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I really wish I could have a job theming hotels and restaurants, especially at Disney.
So, I would like to see a Dog friendly resort on Disney property. It would be themed with all the dog characters from Disney movies - Pluto, Nana, Pongo, Purdita and pups, Bruno, Lady, Tramp, etc. The main pool could be shaped like a giant bone. Waterslide could be a giant dog head (possibly Pluto's) and the slide part would be his giant pink tongue. Instead of Quiet Pools, my resort would have dogs accompanying their owners. Their would also be dog parks scattered around the property. Themed food court would include a butcher shop where you could get "doggie bags". They could have a Kennel on site where you could leave your dog while you visit the parks - if need be. Rooms would have dog beds and be themed for your favorite character/dog.
I really wish one day I could go to Disney without missing my dogs so much!
THIS would be intresting let me think . this is hard with what you said and what they already have . how about a castle themed resort with the mote a lazy river with a sprial slide and an indoor pool . with tikerbell and prince charming welcoming you and themed rooms for the kids of peter pan and tinker bell .
wow i cannot think any more lol.
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I'd love a resort themed for the Roaring 20's. Flappers, speakeasy's, people with cigarettes on long holders, jazz, etc. I think it would be a lot of fun; in my mind, it would sort of be like the Boardwalk, with lots of bars/dance clubs along the bottom half of the hotel, and then the rooms would be on the upper half.
I'd also make it more of an "adult-only" hotel - perhaps a classy burlesque () show, sort of like a "Disney-fied" miniature vegas - they could have roulette and blackjack games (although I don't think I'd put any video-machines in), and you would gamble in "Disney Dollars," not real money - so it'd sort of be like a carnival also in that you could cash in your "dollars" for prizes.
I would love to see an adults only resort - nothing sleazy, but somewhere romantic to get away. I know it doesn't fit in with the whole Disney ethos, but that's what I'd like to see.
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Good question! I want an "Under the Sea" resort with Ariel and the gang. Aquariums everywhere and pools with fishies. It could have a dolphin experience like Discovery Cove. Rooms could have netting and the ceilings could mimck the bottoms of ships so it's like your sleeping underwater.
I like the idea of the dog friendly one too, we'd definitly do that because we miss our pooches too much when were on vacay.
I'd like to see one along the lines of ToT in a Haunted Mansion and Nightmare Before Christmas kind of way. With spooky cobwebby, wispy mosquito netting. Maybe rooms with blood red, or greyish-black carpeting. The CMs would be dressed like the ToT doormen and Haunted Mansion hosts, complete with ghoulish makeup and black lipstick--Disney Goth.
Instead of white noise machines, you can listen to bat wings flapping, screams and hinges creaking in doorless chambers.........
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I'd like to see one along the lines of ToT in a Haunted Mansion and Nightmare Before Christmas kind of way. With spooky cobwebby, wispy mosquito netting. Maybe rooms with blood red, or greyish-black carpeting. The CMs would be dressed like the ToT doormen and Haunted Mansion hosts, complete with ghoulish makeup and black lipstick--Disney Goth.
Instead of white noise machines, you can listen to bat wings flapping, screams and hinges creaking in doorless chambers.........
That would be so much fun. Although I dont think my kids would stay
I'd love an Aladdin themed one... that beautiful golden scroll art from the Magic Carpet ride... and beds that look like magic carptets... how much fun!
What great ideas! I would visit them. Espec. the Haunted Mansion theme and the "Under the Sea" resort. I hope some Imagineers sare taking notes from this thread!
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What an awesome thread! I love the idea of an adult resort...but I also love the idea of the princess/castle resort! Could those two be any more different?
I have to say that prior to the animal kingdom my dream hotel would have been described as AKL...it's amazing what they can do! Hopefully they are reading some of your great ideas
Loving the castle, haunted, Pirates, under the sea, Aladdin, and roaring 20's ideas!
The Aladdin theme reminds me of I Dream of Jeanne and my childhood fantasy of living in Jeanne's bottle! I loved the pillows!! That would be so romantic. Just think of the jewel colors, the music, the ambiance! Definitely should be themed for adults only!
Sorry, I can't agree with the dog one as I despise all but mine. We are surrounded by barking dogs and it's my biggest pet peeve so..... to go on vacation and listen to it would be a nightmare!
...I'd also make it more of an "adult-only" hotel - perhaps a classy burlesque () show, sort of like a "Disney-fied" miniature vegas - they could have roulette and blackjack games (although I don't think I'd put any video-machines in), and you would gamble in "Disney Dollars," not real money - so it'd sort of be like a carnival also in that you could cash in your "dollars" for prizes.
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