... Crimando Family’s review
"Our family of five stayed in the Hawaii bldg club level, choosing Garden view vs. our usual stay of Lagoon view because no discounts were offered during our stay. I was ...
Thursday, 22 July 2010
How was your Polynesian experience?
Many of you know I post my trip reports and I like to be honest about my experiences at the Polynesian and other Disney resorts. Well even with that some think ...
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Out with the old
So it has been a while since any news but I have been gathering things here and there.
We will start with a change at the resort. One of the original things at the resort is now ...
Thursday, 03 June 2010
... the way was invented at Trader Vic’s in Oakland California). This is the Lilo and Stitch island. They were in Hanapepe. Also known as the garden isle, Kauai is as relaxed and lush as it gets in Hawaii. ...
Thursday, 18 February 2010
New Hawaii Resort
Disney named the new Hawaii resort. Here is the press release from Disney.
KO OLINA, Hawai‘i, Jan. 19, 2010 – The highly anticipated Disney destination resort currently under ...
Sunday, 24 January 2010
... new room category in the Hawaii (Club Level) rooms. Even after they added Theme Park View rooms to the standard rooms a few years ago, the club level rooms still only had Garden and Lagoon view rooms. ...
Saturday, 09 January 2010
... they should take the rooms that don’t have as good of a view (admitting that some have a lesser value) and reduce the rate to be in between the cost of the Garden view and the lagoon view . This would be ...
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
KO OLINA, Hawai‘i, Jan. 19, 2010 – The highly anticipated Disney destination resort currently under construction on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu now has an official name and a dynamic new Web site offering ...
Monday, 05 October 2009
Live from the Polynesian. Well I am not at the Polynesian now but when I started to post this I was and I wrote my observations live with some details and photos added once I got home. Sometimes I feel ...
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
... any room numbers on some longhouse pages. You can also see room numbers for Lagoon, Magic Kingdom and Garden view rooms if the longhouse has a mix of room categories.
I also have been slowly adding photos ...
Monday, 27 July 2009
Well I thought my last news posting would have been the last one before I got back from my trip but I have some great news to post before I go. So many of you wrote me in response to my last years news ...
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
... great lagoon view s from the west side of Tokelau. For some of you who are not aware Tokelau sits perpendicular to the beach unlike other longhouses along the beach. These rooms are garden view rooms but ...
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
News at the Polynesian Well there is not a lot to report but I know a few people were disappointed in ‘Ohana getting rid of the potato dish last year. Well for those of you who miss it, they brought ...
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
... room. It seemed like every day was full of surprises.
We decided to go check out the mini golf. At that time Fantasia Garden s was the only mini golf on property. It had one side that is a fun Disney ...
Sunday, 12 April 2009
I got a call from my Disney friend who was out in Florida to pack up Lucky the Dinosaur to ship to Hong Kong Disney. He wanted to see if I would come on out and spend a few days in Disney World. I had ...
Friday, 10 April 2009
... a bad view at all. I will have photos posted but the amount of garden area, paths and the monorail fill in a large area before you even get to the parking lot and from most rooms you would not even see ...
Friday, 10 April 2009
... Rooms 3914 and 2914 are still lagoon view rooms with the rest in Tokelau being garden . After standing in the patios and taking view pictures I can see why 1914 is not a lagoon view room. It does have a ...
Friday, 10 April 2009
April Fools
By now you know my old site shutting down was the truth but the April Fools was that I have this new site. Thanks to the help of Matt Turk my Polynesian information and photos have a new ...
Sunday, 05 April 2009
... for 11 holes and only lost 3 balls that day. We went over and ate at Shades of Green at what I think was called Garden Gallery. We had eaten there before and it was not very good this time. Your standard ...
Monday, 30 March 2009
... the Swan buffet down stairs at Garden Grove. The atmosphere was great but the food was your typical overcooked or cold stuff with little flavor. After we paid $62 for 3 of us to eat an unsatisfying breakfast ...
Monday, 30 March 2009
... a late night again. I went back and packed before I went to bed. It was interesting going to WDW and not doing all the parks and it was good to see the Flower and Garden show (not a real exciting event ...
Monday, 30 March 2009
... so if they went out they would relight themselves. I also saw many grounds keepers working hard around all the garden areas. This shows you the effort they go through to keep this resort looking new and ...
