Saturday, November 29
After a horrifying flight (we had to fly through the front that brought the deluge of rain on Sunday), we finally landed safely in Orlando. We checked into the Polynesian around dinner time and were delighted to get exactly what we had faxed in as a room request a few days before…..a 3rd floor room in the Tokelau longhouse on the west side. If we ever stay at the Poly again, we will definitely request the Tokelau longhouse again! We loved its central location.
Thanks to Tikiman's website, we knew that most of these rooms have a sideways view of the castle…and sure enough, we were able to see the castle from our room. Granted it was partially blocked by trees, but you could still see part of it and the fireworks.
Our view to the left:
Our view to the right:
And our view to the far right...look closely and you can see the castle through the trees. It was much easier to see at night:
It was also a nice surprise that we had an observation deck at our end of the hallway that had a perfect view of the MK.
We LOVED the Polynesian! We are huge Wilderness Lodge fans, but you just can’t beat the location of the Polynesian. I still like the atmosphere of the WL better than the Poly (Don’t get me wrong….I also loved the atmosphere of the Poly…..just not as much as the WL), but being on the monorail was awesome. We loved having the option of taking the monorail or the boat to the MK, and we really loved being able to walk to the TTC to get on the Epcot monorail line.
The size of the rooms are fantastic, and we loved having the day bed.
Hidden Mickey on the lamp that I failed to notice all week...my DS discovered it close to the end of our trip:
It was late and we were tired, so we ordered room service for dinner, watched Wishes from the observation deck at the end of our hallway and then went to sleep.
More to come.....
After a horrifying flight (we had to fly through the front that brought the deluge of rain on Sunday), we finally landed safely in Orlando. We checked into the Polynesian around dinner time and were delighted to get exactly what we had faxed in as a room request a few days before…..a 3rd floor room in the Tokelau longhouse on the west side. If we ever stay at the Poly again, we will definitely request the Tokelau longhouse again! We loved its central location.
Thanks to Tikiman's website, we knew that most of these rooms have a sideways view of the castle…and sure enough, we were able to see the castle from our room. Granted it was partially blocked by trees, but you could still see part of it and the fireworks.
Our view to the left:
Our view to the right:
And our view to the far right...look closely and you can see the castle through the trees. It was much easier to see at night:
It was also a nice surprise that we had an observation deck at our end of the hallway that had a perfect view of the MK.
We LOVED the Polynesian! We are huge Wilderness Lodge fans, but you just can’t beat the location of the Polynesian. I still like the atmosphere of the WL better than the Poly (Don’t get me wrong….I also loved the atmosphere of the Poly…..just not as much as the WL), but being on the monorail was awesome. We loved having the option of taking the monorail or the boat to the MK, and we really loved being able to walk to the TTC to get on the Epcot monorail line.
The size of the rooms are fantastic, and we loved having the day bed.
Hidden Mickey on the lamp that I failed to notice all week...my DS discovered it close to the end of our trip:
It was late and we were tired, so we ordered room service for dinner, watched Wishes from the observation deck at the end of our hallway and then went to sleep.
More to come.....
. Against my better judgment, we decided to go to the MK this morning (Chirstmas parade taping day). We had originally planned to spend the morning at DTD and eat lunch at T-Rex, but due to our little one getting sick we felt like we had not had enough time in the parks. We'll save the T-Rex for next time.
