The addition of the footbridge across the center of the courtyard is a definite improvement, but oth

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Well, this is one of the main reasons that WDI is doing that pool / lawn, lawn / pool swap. So that they can then radically improve the sightlines across the Disneyland Hotel s central courtyard. Not to mention - by adding a footbridge across the Resort s new pool - the Imagineers will make it that much easier oahu vacation rentals with a pool for Guests to quickly cross this expanse and then get to their rooms.
There actually is NOT any pool swap. The current Neverland pool (north end) will remain, but without any Disney themeing. Those exiting the hotel s registration will still be confronted by a fence and landscaping oahu vacation rentals with a pool that blocks the sight lines across the courtyard. South of that pool, they will be adding an additional smaller pool (of uncertain benefit) along with the new play area pool (probably only w few inches deep) with a simple, off-the-shelf waterslide structure.
The addition of the footbridge across the center of the courtyard is a definite improvement, but otherwise, all they are doing is just making a bigger generic pool area with MINIMAL (for Disney) "themeing".
Being a former die-hard Disneyland Hotel visitor every year (except since the latest construction started in 09), this is great news. I remember years back when the Wrather corporation had control, and I actually appreciated the layout oahu vacation rentals with a pool and design (though lack of theming per se) prior to the way it looks today. Hopefully the details will be Disney-worthy, oahu vacation rentals with a pool and it will become a spot for my family to want to stay at again.
Frank, I agree. Disney will use this as a justification to raise rates. But really, oahu vacation rentals with a pool this does look like an off-the-shelf oahu vacation rentals with a pool waterslide with two tunnels (oddly, I must admit) arranged as monorails. I guess I ll wait until it s all done. But generally, I sense higher prices with little additional value.
oahu vacation rentals with a pool I certainly will miss the falls there. Such a beautiful and relaxing area of the hotel. I m also wondering why they re untheming the well-themed Neverland pool and leaving something generic in its place? I think Disney is talking out of its rear end here.
I have a reservation there from Oct 11-15th. The conference booking site made no mention of construction. I m glad I read your blog at times like these. The current room review are terrible unless you get into the dream tower and that costs $45 a night extra. I m terribly disappointed with the booking site s failure to mention this, the conference organizers for choosing this hotel, and with Disney for waiting so long to renovate. When people are complaining about peeling paint and wallpaper and stains on the carpet, you know there s a problem.
As a former neighbor, I am very sad to see the changes and the loss of the waterfalls. I have many happy memories there, although the water show seems silly in the age of Fantasmic and World of Color.
oahu vacation rentals with a pool This is obviously a very good thing for Disney and for hotel guests, but the saddest part is that I remember regularly visiting the Hotel for walks, casual shopping, restaurants, etc. as a kid. This continues the trend in the area of converting it into a resort space rather than part of the overall urban neighborhood.
I find the negative reaction to the hotel renovations to be rather ridiculous. The renovations were long overdue. I could have said this more than 20 years ago when I was employed as a casual employee. The hotel was ugly. The grounds were stale. It was hardly a quality hotel than could command premium prices, although it easily did due to its proximity to the park and easy monorail access. Everything needed to be changed. I thought Disney should have just imploded the entire area and built it back in 3 years like they do regularly in Las Vegas (before the recession). Disney could have created something truly magical, but they are conservative and decided to create something in the middle range, below the Grand Californian and better than the Paradise Pier Hotel. That s a shame. Disneyland is by far superior than Walt Disney oahu vacation rentals with a pool World and it deserved another 5 Star resort.
It is good to hear they are doing it right, (which Disney always does) but after staying there this past July we felt at times like we were in a maze with all the construction walls everywhere.. I guess there is some inconveniences needed to make such a special place.
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I ve been going to the Disneyland Hotel for almost 40 years. And while I ve always loved it, recently the hotel just didn t seem properly put together. The restaurants, bars and pools were fine, just not as great as they could be............and certainly not at the level of most other DLR or WDW resorts.
To Jack Mitchell s comment: if you are using a comment board to advertise Reunion Realty, oahu vacation rentals with a pool at least refer to the right location. Disneyland Hotel, where you claim to have stayed, is in Anaheim, California. It s not at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with the nearby Reunion Resort. I guess all those construction walls you saw were at a different hotel.
My family and I stayed oahu vacation rentals with a pool at the Disneyland Hotel in April and construction (or deconstruction, at the time) had apparently just started. I can t wait to see the new rooms (they weren t too bad, but could ve used an upgrade!). We didn t use the pool area because it was too cold but hope the improvements are worth all the hassle!
There's NO QUESTION that the hotel needed an upgrade, and much of what they are doing are welcome improvements. HOWEVER, what they are doing to the courtyard is definitely NOT Disney level quality. Adding a small (questionable value) pool, a questionably themed water play structure (Six Flags level themeing) and expanding the concrete expanse around oahu vacation rentals with a pool the whole pool area is not much of an improvement. Sure, the water slides will be a bit longer, but certainly not significant enough to consider worthwhile. The elimination of all of the former Neverland themeing for this bland concrete expanse is certainly a step backwards.
So, the overall hotel "improvements" equate to a wash at best. Some improvements, some slippage. While staying in the rooms will be more pleasant, visiting the courtyard will no longer be an enjoyable experience unless you enjoy laying oahu vacation rentals with a pool around a generic pool area like those that can be found in many other hotels.