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I just don’t want the entire building to get an Incredibles look. Rooms are one thing but the entire resort would be detrimental IMO.
Well, if they use just the artwork like in the photo, with the mid-century mod decor (carpets, wall design, colors), I think it would look really good.
Now if they change every corner to have some kind of Incredible something or other, then I agree, too much.
Subtle would be key for sure. I would think it being a deluxe they would not go a "loud" as the values.

I could also see it just being some floors / some rooms and I think that could be cool. This way you can have it if you want, but avoid it if you don't
 
Just a heads up, the D23 reservation system has been really frustrating, still waiting to get in (was in the queue right at 12) and there’s a message now that basically all HallD23 experiences are out of reservations, all StorePasses are gone for all days

Good luck. I'm sending good wishes your way, but just having finished, I don't think it will help.
 
Just a heads up, the D23 reservation system has been really frustrating, still waiting to get in (was in the queue right at 12) and there’s a message now that basically all HallD23 experiences are out of reservations, all StorePasses are gone for all days
Update: I got in. Literally no stage passes available for me on Saturday. Very very limited availability for some minor events on Sunday/Friday. Guess it’ll be lines for us!
 


Is anyone worried about this new Halloween party ticket making the crowding thing even worse? Reports in the last year or two indicated parties were getting too crowded for the extra cost.

Won't this make that uncontrollably worse? If locals have passes, they could crowd out a party with no notice at all, and Disney world have no way to stop it anymore.
As far as I know, none of the parties have even sold out yet which is kind of unheard of. If any have it is VERY recently, again very unusual. Normally the first night sells out and halloween weekend itself pretty quick.
 
As far as I know, none of the parties have even sold out yet which is kind of unheard of. If any have it is VERY recently, again very unusual. Normally the first night sells out and halloween weekend itself pretty quick.
Especially since they went on sale in January...

Data point of 1 here but we were initially planning to go when we first planned out our September trip about a year ago, but after the reviews last year of huge crowds and long lines , I couldn’t imagine paying almost $100 a piece for that experience.

We probably would have been in for like $60 with huge crowds or $100 with a guarantee of moderate crowds, but $100 AND huge crowds? No thanks.
 


As far as I know, none of the parties have even sold out yet which is kind of unheard of. If any have it is VERY recently, again very unusual. Normally the first night sells out and halloween weekend itself pretty quick.
I read that last night's sold out, at least ot was listed as sold out on the party thread. I know the first nights are always packed for the party but I wonder if they upped the number of available tickets.
 
I read that last night's sold out, at least ot was listed as sold out on the party thread. I know the first nights are always packed for the party but I wonder if they upped the number of available tickets.
My sister was there last night, said that other than the Main Street area, the park was pretty empty!
 
I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion, but I think the photos in the link actually look great!
CR needs a bit of a refresh and I think mid-century mod Incredibles is a good fit if they don't go over the top like All Star and just keep it subtle like it looks in the pics. :)
I like the update too. Love the colors, they just pop. I sent the BlogMickey link to my wife and without any of my own commentary just asked her what she thought. She looked it over for several minutes and then said "Well, I know we will never stay there, but it looks so much more inviting and colorful, I like it."
 
I could also see it just being some floors / some rooms and I think that could be cool. This way you can have it if you want, but avoid it if you don't

From a hotel operations perspective (and from someone that used to do that), having a situation where not getting a request granted creates all sorts of issues. As I'm sure everyone here know, characters are a huge deal for many guests. Not getting a themed room would lead to tears and yelling at the Front Desk in some situations.

The only way around that would be to create a separate booking categories for the themed guest rooms. Even if it's just the tower, adding multiple new categories (Incredibles-Themed Lake View, Incredible-Themed Park View, plus all the accessible versions of the new theme) is probably more hassle than it would be worth.

Of course, my opinion doesn't matter. Decisions like these are made by Disney's bean counters using spreadsheets. The cynic in me says they wouldn't actually consider any potential operational headaches before making a change.
 
Contemporary is my favorite resort and I think the new theme goes really well with it. It is also subtle. I can honestly say I find the fried egg carpet to be really odd and would love to see that go. I don’t think they are going to overly theme the rooms. Every remodel recently has less theme in rooms.
 
I guess I’m a minority in the contemporary update. Bright orange and incredibles do not scream modern or contemporary to me. I love the dark colors they’re calming.
 
From a hotel operations perspective (and from someone that used to do that), having a situation where not getting a request granted creates all sorts of issues. As I'm sure everyone here know, characters are a huge deal for many guests. Not getting a themed room would lead to tears and yelling at the Front Desk in some situations.

The only way around that would be to create a separate booking categories for the themed guest rooms. Even if it's just the tower, adding multiple new categories (Incredibles-Themed Lake View, Incredible-Themed Park View, plus all the accessible versions of the new theme) is probably more hassle than it would be worth.

Of course, my opinion doesn't matter. Decisions like these are made by Disney's bean counters using spreadsheets. The cynic in me says they wouldn't actually consider any potential operational headaches before making a change.

It was a separate category that I was thinking of - basically like the princess rooms at Port Orleans
 
The main complaint about the Contemporary for years has been that the theming isn’t Disney enough. We love it anyway, and I’m assuming some like it because it isn’t so in your face, but if they are looking to appeal to the majority my guess is more theming is the way to do it.
 
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