If they did realize they need another pool hopefully they can find room closer to the tower as the Pago Pago Moorea side already is so close to the quiet pool. They definitely underbuilt the facilities and they must realize it...or at least will when the resort is constantly packed to the brim.
I agree that makes more sense, I just don’t know where you’d put it.
The right move would've been for the planners to have some foresight and created a bit larger/more than they did! Maybe it won't be an issue although I think many of us who know the resort well foresee overcrowding. Time will tell I guess.I agree that makes more sense, I just don’t know where you’d put it.
A genuine feature pool (zero entry, slide, hot tubs, lifeguards, pool bar) on the eastern side would at the very least pull several longhouses of guests away from the original one, and be an option for anyone if the original one was too full.
I’m just dreaming here anyway.
Been at the Poly the last couple of summers so peak pool usage and for the most part the quiet pool, although definitely frequented by families with kids, tends not to attract too many children. The Lava pool has been pretty packed. This doesn't bother me or my family much but I'm sure some really hate the crowded pool feel. I'm thinking that the tower will bring more kids to the resort because of the family friendly room configurations. Just my guess is that the Lava pool will look like a Vegas pool party while the quiet pool and the tower pool will remain relatively manageable...again during peak pool season. But again all this is speculation until it becomes real world usage. Honestly the transportation will probably be a bigger mess with the tower than the pool or dining situation. And unfortunately that'll spill over into the GF making the transportation experience there slightly worse. Probably will force the hand of many to walk to MK when they normally wouldn't.
Seems like the easier solution would be to walk to the TTC.
For Epcot? Sure I’d consider that. For express monorail or ferry? If you’re not taking resort monorail from GF or GCH, the boat dock is going to be where it’s at. It’s a pretty far walk from IT to TTC (bottom left to bottom right):
To be fair, sometimes when one is walking from the front of EPCOT back to Ratatouille, it feels like you may as well be actually traveling to Paris!
Between the Wallcot years and just the way people walk five wide around World Showcase, Epcot is definitely not a pleasant park to try to get to the other side of!To be fair, sometimes when one is walking from the front of EPCOT back to Ratatouille, it feels like you may as well be actually traveling to Paris!
Lava pool was always slammed during our week stay in August last year, so we did a lot more at the Oasis pool. Earlier this month, the Lava pool crowds never seemed that bad from what I could tell and the Oasis pool crowds seemed a bit higher this year. I did overhear one guest admit that despite having been to the Poly five times previously, he just found out about the Oasis pool during his current stay.
With ROFR support and the risk of Disney coming out with pre-sale incentives in the next 60-days….smart to sell now rather than later….
If you're already grandfathered in, the only thing you lose by going resale is your resale points will not have access to newer resorts like Riviera, Villas at Disneyland Hotel and the Cabins at Fort Wilderness currently and presumably any new resorts not attached to a pre-existing association. You would still be able to book these resorts with your 60 direct points though if you wish.
I think Poly resale could be a good buy, but I would need to wait and see the details like point charts and incentives first since resale is currently asking top dollar.
I totally get it. At least every other year we end up going to Florida with a group of people, and that extra space is so nice! I’d bet 2bds will be fewer points most of the year at OKW, SSR, AKV, etc than 1bds at Poly. The VGF chart is somewhat eye-watering.
At rope drop that walk to Paris has a detour through Spain for the running of the bulls (stampede).To be fair, sometimes when one is walking from the front of EPCOT back to Ratatouille, it feels like you may as well be actually traveling to Paris!
I wish the places I loved didn't have expensive point charts
Thank god for AKV's charts
