Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2024 Edition

[fatmanatee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843718249621385539

And now WDW announces closures:

https://blogmickey.com/2024/10/brea...e-parks-more-closing-due-to-hurricane-milton/

 

[Gusey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844786914752122981

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844786914752122981

This makes me very happy. Rumor is next summer for Disneyland's 70th. Hopefully it'll go into 2026 because I wasn't planning on going to CA next year

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

Aerial Photos Confirm Hotel Footprint, Construction Underway for ‘Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge’ at Fort Wilderness

As we look at the photo, one thing starts to come into focus – the outline of the infrastructure. We can see what appears to be white pipes laid out in a very deliberate manner. Looking at the photo below, we can actually start to visualize the layout of the structure if we assume that the white pipes represent the exterior walls of the building. In fact, we’ve gone ahead and created what we think will be the rough outline of the building in the next photo.

If the outline above looks somewhat familiar, that’s because we’ve seen it before. Here’s a look at an outline of the previously permitted Reflections hotel, with the new hotel in red, some lakeside cabins in blue, and Pioneer Hall in green.



Short of an official statement from Walt Disney World, these aerial photos are the closest that we’ll get to confirmation that the structure that Disney is building is the same as what was previously announced for Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge. Now, the final product can differ in name and aesthetic, but the layout appears to be the same as what was previously permitted.

 

[Gusey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1845846718543217055

 

[lowlight]

Aerial Photos Confirm Hotel Footprint, Construction Underway for ‘Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge’ at Fort Wilderness

As we look at the photo, one thing starts to come into focus – the outline of the infrastructure. We can see what appears to be white pipes laid out in a very deliberate manner. Looking at the photo below, we can actually start to visualize the layout of the structure if we assume that the white pipes represent the exterior walls of the building. In fact, we’ve gone ahead and created what we think will be the rough outline of the building in the next photo.

If the outline above looks somewhat familiar, that’s because we’ve seen it before. Here’s a look at an outline of the previously permitted Reflections hotel, with the new hotel in red, some lakeside cabins in blue, and Pioneer Hall in green.

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Short of an official statement from Walt Disney World, these aerial photos are the closest that we’ll get to confirmation that the structure that Disney is building is the same as what was previously announced for Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge. Now, the final product can differ in name and aesthetic, but the layout appears to be the same as what was previously permitted.

Nice. This lines up with some of the stuff @bama_ed (I think that’s who it was) noticed earlier this summer.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Aerial Photos Confirm Hotel Footprint, Construction Underway for ‘Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge’ at Fort Wilderness

As we look at the photo, one thing starts to come into focus – the outline of the infrastructure. We can see what appears to be white pipes laid out in a very deliberate manner. Looking at the photo below, we can actually start to visualize the layout of the structure if we assume that the white pipes represent the exterior walls of the building. In fact, we’ve gone ahead and created what we think will be the rough outline of the building in the next photo.

If the outline above looks somewhat familiar, that’s because we’ve seen it before. Here’s a look at an outline of the previously permitted Reflections hotel, with the new hotel in red, some lakeside cabins in blue, and Pioneer Hall in green.

View attachment 903211

Short of an official statement from Walt Disney World, these aerial photos are the closest that we’ll get to confirmation that the structure that Disney is building is the same as what was previously announced for Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge. Now, the final product can differ in name and aesthetic, but the layout appears to be the same as what was previously permitted.

I thought they scrapped Reflections, because of COVID.

 

[Gusey]

I thought they scrapped Reflections, because of COVID.

Of all the Covid cancelled projects, Reflections was furthest along. It may not be Reflections, but another hotel in the same spot

 

[BrianL]

Of all the Covid cancelled projects, Reflections was furthest along. It may not be Reflections, but another hotel in the same spot

Yeah, it wouldn't shock me if they rebrand it and change some details but stay generally close to the original plans.

 

[Teamubr]

Aerial Photos Confirm Hotel Footprint, Construction Underway for ‘Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge’ at Fort Wilderness

As we look at the photo, one thing starts to come into focus – the outline of the infrastructure. We can see what appears to be white pipes laid out in a very deliberate manner. Looking at the photo below, we can actually start to visualize the layout of the structure if we assume that the white pipes represent the exterior walls of the building. In fact, we’ve gone ahead and created what we think will be the rough outline of the building in the next photo.

Short of an official statement from Walt Disney World, these aerial photos are the closest that we’ll get to confirmation that the structure that Disney is building is the same as what was previously announced for Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge. Now, the final product can differ in name and aesthetic, but the layout appears to be the same as what was previously permitted.

Thanks @ThereYouSeeHer,

Great overlay. I (along with a few others on the Camping forum) have been tracking this for a long time. There was considerable subsurface infrastructure in place before the pause during Covid. Much of the utility culverts/boxes and the start of what appeared to be foundational work for some of the structures showed on aerial photos.

I thought they scrapped Reflections, because of COVID.

Of all the Covid cancelled projects, Reflections was furthest along. It may not be Reflections, but another hotel in the same spot

There was never any official acknowledgement that Reflections was stopped, paused or cancelled. As Gussey said, it was the furthest along of many projects when Covid hit. For those of us following this, it was never a question of IF it would be completed, but when. This was too far along to be completely abandoned. Flat work (parking lots, some additional grading) continued even during Covid. With the recent filing of crane permits and activity on the site last week, it looks like this is back in full construction mode.

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