Villages Nature — New leisure/accommodation project (2016)

[Kristof]

"Les Villages Nature" is a unique project by Euro Disney SCA and Pierre et Vacances. Spread over 4 themed "villages" the area will consist out of vacation houses for rent or sale, hotels, apartments and cabins.

Ecology will be one of the key elements: from protecting the existing forests and country side to using green energy.

All the land needed for the development will be acquired in addition to the already existing Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch.

The 4 themed villages:

» Water: The first village will be themed to a harbour town with lots of waterbased activities, including a geothermical heated pool.

» Earth: The second village is an homage to the French countryside and agriculture. Activities include craft courses, farm animals and workshops around ecology.

» Sport: All kind of sports can be practiced in the third village: golf, tennis, horseback riding, climbing, cycling, ... But also relaxtion and health centres will find their spot here.

» Forest: The Forest Village will be no other then Disney's Davy Crocket Ranch. Besides the refurbished cabins, the area will also house a new lodging possibility: high up in the trees! It will most likely be the only area in Villages Nature operated by Disney.


Concept art:

Water Village:




Overview:



The first phase of the plan (Water & Forest villages) is expected to open in 2010.

Important: The Villages Nature project is not the third theme park.

Concept art and logo copyright Village Natures.

[Nicholas-c]

sounds interesting

[WDI1992]

I thought it was a good idea from the beginning and having seen quite some conept art I think it will look great, only hope it's not going to be 'Too much' of the same... then again Euro Disney SCA. in combination with Pierre et Vacances, it can only come out well! Theming-wise aswell as finishing and quality.

[ford prefect]

a question that may have been asked before:

where will these parks be located (exclude the forest park obviously!)

[Kristof]

It will all be build behind Davy Crocket Ranch, as you can see on the the overview concept art. It will be 520 ha big and stretch over 3 towns: Bailly-Romainvilliers, Coutevroult and Villeneuve-le-Comt.

[Crush_Love]

that sounds really cool

[Nala_84]

Wow, that sounds great ! Especially for a nature-addict like me !

So will it also be possible to stay there at an hotel like at one of the Disney hotels? Or like the Selected hotels?

[Disneyana]

The new lodging possibility high up in the tree sounds very interesting for me.

[The Butlin Boy]

Sounds good

[Owain]

Sounds great !

[pjulie75]

It looks amazing, I wonder if the water part will connect to any of the parks/other hotels via canals? When we stayed in WDW at Port Orleans we could get a water taxi to Downtown Disney and it was great. Some of the others hotels connect via a lake. A really nice touch.

[Kristof]

the water part will connect to any of the parks/other hotels via canals?

No, but an environmental friendly transportation system is considered to connect the parks with les Villages and Val d'Europe.

[pjulie75]

Sounds really interesting, I will look forward to hearing more info

[-breeno-]

Sounds interesting

[RnRCj]

After reading the title, I thought this was just going to be a garden with some bushes and pretty flowers, but obviously it's going to be a lot more than that! Sounds great

[doddy13]

Is this like a Center Parks thing then?

Sounds good anyway

[Alpop]

So, are they buying additional land to the existing land currently owned to do this project. Or will the current free land be used up?

[Kristof]

Alpop:

All the land needed for the development will be bought in addition to the already existing Davy Crocket Ranch.

So they won't be using existing Disney property, with the exception of Davy Crocket Ranch.

[Alpop]

The empire is expanding Mwah Ha Hah Ha HA HA!

[Captain Pan]

This sounds so cool.

Question to those in the know unless I am incorrect and I might be, this expansion would be another step toward Euro Disney's contract with the French Government to construct 18,200 hotel rooms by 2017 which if my maths is correct would be the Silver Anniversary of the Resort?

Wikipedia
At the time of the opening in April of 1992, seven hotels collectively housing 5,200 rooms had been built. By the year 2017, Euro Disney, under the terms specified in its contract with the French government, will be required to finish constructing a total of 18,200 hotel rooms at varying distances from the resort.