Monday, 30 March 2009
... were absolutely freezing after getting wet in the pool. We headed over to our favorite mini golf (not Fantasia Garden s but that is great too) Winter Summerland and used our flex feature for two rounds ...
Monday, 30 March 2009
... Polynesian (Garden View , Garden View Club, Lagoon View Club and Princess suite) Grand Floridian (garden view and standard club level-Royal Palm) and Beach Club (standard view , garden club and lagoon club ...
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
25.
2000s
(Resort/History)
... garden areas, pathways and the new pool since 2000 and along with a major change to the stores in the Great Ceremonial House and Captain Cook's the rooms are getting a new look and it is like nothing you ...
Friday, 30 January 2009
26.
1990s
(Resort/History)
The 1990's was a decade of change to the resort and its philosophy. A leader in this change was the General Manager Clyde Min (GM from 1995-1999) along with some other key cast members Stephen Hoel, Mary ...
Friday, 30 January 2009
27.
1980s
(Resort/History)
The Polynesian in the 1980s would see it final growth but still hold on to that 70's look with an 80's twist. Most of the resort would still look the same but the rooms would change. The Longhouse exteriors ...
Friday, 30 January 2009
Disney's Polynesian Village opened to enthusiastic visitors in late 1971. Visitors to the park that wanted to stay close to the action had two choices, the modern elegance of the Contemporary or the Tropical ...
Friday, 30 January 2009
Cold at Disney World? Disney announced the 8:00pm Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at Disney's Polynesian Resort has been cancelled for Friday, January 30, 2009, due to the cold weather forecasted. The 5:15pm ...
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
... If you can’t join us in August but you are considering traveling in May Magical Vacations also has discounts for Polynesian Garden view , Garden View Concierge and Lagoon View Concierge rooms, and Contemporary ...
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Ho' omaika' I Mahalo (Thanks and gratitude) to those who have inspired and helped me to create these pages.
Carol Robert (aka GirlPoly) for her great pictures and continued support of the Polynesian ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
Aotearoa is a favorite longhouse of many. On the one side is one of the best garden view areas on property with the monorail gliding over the top of it. On the other side is a mix of lagoon view and garden ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
33.
Fiji
(Planning/Longhouses)
... rehab: No schedule
Room size: 415 sq-ft (14' 5" x 28' 9")
Room view s: Garden
Close to: Luau cove, marina, and GCH.
Pros: You will either have a view of the marina looking towards the back ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
34.
Hawaii
(Planning/Longhouses)
Hawaii longhouse (Club Level rooms only) is in one of the best locations. You have the beach very close to the lagoon view side of the building and the East pool next to the garden view rooms. The Volcano ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
35.
Niue
(Planning/Longhouses)
... 1971
Last rehab: 2006 (new room design)
Next rehab: not scheduled
Room size: 415 sq-ft (14' 5" x 28' 9")
Room view s: Garden
Close to: GCH, volcano pool, and quiet pool
Handicap Accessible ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
... resorts. The garden view toward Tahiti is very nice.
Native Name: Rapa Nui
Local Greeting: Rata
English Name: Easter Island
Island Size: 69 square miles
Population: 2,700
Longhouse Number: ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
... 18,500
Longhouse Number: 8
Built: 1971
Last rehab: 2006 (new room design)
Next rehab: not scheduled
Room Size: 415 sq-ft (14' 5" x 28' 9")
Room view s: Garden
Close to: GCH, The Neverland ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
38.
Samoa
(Planning/Longhouses)
...
Longhouse Number: 6
Built: 1971
Last rehab: 2006 (new room design)
Next rehab: not scheduled
Room size: 415 sq-ft (14' 5" x 28' 9")
Room view s: Garden
Close to: GCH, volcano pool, quiet pool, ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
39.
Tahiti
(Planning/Longhouses)
... miles
Population: 188,000
Longhouse Number: 10
Built: 1985
Last rehab: 2006 (new room design)
Next rehab: No schedule
Room size: 476 sq-ft (14' 5" x 33' )
Room view s: Garden and Lagoon
Close ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
... 1,578
Longhouse Number: 9
Built: 1978
Last rehab: 2006 (new room design)
Next rehab:No schedule
Room size: 476 sq-ft (14' 5" x 33' )
Room view s: Garden and Lagoon
Close to: The Neverland ...
Thursday, 08 January 2009
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Thursday, 08 January 2009
