dancemomnj
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2006
Has anyone stayed at the Poly on the 4th of July and days around it? How is the pool? How is the beach on the 4th for fireworks?
I'd like to know this as well. We've seen the regular fireworks from the Poly beach and it was great, but I'm wondering if anything special goes on on the beach for the 4th. We're staying at the Poly June 30th-July 6th and I highly doubt our 2 year old will be wanting to head back into the MK to see the late night July 4th fireworks. At the resort, we can wake her up, take her to the beach in her PJs to see the festivities, then put her back to bed after the show.
The 4th of July is our favorite time to be at the Polynesian. We use to do it every year. We would get there the week before and stay at another resort than switch over to the Polynesian on the 4th because it was when Value season use to start.
We usually hit a park in the morning and spend the afternoon and evening at the resort. There are many fun activities they have going on in the lobby, pool area and the beach during the day for kids and most of them are special for the holiday.
The beaches do get crowded but we just sat on out patio. It is still much less crowded than the park but if I were not staying there I would not want to try and get out of the resort after the show. It was nice to just go back in the room and than go over to the park that was open until 1:00 or 2:00 (cant remember exactly when). It is a prime location for the fireworks since they are set off in the park and from the islands in the lagoon. Also for the Polynesian only they have the Electrical Water Pageant with the stars and flags going when the fireworks are going off.
They have tried different ways of keeping non-guests out during the 4th and they are going to be trying something again from what I hear but I will not say what. We have been checked on the 4th at the monorail station and the pool for resort ID. The beach is closed to non-guests (officially) on the 4th and the pool is closed to DVC hoppers for the holiday also. Even locals rent rooms for that night because it is such a prime spot for viewing.
Aloha
Steve