The *ALL NEW* Polynesian Resort FAQ thread - *APRIL 2009*

[Picabo]

Originally Posted by notaclue

The rest of us are SO jealous!!! Are you going to eat at 'Ohanas? If you do, would you check and see if they are serving potatoes, noodles, or neither and report to us? There is a new menu posted on allears and it doesn't have potatoes, noodles, or dumplings. It's like they removed all the sides.

Certainly they can't have removed them all! OH MY! I've never been there (yet) but that is one meal we're looking forward to! Are the wings good? And are the side unlimietd also or just the meats?

[lissiesmum]

Originally Posted by Picabo

Certainly they can't have removed them all! OH MY! I've never been there (yet) but that is one meal we're looking forward to! Are the wings good? And are the side unlimietd also or just the meats?

The wings were very very good! I also liked the salad. The noodles and the dumplings were bone dry. I'm not sure if the sides were unlimited, it was just DD and I and we don't eat too much! But now that I'm thinking about it, I remember a table full of men next to us who kept getting more, so yes, they must be unlimited

[mmmears]

Originally Posted by BarleyJack

We were originally booked to stay at POFQ, but have since decided to invite our niece to come with us. She's never flown anywhere, and this is first big vacation. Due to this, we've decided to upgrade to the Poly. I've always wanted to stay there anyway, now we have an excuse! So excited, Sept can't come fast enough. I think I'm going to req a room in Tokelau (our ressie is GV, here's hoping for an upgrade lol), it seems to be centrally located and we won't have to run the risk of a non balcony room there. Wish me luck!

What a nice thing to do for your niece! The Poly is such a fun and relaxing place to stay -- I hope you have a fantastic time there!

Originally Posted by ksjayhawkfan

Ok, well here we are! We checked in yesterday but I just had a chance to really sit down and post now. We got a fantastic room, Tahiti 2034. The view is fabuous! Too bad I havent got to see fireworks yet. Well unless you count whatever they were doing at 115 this morning LOL.

Yay! Live posting from the Poly! Your view is gorgeous -- it's a nice place to hang out when it's raining or you're tired, isn't it? I hope you have a fantastic trip!

Originally Posted by notaclue

The rest of us are SO jealous!!! Are you going to eat at 'Ohanas? If you do, would you check and see if they are serving potatoes, noodles, or neither and report to us? There is a new menu posted on allears and it doesn't have potatoes, noodles, or dumplings. It's like they removed all the sides.

I've noticed that the allears menus are not complete. We just ate there in April and we had salad, bread, noddles, veggies, dumplings, wings, and dessert in addition to the skewered meats. I'm sure they're not all off the menu now.

Originally Posted by Picabo

Certainly they can't have removed them all! OH MY! I've never been there (yet) but that is one meal we're looking forward to! Are the wings good? And are the side unlimietd also or just the meats?

The wings were fantastic! I liked them more than the meats, actually. They wouldn't take off the sides -- they cost less than the skewered meats! The sides and (most importantly) the dessert are unlimited, too. We've actually asked for more salad before (and dessert). The waiter was shocked that we wanted more lettuce, but not at all surprised when we wanted more dessert!

[princessallegra]

Hi everyone! I just wanted to say hello, and thanks to SeaSpray for starting this great thread, and for all the great Concierge reviews and pics!!!! My FH and I are going to be staying at the Poly garden view concierge for 4 nights in June! 20 DAYS! We are so excited! We're also doing the Chef's Table at Victoria and Albert's and FH is doing the Richard Petty Driving Experience (well it's a surprise he doesn't know yet!). Thanks again and happy planning!

[ksjayhawkfan]

Yes we are eating at Ohana on Thursday night, I will let you know what is on the menu

We all needed to sleep in today (gasp) but are heading to AK right now. Going to be interesting in the rain!

[BCV23]

Originally Posted by summersalt

DH and I would like to try it for breakfast. Has anyone tried it? Would they mind if we share a meal? I'm not much of a breakfast person but my DH certainly is!

We love room service at the Polynesian and breakfast is wonderful. Tonga Toast is on the menu and is just perfect from room service.

