Tigger1988
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Brandon Kleyla of WDI is saying those Sam's rumors are false.
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PHOTOS - Disney reveals new lobby design and Trader Sam's lounge for the Polynesian
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jmmc
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I don't want to speak for others on here, but for me I really like to see them updating things like they're doing with the decor of the lobby. But not doing anything to at least replace that feature with something more than just a little fountain would've been nice. It's still going to be a nice hotel and probably look great, but it's just a shame to lose some of the unique character of that hotel.
It does sound like maybe they had problems with that original waterfall, but to just take out anything like it is disappointing.
JEANYLASER
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I love that change for the Polynesian and I love it! I really wanted to stay in the Polynesian village Resort if the rates to be lowered.
Bocabear
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The rates will NEVER be lowered....and they will continue to rip the exotic heart out of the hotel. Much like the Princess Hug Zone in Fantasyland, it is too contract looking...Not special. They need to rethink the approach and add some wow factor back in...
Father Robinson
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Doing what on the Disney blog?
I have to ask, who are these people complaining? First time visitors? Honey Boo Boo's? I can't imagine a true Disney fan asking for a change such as this. Updating the waterfall/fountain to have a better system that's less problematic would have been the way to go. Not rip it out.
Regardless of whose complaining, I think the reactions we have seen on this board and DPB and other websites prove that these people are a small minority.
note2001
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They're trying for more of an Aulani look, But the problem is it's still the little 'ole Poly lobby (That's not a bad thing, but you cannot turn one into the other) With such a small centerpiece in the lobby, they need an upward draw to the view, as attempted by hanging glass(?) globes. It just doesn't work like Aulani's spectacular roof line does. Also note, Aulani has a water feature off to the side. I see no mention of one here. The 'birdbath' as others have called it seems to be all they are planning.
I'm trying to keep in mind that drawn renditions are pale in comparison to the actual look and feel to the design. I will miss that waterfall immensely - it brings back happy memories of my Nana and I shopping there. She adored it, and it's the first time I felt we ever really connected.
I'm trying to keep in mind that drawn renditions are pale in comparison to the actual look and feel to the design. I will miss that waterfall immensely - it brings back happy memories of my Nana and I shopping there. She adored it, and it's the first time I felt we ever really connected.
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asianway
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It was the same people who complained about prime rib on the buffets
BoarderPhreak
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The blog seems permanently broken, at least for me - you can't post any comments without an error and there haven't been new ones for the better part of an hour now. Capped at 48.
tikiman
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I did not confirm anything as much as I just shared what was being reported. Imagineering has kept very quiet since telling me that the project had the green light a year ago.
asianway
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Because, windows
tikiman
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I won't lie this whole renovation is one big bummer.Just when I think it can't get any worse. The news about Trader Sam's is depressing.
Tikiman please reassure us all these changes aren't as bad as we think think they are.
I am keeping my opinion to myself for now but I have higher hopes for the changes coming to the pool area and a few other things not mentioned yet.
Soarin' Over Pgh
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Does it really matter?
Can people who've only been there once complain along side those who have made the Polynesian their destination resort for 20 years? The fact that everyone (ok, almost) is lamenting the loss of the water feature should be enough to open Disney's eyes.
No surprise there. I'm sure the #DSMM are uniting to form like Voltron and save the day!
Bairstow
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...or they might have cloned an existing Disneyland dark ride based around Arrow Development's copy of an off-the-shelf Pretzel ride vehicle.
Oh wait, that's exactly what they did.
Father Robinson
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7 pages of basically unanimous opposition to this horrendous idea, in just over 6 hours..
Trader Sam's, however it comes out, will be an improvement over what it replaces (nothing). So I'm upbeat about that.
Return of the old name -- I like.
New lobby...ugh. I usually like the aesthetic changes Disney makes to update things -- I don't really feel pangs of nostalgia for the way things used to be. And the poly has not been a frequent resort stay for me, as I prefer other resorts for the cost. So I have no particular reasons to dislike these planned changes, except that the concept art looks like the new lobby will be much less interesting than the old. Sure, there's more open space, but at the cost of anything that would actually cause you to want to be in that space.
Return of the old name -- I like.
New lobby...ugh. I usually like the aesthetic changes Disney makes to update things -- I don't really feel pangs of nostalgia for the way things used to be. And the poly has not been a frequent resort stay for me, as I prefer other resorts for the cost. So I have no particular reasons to dislike these planned changes, except that the concept art looks like the new lobby will be much less interesting than the old. Sure, there's more open space, but at the cost of anything that would actually cause you to want to be in that space.