Our First Poly Vacation! April 14-21, 2012 - Live Report

[Zuzu03]

LOVE Tonga Toast! Great timing on the Soarin' fast passes! I wonder how much TT being down will affect Soarin's already long wait times? Gah, they couldn't have waited to close it until AFTER our trip? Hahaha! So nice to hear that the topiaries are lovely, can't wait to see them for ourselves!

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Got to Dumbo at RD and apparently so did everyone else

DD had to leave line for bathroom so had to restart the line. The wait is at least 25 minutes now from what I can tell.

 

[Grace&Carolinesmom]

OMG----LOVE Tonga Toast! With a side of sausage, it is so filling that I don't get hungry again until dinner time. Totally worth the splurge. I also feel bad for those who are unaware of the refurbishments....but hey--being a DISnerd does have its perks

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Crowds are definitely larger than what Touring Plans had predicted. FP return times are going a lot faster than their projections. Still getting all the rides in as planned with some going on twice in a row.

 

[Zuzu03]

Crowds are definitely larger than what Touring Plans had predicted. FP return times are going a lot faster than their projections. Still getting all the rides in as planned with some going on twice in a row.

Ugh about the crowd levels. I was hoping their predictions for next week would be accurate! But still, I'm glad to hear that the FP times are good! Is the weather still good?

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Had to get out from the heat at 4pm. Came back to Poly for a break before w head back ti MK for dinner and Wishes Dessert.

Got some Dole Whip and cooling down at GCH.

Rode Dumbo, Barnstormer x2, Tea Cups, Speedway x2, Pooh, Small World, lunch at Columbia Harbor House, rode Peter Pan, Carousel x2 by 1:30pm.

 

[figmentswife]

Loving the updates - Good Job. Keep them coming.

 

[momtwoboys]

I think we saw you at columbia harbour house!! We were eating lunch upstairs and I passed by your table to get ketchup and stuff. Wasn't sure if it was you and didn't want to seem like a crazy!!!! Crowds were worse than I thought, but we managed to do lots!!!!! Have fun!

 

[wakica]

Sounds like your trip is going GREAT so far

Loovve the pic of the Tonga Toast!! can't wait to get there and have some myself

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

I think we saw you at columbia harbour house!! We were eating lunch upstairs and I passed by your table to get ketchup and stuff. Wasn't sure if it was you and didn't want to seem like a crazy!!!! Crowds were worse than I thought, but we managed to do lots!!!!! Have fun!

I was about to pm you about the same thing. I thought that was you and your family but I wasn't a 100 percent sure like you

Yes, that was us at Columbia Habor 2nd floor around 12:30pm! Hope you're having a good time! Yes, the crowds were worse than I had expected as well but still having a great time!

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Finished watching Wishes from the Dessert Party! In my opinion, location alone was worth every penny!

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Sounds like your trip is going GREAT so far

Loovve the pic of the Tonga Toast!! can't wait to get there and have some myself

I practically drowned it in the Strawberry sauce......so good!

I was going to try to give you an update about the Behind the Scenes Tour at Seaworld which we did back on Saturday. We were a bit disappointed with it. You do get a chance to pet a penguin but beyond that, it was pretty bland.

 

[HalloweenNut]

OK, here's the real burning question all of us want to ask - what's the details on the in-room coffee makers?!

 

[AlohaLily]

Great live report!! I hope you are having a fantastic first stay at the Polynesian!!

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Got out early to the beach to watch the sunrise this morning. All I can post right now is a very grainy pic from my ipad but I will try to post a better one ater. I absolutely LOVE this resort!!

 

[pwdebbie]

We were supposed to be there right now but had to put the trip off for a year. How are the temps? We hit the 80s here in PA on Monday and seriously had me rethinking the April 2013 trip. Apparently I am most comfortable in the 70s. We never do parks in the afternoon due to dh's health problems, so I'm most interested in your weather in the mornings and evenings.

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

OK, here's the real burning question all of us want to ask - what's the details on the in-room coffee makers?!

I havent been in tune with the coffee maker discussion so not sure if this will help. It looks like pods. Here's another oversized grainy pic - ipads are not easy for posting pics on DIS.

 

[pwdebbie]

You referred to a video by Bosox. I've been searching for it to no avail. Can you post a link?

 

[momtwoboys]

Cool! Have fun today! The weather here has been perfect! In fact it has been hotter back home in mass than in Florida!?! Mk today for us again

 

[HalloweenNut]

You referred to a video by Bosox. I've been searching for it to no avail. Can you post a link?

I can answer for Dave. He posted links to a couple Disney family videos which are really great. My daughter and I have been watching them constantly. Here's the links...

Disney World Family Video

Disney World Family Video 2