Disney’s Polynesian Resort

Longest Deluxe Resort Water Slide

by Sean | May 6, 2014 | Tips and Tricks

For our upcoming Mother’s Day Weekend Getaway, we added a great pool to our selection criteria. As we all know the deluxe resorts all have great pools so what about the water slide. Which Deluxe has the longest water slide at Walt Disney World? (insert Jeopardy music here)

And the winner is – Yacht and Beach Club!! This 3 acre beachside water park is a blast for the whole family. With around 800,000 gallons of water there is everything from sand-bottom pools, lazy river, whirlpool spas, and our soon to be favorite 230 foot long waterslide (also one of the highest at Walt Disney World Resort).

So how did everyone else stacked up:

230 Feet – Yacht and Beach Club
200 Feet – Boardwalk
181 Feet – Grand Floridian (click to ride)
144 Feet – Contemporary (stands 17 feet high, click to ride) – 148 Feet at Bay Lake Tower
142 Feet – Polynesian Resort Village
67 Feet – Wilderness Lodge
67 Feet – Animal Kingdom Lodge – 128 Feet at the Villas

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Polynesian Resort and Ferry Dock Construction

by Sean | Apr 11, 2014 | Lodging, Walt Disney World

The Disney Vacation Club (DVC) construction continues at the Polynesian Resort and the new Ferry Docks look to be complete at both the Ticket and Transportation Center (TTC) and the Magic Kingdom. The new Ferry Docks will allow for 2 Ferry’s to be docked at the same time increasing overall capacity. This will definitely help when the Monorail is down as has happened more often lately. On our last visit we didn’t have time to visit the Poly but I grabbed a few shots from the Admiral Joe Fowler.

We could still see the volcano so nothing has changed there, but we are hearing that this will go under construction from July 2014 to March 2015. You can see how large the bungalows are now and that they will be blocking the castle view for anyone staying in the first floor of what used to be theme park view rooms. Those in the second floor should still be able to see the castle, but the bungalows will now be in the line of sight for sure making the 3rd floor now the best views.