News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

[ToTBellHop]

I am sure you think the same for the Grand Floridian??

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I never approve of a filthy monorail beam. Unacceptable. They should use the power washers liberated by the World Celebration lighting fiasco.

 

[ToTBellHop]

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."

No no no. “Next stop: room 9551! Next stop: room 9553! We will loop around for 9552 in 10 minutes!”

 

[MisterPenguin]

Replace the monorail with an omnimover.

 

[Disstevefan1]

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."

LOL, in a previous post I was called a Disney Hater, now I am a Fanboy, LOL, LOL

The reality is I am a Disney consumer. Too much of a consumer.

LOL, like I said, excuses, excuses.

JK - this is all in fun.

We all must remember, Disney will do what Disney will do no matter what the haters or the fanboys say.

If the hater or fanboy agrees with Disney latest move, whatever it is, its pure coincidence.

 

[Prince-1]

I never approve of a filthy monorail beam. Unacceptable. They should use the power washers liberated by the World Celebration lighting fiasco.

Ahh, I thought you were talking about having the beam so close to the hotel which made no sense.

It’s like some of the people on this thread who have been complaining about the Polynesian pool lights when that’s what they use at many Disney pools and have been using them for countless number of years. It’s just funny that they have never complained about them. Ever.

And yes, I agree that the beans should be cleaned as they need it very badly.

 

[rle4lunch]

They could just stop the train every 15 feet, to allow guests needing to disembark the “rappel off the train” experience

deploy the wheelchair ramps as well, equip guests with mini parachutes, and they can market a whole 'nother level of theme park attraction..

 

[plutofan15]

And yes, I agree that the beans should be cleaned as they need it very badly.

I agree. I clean my beans everyday when I shower.

 

[lazyboy97o]

The massing of these recent hotels remains horrendous. They emphasize the elevators and stairs. Hulking masses of nothingness. Even in the most functionalist theories there’s still some sense of hierarchy in composition. The parti (organizing concept) of a hotel shouldn’t be fire stairs.

 

[Prince-1]

I agree. I clean my beans everyday when I shower.

More proof that comedy isn’t easy.

 

[JIMMYEDDIE]

why cant they attach some kind of cleaning component to the monorails so the beams dont get dirty to begin with? There's got to be some kind of scrub brush/cloth cleaning system that "wipes" down the beam on the monorail

 

[Casper Gutman]

Evoking “modern” hotels located somewhere else was never the point of the theming in Disney World resorts. Just as in the parks, the point is to create something realer-then-real, the distilled and exaggerated essence of an imaginary wilderness lodge or gilded-age Floridian hotel or the like. If people want something that looks like a present-day Hawaii hotel, they can go to Hawaii. The Polynesian should be the tiki aesthetic taken to an extreme, not a subdued beige void.

 

[castlecake2.0]

why cant they attach some kind of cleaning component to the monorails so the beams dont get dirty to begin with? There's got to be some kind of scrub brush/cloth cleaning system that "wipes" down the beam on the monorail

They have a special rig that rides the beams and cleans them, they do it every couple years

 

[mysto]

And now folks can reply with all the excuses to defend Disney.

I love them.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I love them.

The heart wants what it wants.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

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."

The resort monorail won't be fun as the trip between DVC and common wealth regular will be one snooze start and stop!

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

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?

They can’t change the points chart (except across seasons). They tried once to “readjust” across units, got threatened legally, and backed off.

 

[wdwmagic]

Final Preparations Underway for Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort​

Final Preparations Underway for Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort

Final Preparations Underway for Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[JohnD]

They have a special rig that rides the beams and cleans them, they do it every couple years

Could have fooled me. The last time I saw them really clean those beams was just before the 50th in 2020/2021. That having been said, they could at least give the beams a good power wash before opening, especially since you drive under them to check in.

 

[Rinx]

That building is so atrociously ugly it will always look unfinished. Another architectural FAIL. Who designs these things? Add it to the list of Destino, Riviera and Lakeside doesn't look too promising either.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

That building is so atrociously ugly it will always look unfinished. Another architectural FAIL. Who designs these things? Add it to the list of Destino, Riviera and Lakeside doesn't look too promising either.

Gensler | Creating a Better World Through the Power of Design

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EDIT: They are a big partner of Disney. But, most of these are directed by Disney itself and outsourced. Gensler actually has some pretty cool projects. Very modern and somewhat minimalist in design, but striking nonetheless. (They aren't that great at Chicago School-style IMHO. Their buildings tend to stand out more than reference their neighbors.) I think this is a matter of what the client wants.