Eh, not the worst hotel they've revealed concept art for in recent years (Coronado tower, cough cough). I think it'll be fine where it is, since it will be built on the former site of River Country, which is set far enough away from the Fort Wilderness campgrounds that it shouldn't interfere with sightlines. There are a lot of trees and other areas between this resort and the campsite. (The giant barely themed county park style covered seating area for Mickey's Backyard Barbecue for example.)
I checked out the area on a recent visit:
The art feels a little 1950's retro with the slanted roof lines, almost like a "hip" modern take on cabin living, which is fine, but somewhat unusual when compared to the Yellowstone National Park style Wilderness Lodge. In any case, I'm sure it'll be fine. All of the DVC resorts have beautiful rooms, and the balconies are a plus. It's not like they're tearing down a beloved icon or existing resort, just building on top of the carcass of a dead water park, so no biggee to me. And other than being seen from Bay Lake, it shouldn't interfere with sight lines within the campgrounds, so no reason to complain about not matching Fort Wilderness in my opinion.
And hey, as a recent DVC member, if this means more cabins like the ones at Copper Creek, I'm all for it. Those are the most amazing DVC options I have seen so far.
Bio's recent aerial shows the site for the new hotel. My question is if they also incorporate the small island in the lake?
The island on the upper-left? That's Discovery Island, which has pretty much been abandoned since it closed around the time that Animal Kingdom opened (and the animals were moved to the new park). Maybe one day they'll build something there, but for now, it's become a sort of lost world, reclaimed by nature. It's practically condemned at this point, but urban explorers like to visit every once in awhile to grab photos of the old animal enclosures covered in vines and decaying.