Island Tower at Polynesian Villas & Bungalows

[BamaGuy44]

There is literally nothing on the exterior of that building that is complete and in its final form.

Don't poop on the hate party!

 

[hockeydad21]

Don't poop on the hate party!

Here’s to pooping on the poly party poopers

 

[DonMacGregor]

Don't poop on the hate party!

It’s even better when someone responds that you don’t know what you’re talking about and you get to take another bite of the apple.

 

[Kailunkat]

I am really curious about what is going on with the backside of this building though. I know we have pondered the super deep 2nd floor retaining wall (for lack of a better term). Some people were hoping that the balcony on that floor might include the space but now I'm wondering if that is all going to be planters or green space somehow? The trellis attachment (aka my disaster escape route from upper floor PIT) seems like it could be art but maybe also climbing plants?

But then the side view of this weird faux stone block shows all these pipes - it looks like drainage/waste piping. I do NOT have enough experience with commercial or hospitality building to have any idea what that space is, but I am intrigued. I took a look at the top down building plan that was included in the dewatering documents and circled the area. Anyone know what that symbol means?

 

[Royal Consort]

Here’s to pooping on the poly party poopers

So that's what makes the ghastly smell in the Capt. Cook toilets. dirty polypoopers.

 

[DonMacGregor]

I am really curious about what is going on with the backside of this building though. I know we have pondered the super deep 2nd floor retaining wall (for lack of a better term). Some people were hoping that the balcony on that floor might include the space but now I'm wondering if that is all going to be planters or green space somehow? The trellis attachment (aka my disaster escape route from upper floor PIT) seems like it could be art but maybe also climbing plants?

But then the side view of this weird faux stone block shows all these pipes - it looks like drainage/waste piping. I do NOT have enough experience with commercial or hospitality building to have any idea what that space is, but I am intrigued. I took a look at the top down building plan that was included in the dewatering documents and circled the area. Anyone know what that symbol means?

Because the service and facilities entrances for that building are all on the same side as the lobby entrance and the Monorail beam, there's going to be a ton of architectural and landscaping elements specifically designed to conceal as much of that as possible from sight.

As for the symbols, unfortunately, unlike common interior plumbing fixtures and appliances, there are no "universal" symbols for most mechanical equipment. AC compressors, however, are usually drawn as a rectangle with an offset circle to depict the fan (usually with some other finer details). Add to that the fact that the referenced drawing is a de-watering plan and not a mechanical plan, and those symbols could be anything as they are very low resolution. Typically, when you see a number of identical mechanical units on a single pad or in the same enclosure, it usually means AC compressors. You wouldn't expect to see all of those PVC stub-ups, but they could be serving as conduits/sleeves for refrigerant line sets, but just an educated guess.

 

[hockeydad21]

So that's what makes the ghastly smell in the Capt. Cook toilets. dirty polypoopers.

If anyone at Disney is reading this, let me be the first to say congrats! You’ve given us so few details on your shiny, new Poly Island Tower, we’ve now resorted to talking about in reference to the Poly. If this was your goal, bravo - mission accomplished.

 

[mkatsy]

I am really curious about what is going on with the backside of this building though. I know we have pondered the super deep 2nd floor retaining wall (for lack of a better term). Some people were hoping that the balcony on that floor might include the space but now I'm wondering if that is all going to be planters or green space somehow? The trellis attachment (aka my disaster escape route from upper floor PIT) seems like it could be art but maybe also climbing plants?

But then the side view of this weird faux stone block shows all these pipes - it looks like drainage/waste piping. I do NOT have enough experience with commercial or hospitality building to have any idea what that space is, but I am intrigued. I took a look at the top down building plan that was included in the dewatering documents and circled the area. Anyone know what that symbol means?

Fast forward and we are going to have people posting photos of the view from their room, and it’s going to be that bank of A/C units

 

[downeyland]

Hopefully the trellis will feature some sick plants

 

[DonMacGregor]

Fast forward and we are going to have people posting photos of the view from their room, and it’s going to be that bank of A/C units

Maybe from those fifth-floor rooms if you stand at the railing and look straight down, unless they install some sort of trellis feature over it.

 

[Kailunkat]

Standard view = AC unit view. But look on the bright side - it's a built in sound machine!

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

tower photos from 4 days ago when I was at Poly:

 

[MarkNC2Disney]

Really feel like the portals are fireworks viewing areas. Upper floor is windows along hallway.

 

[voxparse]

I love reading this thread but this picture is all I can think of every time I open it.

 

[DonMacGregor]

I just can’t believe Disney thinks that that scaffolding, primer and plastic sheeting, and those piles of dirt and empty pool look anything like the original Poly buildings. So lazy.



sorry, couldn’t resist.

 

[RivShore]

I have not checked into this thread for a long while, I had no idea it devolved into !!

The hate actually seems worse here than the early days of Riviera, I never thought that would be possible. And I don't think the Riviera hate threads ever started throwing the poop around. The Disboards are truly full of......endless entertainment!

 

[Electron_si]

We have a DVC stay coming up on Jul 16th and I made an ADR for Kona cafe. I plan to walk over and check out the tower after to see how it looks in person.

We are poly owners but aren’t staying there this trip, however we plan to book the IT as soon as bookings open.

 

[LoveToDisney]

Really feel like the portals are fireworks viewing areas. Upper floor is windows along hallway.

And what fireworks are going to be seen on the reverse side building portal?

 

[MarkNC2Disney]

And what fireworks are going to be seen on the reverse side building portal?

“Sunset view”!
Watching foot golf? Golf golf? Shades of Green? AC UNITS???

 

[PrincessGidget]