janoimagine
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Not yet. Disney hasn't really officially released anything on this ... yet.
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Disney is going to scale back the Polynesian DVC plans in a big way.
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aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
Exactly!
MarkTwain
Well-Known Member
That and it's such a poorly-conceived design idea anyway. How much of the pool area can you even see from the lobby? As I recall there are quite a few trees in the way blocking any views between the GCH and the pool.
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Tom
Beta Return
Are they growing? They're growing, aren't they? I knew it. I knew they'd keep growing.
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
This will probably take a fast pass+ to reserve a seat.
emcclay
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PhishinDisney
Member
At least put a few hot tubs in!
MarkTwain
Well-Known Member
Glad to hear the destruction of forestry in the name of fireworks that began in Magic Kingdom's hub is spreading to the resorts too.
Nope, I can't see why a tropically-themed resort would need any sort of landscaping...
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Make that WAS a lovely place to go - as to the lobby BLT is design inspiration.
First of all I don’t think we should judge a design before we even see it. While I am not happy about the waterfall being removed I don’t feel I can judge their decision until I see what they do outside of the concept drawings. I don’t see it becoming white walls and tan carpet with nothing interesting in the lobby at all. As for the view from the doors of the lobby, you can see directly to the castle. I would ignore the way things look from the GCH to the pool now because the new design is to remove the large volcano structure (leaving the slide in the form that it is. But much of the area from the GCH to the beach will be redone. If you look at photos from the 2000 pool reconstruction they removed all the trees and bushes and put in new ones in places they wanted them. The only tree they worked around was the Kukui Nut tree they placed on property with the time capsule as seen in the photos from fiestafuncenter.blogspot.com
Considering the new wet play area and Trader Sam’s is going in where the patio is now outside the Arcade and Captain Cook’s, I would expect the affected construction area to be similar to what it was when they build the volcano pool in 2000. In fact, the submitted permits for the GCH show a map of the GCH and oddly enough the area near the pool looks to have a different layout than it has now. This might be an indication of what is going to happen there. I wish I had a better copy so I could read what it says near the pool layout.
Considering the new wet play area and Trader Sam’s is going in where the patio is now outside the Arcade and Captain Cook’s, I would expect the affected construction area to be similar to what it was when they build the volcano pool in 2000. In fact, the submitted permits for the GCH show a map of the GCH and oddly enough the area near the pool looks to have a different layout than it has now. This might be an indication of what is going to happen there. I wish I had a better copy so I could read what it says near the pool layout.
Zac Skellington
Well-Known Member
Uh, mildew? Lol. I know what you mean. I think I'll visit her one last time at the end of the month. Kind of sad...
I for one am glad the volcano is going away, I thought it was kind of ridiculous... I hope they'll go back to something more like the original, low key, grotto pool
Well the slide I am told will remain the way it is layed out but the volcano formation around it will change to more of a lower rock formation. The pool itself will remain the shape and size it is but the pool deck area will change and get larger taking up the area where the boat rental is now. It will be intersting to see how it turns out in a year.
tl77
Well-Known Member
ok, yeah I think it's the boat rental side that seems really out of place to me, from that side the illusion that it's a "real" volcano don't work so good. Everything else around the poly seems so naturalistic but the volcano seems a little like Brer Rabbit's vacation home or something
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
The GCH was something completely unique and beautiful, TDO has shown recently that they do not care for unique and beautiful, GCH lobby will probably look something like BLT lobby with flagstones instead of faux marble for flooring perhaps a few Tiki elements but it will be designed so it's CHEAP to maintain and install DVC kiosks and merchandise carts on every available square foot.
Greatest damage Disney under Iger has done is to train us to expect cheap and nasty instead of Amazing, FLE could have been been amazing instead its a hot barren expanse with a underwhelming omnimover ride as its centerpiece.
Greatest damage Disney under Iger has done is to train us to expect cheap and nasty instead of Amazing, FLE could have been been amazing instead its a hot barren expanse with a underwhelming omnimover ride as its centerpiece.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
The Mildew comes from lack of maintenance it will be there in the NEW lobby in a couple of weeks as well, Hire enough staff to adequately clean a resort - someones bonus would not be as big if the resorts were white glove clean like they USED to be.
PalisadesPkteer
Active Member
Im in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Went there once to see the place and go out to the beach to watch the Floating Electrical Pageant.
I believe I have video of the GCH fountain. I will check.
NoChesterHester
Well-Known Member
Trader Sams will be a stellar addition. I don't see why everyone needs to lose their minds on the rest until work is revealed.