Wdrl
How much is the construction affecting your experience/enjoyment of Boulder Ridge? There's still a lot of rooms available for May.
I remember the Polynesian being almost unrecognizable during its renovation
The construction has had absolutely no impact on our enjoyment of our stay. But that is just my opinion.
When we booked our stay at the 7-month window, I actually requested a villa that was on a high floor overlooking the construction. When we checked in, the Cast Member at the front desk said that she gets requests for construction views, but only rarely. For me, its fun watching all the construction work going on. Every day we see things change. We've watched them lay part of the pool deck, put tile around the pool, plant trees, carry artwork into the cabins, etc. One day we watched while they raised and positioned this crane and silo(?) near the pool. BTW, we also watched while an imagineer put the finishing "rusted" look on the silo.
When our balcony door is open, we can hear noise from the workers: construction vehicles going by, workers talking, some hammering, etc. However, when our balcony door is closed, we hardly hear any noise.
When you are inside the Boulder Ridge Villas building or the main Lodge, you hardly know that any construction is going on. When you are at the main pool you will notice that the old Trout Pass Bar is closed for renovation and that there is some scaffolding around the South Wing of the Lodge. But that doesn't interfere with the use of the pool.
Roaring Forks is closed, but the new Geyser Point Grill and Bar is open. Not having Roaring Forks available hasn't been an issue because its been fun experiencing the new Geyser Point.
Since the Boulder Ridge Cove pool is under construction, we have to walk through the main lodge and through the courtyard by the main pool to get to Geyser Point, so its a little longer walk than what we'll have once the news pool is finished.
To help offset that inconvenience, Disney has set up a drink station in the BRV lobby from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM each day. Coffee, tea, hot water, and apple juice is offered for free. Also, the Territory Lounge offers a more expanded menu of items in the morning for purchase, including pastries, oatmeal, juices, etc.
Offhand, I can't think of any amenities we are missing because of construction. Sturdy Branches (the gym) is open, BRV's lobby area is beautiful, the Wilderness Lodge Ranger is still conducting lobby tours, the boats are still running to the Magic Kingdom, the Contemporary, and Fort Wilderness. The Cast Members have all been great. The only inconvenience is that we can't walk out the back door of BVR to go straight to Geyser Point.
However, this is just me. Someone else may think this is a trip from hell.
