You can spend the same amount you would for a lower end on-site Disney hotel that you could spend on a very nice Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, etc.
You can spend the same amount you would for a lower end on-site Disney hotel that you could spend on a very nice Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, etc.
Last time I stayed at Disney, I paid $630/night for piss stained mattresses and moldy wallpaper. That was in 2006. In 2007 I stayed at the Ritz Carlton for $229/night and the Ritz is a spectacular hotel. In 2009 I moved to Orlando and now live in a 3 bedroom with resort style pool fully equipped gym and Air Conditioned racket ball court on a golf course less than 3 miles from Universal for less per month than 2 nights at Disney.
I am thinking of renting out rooms to faithful OU members. Haha.
Disney forgot why people filled the hotels in the first place.
Hears hoping someone smacked some sense in them....
What Disney resort was this? During my last stay at Disney roughly 18 months ago their was still belongings left over from the previous guests, the sheets were not clean, the television broken, and bugs in the room. Not to mention it was extremely dated. It was and will be my last visit to any of the Disney resorts.
I've been looking all night. How is the Orbit Villas? Seem to get decemt reviews. Only 80 a night for a two bedroom villa
So, I reported about this on Parkscope the other day, and Screamscape passed it on as well, but more info is coming out about what could possibly be coming to the Jungle Cruise within the next year.
Basically I came across a notice of commencement detailing site work for the entire Jungle Cruise area. While talking with a fairly well connected member of the community, I found out some insane rumors that I had heard way back when I was a skipper may actually be coming true. So far all of this is far from confirmed.
-Extended ride path around the Swiss Family Tree house, adding about 5 minutes to the attraction
-New scenes for extended ride path
-Partially automated spiel. I have NO idea what this entails, and is the only thing I'm on the fence on about this.
-New queue
-Wheelchair loading dock
Now, to go on a bit about WDW. You all know me as pretty down on the current state of WDW. Some may call me a hater, while I look at myself as a realist. Well, the tide, in all honesty, may be turning in our favor.
Whispers have started that Uni's resurgence and WDW's stagnate ways have begun to worry the company. Many sources I trust are saying WDW is starting to look at doing "things out of the ordinary" for them, including the above project. I don't want people to take this for gospel, or to believe change is definitely coming...but it may be beginning to look up.
I agree with everyone else, this is fantastic news. Jungle Cruise is an all-time classic. And to see it get some much needed love, would be refreshing.
With that said, a refurb of this magnitude sounds like it'd take a while to complete. If and when this does happen, is it safe to say that JC would be down for well over a year? If not longer? Maybe I'm jumping the gun and getting too excited, but I'm curious what time line we'd be looking at for this to take place. Maybe I'm wrong, but I assume if this does happen, it won't be till FLE opens in it's entirety, which is early 2014. But I wouldn't mind seeing it start sooner. I truly wish this happens!
I've been looking all night. How is the Orbit Villas? Seem to get decemt reviews. Only 80 a night for a two bedroom villa
Awesome to hear. I sincerely hope Disney goes full ahead and gives JC this great-sounding refurb. Like many others, if they do, they regain my respect.The refurb/overhaul, no matter what the size, is supposed to start next year.