I dont normally agree with you but I like this post here. The statement about POP is dead on for my liking. It's actually one for the reason we never stayed at Disney. For what we are willing to spend vs the offerings, we just didnt' want too. At least this has views and some amenities to sell for the price point.Eh, for $99-$129(ish), i'd much rather stay at this style of hotel and get the same benefits as CBBR than stay somewhere as tacky as Pop Century for around the same price, if not more money.
Let's not forget Universal has extremely minimal space to work with here and they want to get it open ASAP. This type of design is the best way to ensure a Summer 2018 opening for this hotel.
As for beyond 2018... I'd expect hotel projects for the WnW plot before we see anything happen on the 400+ acres that Comcast purchased last year.