DznyRktekt
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Exactly the type of views the blessing of size was to keep WDW free from...
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News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024
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scottieRoss
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Animaniac93-98
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It's authentically Disney, distinctly Polynesian.
Animaniac93-98
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You mean what they did NOT decide to build?
To say nothing of the placement or shape of the building in the concept.
scottieRoss
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yep, I mean the one that the budget cut axed from the initial project. And the building design has been updated and placed overlooking the resort. So yes, that one.
JoeCamel
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Thankfully those in charge saw fit to keep the good and build the bad elsewhere but it comes creeping back.
James Alucobond
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Not … really? It’s not like you’re seeing something backstage here. It’s perfectly all right to not like the look of this and to think it inconsistent with the existing Polynesian, but hotels, including towers, were never going to be hidden or guaranteed to be spread out by some arbitrary amount.
JoeCamel
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At least they used to do unusual designs as if they were showcasing a better idea in hotel management with a special flair. Searching for the best combo as it were, I guess they settled on this as the design in several places
James Alucobond
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I'm not disagreeing. I'm just saying that I think it's a misapplication of the idea of the "blessing of size". Size was supposed to give them all the space they needed to build anything they could ever imagine, and perhaps you could extend that somewhat to say that it would also give them space to hide infrastructure and other backstage elements so that the imagined illusion was not spoiled. That principle is not being broken here. Instead, the phrase is being invoked to essentially say that hotels of a certain height and aesthetic shouldn't be built on the monorail loop or that the existing monorail resorts should not be added to or built out beyond some arbitrary boundary.
Disgruntled Walt
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Doesn't mean it looks good. It still looks really bad. And it would have looked bad back then, too. Might be part of the reason they didn't build it.
James Alucobond
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I mean, it's obviously not a final finish since they're not concerned about overspray from what they're doing on the balconies.
Epcot82Guy
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It is VERY stark in person. I noticed that last night. I hope it's an undercoat, too. Looking back at the concept art, I fear what we could have is a white/offwhite tower with a faux wood "facing" on it in various spots. I really hope that isn't the case, as it will look even more like the exteriors of other recent towers (Reserve, Destino, Riviera) as far as theme level. I will gladly eat these words if incorrect. Because, if they are right, that is going to be terrible. The only winner would be BLT which will now look very appropriately themed after this.
pdude81
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This example is so extreme that I can't even categorize it as hyperbole. Are you serious?
Also for the others talking about paint. Did you look at the concept art?
LSLS
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To be fair, a lot of the newer Disney projects have been pretty far off in the details the concept art displays.
For what it's worth, as much as the white is making me laugh, I don't believe for a second that will be the finished product. It's definitely the undercoat.
Yeah, a concept drawing from those old dead guys who also didn't build it because they knew nothing about visuals, sight lines, etc., right?
lazyboy97o
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The hotel images have been rather close.
John park hopper
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"An early concept for Disney's Polynesian Resort featured a 12-story tower, a bold design that might have looked more at home among the luxury hotels on Honolulu's Waikiki Beach. By about 1970, the site plan had evolved to a more architecturally authentic “village” layout, much of which remains today."
To say it was originally intended is not correct, Disney comes up with many concepts prior to actually implementing the final concept, a high rise wasn't it.
LSLS
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I thought I remembered the lobby redo right here missing a ton of the details that were in the original art as well, but I could be off on that and I honestly don't feel like searching. It was tongue in cheek anyways.