Does Disney inspire your inner creative? As DVC members, we love our resorts and have often dreamed about building a new resort. In episode 030 and episode 031, we give members the opportunity to share their creativity as they dream up new resort ideas on our armchair Imagineering competition. After listening to the episodes please vote for your favorite resort! The winner will advance to a celebrity round with former Disney Imagineer McNair Wilson. Who will win episode 030 and episode 031? Will the Haunted Mansion inspired resort edge out the Villain's Getaway? Will the listeners prefer the luxury of the Skyline Resort and Spa?
This is the third round of our FrankenResort competition. The winner of this show will join Valerie Fairnington from episode 010, Melissa from episode 020. Adam and Jeremey started working on their resorts as soon as episode 010 was released. Every time we record this show, it gets longer and longer. We have over 2 hours of content and will be presenting it in two episodes. The voting form is at the bottom of this page.
Resort Element #1- Name, Theme, Location
#1 Jeremy Murray – The Villian's Getaway
Theme: Villain semi-immersive with 3 locationsGothic Castle with vaulted 6 story lobby, Pirate Township 1700s, and Savana Canyon Location: North of Grand Floridian, West of Pirates of the Caribbean & Frontier Land
#1 Chris Salata – Skyline Resort and Spa
Resort Name: Skyline Resort and SpaResort Theme: Upscale, Think Waldorf Astoria meets ManhattanResort Location: Along Bay Lake, between TTC and ContempGeneral Overview: This upscale resort will give the upscale resort experience with the ultimate luxury experience. Limited size, with luxury being the focus.
#1 Adam Hitt – The Lillian – A Haunted Mansion Resort
Resort Name: The Lillian (Named after Lilian Gracey, aka The Tightrope Walker in The Haunted Mansion)Resort Theme: The Haunted MansionResort Location: This would be a massive sprawling estate located in a currently undeveloped piece of land that lies between World Drive and Reedy Creek, about a half-mile north of Cornado Springs. The most important part of the location is that the resort and grounds themselves feel isolated. I don’t want guests to be able to see anything but trees in the distance.General Overview: The Lilian was the second, much grander home of Edward Gracey. It’s a massive French Baroque palace located in the English Countryside. Think Versailles meets the Winchester Mystery House meets the Haunted Mansion meets the grounds and interior detail of the Tower of Terror. The hotel would include everything expected in such a grand estate. Libraries, game rooms, gardens, hedge mazes, atriums, ballrooms, grand dining areas… in fitting with the theme, there will be plenty of dusty old oil painted portraits, giant stone fireplaces, gargoyles, creeping vines, secret doors through bookshelves, hidden corridors, and of course flickering candlelight, creaking doorless chambers, and strange sounds echoing through the halls. This is a completely immersive resort. The hotel staff will be wearing outfits similar to The Haunted Mansion. They would remain in character.Location: This would be a massive sprawling estate located in a currently undeveloped piece of land that lies between World Drive and Reedy Creek, about a half-mile north of Coronado Springs. The most important part of the location is that the resort and grounds themselves feel isolated. I don’t want guests to be able to see anything but trees in the distance.
Resort Element #2- Restaurants Name and Theme
#2 Chris Salata – Skyline Resort and Spa
Table Service: Mario's – offering a variety of high-end comfort food such as steaks sizzling on a platter, a deep dish Chicago style and New York thin-crust pizzeria.Quick Service: Cusine inspired by some of the best food truck inspired chefs across the country.Signature Restaurant: Platinum &