Disney Analyst
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Because the old one was uggggly.
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Nanea Volcano feature pool at Disney's Polynesian Resort closing in August for extended refurb
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chiefs11
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Because destroying the waterfall feature inside wasn't enough, they wanted to take the lush tropical stream in the back out, too.
But, seriously though, isn't that where they're going to do the torch ceremony and other activities? Possibly the movies too?
chiefs11
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I agree for the most part... though I do like the smaller, more subdued look of the volcano and the addition of the hot tub. But the rest is a big 'Meh' for me. The loss of the stream 'feeding' into the pool is a real shame, I thought that really added to the lush feel for the area. I don't really care for the fence, especially at the beach end. The waterfall that came off the volcano into the pool used to cover that whole area, and now it's just a tiny little stream thing. Wish they could have left that alone, but I think I read somewhere, probably on here, that it was reduced to make it easier for the life guards to see in there.
chiefs11
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Yep... I have fond memories of it from when i was young.
The original pool was better scaled and more beautiful...
Bocabear
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You know, the original pool slide and structure were tiny in comparison to the gigantic stonework that is there now...Amazing that the original designers could convey a sense of being in Polynesia with a much smaller and more intimate scale... The new rockwork may look more like a real lava flow, but it does far less in conveying the theme... How can they bungle every design decision with this hotel?
chiefs11
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That original pool, combined with the lush grounds and stream they just removed leading from the GCH, plus the new hot tub. . Now that might have been perfect.
hpyhnt 1000
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Honestly, looks like another "meh" refurb at the Poly. Everything from the rock work to the waterfall to the vegetation just looks...off.
Sped2424
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The pool is actually one of the pluses of this entire project. Taco bell huts suck that I don't deny as does the downgrading of the lobby, but I actually think they elevated the pool area. The old volcano was inaccurate in it's portrayal and looked something like mount st helen rather than something you would find in the tropics of hawaii.
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Puʻu ʻŌʻō ^ active volcano in hawaii
New poly volcano. Nothing off about this other than it giving a better depiction of what these formations actually look like in tropical locations.
Puʻu ʻŌʻō ^ active volcano in hawaii
New poly volcano. Nothing off about this other than it giving a better depiction of what these formations actually look like in tropical locations.
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Bocabear
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I get that it looks more accurate, but it just doesn't look better...I understand the yellow stains are from the sulfur deposits and stuff like that...but is it pretty?...the much reduced waterfall...it's easier for the lifeguards to see...but does it look good? Maybe the landscape needs to grow back in, but honestly this is not appealing...not in pictures anyway. The original original pool I am sure was not accurate at all but it conveyed the message... it had a sense of scale and staging....where this is just big...
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I'd agree it's just MEH, My comment about set dressing still holds the current one is more accurate yet does not give the 'feeling' of being a volcano like the old one did. My opinion here is the current imagineer's technical skills far exceed their artistic and creative skills. They've built a wonderful small scale model of a volcano, Not something which says 'Volcano' to the average guest.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
They are technicians not artists, The two are not mutually exclusive but the 'Old' imagineers were artisans who worked with their heart, head and hands to create amazing stuff for us.
The 'new' guys can make 3D models because they work only with their head and happily create 3D models on the computer which they then 3D print and paint by the numbers.
For the most part they don't have the skill to create a mockup by hand sculpting and carving to make the model so the miss the insights you get while handcrafting something.
mm121
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Really hate that due to a few stupid people they've had to fence in all the pools. It really ruins the openness.
Anyone know if they have security guards at all the pools gates like they do at beach club?
or if its still possible to use the pools "after hours"? as that was one of the best things about disney, as i hate paying for a hotel that the pool closes at like 9/10pm since when i travel I'm usually not getting back to the hotel till then or later, and then like to have a relaxed night then sleep in a bit in the morning.
cspencer96
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I really wish you would stop throwing accusations out like that. 3D CAD modeling is not a 'head only' process, as I'm sure any other designer on these boards would attest. The Imagineers of today, using the technology at their disposal, are technical artisans. There is not a firm separation between the two. Most likely they did use clay ON TOP of 3D printed models and then scanned that back in to their designs to further refine them, and get a feel for the work. They are artisans with great technical ability, and this is truly an accurate and beautiful piece of sculpture. It isn't a cartoony representation of a volcano as the guest would expect, its true to what they would see in a tropical volcanic setting. There is absolutely no way you can legitimately knock the Imagineers for designing it that way, other than the typical "old is better, new is rotten" argument.
Don't act like it's just today's guys, either. The process of using clay, computer modeling, and combining those two forms of planning and design has been used for years by WDI. They used CAD and clay techniques to get the basic shape of the Tree of Life, including most of the designs for the larger animals, before it was assembled according to the plans generated by the scanned and refined computer models. You know this, I'm sure. Stop being so perpetually negative.