Trip Report Tu in ‘25

Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise
Tu in ‘25

These lyrics came to mind when I thought about my trip reporting. (I also thought, Here we go AGAIN but the above sounds much more poignant.) It’s now that time of year when my Disney trips are frequent. And this Disney Senior loves sharing her visits with y’all because your engagement makes it fun!

Yes, there will be stuff that’s the same. Yes, there will be surprises (too soon for the reveals). And yes, there will be sun rises!

Spring break countdown is at 4 days.

Since this intro needs a picture, here are Tu.

 

[Tuvalu]

Cute story about the little boy. You totally should have said goodbye back and then hid.

I wouldn’t have needed to hide as I was already hidden, draped by the darkness while sitting behind the railing. Too creepy!

 

[Tuvalu]

Sunday, con’t

In the daylight I was able to watch monorails in addition to the ferrys, though you can’t see the monorail in the second pic without enlarging it. Like a side-view mirror on a car, “Objects are closer than they appear.”

Woody was now up and he joined me outside for a final look at our million dollar view.

We had a couple more hours before official eviction time, though housekeeping had already knocked on the door wanting to start cleaning for the next occupants. We needed some breakfast and discussed our options. A “free” (or should I say “included”) breakfast won the coin toss. With that, we gathered our belongings and said goodbye to Polynesian Island Tower.

So has your view changed on the tower?

No. I knew going in it would be a one-and-done stay. I still feel the tower does not fit in with the ambience of the Poly and has overcrowded the resort, despite an additional pool and table-service restaurant. The former tranquility has been replaced by commotion. The current amenities do not support the number of guests staying there, let alone those “just visiting” - and our experience trying to get dinner (and space on the monorail) proved it.

 

[Tuvalu]

Sunday, con’t

It was a very short drive to the Wilderness Lodge. We expected our room wouldn’t be ready but still needed the Front Desk to switch our bands over. When the CM noticed we were club level guests she offered to call the concierge to escort us to the 7th floor. We declined, saying this wasn’t our first time.

Lobby view from 7th floor. The guests below were assembling for their DCL bus to Port Canaveral.

I scanned my band to unlock the door to the Old Faithful Club.

As Woody and I headed to the breakfast bar, I happened to glance out a window and audibly gasped. Woody was a few steps ahead of me and came back to see what had caused my reaction.

The Lodge has been under refurbishment for nearly two years, but during my multiple visits I had never seen this much scaffolding! I told Woody I wanted to check out the extent of it after breakfast, since I knew @Wicked Sisters have an upcoming stay.

Our plates.

The club concierge confirmed that our room wasn’t ready. She said all south-facing club rooms were out of service due to the refurbishment. This worked in our favor as I had requested a north-facing room (now guaranteed) and there would be fewer guests utilizing the club lounge (no crowds!) during our stay.

When we finished eating, we took the elevator down to the first floor. The windows that had been “frosted” (to hide construction) during my June stay with Em were now clear.

The scaffolding was confined to one small section and wasn’t quite as shocking from the outside.

The refurbishment of this wing was complete!