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I like the new lobby too - light and airy is an excellent description. I think they did a great job with it.
So glad to hear about Kona. We have a lunch ADR there this summer and I have yet to eat there! I've had to cancel twice due to various reasons, so I'm determined to get there this trip!
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I have to confess I'm disappointed you went to Kona and missed the Creme Brulee!. It is actually my favorite even better than the one at the Cafe in my opinion.
Kona is actually our favorite spot for lunch on a MK day.
The new Poly looks great. I didn't think that I would like it when it was first discussed but I do. Your meal at Kona looks like it would be most enjoyable.
I finally got all caught up with your TR Cheryl!!! I so enjoyed all the pictures from the Tree house Villas! You were able to get some good pictures of the runners passing by BLT also I was impressed with how beautiful the renovation looked in January but I'm really excited to go back in a few weeks to see the Tiki statue that they placed among the rock garden. My DH and I ate at the Kona Café in December when it was all still under major construction and we were really disappointed in the restaurant, but I think it was probably because of the hectic pace due to the crowd levels. After seeing your pictures and the fact that you really enjoyed your meals, we'll have to give it another try this December
I always found the Poly lobby musty smelling, so the refurb looks good to me! Glad you enjoyed your meal at Kona. I don't think I've ever had dessert there, but if I'm ever there again will remedy that! Your teaser is really a teaser! Have you been misbehaving again?
That pineapple dessert looks really yummy--much better than the bowl of plain oatmeal that's sitting in front of me right now. *Sigh*
Ooops, sorry about that!
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Thanks for the pictures of the lobby. From the perspectives that you've shown, the fountain doesn't look quite so lost in that big lobby.
It really isn't. I was so pleasantly surprised (and I know I shouldn't be, as Disney are the experts at this...) about how well everything blended together in there.
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Your teaser makes me wonder if you were taking pictures on CoP again
Definitely not - we didn't make it back on to that this vacation...
All caught up!. How fun to spend time with friends! That makes everything better!! Your meal at the Kona cafe looks delicious! We almost booked the Poly this Summer. It looks like it's commg along beautifully!!maybe in December!
And I'm guessing here, but by then, I suspect a lot of the major work will be done, so it will hopefully be a much more pleasant place to stay by then...
I also liked the new look of the lobby, but I am also so glad that the centerpiece is now sporting the tiki since our trip.
I love Kona, but it's also been years since I had lunch there. I mainly get there for breakfast these days, sort of splitting my time between there and The Wave.
Oh I do love breakfast at Kona - that Tonga toast...
The new lobby at the Poly looks beautiful! I have to admit, at first, I was sad to see the big fountain go. But now, seeing what they've done, I have to say it looks so much better. It looks brighter and less cluttered. I love the light fixtures too!
Great meal! I thought Mark's dessert looked delicious - I love fresh fruit with some chocolate (but then again, doesn't chocolate make just about anything better?!).
So true!
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I agree about it looking so much lighter in the Poly now, after the refurb.
Hope you're not on the path of getting ejected from the World!!! You get in trouble too many times, and you're on "the list"!
I like the new lobby too - light and airy is an excellent description. I think they did a great job with it.
So glad to hear about Kona. We have a lunch ADR there this summer and I have yet to eat there! I've had to cancel twice due to various reasons, so I'm determined to get there this trip!
I hope you make it and enjoy it as much as we did.
I have to confess I'm disappointed you went to Kona and missed the Creme Brulee!. It is actually my favorite even better than the
one at the Cafe in my opinion.
Oh now she tells me! I didn't think anything was better than the one at the café...
I finally got all caught up with your TR Cheryl!!!
Yay!
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I so enjoyed all the pictures from the Tree house Villas! You were able to get some good pictures of the runners passing by BLT also I was impressed with how beautiful the renovation looked in January but I'm really excited to go back in a few weeks to see the Tiki statue that they placed among the rock garden. My DH and I ate at the Kona Café in December when it was all still under major construction and we were really disappointed in the restaurant, but I think it was probably because of the hectic pace due to the crowd levels. After seeing your pictures and the fact that you really enjoyed your meals, we'll have to give it another try this December
Sorry to hear you didn't have a great experience there, but glad to hear you're thinking of giving it another go.
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I was impressed with how beautiful the renovation looked in January but I'm really excited to go back in a few weeks to see the Tiki statue that they placed among the rock garden. My DH and I ate at the Kona Café in December when it was all still under major construction and we were really disappointed in the restaurant, but I think it was probably because of the hectic pace due to the crowd levels. After seeing your pictures and the fact that you really enjoyed your meals, we'll have to give it another try this December
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. How fun to spend time with friends!
That makes everything better!! Your meal at the Kona cafe looks delicious! We almost booked the Poly this Summer. It looks like it's commg along beautifully!!maybe in December!
I didn't think anything was better than the one at the café... 
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