News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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MagicRat said:
I don’t want to turn this into a 100 page discussion on forced perspective because I see how in depth some people go on this board arguing minutia but you do see the difference of where the architectural rendering was shown from and the picture with your cloud? Depending on where the ferries are traveling from, the equipment rooms would be seen as well.
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If you don’t want to talk about forced perspective then why bring it up?
 
MagicRat

MagicRat

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lazyboy97o said:
If you don’t want to talk about forced perspective then why bring it up?
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Why? To explain the reason for the difference between the two pictures and to already acknowledge that using the term will cause a dissection by this board similar to conspiracists breaking down the Zapruder film.
 
MagicRat

MagicRat

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MagicRat said:
Why? To explain the reason for the difference between the two pictures and to already acknowledge that using the term will cause a dissection by this board similar to conspiracists breaking down the Zapruder film.
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BrianLo

BrianLo

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Truly earnest question. What is the original Poly architecturally inspired by. Is it more Tiki culture?

Also unrelated, are there beams missing from the Great Ceremonial house or something? It looks weird.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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imagineer97 said:
Maybe they're using some of the sticks to build the new tower...you know, an Adam's rib kind of thing...

Seriously though, it doesn't look right this way.
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It did look better with more beams... Seems like that was a silly way to economize...not knowing the cost of replacing all VS just some.... It does impact the final look....a decline by degrees
 
nicb88

nicb88

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freediverdude said:
I'm sure someone like Tikiman could speak to it a lot better than I can, but as I understand it, the original Polynesian longhouses did not have a balcony on the second floor, because that is traditional Polynesian building style. When DVC came along, DVC required every room to have a balcony, so those 3 longhouses were retrofitted to have second floor balconies.
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Just for info, the three DVC longhouses always had balconies/terraces on all three floors as they were later additions to the resort. They weren’t retrofitted 🙂
 
Epcot82Guy

Epcot82Guy

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Bocabear said:
A shame really...it was always the attention to detail that was the Hallmark of something Disney...and to dumb down an existing building just seems ridiculous... but I am sure it was budget-driven....
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True. And it's a bit confusing for what could be simple replacement. I have to wonder how much of all these projects is pure budget cuts vs. over design and over management (or a combination of the two). I've seen all too often (especially at larger companies) where all this time driving efficiency and value creates quite the opposite along with a lesser product/result.
 
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TrojanUSC

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DisneyDreamer08 said:
Asking because I genuinely do not know the answer. Between this large building, and the cabins at Fort Wilderness, is the demand for more DVC really this high?
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Yes and no. There's always demand but DVC, at the end of the day, is essentially a money making scheme for Disney. They sell the DVC shares, make back their investment. Then sell the rooms as cash rooms when they aren't used as DVC.
 
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Ripken10

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TrojanUSC said:
Yes and no. There's always demand but DVC, at the end of the day, is essentially a money making scheme for Disney. They sell the DVC shares, make back their investment. Then sell the rooms as cash rooms when they aren't used as DVC.
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Fairly certain that when DVC rooms are available and are sold for cash, disney isn't really making money off of them. If a room is available that means a dvc member used their points outside of the dvc rooms (like a disney cruise or through the timeshare system), so the money for that room is given to dvc, which in turn is paying for the cruise or timeshare system. At least that's simplified way to say it.
 

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