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14 Dec 18, 05:16 PM |
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More photos of Saratoga refurb
Over on DVC News, a lot of photos.
Well, I like it, think it looks great and quite luxurious. Cannot wait to stay when done. Edited at 05:18 PM. |
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14 Dec 18, 11:13 PM |
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Looking good, long overdue. I wonder when it will kick off and how many blocks at a time they will do?
If I was the contractor I would want one complete block with fencing around. Maybe one in Congress and one in the Grandstand simultaneously. Edit. I really don't like the picture on the pull down bed, looks like one of those Kincade ones. Not my scene. Hopefully it's only concept and not reality.
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16 Dec 18, 12:26 PM |
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I quite like that painting, presumably of local Saratoga architecture.
Have you noticed how the sofa bed has a sort of Chaise on it at one end, like a big footstool but at the same level? This is also on the bed manufacturer website. That may be quite handy as a child may be able to sleep across that. Edit- from studying the photos more carefully it would seem that is on the one in the 1 bed only, that has three seats on the sofa, so a seat remains when the sofa bed is down, whereas in the studio it seems to be a 2 seater.
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16 Dec 18, 01:35 PM |
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Yes. It’s difficult to decifer from the photos.
I wonder if the chaise will allow the rooms to sleep an extra guest? The studios at SSR are similar in size and layout to Boulder Ridge which has the Murphy bed, so there is probably no reason why the studios couldn’t also fit 5 at ssr.
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16 Dec 18, 05:09 PM |
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I'm expecting them to put the under TV Murphy in the studios- no reason not to. I do wish they'd put one in the 1 beds too.
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16 Dec 18, 06:11 PM |
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17 Dec 18, 06:57 AM |
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They haven’t started it yet, it’s just a couple of test rooms and I think it’s just a studio and 1 bed test room.
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17 Dec 18, 07:56 AM |
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17 Dec 18, 09:32 AM |
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Having worked in construction the process of renovation will be very slow to start with and will speed up in the months after they start.
For the first block Disney will be all over the Contractor like a rash, interfering, setting standards and making last minute changes. Plus they will 'find' things that will slow them down, such as pipes not where the plans say they are, wiring not put in properly back in 2003 etc etc. Gear that gets delivered will be found to be incorrect and have to be re ordered, and the list goes on and on. By block 3 they will be into the swing and timeframes will drop dramatically until the whole lot is done. The slowest part will be stripping the rooms of all furnishings as they are worth money so can't just be ripped out by builders. That way is quick but involves gear being skipped which would be criminal.
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17 Dec 18, 11:33 AM |
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Interesting insight.
It looks like they are behind target start date already, with them announcing rooms subject to change. I think they originally announced it would start late this year. Hopefully it won’t be a 6 month +delay like with OKW. Given it’s twice the size of OKW, I wonder if they’ll even get it done in 2 years?
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