ALOHA! The Polynesian Resort Information Thread: September 2012

[guitarob]

Thanks! This is so nice to read! And I love the picture! We leave in 2 more sleeps!!!!! We are also staying in Hawaii-with a TPV. Thanks for the live report-I'll try to do the same while we are there!

3 more sleeps here, also staying CL but not TPV (unless we get pixie dusted)

I hope both of your trips are as excellent as ours has been so far!

Lots of rain today. We cruised through the Magic Kingdom. We didn't wait for anything except the Haunted Mansion, and even that was only about 10 minutes. I really hope the rain clears out for the Halloween party tonight, because this will be our only chance to catch HalloWishes.

Here are some shots from yesterday:

 

[Chicago Mo]

I hope both of your trips are as excellent as ours has been so far!

Lots of rain today. We cruised through the Magic Kingdom. We didn't wait for anything except the Haunted Mansion, and even that was only about 10 minutes. I really hope the rain clears out for the Halloween party tonight, because this will be our only chance to catch HalloWishes.

Here are some shots from yesterday:

BEAUTIFUL shots! may i ask what settings?!?!

 

[cmadara]

Love the pictures!! I haven't been on the post in a while so now seeing these pictures really make me anxious for our trip in November!!! Can't wait!
Have a great time! Hope the weather improves

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

Rob ~

G-r-e-a-t pictures!! We'll be back at the Poly in 5 weeks and we cannot wait!

Have fun at the Halloween party tonight - hope the rain stays away.

Happy Anniversary!!

Debbie

 

[kellyf2626]

I hope both of your trips are as excellent as ours has been so far!

Lots of rain today. We cruised through the Magic Kingdom. We didn't wait for anything except the Haunted Mansion, and even that was only about 10 minutes. I really hope the rain clears out for the Halloween party tonight, because this will be our only chance to catch HalloWishes.

Here are some shots from yesterday:

Gorgeous pics!!! What camera are you using??

 

[DebbyLof428]

Great pictures Rob - thanks for posting. I hope the weather clears up for the party tonight. Here in CT we are on a tornado watch until 11 pm

 

[mickey2minnie1]

Beautiful pics! It is a perfect way to end my evening and go to bed.

 

[ajh88]

We are going to WDW 11/27-12/1. I am currently booked at POFQ, but am thinking of moving to the Poly. We've only ever stayed at WL and POP, but with the discounted rates I thought it would be a great opportunity to try the Poly.

I'm not sure what room to book. These are the rates I see that we would consider:

Standard view: $1,402
Garden view CL: $1,874
Theme Park view (not CL): $1,890

Is the Garden CL or Theme Park view worth the extra $$? If so, which would you choose? TIA!

Eek, I'm a couple of days behind, but I would say TPV for sure! In fact, DH told me over the weekend that he would be willing to spend $1000 a day, not go to any park, and just relax on the balcony looking across the lagoon, all day long.

Thankfully, our nightly rate is coming in much less than $1K a day!

 

[guitarob]

BEAUTIFUL shots! may i ask what settings?!?!

Thank you!

The daytime shots are mostly set on auto with the ISO locked at 80. For nighttime shots, I keep the ISO at 80, f2.0 and varied shutter speeds to get the exposure that I need. I have very little technical knowledge. Mostly, I keep low ISO, use auto aperture, and manual shutter speed to get the exposure that I want. The EWP and Wishes shots were shot with the aperture set to f2.0 and about a 1 second shutter speed.

Love the pictures!! I haven't been on the post in a while so now seeing these pictures really make me anxious for our trip in November!!! Can't wait!
Have a great time! Hope the weather improves

Thank you, we're having a blast! You will too in November!!

Rob ~

G-r-e-a-t pictures!! We'll be back at the Poly in 5 weeks and we cannot wait!

Have fun at the Halloween party tonight - hope the rain stays away.

Happy Anniversary!!

Debbie

Thank You!!! We had a (mostly) great time. I'll explain the "mostly" part later, hehe.

Gorgeous pics!!! What camera are you using??

Thank you!

I use a Canon Powershot S90.

 

[guitarob]

Great pictures Rob - thanks for posting. I hope the weather clears up for the party tonight. Here in CT we are on a tornado watch until 11 pm

Thank you! I really hope that tornado watch blew through without incident!

Beautiful pics! It is a perfect way to end my evening and go to bed.

Thank you!

 

[guitarob]

Today was a pretty awful day as far as photography goes. But I did get this one that I love. It was taken on the boat to the Magic Kingdom from Artist Point.

 

[Tinkerbellie16]

Today was a pretty awful day as far as photography goes. But I did get this one that I love. It was taken on the boat to the Magic Kingdom from Artist Point.

Just a gorgeous photo! Hope you and thenewmrsb are having a fabulous time! I wish I was there to bump into you at the pool this year Or after Ohana!

Sorry folks but its been hard to visit the disboards -I'm in total Disney withdraw - you know the feeling. And I have no planned trips and most likely we won't go next year due to other vacations. I pop in and every so often I tell DH I'm going to book a quick trip with just me and DD but I can't bring myself to do it since we are saving for a big trip next year. DH will give in to me (and he has) but I know it isn't fair to do it. Sucks when I have an AP burning a hole in my pocket!!!

 

[Chicago Mo]

Thank you!

The daytime shots are mostly set on auto with the ISO locked at 80. For nighttime shots, I keep the ISO at 80, f2.0 and varied shutter speeds to get the exposure that I need. I have very little technical knowledge. Mostly, I keep low ISO, use auto aperture, and manual shutter speed to get the exposure that I want. The EWP and Wishes shots were shot with the aperture set to f2.0 and about a 1 second shutter speed.


I use a Canon Powershot S90.

absolutely Breathtaking!!!
where is artist point so i know where to go!!! nighttime at 80?!?? I better go now and practice!!

 

[Mousemommy1]

GuitarRob ~ What wonderful photos! I think we are in for a treat, when we have our first Poly stay in April!!!

 

[mickeynut1]

guitarob......Hope you're having a great trip. Love the beautiful photos.....thanks for posting them . The Poly is our favorite resort.....we love everything about it and can't wait to try CL next summer .

 

[DebbyLof428]

today was a pretty awful day as far as photography goes. But i did get this one that i love. It was taken on the boat to the magic kingdom from artist point.

wow!!

 

[uagirl]

Poly CL Question:

Do they have real coffee? I can't stand that Nescafe junk you seem to find elsewhere in WDW.

 

[DebbyLof428]

Poly CL Question:

Do they have real coffee? I can't stand that Nescafe junk you seem to find elsewhere in WDW.

No they don't. You can find good coffee at Kona Island Cafe Coffee Bar.

 

[uagirl]

No they don't. You can find good coffee at Kona Island Cafe Coffee Bar.

Well, I guess a stop by Kona on the way to the monorail will be in order. Thanks!

 

[tobin04]

I have SUCH butterflies! We have a 6 a.m. flight tomorrow-and my girls still don't know!

Keep the tips coming! We are staying CL TPV. I still feel so out of the "poly loop" b/c we had originally planned for the GF CL.