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News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024
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danlb_2000
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A new South Florida Water Management permit was filed today for de-watering to allow for the pool area construction. Permit itself is not that interesting but it does provide a more detailed plan of the building. Full document is here:
There are room floor plans to digest here (very top of plan). Let's get to it.
Potentially a lockout two bedroom here, a studio + lockout one bedroom.
One thing to note is that the one bedroom part has two full bathrooms similar to Bay Lake Tower and AKL Kidani. That second bathroom is in green.
The primary bathroom is in purple. Looks like the toilet is in its own compartment with a door. The tub is what you'd first see entering the bathroom with a walk in shower on the left (tub centered between shower and toilet room). Can't tell if double vanity but because I don't otherwise see a closet, maybe thats one vanity and one closet.
Looks like a galley style kitchen (yellow).
I'm trying to understand the locked off studio here. Looks like a walk in shower and toilet room but top part is difficult to decipher. Also, unclear on closet space so maybe not interpreting all correctly.
Yellow at the bottom is a smaller room than others, depth wise. Could be like a VDH "duo" or Riviera "tower studio."
Blue above that looks like a studio with one bathroom and not 1.5 like the longhouse studios. But it seems different than in other photo with a potential bath, so either different style studios available (like CCV?) or I'm misreading.
Red reminds of a dedicated one bedroom.
Not sure what to make of the green part as bathroom style here looks different than other bathroom style. Maybe a takeaway is to *not* put too much into a particular bathroom layout at this time, if maybe different configurations are drawn in.
If anything can be confirmed from drawings it appears that they'll have an extra full bathroom in larger units, something many love about BLT and Kidani.
All this could be for nothing with just random stuff drawn in, but it was at least fun to think about.
Beacon Joe
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Thanks for posting that since I don't think I've read anything so far about what the plan was for parking or expanding the Polynesian parking lot and I wondered about the impact on the existing GF Villas and Wedding Pavilion parking lots. Looks like ~ 160 new spots in a dedicated lot.
I still wonder if they're building a dedicated Polynesian gym in the Polyday Inn building, or if the GF gym will now serve 3 resorts. Anybody know?
Thanks for posting that since I don't think I've read anything so far about what the plan was for parking or expanding the Polynesian parking lot and I wondered about the impact on the existing GF Villas and Wedding Pavilion parking lots. Looks like ~ 160 new spots in a dedicated lot.
I still wonder if they're building a dedicated Polynesian gym in the Polyday Inn building, or if the GF gym will now serve 3 resorts. Anybody know?
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
They are building this so quickly that I’m beginning to wonder if it is, in fact, a Polyday Inn Express. Anyone know?
EPCOTCenterLover
Well-Known Member
Sorry Disney, but the Brutalist style will never fit in with a Polynesian styled resort. NEVER.
James Alucobond
Well-Known Member
You realize it's not Brutalist at all, right?
danlb_2000
Premium Member
UNCgolf
Well-Known Member
You understand they're not going to open it as just bare concrete, right?
It's still not a well-designed hotel nor does it fit with the rest of the Polynesian (at least based on the concept art), but all anyone is seeing right now is the underlying structural elements. It's not a reflection of what it will look like when it's actually open and operating.
nickys
Premium Member
That’s so yesterday.
The term is Express by Polyday Inn. So much more … ummm…. magical init?
EPCOTCenterLover
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Of course I understand it's not complete.
lazyboy97o
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While it will be finished, the general form of the resort will largely follow what we currently see.
networkpro
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- In the Parks
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Looking at the current drainage issues they have something needs to be done. The loading dock on the monorail could be renamed a swimming pool by its depth.
UNCgolf
Well-Known Member
I know that -- hence why I said it's not well-designed nor does it really fit the Polynesian resort. My point was that it's not remotely brutalist.
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Continuing a dive into the permit...
Starting with something else new we've learned (in addition to extra bathrooms!), the pool will have a splash pad (yellow)! We know it's a splash pad because it's in the plan itself:
I thought it might be a pool bar similar to Oasis but it looks more Riviera-ish with need to exit the pool for a bar. Still, splash pad surprised me because this pool is not very far from the Lava pool and that has arguably the best splash pad on property. But maybe it shouldn't surprise because that splash pad is also often very busy. Difficult to tell exactly but the curvy part gives slide vibes, no?
The red space is a big fun question mark. There's no marked plumbing to indicate a bar space and no immediate kitchen space to indicate a quick service. I don't see retail here either, given the location. A community hall would be great, but this space would be huge for that so I'll say no (but... keep an eye out on the first floor space near the rooms, between the hall and parking lot, there's plenty of room for a community hall over there). While it could be any of these I'd still bet against. My speculative betting favorite here is something Polynesian doesn't have and something it pays out for guests to use: a gym. It seems like a big space for a gym, but it's arguably a "need" and something all Polynesian guests could use.
Moving on, there's nothing we couldn't have already guessed. Pool restrooms (purple) look to have showers, something I personally appreciate often swimming on my departure mornings. But showers next to a potential gym also makes a lot of sense.
Continuing with first floor, the obvious thing from renderings is a restaurant in the blue space with likely kitchen space in red. Quick service or table service? Unsure so I'll argue both sides. There what looks like a busing station behind a wall with with two entrance/exits toward the kitchen. It should be an elegant enough space with great views that some would say might be wasted on quick service. In theory, I'd guess table service can make more money per seat because it's more likely to attract guests just to dine more so than quick service.
