An Island Frame of Mind (A Cam and Luke PTR) Updated 5/22 - Page 4 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Once again we have a small window to possibly meet each other!! DD and I will be there on the 11th and the morning of the 12th. We leave that afternoon. We will miss out on Star Wars Weekends, but have scheduled the Sci Fi Character Breakfast, as I remember how much you enjoyed it last year. How exciting to be staying at the Poly in the brand new villas. I know you are excited about that.
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Great start! How great that you got to change your reservation to the Poly!
I was excited about staying at the BC again, but the Poly is brand new and who knows if we'll ever get in this easily again.
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Neat! Can't wait to hear what you think! I'm going to be trying to change ours next month…
Now, when you are on a trip longer than 7 days, do you need to wait before changing or will they do it beyond the 7 days? we are there for 13 days in November. I've never tried to change one that long before and I don't want a split stay either!
They did all of our 9 nights all together so I would imagine that they would do 13 as well. Luke says you do need to call to change a DVC reservation.
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Well done on the changes and congrats to Luke for coming through for the two of you! I stayed at the Poly back in 2009 in a Garden View Room and enjoyed my seven night stay here very much. I was in the Raratonga longhouse which is right next to the GCH, which made it quite convenient for breakfast, lounges and the monorail! The monorail would pass by my window and I liked going out on the deck to see this!
I had a feeling you might be staying at the Poly, judging by your TR title!
Your room sounds like it was in a neat area. I was hoping some would catch on to the clue in the title.
How cool that you're going to be staying at the Poly - I want to see lots of photos of your room! It's such a shame we missed the opening by a few weeks, now I have to wait until next year to try and get in there...
We have now lucked out twice. We stayed at Kidani Village about 1 month after it opened, and now the Poly a little over a month after opening. I promise lots and lots of room photos.
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Wonderful that you were able to change to a POLY deluxe studio!
We are both very excited.
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Very cool!! I can't wait to see what your studio looks like!
Once again we have a small window to possibly meet each other!! DD and I will be there on the 11th and the morning of the 12th. We leave that afternoon. We will miss out on Star Wars Weekends, but have scheduled the Sci Fi Character Breakfast, as I remember how much you enjoyed it last year. How exciting to be staying at the Poly in the brand new villas. I know you are excited about that.
We are at Epcot on the 11th and MK on the 12th, but we could possibly arrange a place to meet.
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Great job, Luke, getting booked at the Poly! I was waiting to find out about the "island" in your TR title. Very exciting!
I just realized I forgot the last line of my update that connects the title, but PassPorters are getting it anyway. I knew we were a smart group.
OH WOWZAS!!!!!! A stay at the Poly AND saving some points, win/win!!!
I am so happy you get to experience the F&GF along with SWW.
We too have our eyes set on a trip to DL in the very near future, now coming from Dallas we will be a bit closer than NJ. I like to say we will be equally between both DW AND DL. However I haven't the first clue on how to book, where to book, what to do in DL..........so I'll be taking notes from your trip for Luke's b-day for sure
I know I have said this a gazillion times........but man do I love the Poly for one very big reason, and that is watching Wishes. It could be from anywhere at that resort, our room, the beach, the pool........I just love it. I also love just listening to the sounds of the boats coming in, the music from the MK........I'm so excited for you guys.
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I stayed at the Poly back in 2009 in a Garden View Room and enjoyed my seven night stay here very much. I was in the Raratonga longhouse which is right next to the GCH, which made it quite convenient for breakfast, lounges and the monorail! 
The monorail would pass by my window and I liked going out on the deck to see this! 
It's such a shame we missed the opening by a few weeks, now I have to wait until next year to try and get in there...
I hope to take lots of photos. 
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