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WDW Radio # 725 - Wayback Machine to Disney’s Polynesian Resort - From the WDW Radio Archives

WDW Radio: Your Guide to the Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise and More Disney Magic!

Lou Mongello - Disney Expert

Places & Travel, Leisure, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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WDW Radio # 725 - Wayback Machine to Disney’s Polynesian Resort - From the WDW Radio Archives

On last night's WDW Radio LIVE show (WDWRadioLIVE.com), I brought you with me to and through Disney's Polynesian Resort for a walking tour at sunset of the grounds and Great Ceremonial House. We also looked at and discussed the construction of the new Disney Vacation Club Tower, and I remarked how the idea of a tower at this location was not something new, but was planned for from the very beginning, as early concepts for Disney’s Polynesian Resort featured a 12-story tower before evolving into a more architecturally authentic “village” layout.

So in the spirit of aloha and the origins of Disney's Polynesian Resort, I went back into the Archives this week to Show 111, where we boarded my Walt Disney World Wayback Machine and looked at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort through the years... at least up until 2009 when the episode first released. We turned back the clock to a time before Walt Disney World was even a vision in Walt’s mind, and look at how his personal interests influenced what would become the model for themed resorts that would follow. We explored the Polynesian Village through the years and looked at some of its additions, changes and lost experiences. It's also interesting to hear how we discussed what the resort was like today (today being 2009), and then speculated as to what the future may hold... or should I say may have held. Were we right? Let's see...

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0:00.0

What we gonna do right here is go back way back back into time.

0:08.2

Aloha my friend and welcome to another episode from the WDWReadyArchives.

0:13.8

I am Lume Manjello and this is show number 725 and each week we're gonna select an evergreen

0:20.0

episode to share with you that maybe you haven't heard before,

0:23.1

but that you haven't heard in a long time from interviews to top tens relevant reviews,

0:28.3

guides, way back machines and more. It's a great way to visit or revisit some of our favorite

0:33.5

episodes, including ones that you've suggested from the archives. We're also gonna have some fun

0:39.0

and experiment with this new episode in your feed including maybe some top five, some solo segments,

0:44.8

some Disney in a minute reviews and audio format and of course taking ideas and inspiration from you.

0:51.0

But for this week on last night's WDWReadyArchives show which you can find in the live archives

0:57.6

on the www.wredio.com website on the Facebook page or in the clubhouse at www.wredio.com slash clubhouse.

1:04.8

I brought you with me to and through Disney's Polynesian Village Resort for a walking tour

1:11.3

at sunset. It was beautiful of the grounds and great ceremonial house. We also looked at and

1:17.4

discussed the construction of the new Disney vacation club tower and I remarked how the idea of a

1:24.4

tower at this location wasn't something that was new but something that was planned from the very

1:30.1

beginning. And early concepts for Disney's Polynesian Resort featured a 12 story tower before

1:37.2

evolving into a more architecturally authentic village type layout. So in the spirit of Aloha and the

1:45.0

origins of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort I went back into the archives this week to show

1:50.3

number 111 where we boarded my Walt Disney World Wayback Machine and looked at the Polynesian

1:56.5

through the years at least up until 2009 when the episode first released. We turned back the clock

2:02.8

to a time before Walt Disney World was even a vision in Walt's mind and look how his personal

2:09.2

interests influenced what would become the model for the theme resorts that would follow.

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