Okay - just confused because we were talking about hotel rooms.
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News Refurbishment coming soon to Disney's Polynesian Village Resort - Moana details to be included
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Okay - just confused because we were talking about hotel rooms.
JoeCamel
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They have a real Escher thing going on with the flooringFrom tikiman's web page (facebook was giving me fits this morning)
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The wallpaper doesn't look as "loud" here - If anything this picture evokes the "Royal Pacific" rooms of Universal
Notes from Neverland
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All the photos released so far have filters on them. The Tikiman Facebook photos make the colors pop a lot, but we'll have to wait for more examples to get a more accurate idea.From tikiman's web page (facebook was giving me fits this morning)
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The wallpaper doesn't look as "loud" here - If anything this picture evokes the "Royal Pacific" rooms of Universal
UNCgolf
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From tikiman's web page (facebook was giving me fits this morning)
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The wallpaper doesn't look as "loud" here - If anything this picture evokes the "Royal Pacific" rooms of Universal
That's what I said above -- they remind me a lot of the Royal Pacific rooms at Universal; I just think the Royal Pacific rooms are a little nicer.
The tattoo wallpaper is the biggest issue and probably why the Royal Pacific rooms are better IMO. The room looks so much better in the photo where the wallpaper is hidden from sight.
nickys
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It actually makes my eyes hurt in that photo. Hopefully that’s just the effect of the filter.
Chomama
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I really appreciate this post. It articulated a lot of what frustrates me these days about being a Disney fan. Maybe watching “the boys”, Mary poppins, and reading one Walt biography could be a Disney fan starter pack or something. (Just joking around!!!)
Mi-ckey... mouse? Who dat?
Sir_Cliff
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See, that I really disagree with but it may be a question of taste.
I'm not keen on the characters, but I do prefer hotel beds to look fresh and clean which is how I think these beds look.
Chomama
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Agree but I am always freezing in these beds. They need to add weight somehow. A white duvet inside a removeable
And washable white cover would really help.
lazyboy97o
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Riviera is probably the quintessential example of the issues many people have with the direction Disney has been taking with their hotels. It’s a lumpy mass of poorly designed rectangles with a little ornamentation glued on like a McMansion. The interiors are an admitted mishmash of contradicting styles plus some, decorated with random characters that are not related to the Riviera.
In a standard hotel room, what is more prominent than the TV wall?
yensidtlaw1969
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I have to say, for as much as people bemoan Single IP Lands (and make no mistake, there are things to bemoan) I do think somewhere in there the impulse to build them is driven a little bit by this idea - if someone views WDW as a collection of less-real versions of real-world places, projects like Pandora and Galaxy's Edge disrupt that perception. If you want to visit those places, there's no alternative but Disney.
Same with the Wizarding World, which we all know was the main driving force behind the shift to the Single IP land. Even traveling to the UK and visiting it's collection of Potter-related offerings and inspirations doesn't scratch the itch the way the Wizarding World does.
A focus on creating places that have no real-world counterpart removes the impulse to simply visit the counterpart.
Now, I think it would be fair to say that anyone thinking of WDW as merely a collection of rip-off replicas is either a little under-informed or being dismissive . . . but their money's just as good to Disney.
I disagree with you on both counts. Respectfully.
I like the Disney artwork in Riviera. It's gorgeous. I'd rather see those hanging on the walls than some paintings of fields or vases. It's just art - I don't think it really is IP theming - save for possibly Aristocats.
Why do beautiful art pieces portraying different scenes/characters from all different Disney movies need to be related to the resort? And isn't having luxury type art kind of in theme with a luxury (YMMV) hotel on the French/Italian Riviera? (yes, I know that's not a thing). Why can't it be Disney art?
The feature wall does remind me of a Polynesian tattoo, and yes it is prominent.
Also, my favorite Disney movie is Pinocchio and my favorite ride of all time is Peter Pan. So I like classic Disney and I like the new hotel design. (I'm still unclear as to why we are discussing that topic on a thread about hotel room decor)
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Animaniac93-98
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Imagine if the new Star Wars hotel had graphics of the characters on the walls of the room. Would you consider that theming or making it more "Star Wars"? Or would you think that detracts from the intended setting?
Right now Star Wars and Avatar are the two properties where theme integrity is treated in a noticeably different way than the rest of the resort, to the detriment of everything else.
Right now Star Wars and Avatar are the two properties where theme integrity is treated in a noticeably different way than the rest of the resort, to the detriment of everything else.
Brer Panther
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Why exactly should we want Disney to "adapt to the modern world"? The modern world stinks! It's full of fighting and viruses and wars and shootings and unfunny memes and hashtags and fights and trying to cash in on the success of more popular things. Disney theme parks are supposed to be whimsical, magical, and fun - an escape from the havoc and vileness of the modern world. Disney tried to "adapt to the modern world" in the 1990s too, and it resulted in crap like Mickey Unrapped and Quack Pack.
I distinctly remember those comforters...
Apples and oranges.
lazyboy97o
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"Horizontal beam" is redundant.
lazyboy97o
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Exactly what are you disagreeing with because you seem to be agreeing.
You are right that the artwork at the Riviera is not theming and that is part of the problem. A themed hotel, while typically considered less immersive than a park-based offering, is still a themed experience. It is telling a story and placing you in that story. It would be like Mickey Mouse being in Moana because it is a Disney movie and so it might as well have some Disney characters in it. It doesn't matter if it is clearly the best animation that has ever been done of Mickey Mouse, it would still be odd, detracting and have nothing to do with the story being told. The quality of the art at Riviera is not the issue, it is that is has nothing to do with the story and further muddies and already muddied concept. Why do the images around the Polynesian have to be of Polynesia? The peoples of Polynesia use images of other places and art styles to decorate their homes. Why not have some beautiful French Impressionism or South American folk art? If you prefer Disney decorations to a themed experience that is fine but they are different things.
You were just downplaying the prominence of the Moana elements in the rooms. Yes, the graphic looks like a Polynesian tattoo and it very clearly is Maui's tattoo with his tattoo self right there on the largest open space of the wall gesturing towards Moana. That entire wall designed around Maui and Moana.
How?