Demolition crews onsite at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort to clear land for new Disney Vacation Club tower

Incomudro1 hour ago

Uhhh, no... It's very real.

JMcMahonEsq1 hour ago

No they really can’t. Most people have absolutely no idea what is authentic about cultures or ascetics that they have no formal training, education, or experience with. What John or Jane smith from Kansas or Florida think or feels about what is authentic culture depictions is about as relevant as tits on a bull.

Fido Chuckwagon1 hour ago

Agreed. Take it to 4chan and keep it off the WDW forums please. Nobody believes that you’ve seen “numerous instances of people telling other people they can’t eat a taco because that’s cultural appropriation.” That is both a thing that is not happening and also a thing that doesn’t belong in this discussion in any event. Edit: (this comment isn’t addressed at you, it’s addressed at the person you were responding to).

LittleBuford1 hour ago

No, there really aren't. This is just more off-topic ideological grievance-airing.

Incomudro1 hour ago

I don't have one at hand - I don't catalog these things. I've seen it numerous times on video, and taco's in particular have been one of the foods that sticks out in my memory. I would imagine a light internet search would uncover a few. Edit: Just did a quick search - a burrito cart in Portland Oregon.

Fido Chuckwagon1 hour ago

Incomudro1 hour ago

There are plenty of people out there who will tell you that you are. I've seen numerous stories of people attempting to tell others what they can and cannot cook. Which is particularly insane, because one of the most universal acts of kindness across cultures around the world is for them to share their food with foreigners.

ToTBellHop1 hour ago

Yes, you monster. You may only eat food your ancestors made or you’re CANCELED! Thank God I’m mostly French. What if I was mostly British and had to eat bangers and mash 6 nights a week?

Nubs702 hours ago

I'm of Northern European decent, am I culturally appropriating if I eat Mexican food?

mattpeto2 hours ago

The leaked blueprints that went around these forums revealed a restaurant I believe, along with a 2 bathroom 1 bedroom room layout (Like Kidani and BLT-IIRC).

donaldtoo4 hours ago

Nobody should knock the tiki aesthetic, as tons of businesses have made bank on it over the decades, including Disney…!!!!! :hilarious:;)

BrianLo4 hours ago

It’s nicer than 99% of actual infrastructure/hotels in Polynesia though. 😂

splah10 hours ago

of course! it comes down to thoughtful consideration in design. the parks aren't recreating real-life they are amplifying the best parts, the most intriguing parts, the parts that people (and especially people unfamiliar with the source) happily want to explore. my view is they want to be so "authentic" they end up creating things that exist already and are afraid to explore what makes those things unique in the first place. they risk creating a museum of fakes vs. an invitation to explore a place deeper. and a bigger philosophical question, why does something in a theme park need to be "authentic" in the first place? respectful & appropriate, yes. Authentic what does it mean to be in authentic in a purely manufactured environment. the polynesian is not a real place, it shouldn't be, and it shouldn't be held to "real" standards because it's not real. this hotel tower doesn't capture the feeling of escaping to a tropical island, there's no charm. i've never been to hawaii, but which hotel inspires me to go. the unique fun one, or the generic modern one? (as an aside i think that's why SWGE feels flat, they made a fantastical world real. i agree that's what a real outpost probably would look like on the galaxy's edge, but is that somewhere where i want to be? where's the life, where's the charm?)

_caleb11 hours ago

Fair point, if that is indeed what’s happening here. I’m no expert in Polynesian hotel architecture. But it’s an interesting question: can some degree of authenticity be achieved using non-indigenous typologies?