alissafalco
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That is beyond ridiculous when the whole resort is under construction.
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Nanea Volcano feature pool at Disney's Polynesian Resort closing in August for extended refurb
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Spike-in-Berlin
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I never understood this tree-hugger mentality in case of the Seven Seas Lagoon, it's not a natural water body for god's sake, it is an artificial lake, a giant pool that was excavated for the landscaping of WDW. And IMHO they could just about anything chemical to keep it clean and clear, I don't care about wildlife in this special case, it could be biologically dead as long as it is clear and clean and you can swim in it and finally use the beaches of the Poly again for what they were once created, for swimming.
Next Big Thing
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$4,000 for a standard room doesn't sound anywhere near correct. I've seen rooms going for just over $200 on 3rd party websites.
Bocabear
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well....Half of the lake (Bay Lake) was a natural existing lake...the other half (7 Seas Lagoon) was completely man made for the resort...but yes, seems like once it was clean, now it is not, and there must be some way of making it clean again, or at least clean enough to use...
radiohost
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The first part of August it was showing $4000 for the first week of September without any park tickets added, my wife and I were in shock. We were checking bc we thought maybe since the construction was so heavy that thy would cut the price to fill rooms. We ended up changing from Pop to Riverside.
Last week halfway through the trip we stopped by Polynesian too see the construction. Bar none, the entire resort is walled off. We couldn't even walk from TTC to Poly because the path was closed due to construction. We checked at the front deskto see what it would cost to move from riverside to poly, and they were still charging full rate, at $300 a night! This was a week ago today. We stayed at Riverside
alissafalco
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That must be rack rate they saw.
NYwdwfan
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The first part of August it was showing $4000 for the first week of September without any park tickets added, my wife and I were in shock. We were checking bc we thought maybe since the construction was so heavy that thy would cut the price to fill rooms. We ended up changing from Pop to Riverside.
Last week halfway through the trip we stopped by Polynesian too see the construction. Bar none, the entire resort is walled off. We couldn't even walk from TTC to Poly because the path was closed due to construction. We checked at the front deskto see what it would cost to move from riverside to poly, and they were still charging full rate, at $300 a night! This was a week ago today. We stayed at Riverside
$300/night is not full rate at Poly.
radiohost
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Felt like it...No offense, but folks are nuts to stay here right now.
Some friends of ours who work at WDW mentioned that the folks who complain are being relocated to the garden wings of the contemporary.
Mr. Moderate
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I've never seen the Poly go for 200 a night on travel websites, especially not on the past 8 years or so.
alissafalco
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I really don't know what they are thinking. I could understand if it was a deeply discounted room, but to pay a little over $300 a night (the cheapest I've seen it discounted) to stay in a construction zone is beyond me.
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Figment2005
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Just so you know, the path has just been rerouted.The first part of August it was showing $4000 for the first week of September without any park tickets added, my wife and I were in shock. We were checking bc we thought maybe since the construction was so heavy that thy would cut the price to fill rooms. We ended up changing from Pop to Riverside.
Last week halfway through the trip we stopped by Polynesian too see the construction. Bar none, the entire resort is walled off. We couldn't even walk from TTC to Poly because the path was closed due to construction. We checked at the front deskto see what it would cost to move from riverside to poly, and they were still charging full rate, at $300 a night! This was a week ago today. We stayed at Riverside
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Cant wait for the new themed pool, Theme will probably be straight out of 1970's Howard Johnsons but no 'deep' end as in NO theming. On balance it will be cheap to maintain...
Captain Neo
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That volcano wasn't "iconic" it was an eye sore. The original pool with the smaller themed volcanic rocks and slide looked a lot better and didn't obstruct the view of the resort from bay lake. I'm happy it's being demo'd
1023
Provocateur, Rancanteur, Plaisanter, du Jour
I forgot about this thread.... Glad I scrolled up to read this post... I may have posted similar info before but I thought it worth mentioning again.
The cause for concern in the lakes of the area is a dangerous little protozoa called Naegleria (naegleria fowleri specifically). This little likes warm fresh water and is usually found near shorelines where it is warmest. Now the issue is when this little guy finds a way into your nose it can penetrate into your brain causing a deadly infection. It is almost always fatal.
There is no practical way to insure that this specific amoeba isn't present in the water. It would be impractical to treat such a large and constantly fed body of water. While it is unlikely that it is present when the water is cold, it really never is cold enough. Every time I see parents letting there kids play on the beach at any of the resorts lakes, I cringe. The water may be perfectly safe right now but I think it wise to err on the cautious side.
This is one of the reasons I found it odd to build over water sheds in the first place. As I think someone mentioned here long ago, if they wanted guest to have that type of experience they missed the boat.(so to speak). In order to have the south pacific feel, you would want to be able to jump right in the water. The only way to have that work would have been to construct a chlorinated pool under the huts and keep the lagoon water separate from the clean water.
Clean is a relative term. The water is clean now. It is just risky to swim in.This body of water is connected to nearly every other body of standing water in the entire resort area. The whole area is a management district for water made up of levies, canals, lakes and pumps. You can see fish, birds, and other wildlife using the lake and other waterways normally. Unfortunately, we are ore informed now than in the past and are more focused on risk aversion. The issue comes down to Disney not wanting to risk this very rare thing from occurring.
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Scuttle
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Really? I haven't seen a Poly room for under 350 in years.