We usually fill out the order form the night before and leave it on the door handle. Breakfast normally arrives at the beginning of the window we've selected and arrives nice and warm. Friendly CMs some of whom have been there for years. Has anyone seen Hank or Barbara lately? Both are great.

Originally Posted by princessallegra

Hi everyone! I just wanted to say hello, and thanks to SeaSpray for starting this great thread, and for all the great Concierge reviews and pics!!!! My FH and I are going to be staying at the Poly garden view concierge for 4 nights in June! 20 DAYS! We are so excited! We're also doing the Chef's Table at Victoria and Albert's and FH is doing the Richard Petty Driving Experience (well it's a surprise he doesn't know yet!). Thanks again and happy planning!

You're getting so close. Chef's Table is amazing.

Have a wonderful honeymoon.

Originally Posted by ksjayhawkfan

Yes we are eating at Ohana on Thursday night, I will let you know what is on the menu

We all needed to sleep in today (gasp) but are heading to AK right now. Going to be interesting in the rain!

Have fun!

[Grace&Carolinesmom]

Originally Posted by princessallegra

Hi everyone! I just wanted to say hello, and thanks to SeaSpray for starting this great thread, and for all the great Concierge reviews and pics!!!! My FH and I are going to be staying at the Poly garden view concierge for 4 nights in June! 20 DAYS! We are so excited! We're also doing the Chef's Table at Victoria and Albert's and FH is doing the Richard Petty Driving Experience (well it's a surprise he doesn't know yet!). Thanks again and happy planning!

Congrats! You picked a great place to Disneymoon Someday I will make it to V&A Chef's table...sigh. Enjoy!

[mmmears]

Originally Posted by princessallegra

Hi everyone! I just wanted to say hello, and thanks to SeaSpray for starting this great thread, and for all the great Concierge reviews and pics!!!! My FH and I are going to be staying at the Poly garden view concierge for 4 nights in June! 20 DAYS! We are so excited! We're also doing the Chef's Table at Victoria and Albert's and FH is doing the Richard Petty Driving Experience (well it's a surprise he doesn't know yet!). Thanks again and happy planning!

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! You made a great choice in the Hawaii building for your honeymoon -- it's so tropical and romantic... and it's really nice to have the lounge available for all those snacks and drinks!

[CAJUNWDWFAN]

Well I finally uploaded the pictures from my honeymoon three weeks ago.

Here is a sample of some of the Polynesian Resort pictures I took.











Here is a view from our balcony, Tahiti building room 2035 magic kingdom view



Wishes from our balcony



Kaleo was there substituting, we put in a good word for him at the front desk

[OilyStars]

Loved the pics!

Did you experience any Pixie dust on your Honeymoon? We're going on ours in Oct.

[maiapapaya]

Beautiful pics CAJUNWDWFAN! Thanks for sharing!

[CAJUNWDWFAN]

Originally Posted by OilyStars

Loved the pics!

Did you experience any Pixie dust on your Honeymoon? We're going on ours in Oct.

The main thing we received was the upgrade from garden view to magic kingdom view. We also go turn down service each night. We got a card at the Cali Grill. We also got a Magical moment certificate at American Adventure. We also got a phone call from minnie congratulating us on the honeymooon. Other than that we didn't get any free desserts or anything like that. But we weren't expeciting too much.

[donnajean17]

Thanks for the pics! They are awesome! Your view has sold me on MKV, especially being able to see Wishes like... awesome!

Thanks for sharing!

[donnajean17]

Originally Posted by CAJUNWDWFAN

The main thing we received was the upgrade from garden view to magic kingdom view. We also go turn down service each night. We got a card at the Cali Grill. We also got a Magical moment certificate at American Adventure. We also got a phone call from minnie congratulating us on the honeymooon. Other than that we didn't get any free desserts or anything like that. But we weren't expeciting too much.

The fact you got a a FREE upgrade to a MKV room is HUGE!! Congrats!

[lov2b@disney]

Thanks for the pictures! congratulations on you marriage