THEY GOT MODDED! Montgomery/Otis Elevators at Disney's Wilderness Lodge in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Filmed in December 2017 (Before Mod) & December 2019 (After Mod).

Well, as you guys probably remember, this hotel was totally renovated a few years ago and when that renovation happened, I thought these elevators would indeed be modernized then, but it turned out they didn't and I celebrated the fact they survived the renovations... Or did they?
Well, They did for a little bit, but it turns out they indeed got modded and that was part of the plan!!! 2 YEARS After Renovations, these got modded!!!
I first got word this was happening in 2018 when Elevating Western PA told me the service cars were being modded and that these would probably be next. I tried getting back here several times earlier in 2019 to check on these, but due to parking being closed off when I've tried coming here, I've been denied entry, until just recently when I came to find all of the elevators were modded!

Honestly, while I'm glad the cabs were kept the same and while I'm glad the doors were redecorated on some of the banks, some of the themed doors were removed, and the New Red Series M2 Fixtures look WAY too generic in a place like this.... While I'm not typically a fan of Innovation Universal, at least the originally Montgomery's here had a Jungle Themed font on both the indicator and buttons, and the BEAUTIFUL Mechanical Bell Chimes and Unique Triangle Call Stations made up for it. Now, the elevators just have generic modern chimes and call stations as well as generic fixtures that IMO don't match the building.
I would say the mod definitely could have been much worse than what it was, but it is still incredibly boring and generic and absolutely unnecessary IMO. Especially since these were only 25 years old and were very fast and efficient.

Anyways, with that all being said, enjoy a before and after modernization video of All 3 Banks of Elevators at Disney's Wilderness Lodge in Lake Buena Vista, FL!

Installed in 1994. (Montgomery with Custom Themed Older Innovation Universal Fixtures)

Modernized in 2019. (Otis with New Series M2 Fixtures, New Doors, New Call stations, New Lanterns, New Controllers, etc. Cabs left original. Motors may or may not be original.)