even speculated to possibly be the final design/architectural completion date, not a build date. The company was a design firm. But the document did specifically identify it as a DVC resort.

The CSR/HS location was speculated from rumors in the past of a resort going in there, but many (myself included) think that the River Country location is more plausible, just because that site is being "prepped" and there are other drawings that have surfaced showing structures going along the lake there.

The document being pulled actually lends more credence to this in fact being a resort that is in the works, I doubt there would have been any hurry to yank it if it was a "dead" plan.

I am not an architect (nor do I play one on TV), but does it really take 2 years to create the design?

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Yes, it does. Not only do you have to come up with the basic design and drawings and how it will fit in to the existing space, but you have to design all of the features and even the engineering for structure and materials.

So when the design is complete you then have detailed specifications so you can put it out for construction bids.

 

[doconeill]

Yes, it does. Not only do you have to come up with the basic design and drawings and how it will fit in to the existing space, but you have to design all of the features and even the engineering for structure and materials.

So when the design is complete you then have detailed specifications so you can put it out for construction bids.

Which is why a lot of the "shelved" ideas pop back up from time to time. They are never really thrown away, because there is no sense in re-inventing it if someone 10 years later says, "Say, remember that great theme idea we designed?", and you have to start all over. They'll take the designs out, rework stuff, etc.

If existing plans were unworkable, they would start from scratch.

 

[KYMickey]

I had heard, several months ago, about the possinility of a Disney Resort at Hilton Head Island, in addition to the current DVC property.

I wouldn't think that is going to become a reality at least not the island itself. There are very few places left to build on Hilton Head Island because of zoning, wetlands and other environmental concerns. If they build anything in that area it will probably be on the mainland near the approaches to the island.

Yes, it does. Not only do you have to come up with the basic design and drawings and how it will fit in to the existing space, but you have to design all of the features and even the engineering for structure and materials.

So when the design is complete you then have detailed specifications so you can put it out for construction bids.

Any decent engineering firm could complete all of this work in a year or less. Once the basic design is complete the individual rooms are just cut and paste.