I sure hope it is just the 24 hr stomach bug that has been going around here. Sending you some pixie dust 
Glad to hear the Poly CMs are being helpful and oh so thoughtful.
This reminds me of when DD got sick on the Disney Cruise and was so dissapointed she missed the fireworks. Very impressed to hear how the folks at the Poly helped you out with this.
We had an INCREDIBLE stay at the Poly. Wonderful as ever!! I'll definitely post a few pics and more details soon. 
We've made it back and are still trying to adjust to the real world.
And I refuse to remove my ticker until I can put one in its place!!
Who am I to argue with the man I love! (especially when our next trip is to celebrate our 10th anniversary!)
Anyway, they needed a nap so we ended up missing our Chef Mickey's ADR that night. It was the only real glitch of the Poly portion of our trip. 
Hi everyone, just returned from our wonderful trip. I have typed an epic-length post twice only to have my computer misbehave so here is one last attempt at this!
All in all, we had a fantastic trip. We checked in at 9 a.m. but our room wasn't ready until 4:30 which was a little tough on the kids ... it was a long day by that point and we made the mistake of going to MK (this was Fri, 12/3, parade performance taping day) because a) the boys needed to ride the monorail and b) the boys needed MK to be their first park.
We were in Tokelau 3927 which faced the Tahiti garden area. That seems to be "our" area, our room has always been right around there. That poor, poor room was in pretty pitiful condition. It is hard to walk the line here without sounding schizophrenic; I am NOT a Disney apologist in any way but we find the Poly so delightful in other ways that the room wasn't a dealbreaker. I can see someone who thinks a Disney deluxe is on par with a deluxe hotel anywhere else would be disappointed. I took pics of the wear and tear, if anyone wants to see them. The room was spotlessly clean so Mousekeeping wasn't an issue, it just needs rehabbing ASAP. I hope it does happen soon, but it didn't bring down our vacation in any way and we will always be happy to stay at the Poly.
No towel animals. No biggie. The TV was left on once, LOL. One day they hadn't gotten to our room by the time we got home for naps so we skipped getting it cleaned. The supervisor was very nice about it and offered to make an appointment any time that evening to have it done, but it wasn't important to us.
We ate at 'Ohana for breakfast and dinner plus Kona for lunch, all delicious. In fact, we had the best 'Ohana dinner experience in years. The food was improved and Cliff and his partner were fabulous servers. We had a couple flatbreads from Captain Cook's one night and they were also good.
My easily over-stimulated middle son told me that he loves the Poly best (other than the monorail, of course) because the room building, the paths and gardens are so quiet and peaceful. I agree totally.
We had no monorail issues which was the other thing I angsted about pre-trip.
The one day (12/5) it was sorta warm enough to swim, the main pool was not "behaving" in the words of a lifeguard and stayed closed. So, we, along with a few other brave souls, hung out at the quiet pool ... which worked out fine for us because it was a quick dash to our room.
Anyway, that is a quick summary. I miss it already!
-- Ohana is my husband's favorite!
We had our first stay at Poly last week, it was amazing, the whole trip was. We checked into the Poly at 9am, room wasn't ready which we expected. Grabbed breakfast at Capt. Cook's and jumped right on the monorail for MK. Our room was ready around 2, we had 4 rooms and they screwed up our room keys but that was the only glitch and not that big of a deal. We were in Tokelau, which we requested, room 2931. The room was beautiful and very big, while I didn't remember to check for any where and tear, I can tell you I didn't see any.
I wrote a little note the following day for housekeeping requesting towel animals for DD and we did get them. I was a tiny bit bummed that we only got the one set, but she didn't mind and loved them just the same.
Everything was beautiful at the Poly, the weather was freezing but we still enjoyed our surroundings. No pool for us, lol.
We ate breakfast a few times at Capt Cooks, I had the Mickey Waffle every day as did my DD. We had one dinner at Ohana and it was very good. I don't love, love meat but the chicken was good and the shrimp were delicious. The pot stickers and the noodles were my favorite though.
On our departure day I told my DD3, we were going home. She asked me "which home" because she'd been referring to the Poly as home. When I told her we were going home to NJ, she cried. "I don't want to go home!!!" And I said, me neither kid.
I would definitely recommend and can only hope to go back someday. The whole vacation was amazing and magical
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on your stay at the Polynesian. You and your daughter are in good company, very few of us want to go "home". 
We got the PIN... thought about it for a day or two... I posted here about CL.. and TONIGHT WE BOOKED IT!!!
Yay!
Not CL though-- couldn't sell the DH on that. He really did not think we'd get the value out of it over the dining plan. I think he's wrong-- I'm hoping for a surprise upgrade to convince him...
Only glitch is that we can't get a dinner at Ohana before 8:30 pm. Given that we are traveling with a 2 year old, I'm not booking dinner that late. BT,DT, it didn't work (for us.)
Need cancellation pixie dust
41 days!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed your stay. We did as well, and the kids and I are having Disney withdrawal.
MrsDef, I hope your little man is better and you're having a wonderful trip!
I'm finding the adjustment hard too, although Christmas preps are helping to stave off the Poly Plunge. At least you're a step ahead of me. I see you got some pics up on FB last night.
My new ticker went up this morning!! All very tentative right now (nothing booked), but DH has given me the green light to get to work on our next trip. Actually, one night while we were still at the Poly he said "will you start planning our next trip as soon as we get home?"
Of course, I'm paranoid like that. We're looking at the end of September/start of October. DS5 wants to be back at the Poly, but I think we'll try WL this time. We also visited POFQ, and they loved the pool area. I'm nervous about going mod, though. Of course, we always visit home wherever we end up staying.
I never got to TRULY relax with the newbies on our trip, so I feel a little like I need to go back and spend a day in the room staring at the castle.
I don't put a new ticker up until I've paid a deposit. Feels like tempting fate.
Still need to get a few details worked out before we book, but we're looking at the last week of October, possibly with DH & I arriving a few days early to celebrate our anniversary and then my sister & her DH will bring the kids to join us for a week. Just not 100% on someone else bringing the kids. It's not that I don't trust my sis, but it's a 3 hour drive to the airport - having to cross the border (so "legal permission" is required since we wouldn't be present) plus DD5 is adopted transracially, so that is always a question mark as to extra questions (though it hasn't happened to us yet, but I have heard stories from others) & then a 2 1/2 hour flight. The kids have never travelled like that without us. We're just not sure if it's worth the potential problems.
