Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort: Latest Construction Updates as Terrace Gardens Take Shape

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Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows construction - September 13 2024

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Posted: Friday September 13, 2024 11:07am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Here's the latest update on construction progress at the Island Tower, part of Disney's Polynesian Resort in Walt Disney World.

Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows construction - September 13 2024

One of the four terrace gardens has begun to take shape, with visible landscaping now in place. The themed seating areas, inspired by the islands of Bora Bora, Hawai'i, Samoa, and Fiji, are designed to provide families with a serene and relaxing space to gather. Disney has revealed that guests will be able to explore vibrant artwork and lush greenery throughout the gardens, creating a distinct sense of place in each terrace.

Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows construction - September 13 2024

Hawai'i Terrace Garden

At Moana's Voyage splash area, her iconic outrigger canoe is now in position, and construction continues on the surrounding pool area and hot tub.

Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows construction - September 13 2024

Moana's Voyage splash area

The new Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows is scheduled to open on December 17, 2024, with reservations now available.

Opening week rates for a December 18 arrival start at $826 per night for a Duo Studio with a Standard View and go up to $5,016 per night for a 2-Bedroom Penthouse with a Theme Park View. Discounts may be available for Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club Members, and Florida Residents.

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trainplane321 minutes ago

And it's very, very easy to get into. Main reason why we dumped our contract in it and bought into Boardwalk. We still stay at BLT because of cheap points and ease of booking even without owning it. A DVC rep asked if I was interested in a tour and I said no. When asked why I said it's a gray box with the least interesting rooms on property and bad point value compared to WL and BW. Their response? "Ya, it's very Ikea-esque. I don't blame you when you have those". I was surprised by the response too. Also I think the points are locked to Riviera too so you can't move them around and resale limits. The grounds are nice enough.

MickMinn222 hours ago

I don’t get the hate for riviera. Agreed with cabins and contemporary retheme to me does not impact the overall resort. But riviera has beautiful grounds, beautiful rooms, skyliner, great food options and it’s not a sprawling resort with 5 internal bus stops like old key west or Saratoga. It feels like a true resort/getaway for me.

ToTBellHop11 hours ago

They can’t. The total number of points is fixed, so the worst they can do is shuffle the points around a bit. They can’t get anywhere near the Poly or VGF levels.

Bocabear11 hours ago

You said it out loud...now they are going to correct that....darn it... It was like the Cookie ice cream sandwich at the main street bakery...best deal in the park....then someone wrote about what a good deal it was and shortly aftrerwrds the price went way up...

ToTBellHop12 hours ago

Bay Lake Tower rooms really are a steal…

Doberge12 hours ago

Standard duo studios are about 2-3 points/night more than Riviera duo, and it goes up from there. Preferred *duo* studio chart is virtually identical to Fort Wilderness Cabins chart. Interesting to see where Disney's smallest and cheapest one bedroom equivalent (minus laundry) is priced against a smaller Poly studio. People interested in often staying at Fort Wilderness may do well with a guaranteed week in a Poly duo and then canceling the guaranteed week and using the points to book a cabin. It'd save a good bit of money on annual fees, and if ever not using points in a year the guaranteed week in a high demand period renting a Poly duo would likely make more money than a cabin. Duo studios have a PM category in addition to standard and preferred. Bigger rooms have a TP theme park view that is not listed as a duo view. PM is priced highest like TP. Whatever PM means it's priced the same as a bigger preferred studio, which seems crazy. Lake view has been removed as a category, and Moorea lake view rooms appear categorized as preferred, for now.

Casper Gutman13 hours ago

Maybe buying into DVC is a really terrible idea.

monothingie15 hours ago

Roughly equivalent to the VGF points for 2025. *VGF does not offer Theme park view categories for 1-2 Bedroom villas, but does offer a 3 Bedroom Grand Villa.

RKpb15 hours ago

This building design looks so out of place when shown next to the other buildings. It really looks something like a hotel you would see in California wine valley, not a Polynesian resort building; placing the wood cross hatch railings just doesn't cut it.

DCBaker15 hours ago

More details have been released: Starting October 29, become a Member at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows and stay magical for years to come. Plus, you can book a stay at the new Island Tower addition beginning November 5. https://disneyvacationclub.disney.go.com/polynesian-villas-bungalows-island-tower Here’s a link to the new brochure: https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/disney/pvb_24/index.php