News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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BrianLo said:
People will be pleased to know it’s not selling super well. But I think that’s more an overestimation of what people would pay and a fairly bad points chart.
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Only one of those two things can be corrected, right? Can they even shift the points chart or is that a fixed amount that can’t be changed?
 
BrianLo

BrianLo

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Tha Realest said:
Only one of those two things can be corrected, right? Can they even shift the points chart or is that a fixed amount that can’t be changed?
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Correct. Only the latter can be fixed. When they overprice on points it makes it a good place to own but trade out from, since maintenance fees are suppressed the more points you have for less square footage.

It’s not terrible sales, there was just a lot of chatter there was no ceiling to the poly pricing and people would pay whatever. But that’s not proving to be true.

Riviera has moved more points as of late than Poly has been able to do in its launch. New buyers seem to follow price first and foremost.

Long term I definitely suspect it goes better than Disneyland hotel. But that also had a far stronger launch demand.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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I saw the video, and it looks nice but reminds me more of Bay Lake Tower than anything Polynesian... Yeah yeah, I know some of the motifs have some tropical elements, but on the whole it looks very contemporary...
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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rle4lunch said:
As a Poly owner, this is a welcome addition. Even the last refurb of the other DVC rooms were a nice upgrade from the dark/dank 1970's feeling orange tones that were predominate everywhere. We vacation in Hawaii every few years and the tones and designs in the new tower capture a lot of what you see nowadays in Oahu/Maui.
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but those hotels are in Hawaii... you walk out the door and see Diamond Head and the beach...not a murky lake with a blocked off beach. The architecture you assist with the placemaking...not just any modern building...which is pretty much what a lot of the new hotels in Hawaii look like. My favorite hotel The Halekulani on Waikiki Beach looks like this...but it could be anywhere...
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You don't need to be transported to the islands because you are there... THese hotels should be evocative and transportive....which was the initial intent...
 
rle4lunch

rle4lunch

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Bocabear said:
but those hotels are in Hawaii... you walk out the door and see Diamond Head and the beach...not a murky lake with a blocked off beach. The architecture you assist with the placemaking...not just any modern building...which is pretty much what a lot of the new hotels in Hawaii look like. My favorite hotel The Halekulani on Waikiki Beach looks like this...but it could be anywhere... View attachment 829694
You don't need to be transported to the islands because you are there... THese hotels should be evocative and transportive....which was the initial intent...
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I think that you're making an argument for arguments sake on this, but okay. FWIW, I'd just like to have the water feature back in the main lobby. That's the only thing that's really ed me off the last 10-15 years.
 
Nubs70

Nubs70

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Bocabear said:
but those hotels are in Hawaii... you walk out the door and see Diamond Head and the beach...not a murky lake with a blocked off beach. The architecture you assist with the placemaking...not just any modern building...which is pretty much what a lot of the new hotels in Hawaii look like. My favorite hotel The Halekulani on Waikiki Beach looks like this...but it could be anywhere... View attachment 829694
You don't need to be transported to the islands because you are there... THese hotels should be evocative and transportive....which was the initial intent...
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Looks like the H10 lobby in Cordoba
 
Epcot82Guy

Epcot82Guy

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The exterior continues to be the issue for me - not the interior. I think the interior is very nice. It's much more modern Hawaiian than Disney Polyesian, which I think is a problem in theme/tone. But, that could be forgiven.

The exterior is just too generic for a Disney resort. If you take the monorail beam pic above, you could easily add in Spanish or Mexican elements on the tattoos and it could be Coronado Springs. You could add green elements and large pine trees and make it Wilderness Lodge. The architecture is not evocative of anything but a modern building. Add in a generic pool, and the "decorated" not "themed" issues are complete. I think that's why it feels so jarring and out of place for me.
 
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plutofan15

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Disstevefan1 said:
It’s too bad this resort did not get its own monorail station.

And now folks can reply with all the excuses to defend Disney.
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Disney fanboys: "Each new addition to the monorail hotels need their own station."

Monorail onboard announcements: "You are now leaving the Magic Kingdom, next stop is Disney's Contemporary Resort. Next stop is Disney's Ticket & Transportation Center. Next stop is Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. Next stop is Disney's Polynesian Resort Vacation Tower. Next stop is Disney's Grand Floridian Vacation Club Villas. Next Stop is Disney's Grand Floridian Resort. Next stop is Disney's Magic Kingdom." (PS: Contemporary Resort tower does not get a stop due to the location of the tower to the monorail line.)

Disney fanboys: "The resort monorail takes forever to make a loop. There are too many stops."
 

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