Question????

[gmboy95]

I was playing golf on the Lake Buena Vista course last week, and was stunned at the condition of the Tree House Villas that line the 17th fairway. I know that they have not been used in awhile but quite a few where obviously seriously damaged in the hurricane....a couple even have fallen trees leaning against them......could someone with more knowledge tell me about the history of these Villas?....Why did they stop using them?.....Why do they just sit there?.....I went over and looked in one of the windows, and the place seems to be still fully furnished...It just seems like such a waste of a really cool, and hidden part of disney. ( oh and by the way....when i walked up the stairs to check out the place, they where not exactly sturdy, almost rotted)

Also, what is the story with the green condo looking buildings right next to Saratoga Springs?.....many of them look abandoned as well, but some looked like they where in use.

 

[Chuck S]

The green buildings are part of the old resort, I think they were called the Fairway Villas. They will be demolished and rebuilt into SSR condos. As far as the treehouses, I don't think there has been any definate plans for them. It has been stated on these boards that they are on ecologically sensitive land and may be protected...so basically Disney can't demolish them. Whether that is actually true or not is only speculation.

My guess (again specualation) is that Disney is trying to negotiate a way to demolish the treehouses and rebuild them into SSR as well. Another report on these boards says that the treehouse propery is platted into the legal description of SSR in the DVC offering. So we'll see.

Either way, apparently Disney figures their manpower is best used in other areas rather than cleaning and repairing unused buildings. As you noted, there is still a lot of damage (mostly trees) visible and it would take years to fully replace/restore the area.