PHOTOS - Permits filed for 'Project 89' near Fort Wilderness

Mar 06, 2018 in "The Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort"

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Geotech boring for Project 89

Posted: Tuesday March 6, 2018 12:14pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has filed new permits relating to 'Project 89' near to its Fort Wilderness Resort.

The permit relates to geotechnical borings, which are typically done to explore suitability of land ahead of major construction. At this time we are not aware of specifics relating to 'Project 89,' but given its location, a future resort development would appear possible.

According to the plans, borings are being made either side of the old River Country site. Thanks to @danlb_2000 on the WDWMAGIC Forums for spotting the permits.

Geotech boring for Project 89

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John park hopper3 days ago

If I rent one of these sheds an I drive my riding lawnmower there?

eddie1043 days ago

I actually really loved what I saw of the interior of this project when it was originally announced. If they stick with that design I will be happy.

castlecake2.06 days ago

It’s an additional pool and redesigned sports courts

2600loop6 days ago

The cabins are tanking ? I wonder why though because barely themed poorly designed sheds are what the people want surely

nickys6 days ago

Kind of. They always want a ‘new’ resort in active sales. Plus ideally an alternative. In practice it means a new one every 3-4 years. Likely this got nudged earlier because the Cabins at FW are tanking. So now it’s the Poly in active sales plus Riviera. And when this goes on sale Riviera should be declared sold out (95-97% to allow for the minimum 2-3% that Disney must retain). But it’s the percentage of points sold that counts, not the # of contracts - since the size of contracts can vary.

DisneyHead1236 days ago

The memberships are somewhat resort specific with buyers having a “base resort” (they can use points for other resorts or cruises though). They won’t start selling Lakeside DVCs until the resort is open.

tpoly886 days ago

That’s a great point I didn’t think about. So does Disney build these DVC resorts because they just sold for example , another 2000 memberships and they know they will have the capacity to fill it similar to a condo building that won’t start until over 3/4 of units sold? I find it amazing how many people are still buying DVC.

dseepersad6 days ago

The construction in the Meadows area will begin very soon. Whatever that will be, I just hope it's an amenity that the campers can use too. From Disney's site: "Beginning early May, construction will take place near the Meadow Swimmin’ Pool area. The Meadow Swimmin’ Pool and Wilderness Swimmin’ Pool will remain open. However, the nearby tennis courts, volleyball court and the Meadow Playground will be closed temporarily. Please note that Guests may see and hear construction in the area until the work is complete." The construction noise can impact campers in 1300 and 1500 loops the most.

nickys6 days ago

Hey, that might be the new idea for “the part of the park where Cars will be”. 🤪 It’s an extension of the “You are the Magic” concept. Grab a shovel and start creating the dirt pile.

WDWhopper6 days ago

Here’s Lakeshore Lodge currently: And here’s Car’s Land currently: Pretty obvious where Disney’s priorities are. Another resort is not going to help them compete with Epic Universe this summer, or even next year….or the next.

Jambo Dad6 days ago

I still harbor at least a little hope for this resort. It has more room around it as a buffer than Island Tower and they are doing some good things, like a lazy river. Theme could be interesting in competent hands. However I will also say that we had a chance to walk Island Tower a couple months ago and it was very disappointing. It has ambitions to be calm, relaxing and sophisticated, but you really start feeling how how faux it all is. The site is too tight. The finishes are so bland it hurts your eyes. Every opportunity to inject color was avoided. The pretense of reflecting aspects of the Polynesian culture is a pale, cheap trinket imitation of Animal Kingdom and Wilderness. It is not a worthy companion to the original Poly.

nickys7 days ago

I don’t know how much of a resort’s points they need to sell to recoup their costs. What do you think is the magic percentage? As a guide, Riviera had sold around 22% of points after 2 years, 76% after 4 years and is now around 86% sold. My guess is they need to sell more than 50% at a minimum. And the operating costs are determined per point, so Disney is still on the hook for a significant proportion of the operating costs until the resort sells out. They cannot legally manipulate the maintenance fees to lessen their costs.

HauntedPirate7 days ago

It’s still a 2 year build for a resort. 🤷‍♂️

John park hopper7 days ago

Disney builds DVC because they recoup the building costs almost immediately when they are finished. CASH cows. New attractions cost a lot and they don't recoup the cost as quickly plus DVC maintenance is payed by the DVC owner. Attractions Disney has to pay maintenance costs----all about the money