Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 4196 Location: Sanford, Fl
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:03 am Post subject: DTD Rennovations
As everyone has probably been reading, DTD and specifically PI are currently going through rennovations and a some what change of purpose. According to location sources, even the Ghiradelli is going to be rennovated:
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Orlando Business Journal
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 8:36 AM EST
Cuhaci & Peterson inks redesign deal for Ghirardelli store
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC has started work on the redesign the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop in Downtown Disney.
Orlando-based Cuhaci & Peterson is preparing the construction documents for renovations on the 4,015-square-foot store, says Carlos Sobrin, senior project coordinator for Cuhaci & Peterson.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The project entails the addition of a chocolate tower to the roof, flat-screen televisions on the building exterior, signage updates and a complete renovation of the soda fountain area, Sobrin says.
The store is expected to remain open during the renovations, which are scheduled to be completed in March.
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Co., founded in 1852 by an Italian immigrant, is America's longest continuously operating maker of premium chocolates.
Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 4196 Location: Sanford, Fl
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:06 am Post subject:
In case some of you didn't know, the Rock 'n' Roll Beach Club is closing next week, as part of the continuing changes to PI:
Quote:
Christopher Boyd | Scott Powers and Jason Garcia, Sentinel Staff Writers
January 21, 2008
Disney's Pleasure Island still evolving
The slow evolution of Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island continues with the recent opening of a second specialty apparel shop, the impending shutdown of a live-music nightclub, and the anticipated reuse of a long-closed building.
Opening shortly before Christmas was a new, two-story shop called Curl by Sammy Duval, named after the water-skiing legend and featuring name-brand surf and skateboard fashions, boards and gear.
Closing Feb. 3 will be the Rock 'n' Roll Beach Club, a venue known for its nightly live music. Along with Raglan Road, which often features solo musicians or acoustical combos, the Beach Club has been Pleasure Island's live-music venue.
Nearly completed is the overhaul of a retail and venue building, along Village Lake, which has been vacant since the Orlando Harley-Davidson clothing store relocated and two other stores closed in 2006. Renovations appear to provide four retail storefronts plus side entrances for a multistory venue behind them. Disney officials would not discuss plans except to say something will be announced soon.
Together, the three changes are consistent with a more than 2-year-old strategy pursued by Walt Disney World to broaden the appeal of Pleasure Island beyond nightclub patrons.
Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez declined to elaborate on plans for the Beach Club building, which features a panoramic view of Village Lake, though she dispelled rumors that the building would be torn down. All employees are being offered jobs elsewhere in Disney World, she said.
The Beach Club building has undergone major change before. It opened in 1989 as the XZFR Rockin' Rollerdrome, with a roller rink inside. The rink was deemed too dangerous and was removed in favor of a beach-club theme, according to The Official Encyclopedia Disney A to Z, by Dave Smith.
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