Talk:Disney's Contemporary Resort

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Csaribay, those are some great edits! I just want to draw attention to a few specific changes I made:

  • Be careful to use "encyclopedic language". Like, the heading "A Uniquely Contemporary Design" is more advertising-ish than encyclopedic.
  • As one of the original hotels at Disney World, it was one of only two hotels that Walt Disney had knowledge of before his death. We can't say that for certain; we don't know whether Walt had the other resorts in mind.
  • The wings are connected to the central building by sidewalks (partially covered), not bridges.
  • I don't think the humidity was the reason for the modules no longer being removable - humidity doesn't make concrete expand, does it?
  • You said that the resort incorporated many different construction methods and firsts for a resort hotel. I removed this for now because it's not substantiated, but I'd like more information on it - what are some of the construction methods that were used, and what were some of the firsts?
  • I removed this: Current rooms at the Contemporary Resort are bold, with a rapid infusion of color and retro style. Making use of sharp primary colors red, yellow and blue, these colors adorn the walls, beds and various pieces of furniture in guest rooms. It doesn't really tell me much, other than making the rooms sound like kindergarten playrooms. Can you find (or photograph) pictures of the insides of the rooms that we can use?

I had to stop editing about halfway through for now, because I've got some errands to run. The rest of the article still needs some work to make it more encyclopedic - for example, the exhortation that guests should not be alarmed doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. - Brian Kendig 15:44, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

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Hi Brian,

Yeah, later last night I was reviewing the edits that I had made, and they sounded a bit advert-type like, though I didn't have a chance to go ahead and fix them up. I'll continue to make some modifications, hopefully where you left off, to make it much more encyclopedic. As far as pictures go, I'll be heading to this resort in a couple days, and have planned to take pictures there (thus not having to worry about copyright issues). You're more than welcome to do so though yourself (seeing as you live in Walt Disney World...you actually live at the resort or in Celebration?) though :). I have linked photos to the new rooms in the external links section until I can get some royalty free photos myself.

I still intend to put a statement back in about the rooms however, with their sharp use of color. It's an important factor that coincides with the overall feel of the rooms. If you want to base it off of public reaction to them... some would say they were kindergarden playrooms :P. Chris Saribay 19:05, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

Sounds terrific! I think a discussion about the old look of the rooms is warranted - just be careful to be specific, and if you're documenting an opinion, be specific about what people expressed the opinion - don't use weasel words. I look forward to seeing your pictures! - Brian Kendig 02:21, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

ROOM RENOVATION PARAGRAPH DISPUTE "Room renovation should have been a simple matter of replacing modules when refurbishment was needed; however, it was found that the modules settled and became stuck in place, rendering them unremovable." While this sounds logical, I dispute the degree to which it was planned. As one person pointed out, once the rooms where in place and the plumbing fixtures where attachted, why would you pay for the expense for the room to be completely removed just to recarpet, rewallpaper the walls and rehab the bathroom? (Not to mention the hassle & expense of bringing in the cranes and the logistics of 'storing' the rooms on the ground during their refit and/or transporting to an outlying location for the remodel.) It is much more plausible that this plan to remove the rooms is an urban ledgen. David H

The plan was to have a set of 'spare rooms' on a rolling rehab schedule - you would take out the rooms that needed rehab and replace them with renovated rooms, a process that could be completed within a day. You would then renovate the rooms that were just taken out, and they would be placed back in the tower while the next lot was being renovated. Another plan of theirs was when a room was trashed, you'd take out the trashed room and replace it with a fixed one - making the room servicable again in a matter of hours. That's what I can remember from 'Since the World Began', WDW's 25th Aniversary Book. 210.84.33.90 10:13, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why No Mention Of Mary Blair?

This is a great article, however there appears to be a glaring omission. Why haven't you mentioned the mural designed by Mary Blair which is in the Grand Canyon Concourse? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.106.21.230 (talk • contribs)

Mary Blair is noted the second paragraph and in the caption below the image of her mosaic. She is also wikilinked to her WP article. hydnjo talk 19:51, 3 May 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Room re-write

Should the guest room section be re-writen so that is describes the new (renovated) room layout. As of now, all rooms should be renovated.Jetset59 (talk) 06:16, 9 December 2007 (UTC)