News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

[Disneylover69]

Compared to all the deluxe-DVC hybrids that came before (including some with fitness rooms in the DVC wing), it’s a seemingly small deviation that demonstrates some real contempt for the non-villa guests.

Which is absolutely ridiculous when you think about it since people staying in deluxes are paying a super pretty overinflated penny

 

[Disneylover69]

LOL. I always heard that Poly guests were welcome to use the GF gym facilities if they needed to work out. Imagine a guest being denied entry to a relatively empty Poly DVC gym and being told to walk over to GF to use theirs instead.

i wonder if they still can now with the poly gym

 

[Disneylover69]

Thankfully, the new Poly tower is like 150 feet from the Grand gym…that’s not even a full warm-up.

Until they decide to do a renovation of the grandstand gym, which will probably be soon

 

[Tha Realest]

With all the heavy lifting being done by the Poly Tower defenders maybe they figured a lot of its fans will need to use the gym to keep up their gains on vacation

 

[Disneylover69]

With all the heavy lifting being done by the Poly Tower defenders maybe they figured a lot of its fans will need to use the gym to keep up their gains on vacation

or maybe Disney is conducting a social experiment to see if this will increase poly DVC sales and call it an “incentive” for going DVC

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

Thankfully, the new Poly tower is like 150 feet from the Grand gym…that’s not even a full warm-up.

It did suck while the path was gone, you had to take the monorail to go the the gym. Somehow, that monorail ride always instead turned into a monorail ride to MK for a cinnamon roll.

I’m not thinking about the distance, have actually used the GF gym from a Poly studio (pre-Island Tower, so on the far side of the resort).

But the GF’s fitness room is kind of dinky in comparison. This looks so much nicer and could have been a cool consolation prize for the Poly overall.

 

[JMcMahonEsq]

I don't know how the Disney Magic Kingdom bus is in the mornings at Boardwalk to know...interesting

Every time we have stayed at Swan and Dolphin we have done this for both MK and AK days (walking over to boardwalk.) It has never been a problem either from an efficiency standpoint (getting our buts out of bed and getting their on time) or a capacity of the bus issue. On the way back from parks we will generally do either board walk or Yacht/Beach club if that bus comes first. Its a little longer walk from Y/B than Boardwalk but not bad.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I’m not thinking about the distance, have actually used the GF gym from a Poly studio (pre-Island Tower, so on the far side of the resort).

But the GF’s fitness room is kind of dinky in comparison. This looks so much nicer and could have been a cool consolation prize for the Poly overall.

Absolutely. Anyone staying at Poly should get to use this.

Just wait for someone to open the door and let you in if it’s actually locked, I guess.

 

[Royal Purple Pigment]

I walked into this hotel yesterday as I walked back to TTC from Magic Kingdom. I don't know what I was expecting but it was underwhelming in general. I have always enjoyed the ambiance that the torches provided outside at the Polynesian. The outdoor lighting along the walking paths at this new place is rather terrible. It is harsh, cool white, LED lighting like you see on the front of the Monorail. They should have at least used a warmer LED tone. I am thankful that the walkway is back open so I can pass through this area again by foot.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Tikiman’s Unofficial is stating the gym is for all Poly Guests.

 

[Disneylover69]

Tikiman’s Unofficial is stating the gym is for all Poly Guests.

Deep down we all know that’s the case. But like we hope it isn’t cause we wanna see the drama it causes lol

 

[JoeCamel]

Tikiman’s Unofficial is stating the gym is for all Poly Guests.

How ever will they keep the SoG riff raff from sneaking in then?

 

[nickys]

The signage explicitly specifies “guests staying at the Disney Vacation Club of Disney’s Polynesian Villas.”

If that’s truly enforced, it’s quite a slap in the face.

Tikiman’s Unofficial is stating the gym is for all Poly Guests.

@DonaldDoleWhip , have you seen the sign? Wondering if this is a rumour mill at work or genuine, in light of Tikiman’s comment.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Ironically, the one place that all guests cannot visit is SOG

SoG wants to keep the riff-raff out.

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

@DonaldDoleWhip , have you seen the sign? Wondering if this is a rumour mill at work or genuine, in light of Tikiman’s comment.

Just a picture on another site (no imminent plans to be in Orlando), but that was the verbiage within the fitness center.

Would really be something for a ‘deluxe’ Poly guest to test out.

 

[Disneylover69]

Just a picture on another site (no imminent plans to be in Orlando), but that was the verbiage within the fitness center.

Would really be something for a ‘deluxe’ Poly guest to test out.

Let’s be real, none of us commenting here can afford to be a deluxe poly guest lol

 

[larryz]

Ironically SOG itself actually does restrict access and prohibit non SOG guests from using their transportation.

That's due to Army MWR contracting out that transportation, so they have to restrict it to ID card holders/guests at the MWR-run hotel.

 

[HairyChest]

The standard view rooms are TERRIBLE. I can’t see how anyone would choose these standard view rooms over the original Polynesian standard view rooms. The lake views though, are stunning, so I can see choosing those.

 

[ToTBellHop]

How ever will they keep the SoG riff raff from sneaking in then?

Poly guests get leied at check-in.

 

[larryz]

That’s why this entire argument is ridiculous. People are angry SOG guests can’t walk across the street and use Polynesian services and facilities anymore. When Polynesian guests never could do the same in reverse. And SOG guests actually are still more than welcome to visit the Polynesian via safe and appropriate means.

Who's angry? It's just a shame that short-sighted accountants are making decisions forcing people to drive short distances. Conceivably, guests from MK resorts could have used the pedestrian overpass to walk to their scheduled golf sessions.