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23 October 2001: Resort on Hold
NOTE: The following is rumor and speculation, and is not officially confirmed information.
Following the slow down in attendance at WDW, and the announcement that Pop Century has been postponed, it comes as no surprise to hear that the new DVC resort has been put on indefinite hold.
20 September 2001: New Concept art
Official Press Release
Disney Vacation Development, Inc., operators of
Disney Vacation Club (DVC) -- Disney’s innovative vacation ownership
program -- announced today that it will expand its timeshare resort
presence at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida by building a
seventh DVC property (subject to obtaining necessary approvals). This
latest development for the growing Disney Vacation Club product marks
the Company’s largest ownership resort project to date.
The announcement heralds a time of exciting growth for Disney Vacation
Club, which now boasts a membership of nearly 60,000 member families
from over 60 countries.
The proposed 600-unit ownership development is slated to occupy a
61-acre site along the award-winning Disney’s Eagle Pines golf course
at Walt Disney World Resort. All rooms will feature either a pool,
golf course or forest view. Initial plans call for the construction of
a main Inn building encompassing a check-in area; accommodations;
restaurant/lounge; theme pool with feature slide; retail space;
arcade; common living room area and a health club, as well as Villa
buildings containing vacation home accommodations. Development will
begin this fall with an estimated opening in spring/summer 2004.
“We are very excited to expand the Disney Vacation Club concept to an
entirely new resort area here at Walt Disney World Resort,” said
George Aguel, senior vice president and general manager of Disney
Vacation Development, Inc. “I am confident that this new offering will
be a successful addition to the dynamic vacation options we provide.”
The theme of the proposed DVC resort will complement and enhance the
beautiful setting found at Disney’s Eagle Pines golf course. The new
resort will be inspired by the architecture of Addison Mizner, a
celebrated early 20th century architect who led the renaissance of
Florida resort design. The property’s design will reflect a variety of
motifs found in indigenous Florida buildings of this era, including
Spanish, Moorish, Romanesque and Gothic forms. The atmosphere and
elegance found in the coastal communities of southeast Florida
(including West Palm Beach and Boca Raton) will be found in the
resort’s architecture, ranging from tile roofs to fountains to lush,
tropical landscaping.
Commissioned to design the resort was renowned architect Graham Gund,
who created the architectural look for such Disney projects as
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and Disney’s Vero Beach Resort --
another Disney Vacation Club property. Gund designed the resort to
take advantage of the pristine setting found at the Eagle Pines golf
course location while maintaining the integrity of the existing golf
course. Guests at the resort will have views to Disney’s Eagle Pines
golf course but golfers’ view of the property will be buffered, with
resort buildings “stepping down” in height as they near the golf
holes.
The new resort is scheduled to open in phases, with the first phase
consisting of the Inn building and five Villa buildings for a total of
360 units. The Inn and one Villa building are expected to open in
spring/summer 2004, with the four additional Villa buildings opening
throughout the remainder of that year. The final phase of five
additional Villa buildings containing 240 units are anticipated to
open by spring/summer 2005.
As Disney Vacation Club approaches its decade mark on Oct. 1, 2001,
the Company is celebrating a number of achievements, including the
expansion of its resort collection through the proposed addition of
the new resort at Disney’s Eagle Pines golf course and the completion
of Disney’s Beach Club Villas, which is currently under construction
at Walt Disney World Resort next to the popular Disney’s Beach Club
Resort (expected opening in September 2002).
“These latest expansions of our successful vacation ownership program
will allow us to provide still more magical experiences for our guest
and member families,” added Aguel.
The current collection of Disney Vacation Club resorts includes
Disney’s Old Key West Resort; Disney’s BoardWalk Villas and The Villas
at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge -- all located at the Walt Disney World
Resort -- as well as Disney’s first resorts beyond the Disney theme
park locations; Disney’s Vero Beach Resort on Florida’s Atlantic Coast
and Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort in South Carolina.