News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

[JD80]

You're doing it wrong. You're supposed to use a telephoto lens to exaggerate its looming presence.

Photos that replicate what one would see in real life are just so uneditorial.

The Grand Floridian is such a distraction and a stain on the horizon. All that giant un-adorned white should just be burned to the ground obviously to preserve Walt's original vision of never putting hotels near the Resort Kingdom of the World.

 

[Andrew C]

Few More - Ferry to WL

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If I had to guess, this tower is visable in some way or another from these locations at the monorail:

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Otherwise it's not very visable at the Poly or the Grand Flo unless you're in certain rooms.

Bonus shot of a rainbow above Space Mountain:

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Dang...so ugly...
Sad that they just don't care anymore.

 

[cookiee_munster]

There is nothing about that pool that looks Polynesian, or Disney, or Luxe....The art for Reflections looks awfully similar....

 

[Disney Analyst]

Few More - Ferry to WL

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If I had to guess, this tower is visable in some way or another from these locations at the monorail:

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Otherwise it's not very visable at the Poly or the Grand Flo unless you're in certain rooms.

Bonus shot of a rainbow above Space Mountain:

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Those palms trees are blocking my view of the Grand Flo

 

[DCBaker]

A few photos from the monorail earlier today:






 

[Haymarket2008]

Few More - Ferry to WL

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If I had to guess, this tower is visable in some way or another from these locations at the monorail:

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Otherwise it's not very visable at the Poly or the Grand Flo unless you're in certain rooms.

Bonus shot of a rainbow above Space Mountain:

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When you walk outside from the Great Ceremonial House and out over the lawn, it is towering over the whole sightline on the left.

 

[Communicora]

I will say I like the paint treatment on the outside, it reminds me of tattoos.

Is this still supposed to open in 2024?

Clearly based on Māori and Pacific Island tribal tattoos... When can we expect objections of cultural appropriation to start?

I just watched a video featuring the tattoo artist who designed them. He also worked on Kona Cafe.

 

[Adventureland Veranda]

When you walk outside from the Great Ceremonial House and out over the lawn, it is towering over the whole sightline on the left.

You're doing it wrong. You're supposed to only try to view the tower from the monorail.

 

[Tha Realest]

I used a Time Machine to go back to Epcot in 2000 and you could barely see the Millennium Wand while you were in the queues for most of the attractions

 

[JD80]

When you walk outside from the Great Ceremonial House and out over the lawn, it is towering over the whole sightline on the left.

Have a picture? What site line is it towering over? Like you can see it over the building more than my picture?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

The Grand Floridian is such a distraction and a stain on the horizon. All that giant un-adorned white should just be burned to the ground obviously to preserve Walt's original vision of never putting hotels near the Resort Kingdom of the World.

John Hench helped design the Grand Floridian. A true Disney legend. He write about the 5 shades of white used on the Grand Floridian in his excellent book.

By Disney standards, the towers are bad. It’s a shame we are getting them and will continue to get more I’m sure.

 

[DCBaker]

Here are a few photos and a video of the Island Tower as one of the new walkways was open today:

 

[DCBaker]

A few more photos:

 

[Tha Realest]

Here are a few photos and a video of the Island Tower as one of the new walkways was open today:

You’re doing it wrong. You’re supposed to take photos from random places where you can’t see the tower and then act like this is no big deal.

 

[Disney Analyst]

A few more photos:

I am getting the sense the water feature around the restaurant has been cut? It seems like they filled in where I would assume water would go... with dirt? Unless it's hiding behind the plants they have stacked along the wall.

 

[JoeCamel]

I am getting the sense the water feature around the restaurant has been cut? It seems like they filled in where I would assume water would go... with dirt? Unless it's hiding behind the plants they have stacked along the wall.

Look close, its still there behind the plants. Plants go in the bed later

 

[JD80]

John Hench helped design the Grand Floridian. A true Disney legend. He write about the 5 shades of white used on the Grand Floridian in his excellent book.

By Disney standards, the towers are bad. It’s a shame we are getting them and will continue to get more I’m sure.

Oh you thought that post was serious.

 

[BrianLo]

They are a hive of activity. None of the public spaces are completely finished. A ton of planting has occurred. The restaurant water feature made the cut. Gym equipment is in. The pool area looks pretty much complete minus some landscaping. The stenciling is still ongoing.

I dare say I think it actually looks nice at night. My biggest criticism is the points chart.

 

[Haymarket2008]

This is the view presiding over the whole pool area and exterior courtyard.

 

[JoeCamel]

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This is the view presiding over the whole pool area and exterior courtyard.

That lighting looks like garbage