STOL DVC Rumor continues

[bigsmooth]

From MousePlanet today (www.mouseplanet.com):

STOLport rumor resurfaces
While we had first reported, then dismissed the rumor of a Disney Vacation Club resort planned for the current site of the STOLport (the small airport for Short TakeOff and Landing aircraft) adjacent to the Magic Kingdom parking lot, it appears that we can't completely rule the rumor out, either. Apparently, Walt Disney World Operations – which uses the lot as a staging area for buses, among other purposes – will vacate the property and turn it over to Walt Disney Imagineering on September 24, one week before Walt Disney World's annual press event. It's uncertain whether WDI will be using the location as a staging area for another project (such as the rumored DVC resort to be built at the Contemporary Resort's North Garden Wing) or if they will actually build a DVC resort on that site.

There were plans some time ago to reroute World Drive further west at that location, which would allow for some space between the roadway and the Epcot monorail track (helping to fuel the rumor of a resort with monorail access). However, even on those plans, the land was not targeted for resort use. It looks like we'll just have to wait and see what the press event brings.

 

[lisareniff]

It sounds like something is happening there!

 

[happyrebster]

Thanks for keeping the dream alive!!

BTW, Bigsmooth, good luck surviving the Seattle heat!! We PNW folks are not used to this kind of weather, eh? I just realized that I hardly have any "hot weather" clothes for my kids beyond what they usually wear to WDW or DL!! Hardly seems worth it since it is always pleasant here. Still: looks as though we have had more luck than the rest of the nation this summer -- yikes!

 

[Squidrific]

Okay - this would make add-on #2 and I have only been a member since February!

 

[bigsmooth]

Thanks for keeping the dream alive!!

BTW, Bigsmooth, good luck surviving the Seattle heat!! We PNW folks are not used to this kind of weather, eh? I just realized that I hardly have any "hot weather" clothes for my kids beyond what they usually wear to WDW or DL!! Hardly seems worth it since it is always pleasant here. Still: looks as though we have had more luck than the rest of the nation this summer -- yikes!

I know that everyone laughs at us PNW weather wimps, but when my house inside temperature cleared 90, I was thinking it may be time to invest in A/C. If I'm going to put up with this kind of heat, I'd much rather do it at WDW for sure.

Will be interesting to see what the Sept press event brings in terms of confirming or dispelling some of these rumors.