DownTown Disney: West Side & MarketPlace (Disney Springs)

[A.Hofman]

Onze dochter was bijna 5 toen we in 2011 naar La Nouba gingen, en ze vond het geweldig. (en wij ook trouwens )

[Michael66]

Filmpje over de winkel "The Art of Disney" in DownTown Disney.

[hannie]

Leuk! Ik ga daar altijd even kijken.

[Michael66]

De nieuwe make-up lijn van Disney - Beautifully Disney - kun je vanaf nu kopen in World of Disney, de grootste Disney Store ter wereld in DownTown Disney.

[Cindy1969]

Ships, ben net te vroeg terug, ben gek op make up, wat zeg ik, verslaafd aan make up haha. Dit had me leuk geleken, en uniek om te hebben natuurlijk!

[Michael66]

Forse uitbreiding van DownTown Disney aangekondigd:

'Disney Springs' Downtown Disney expansion confirmed to cast members this afternoon at Downtown Disney

'Disney Springs' has today been confirmed to cast members as the expansion set to completely transform the Downtown Disney area. The media announcement planned for today has been pushed back to what will likely be later this week. However, the following highlights were confirmed today to cast members.
* The name of the new Downtown Disney will be 'Disney Springs.'
* The theming will be that of a beautiful lush, old Florida feel, featuring lots of new water ways, water features, and shade.
* Two parking garages will be constructed, one on the Marketplace side, and one on the West Side near Cirque du Soleil. This will free up space taken by the existing ground level parking to be used for new restaurants and shops.
* World of Disney will be expanded.
* Many new restaurants and shops will be added as part of the expansion, with most being new to the Orlando area. No specific vendors have been confirmed so far.
* A walkway bridge will be constructed from the Rainforest Cafe to the TREX area to improve guest flow.
* Captain Jacks Restaurant will be closing, but all cast will be relocated to other restaurants.

Bron: WDWMAGIC.COM

[Njit]

Klinkt erg goed! Hier staat nog meer info: http://parkrumors.com/major-facelift...wntown-disney/

Major Facelift Planned for Downtown Disney

Here we go again. After the abandoned Hyperion Wharf plans that were supposed to revitalize Pleasure Island, Disney is once again attempting to breathe new life into the area. This time, however, the plans detail a much, much larger scope, which will give virtually the entire Downtown Disney district a much needed facelift.
The project has been dubbed “The BVD Corridor Stormwater Project” and phase I of the plans were filed with the SFWMD yesterday. Phase I simply consists of the necessary groundwater infrastructure changes to facilitate the expansion of Downtown Disney. To quote the letter filed with the plans “The BVD Corridor Stormwater Project allows the master planning of an existing 269.11 acre mixed use parcel.”

The next phase of the plans is where it gets interesting. The Downtown Disney area as a whole will be re-branded into “Disney Springs”, which encompasses six distinct neighborhoods: The Gateway, The Town Center, The Springs, The Landing, The West Side, and The Village Marketplace. Each neighborhood will have its own distinct look and feel, described briefly below.

The Gateway, as you probably could have guessed, will be the main access point into Disney Springs. Its main goal is to improve the current parking woes and traffic nightmare Downtown Disney faces during peak seasons. The biggest addition to The Gateway will be a five level parking garage that will sit roughly where the current parking lots C and D are. Parking lots A-H will be removed to support the necessary infrastructure for the new garage, as well as a new, larger bus drop-off and pick-up area.

After The Gateway you’ll encounter The Town Center, located on what will have been parking lots E-G. The Town Center will be a busy area featuring many new retail establishments. Following The Town Center you’ll arrive in The Springs, a peaceful, relaxing area along the waterway that runs between it and the former Pleasure Island. Cross one of the new bridges, and you’ll end up in The Landing, full of dining and drinking options and offering nice views of Village Lake. Here you can expect to see several new restaurants and retail locations, as well as a new amphitheater by the water’s edge, next to Paradiso 37.

The West Side and The Village Marketplace will remain virtually the same as their current state, with a few small additions. On The West Side, the most notable changes include Planet Hollywood being turned into something called ‘The Observatory’ and losing its surrounding body of water, and a new Starbucks location replacing the current Wetzel’s Pretzels. An overhead railway (for thematic purposes only) will also run above the main stretch of path from Disney Quest down to the new Starbucks. Meanwhile, over in The Village Market Place, the former bus drop-off and pick-up area will become home to two new retail buildings, and a new bridge leading to Saratoga Springs will be constructed.

So there you have it, a brief overview of Disney Springs, the future of Downtown Disney. Below I’ve included a colored and labeled overlay of what the proposed plans will transform the area into. It’s definitely a massive project, and one that will likely create its fair share of headaches during construction. But overall, it looks to be a worthwhile addition to Walt Disney World, and hopefully one that will solve some of the current issues and criticisms that Downtown Disney faces.

http://parkrumors.com/wp-content/upl...neySprings.jpg

[Michael66]

Plaatjes staan hier: http://www.wesh.com/themeparks/disne...x/-/index.html

Een plaatje:

[Michael66]

"Rondleiding" door de maquette van Disney Springs.

[Michael66]

En nog wat info over wat er gaat komen:

Answering common questions about Disney Springs:

1. Construction begins April 2013, to be completed by 2016.

2. Very few venues will be changing. Captain Jack's is confirmed to be closing. Planet Hollywood is likely to change. The rest of the big stores/restaurants (DisneyQuest, AMC, World of Disney, Rainforest Cafe, etc.) are staying.

3. The number of venues will roughly be doubled. They are adding to Downtown Disney / Disney Springs, not taking away.

4. Two parking garages will be built, freeing up land for new stores, restaurants, and walkways. Parking will still be free.

5. Hyperion Wharf was remade into this project. Disney felt they could create something better than what was previously announced.