And the quick service argument really only if you think Disney likes a hybrid quick service / lounge place. Think like Geyser Point at Wilderness Lodge or Primo Piatto and Bar Riva combo at Riviera. A counter for quick service but a lounge side with table service. The entrance off the lobby (up top) has what reminds me of a cooler + counter space, and that gives me Riviera Primo Piatto-like grab and go vibes. Alternatively, it has quick service pickup counter + soda machine vibes. What I was saying could be a high wall with a bussing station could also be a small wall and counter for coffee and such, think like Riviera's Le Petit Cafe as a hybrid morning coffee bar and afternoon snack bar (sushi?). Then the blue question mark is a bar with lounge space near? Sorta like Primo Piatto and Bar Riva having different roles but sharing the same kitchen. Finally, some sort of quick service near the pool makes sense, unless folks are expected to walk to GCH.
Blue question mark has to be a bar. A bar that's double dury serving a pool and table service makes less sense than serving a lounge + pool (Geysar Point, Bar Riva).
So pros and cons both ways. We'll see. I keep flip flopping but currently leaning quick service + lounge after leaning table service yesterday.
Green is just off lobby right near likely dining. Maybe a waiting area? Maybe small retail for milk, bread, etc needed for folks in villas? Yellow supports bell services and includes the two service elevators. Purple is where we see dining restrooms.
Rest is less fun to speculate. Lobby (orange) here with porte cochere (purple). 4 passenger elevators (blue) and lobby restrooms (yellow). Biggest question here is the orange circled thing. The way it's drawn has look of something taller. At Coronado I'd say like pyramid stairs? At Polynesian, folks do miss the old lobby water features. That's my current hope just from the very little bit we see, but I realize that's thinking with my heart. The outside part, the swirly part, is also hard to decipher. Seems like itd be a water feature but it almost looks like doors drawn in near top?
Not pictured but there's a lot of likely backstage space near the rooms. Some could be used for a community hall. While it'd be great I'm not holding my breathe. But if it's going to exist I'd guess over there.
If you read this far through then bless your nerdy heart.
Starting with something else new we've learned (in addition to extra bathrooms!), the pool will have a splash pad (yellow)! We know it's a splash pad because it's in the plan itself:
I thought it might be a pool bar similar to Oasis but it looks more Riviera-ish with need to exit the pool for a bar. Still, splash pad surprised me because this pool is not very far from the Lava pool and that has arguably the best splash pad on property. But maybe it shouldn't surprise because that splash pad is also often very busy. Difficult to tell exactly but the curvy part gives slide vibes, no?
The red space is a big fun question mark. There's no marked plumbing to indicate a bar space and no immediate kitchen space to indicate a quick service. I don't see retail here either, given the location. A community hall would be great, but this space would be huge for that so I'll say no (but... keep an eye out on the first floor space near the rooms, between the hall and parking lot, there's plenty of room for a community hall over there). While it could be any of these I'd still bet against. My speculative betting favorite here is something Polynesian doesn't have and something it pays out for guests to use: a gym. It seems like a big space for a gym, but it's arguably a "need" and something all Polynesian guests could use.
Moving on, there's nothing we couldn't have already guessed. Pool restrooms (purple) look to have showers, something I personally appreciate often swimming on my departure mornings. But showers next to a potential gym also makes a lot of sense.
Continuing with first floor, the obvious thing from renderings is a restaurant in the blue space with likely kitchen space in red. Quick service or table service? Unsure so I'll argue both sides. There what looks like a busing station behind a wall with with two entrance/exits toward the kitchen. It should be an elegant enough space with great views that some would say might be wasted on quick service. In theory, I'd guess table service can make more money per seat because it's more likely to attract guests just to dine more so than quick service.
And the quick service argument really only if you think Disney likes a hybrid quick service / lounge place. Think like Geyser Point at Wilderness Lodge or Primo Piatto and Bar Riva combo at Riviera. A counter for quick service but a lounge side with table service. The entrance off the lobby (up top) has what reminds me of a cooler + counter space, and that gives me Riviera Primo Piatto-like grab and go vibes. Alternatively, it has quick service pickup counter + soda machine vibes. What I was saying could be a high wall with a bussing station could also be a small wall and counter for coffee and such, think like Riviera's Le Petit Cafe as a hybrid morning coffee bar and afternoon snack bar (sushi?). Then the blue question mark is a bar with lounge space near? Sorta like Primo Piatto and Bar Riva having different roles but sharing the same kitchen. Finally, some sort of quick service near the pool makes sense, unless folks are expected to walk to GCH.
Blue question mark has to be a bar. A bar that's double dury serving a pool and table service makes less sense than serving a lounge + pool (Geysar Point, Bar Riva).
So pros and cons both ways. We'll see. I keep flip flopping but currently leaning quick service + lounge after leaning table service yesterday.
Green is just off lobby right near likely dining. Maybe a waiting area? Maybe small retail for milk, bread, etc needed for folks in villas? Yellow supports bell services and includes the two service elevators. Purple is where we see dining restrooms.
Rest is less fun to speculate. Lobby (orange) here with porte cochere (purple). 4 passenger elevators (blue) and lobby restrooms (yellow). Biggest question here is the orange circled thing. The way it's drawn has look of something taller. At Coronado I'd say like pyramid stairs? At Polynesian, folks do miss the old lobby water features. That's my current hope just from the very little bit we see, but I realize that's thinking with my heart. The outside part, the swirly part, is also hard to decipher. Seems like itd be a water feature but it almost looks like doors drawn in near top?
Not pictured but there's a lot of likely backstage space near the rooms. Some could be used for a community hall. While it'd be great I'm not holding my breathe. But if it's going to exist I'd guess over there.
If you read this far through then bless your nerdy heart.
Batman'sParents
Active Member
Has a lot of the construction been pre-fabricated?