Wing Chao got a fax this week with a description and some pics of the proposed replacement for the aborted Disney’s Pop Century Resort: The Legendary Years.
Instead of the roaring 20s and Fab 40’s, visitors to the new resort will see some more familiar Disney faces: The Little Mermaid, Captain Jack Sparrow and Nemo, for example.
The resort, which stood unfinished for a good seven years or so, has to be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up if there’s a new resort to be built, which makes for a great opportunity for Disney to fulfill a growing demand for more “Family Suites”. The All-Stars’ Family Suites have been a solid hit, and if Disney can provide more rooms that fit five or more for an affordable price, they can get some business back from families whose choice was either to book a second hotel room or to stay off property.
The themes would be family-friendly as well, while less garish than those of their All-Stars counterparts: The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars and other familiar, beloved Disney themes.
With the extension of Disney’s Wide World of Sports to ESPN’s Wide World of Sports (including the much-demanded bowling alleys – which will, unfortunately, probably NOT be called “Alleys in Wonderland II) this resort could provide a richly-needed separate place for those pesky cheerleading groups that seem to take over Disney’s All Star Resorts.
