Disney's Polynesian Village Resort DVC tower construction update

Nov 02, 2022 in "Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows"

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Disney Vacation Club tower construction - November 1 2022

Posted: Wednesday November 2, 2022 9:53am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Here is a quick photo update from the Disney Vacation Club tower construction site at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.

Disney Vacation Club tower construction - November 1 2022

Work is still underway on preparing the site for construction, with crews adding utilities and grading the area.

Disney Vacation Club tower construction - November 1 2022

The banyan tree continues to be prepped for its move, with the entire root structure now in a box ready to be lifted by a crane.

Disney Vacation Club tower construction - November 1 2022

The new DVC tower at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort has a planned opening in 2024.

New Disney Vacation Club Villas tower 2024

Polynesian Village Resort Disney Vacation Club Villas tower plans

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CastAStone12 minutes ago

Love you too buddy. 🙏👻🧑‍🌾

ToTBellHop32 minutes ago

It seems a bit reductive to suggest people either have the right opinion on all things or the wrong opinion on all things.

monothingie42 minutes ago

MisterPenguin46 minutes ago

For some people ad hominem is a way of life.

Epcot81Fan1 hour ago

The only good thing about this embarrassment is that it brings out the pathetic defenders. So good news, if you see somebody trying to defend this, you can feel free to dismiss their opinion going forward on any topic.

monothingie1 hour ago

I think if the scaling were better it would appear less bland. It is too much hotel with not enough decorative elements. I don't think it's ugly and really want to like BLT because I love the Contemporary, but it is soooo generic. Maybe space is the wrong descriptor. I reminds me of Tommorowland, pre-1994. The whimsical vision of what people in the 1960's thought the 1990's would be.

MisterPenguin1 hour ago

I never 'defended' Riviera. It is indeed bland, IMO. I have criticized the Bay Tower for being ugly. I'm withholding my opinion of the new Poly towers until they're done. And my opinion of the two new 'space themed' towers at EU is... 1. They colored tiles look good up close. But, from a distance, the colors form a hot mess. 2. I see nothing 'space themed' about the two towers. What's 'space themed' about them?

monothingie1 hour ago

USO is putting up two amazingly whimsical retro but modern "Space" hotels for EU. They get it. There was a conscious decision made to make 180 from the fantasized theming that made the Poly unique. You see that with BLT which was heavily criticized for being a bland high rise. Same thing with the proposed Reflections Resort and new Epcot which just screams unimaginative and generic with all the charm of a newly renovated airport terminal.

MisterPenguin1 hour ago

And the floor would be packed earth.

mysto9 hours ago

An authentic Polynesian building would have ONE floor. Mic drop.

DisneyHead12313 hours ago

Actual dedication to authenticity no, of course not - I think authenticity is one of the corporate buzzwords of the moment. Just like a company might talk about “sustainability” - and actually do some good things environmentally speaking - but a corporation really isn’t dedicated to helping the Earth in the sense that a nonprofit is. I don’t know that they’re actually moving away from theming or if over-the-top theming came to be seen as gauche for awhile there. The thematic version of My Super Sweet 16, if you will. Everything has been understated, natural and neutral for awhile now. I admit that just a few short years ago I was very into the “sad beige baby” trend for my son, lol (Google if you’re unfamiliar), complete with a sad beige nursery. That aesthetic was and still is very in - but my guess is that it will give way to something more over than understated soon, as the pendulum swings. My guess is also that the over the top look of Epic Universe will really kick this into high gear in the theme park universe. Nintendo World makes even a bright, colorful area like Toy Story Land look positively sparse by comparison. There is a looot of theming happening there.

lazyboy97o15 hours ago

You don’t think they’d be highlighting the contemporary Polynesian architectural influences if they were there? A themed experience isn’t something like an exhibition hall where there can be a disconnect between venue and subject. The whole point is immersion, the venue being the subject of the experience.

Sir_Cliff21 hours ago

Yes, I really don't see this as a dedication to authenticity so much as reflecting their increasing move away from theming the hotels. You could design an office building and decorate the interiors with art from First Nations people from Australia and it wouldn't make that building authentic to their culture, for example. Aulani provides an example of where they have created a themed environment working with local artists. This seems more like a standard hotel featuring decor by Polynesian artists as part of the interior design scheme. It's better than just putting up artwork from Lilo & Stitch or Moana, but they have to decorate the place with art from somewhere and this was a logical option more than a drive for authenticity by the people who designed the hotel as far as I can tell.

The Hatbox Ghost21 hours ago

I appreciate your response, thank you! That's what I had assumed as well, but what peeked my curiosity is that this is the only section of the tower that they have painted white. And it's been left in this "boxed" pattern for months while they paint around the white areas. Anyhow, that's why the white areas stood out to me as 'finished'. 🤷‍♂️