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News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

The Moles Family

The Moles Family

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Was intrigued by this tower and maybe buying DVC at the poly but we have just come back from a 2 week stay and as much as I like the resort, I didn’t love it and for me it was too busy of a resort.

I’ll stay over the back of WDW at Jambo House where it’s quieter
 
Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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DCBaker said:
Photos from today - a couple of sliding glass doors have been recently installed.

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My Gawd, it really is an Holiday / Hampton / Clarion Inn.
😮😳

Fans were not kidding calling this brick the ‘Polyday Inn’
I shall now refer to that name from this point on….so befitting.
I cannot unsee it…at this stage.

Just….atrocious ….for that spot.
Just like Baylake Tower, a blemish on what was once a beautifully designed area.

😔

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mysto

mysto

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JoeCamel said:
It will never appear in the wedding photos
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The bride and groom are on the balcony of the poly tower in all their elegant regalia. The photographer frames the shot so the pavilion and all the tiny guests look like toys in the background.

People are going to pay big bucks to make themselves look like giants relative to the puny losers below. Both the poly tower and the wedding pavilion are going to be booked solid for decades. The wedding capital of the US. Genius move Iger.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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DCBaker said:
Photos from today - a couple of sliding glass doors have been recently installed.

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Going for the classic Russian Brutalist architectural style...

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DisneyOutsider

DisneyOutsider

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Bocabear said:
I know that picture looks terrible, but if all the planter boxes had cascading vines and the structure was painted or cleaned, ironwork updated with new accent color it would be a gorgeous contemporary building and not really look brutalist at all... The condition makes it look worse than it is.
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Brutalist is used as a dirty word in the public sphere these days, but it's really awesome and beautiful when it's done well and maintained.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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DisneyOutsider said:
Brutalist is used as a dirty word in the public sphere these days, but it's really awesome and beautiful when it's done well and maintained.
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I feel certain when this building was initially built it was beautiful, and I agree...Brutalist can be really amazing when maintained and cared for... and why is everyone calling everything Brutalist these days? lol
If it is contemporary, it is not necessarily "Brutalist" ... The Contemporary hotel building I would not call "Brutalist" at all....
 
DisneyOutsider

DisneyOutsider

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Bocabear said:
I feel certain when this building was initially built it was beautiful, and I agree...Brutalist can be really amazing when maintained and cared for... and why is everyone calling everything Brutalist these days? lol
If it is contemporary, it is not necessarily "Brutalist" ... The Contemporary hotel building I would not call "Brutalist" at all....
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It seems that to many, concrete and linear = brutalist.
 
UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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DisneyOutsider said:
It seems that to many, concrete and linear = brutalist.
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Yeah, I was going to say the same thing -- if people see concrete they just classify it as brutalist.

People also think of brutalist as nothing more than big concrete blocks, like tenement buildings, even though there are really cool brutalist buildings that are nothing like that. Habitat 67 is a good example.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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UNCgolf said:
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing -- if people see concrete they just classify it as brutalist.

People also think of brutalist as nothing more than big concrete blocks, like tenement buildings, even though there are really cool brutalist buildings that are nothing like that. Habitat 67 is a good example.
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Habitat 67 is amazing!! truly.
 
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scottieRoss

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"Brutalist buildings are characterized by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design. The style commonly makes use of exposed, unpainted concrete or brick, angular geometric shapes, and a predominantly monochrome color palette; other materials, such as steel, timber, and glass, are also featured.
This pretty well describes the Contemporary and the buildings on Hotel Blvd as well as much of Epcot. Brutalist is not a dirty word, but it is the right word to describe much of the construction in the 1070's at Walt Disney World.
Habitat '67 is most certainly a masterpiece of brutalism.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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scottieRoss said:
"Brutalist buildings are characterized by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design. The style commonly makes use of exposed, unpainted concrete or brick, angular geometric shapes, and a predominantly monochrome color palette; other materials, such as steel, timber, and glass, are also featured.
This pretty well describes the Contemporary and the buildings on Hotel Blvd as well as much of Epcot. Brutalist is not a dirty word, but it is the right word to describe much of the construction in the 1070's at Walt Disney World.
Habitat '67 is most certainly a masterpiece of brutalism.
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Where is “a lot of stucco finishing” in that definition? The Contemporary is a steel structure with minimal tectonic expression.
 

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