News Refurbishment coming soon to Disney's Polynesian Village Resort - Moana details to be included

[lazyboy97o]

There are photos elsewhere now of the cross beams having been removed - are they removing them all then replacing?

Also, I’m still unclear as to how their removal creates a ‘more sophisticated look’.

Link? Which beams where? The entire monorail station is being replaced.

 

[easyrowrdw]

There are photos elsewhere now of the cross beams having been removed - are they removing them all then replacing?

Also, I’m still unclear as to how their removal creates a ‘more sophisticated look’.

The artwork indicates the beams will be returning. The article I saw with pictures of them being removed indicated there will be fewer of them, though.

 

[JoeCamel]

The artwork indicates the beams will be returning. The article I saw with pictures of them being removed indicated there will be fewer of them, though.

It looked like every other beam will be removed. Sounds like that falls in line with the 50% cost cutting mandate.

 

[nicb88]

The artwork indicates the beams will be returning. The article I saw with pictures of them being removed indicated there will be fewer of them, though.

The site that shall not be named has the photos! The angle makes it look as though they’re all being removed (if so, to be replaced or returned).

I’ve seen the artwork and it looks fine, but I don’t see how having fewer beams make it ‘cleaner and more sophisticated’, that’s all! Just wondering if anyone knew of a reason, to do with design, or cultural replication, or something.

 

[trainplane3]

Great Ceremonial House Crossbeam Removal Underway at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

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[DisneyOutsider]

Great Ceremonial House Crossbeam Removal Underway at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

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I know that some of the woodwork on the outsides of the longhouses requires frequent maintenance as the Florida elements makes them look awful if not regularly cared for. I wonder what kind of shape these beams are in after all this time.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

I know that some of the woodwork on the outsides of the longhouses requires frequent maintenance as the Florida elements makes them look awful if not regularly cared for. I wonder what kind of shape these beams are in after all this time.

Lots of humidity and tons of hot sun...probably not great.

 

[JoeCamel]

I know that some of the woodwork on the outsides of the longhouses requires frequent maintenance as the Florida elements makes them look awful if not regularly cared for. I wonder what kind of shape these beams are in after all this time.

I believe they are steel made to look like wood timbers

 

[MisterPenguin]

I believe they are steel made to look like wood timbers

I was just going to ask about that. The horizontal beam looks to be steel. Could the 'tepee' beams be some sort of plastic composite?

In a related note, are the giant beams in WL lobby really wood or plastic (they look plastic to me)?

 

[UNCgolf]

I was just going to ask about that. The horizontal beam looks to be steel. Could the 'tepee' beams be some sort of plastic composite?

In a related note, are the giant beams in WL lobby really wood or plastic (they look plastic to me)?

You can look at those photos and tell the crossbeams aren't wood. There's discoloration in certain places (one is almost white in the center) that wouldn't happen with real wood. They definitely look like some type of metal (almost certainly steel as he said).

 

[JoeCamel]

I was just going to ask about that. The horizontal beam looks to be steel. Could the 'tepee' beams be some sort of plastic composite?

In a related note, are the giant beams in WL lobby really wood or plastic (they look plastic to me)?

Probably their favorite plastic composite - fiberglass. I think I saw that in a construction video

 

[Bocabear]

Wasnt the building built by a steel company like the Contemporary? It would make sense that the cross beams would also be steel...especially up in the air like that with hurricane conditions...
I am trying to figure out why they would remove them...they are the only thing of height on the building that keeps if from looking like a plain box...

 

[FigmentFan82]

I am trying to figure out why they would remove them...they are the only thing of height on the building that keeps if from looking like a plain box...

I believe the official release alluded to them removing some beams to sort of de-clutter it. They're not going away, just being simplified

 

[lazyboy97o]

Wasnt the building built by a steel company like the Contemporary? It would make sense that the cross beams would also be steel...especially up in the air like that with hurricane conditions...
I am trying to figure out why they would remove them...they are the only thing of height on the building that keeps if from looking like a plain box...

Yes, the Polynesian Village, like the Contemporary, was a partnership with US Steel. The original longhouses also used the prefabricated rooms like the Contemporary, being stacked in place like the Contemporary Garden Wings. There is though a good bit of wood used throughout the Polynesian Village mostly as railings and decorative elements. The monorail station in particular has a lot of wood.

 

[_caleb]

The monorail station in particular has a lot of wood.

"*HAD a lot of wood."

 

[FigmentFan82]

"*HAD a lot of wood."

there's a joke in there somewhere

 

[Riverrafter21]

there's a joke in there somewhere

Hard to imagine...

 

[olie64]

there's a joke in there somewhere

it is getting into is 50s....

 

[trainplane3]

Crossbeam Removal Continues With Trimming of End Section at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

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Before:

After:

 

[_caleb]

I was just going to ask about that. The horizontal beam looks to be steel. Could the 'tepee' beams be some sort of plastic composite?

In a related note, are the giant beams in WL lobby really wood or plastic (they look plastic to me)?

The beams look wood-clad, and the rafters look like glulams to me:

@lazyboy97o, can you tell from these pictures?