Disney announces thousands of new rooms, golf resort, for WDW

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Walt Disney World unveiled plans Thursday to develop 1,350 acres of its vast property, including a massive luxury resort in a partnership with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Disney also plans to build up to 5,000 value-priced hotel rooms on 450 acres around the first formal western gateway to the park, built to serve new highway access there.

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Awesome!

I thought I had heard that they were starting work on the other half of the pop century resort? I am not sure why they are going to add a value priced hotel, if there going to continue work on pop.

^Because they're making a butt-load of money off their value packages.

Here are some more pictures and info on the project.

http://allears.net/news/hnews0307.htm

"On the western edge of the resort, Disney is planning a mixed-use retail, dining and lodging district just outside Walt Disney World Resort’s western entrance. Early development plans include:

-4,000 - 5,000 low- to mid-rise valued-priced lodging units
-300,000 - 500,000 square feet of commercial space, including restaurants, shopping and small-scale entertainment"

Wow! Even Disney sees value in developing property for 'mixed-use' purposes. They just don't have to sell off any of their parks to make it happen.

As I understand it, the Western Beltway site is expected to be an even better 'value' than the current "Value" resorts, as well as a more direct competitor to the off-property tourist-trap flea markets and the mid-range timeshare units---Cypress Pointe, Silver Lake, etc. The Four Seasons property, on the other hand, is expected to be even more 'deluxe' than the current "Deluxes".

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