Originally Posted By sjhym333 The WDW boards have been slow and with this month being WDW's birthday month I thought it might be fun to take a look at the past. A FB group I belong to does a lot of looking back from a CM point of view. One of the posts included pictures of The Eastern Wind Chinese Junk. If you were around WDW in the 70's and early 80's you may remember this. It was moored for a while at the Polynesian. Which by the way, the room rates for the Polynesian in 1971 were $29, $36 and $44 a night. I have included links on The Eastern Wind: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/25683-walt-disney-world-eastern-winds/">http://micechat.com/25683-walt...n-winds/</a> The Polynesian: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/07/29/the-polynesian-resort-hotel-history-of-walt-disney-worlds-monorail-loop-hotels/">http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/0...-hotels/</a> and the resort hotels <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/43183-1970s-walt-disney-world-resort/">http://micechat.com/43183-1970...-resort/</a> Enjoy
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Well, I always knowed they sold lots a junk from China ta unsuspectin' tourist types that don't know no better. (More 'n likely that junk was made in Japan!)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow, there was some really interesting stuff in there about the boat and the Polynesian in general. I had no idea that John Lennon officially broke up the Beatles while he was staying at the Poly. Fun fact! I also had no idea that they've been remodeling all the hotel rooms there since January. It sounds like they're just about done now (except for the DVC ones), but there could be changes coming to the Great Ceremonial House. I really hope that they keep the tropical plant centerpiece, since it really adds a lot to the lobby and makes it feel surprisingly authentic. I'm sure after 40+ years in use it has its issues, but it would be a shame to see it go I'm also not sure how I feel about the proposed DVC huts out over the water. On the one hand, I would love to stay in one, but on the other hand they kind of ruin the view for anybody else staying at the Poly and I'm sure they'll be a maintenance nightmare. Having a separate walkway to the shore for each one looks pretty silly, but I doubt the people who spend top dollars to stay there would want to share with their neighbors. This seems like one of those ideas that sounds great to an accountant, but terrible for everybody else
