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  1. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    I think you replied to the wrong comment.
  2. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    So is this going to include a gym? Or will the GF gym now get traffic from the Polynesian and this new Hampton Inn?
  3. Beacon Joe

    Surfing @ Typhoon Lagoon

    @Lands of Wonder - Yeah, I really want to try a wave pool. Typhoon is an old type, but from what I've heard it's plenty fun. And consistent waves, not dealing with mush and chop is really appealing. I have the same concern about the pool bottom especially because I'm the world's worst surfer...
  4. Beacon Joe

    WDW Resort Gym Specs

    Not resort hotels, but I figured this would interest any other gym rats or people whose kids may be gym rats and are looking into the DCP. My son found a click-around virtual tour of the gym at some point when he started researching DCP. I can't find it now, but all I can say is, man, Disney...
  5. Beacon Joe

    Grand Floridian not as grand as I would have thought.

    That could probably be said for the entirety of WDW at this point. 😂 As for the GF specifically any hiccups we've experienced there over the years were promptly addressed and sometimes even compensated for. My only longstanding gripe is with the descent of Gasparilla Grill. Reduced hours...
  6. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    1. Does that mean you can't saddle up to the bar? Or is that just for the couple of tables next to the bar? 2. Tiki Man's website is back? URL?
  7. Beacon Joe

    Surfing @ Typhoon Lagoon

    1. Are there any indications that surfing lessons will ever return to Typhoon Lagoon? I have one kid who would be interested. 2. Are there any surf shops in Orlando/Kissimmee that rent boards? My other kid and I would enjoy the open sessions, but we also don't want to drive 900 miles with our...
  8. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    I'm not sure if a hodgepodge of completely unrelated elements constitutes a theme.
  9. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    I don't think that photo makes the point you think it does. 🤣
  10. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    Yes. That design was actually stunning. On the positive side, I have to think that at least some of the design work for that resort ended up influencing significant parts of DisneySea. Maybe? At least it wasn't really noticeable from the Pineapple Lanai / pool area. But the lush area and...
  11. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    About a week before we swung onto property for an afternoon, I watched a short documentary about the history and designs of all planned, scrapped, and built monorail loop resorts. It just made seeing that Polyday Inn building all that more sad when it first came into view. The view from the...
  12. Beacon Joe

    News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

    Great job, Disney. This will hands down be an amazing addition. And in the history of all resorts ever considered for gracing the shores of Seven Seas Lagoon, this Hampton Inn tower that would look at home on the south end of Virginia Beach certainly will be.... something. A breathtaking...
  13. Beacon Joe

    Parking Situation for "Day Guests" Summer 2023

    Not so interesting or unexpected update, but yeah it's really just up to the gate guard. Attempted parking at 2 monorail resorts. I was quickly turned away at the first. Pulling up I figured I might be let in since the parking lot was as empty as everywhere else I saw during our short foray onto...
  14. Beacon Joe

    Parking Situation for "Day Guests" Summer 2023

    I'm pretty certain that they wouldn't let non-hotel residents park at hotels and that there were discussions here about that very topic, for a good chunk of the last 3 years. I know we've had issues even while we were staying at a WDW hotel and drove over to other WDW hotels. I had a...
  15. Beacon Joe

    Parking Situation for "Day Guests" Summer 2023

    What is the deal with parking at a WDW resort hotel nowadays? Are we back to the days when anybody can park at a resort hotel? And how does WDW Co. define a "day guest?" The WDW Parking page states: Self-parking is complimentary for day guests again? When did this happen? And more...
  16. Beacon Joe

    News Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Permanently Closed Fall 2023

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You didn't need to be Nostradamus to have predicted this from the day that first cringefest ad was released, if not well before then when the underwhelming details started to emerge. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
  17. Beacon Joe

    Blizzard Beach Construction

    Just when I think the Disney company and parks can't get any more laughably cheap or one up themselves with ham-handed IP forceful insertions, I see this Blizzard Beach story pop up. A story from Denmark that was retold via 19th century-ish Norway-ish imagery... somehow is a fit for a place...
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