I do have to say I think they are going to treat the CBR DVC separate from everything else at that resort. Maybe even give it its own entrance simply because it is so different then other DVC resorts.
THIS.. If you look at the areas marked in yellow where the work will be done. The Port Royale building/parking area .... but not pool. It makes sense that they will move the front desk etc to a building here (where it should be) and demolish the old one. CBR could easily have a new entrance via the existing one on Victory Drive. Again looking at the areas in yellow, this would allow the "DVC" property to be apart (other than some lake shoreline) from CBR and have it's entrance on Buena Vista Drive. Two completely different resorts, new part may have no theme or name connection to CBR.
As someone who works in real estate development, this makes zero sense to me. The cost of building a "deluxe" resort versus a "moderate" resort wouldn't be all that different. The major expenses (labor, foundation, etc) would be the same for both and we all know Disney "deluxe" resorts aren't all that deluxe compared to industry standards. The extra theming that goes into a deluxe resort doesn't cost huge dollars.
I think if it is a DVC resort, it will be marketed as deluxe even if it sits within/next to a moderate. No reason for them to sell fewer points for something that costs about the same to build.
Unless, maybe, they forgo villas altogether and just build regular hotel rooms (~300 sf) and charge a few points less than they do for studios. That could make financial sense if they build a bunch of them.
Agree.
To add to the discussion of what is happening at CBR, we have also seen a permit recently that a significant change is also coming to Coronado Springs. That permit shows a lot of re-configuration of the storm water ponds to make way for something, although we don't know what the something is.
And the closure of the Business Class Rooms, an entire building right by this proposed area.
We've stayed at all of the mods and CBR was by far our least favorite. I was VERY surprised that this one was chosen for DVC when the others have a lot more going for them.
What would be the incentive to buy there? I don't see it. Direct access doesn't feel like enough.
Agree, but maybe we are all just too shortsighted....
Any given time I am looking for a moderate room, often the CBR rooms are much lower priced.
CBR is included in just about any big tour group booking.
MANY fans, but even Disney seems to look at it as the bottom rung of moderates.
Just imagining .....
The South Florida Water permit works will take a couple years.
The next round of construction permits for new "DVC" will take a few more years.
What if first off they got the area by Port Royale ready for new simple construction (check in?)
While reconstructing the Victory Drive entrance to be the new entrance.
Then they close the buildings in the "DVC" area and get to work.
So maybe 5 years from now the "DVC" is all done, self contained with no connection to CBR.
CBR could remain a smaller sleeps 5 moderate and with less rooms maybe more a demand.
There is the strange land across from Pirates rooms with a yellow line.
Maybe they would expand the resort there I mean it's not connected to the "DVC" area.
Or maybe there is a Phase II where the rest of CBR will be demolished for "DVC" expansion.