Luau Cove demolition progressing at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort to clear land for new Disney Vacation Club tower

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Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

Posted: Tuesday June 14, 2022 10:33am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition is continuing at Disney's Polynesian Resort to clear land for the construction of the new Disney Vacation Club tower.

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

The walkway from the Polynesian Resort to the Grand Floridian is currently still open, with a new fence installed blocking the demolition work.

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

The new tower will be built on the site of the former Spirit of Aloha Dinner show at the Luau Cove with 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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LSLS19 hours ago

Honestly, I haven't seen it so I can't really comment on it, but it does mean the Poly goes from about 900 feet between a hotel wing and GF wing and shrink it to like 450 feet (and it's even more dramatic if you include the wedding pavilion). I have no idea if it visually makes them look connected, but the distance apart is cut in half.

Andrew C21 hours ago

It’s all subjective of course, but arguing that it isn’t intrusive is still a weird take.

JD8021 hours ago

It doesn't.

JD8021 hours ago

It is not visible for most of the monorail. From the Grand Flo to MK you can't see it until you're just coming to the MK station (I video taped this). From the poly you can only see it when you clear the last building. From MK you can see it in the distance until you start turning to poly. So it's visible for maybe 35%ish of the track (maybe 40)

MisterPenguin21 hours ago

Alea iacta est.

Andrew C1 day ago

Dude! :hilarious:

JoeCamel1 day ago

Once the mold sets in it will be plenty dark plus they can dye it after install, Disney still knows how to do that

Epcot82Guy1 day ago

It also effectively destroys any separation between Poly and Grand Floridan. It looks more like a Vegas-style skyline where one just bleeds into the next.

Bocabear1 day ago

It was extremely visible from Bay Lake Tower.... and most of the monorail line. From straight across the lake it looks even bigger than it is....

JD801 day ago

I disagree you can barely see it from the docks at MK and you can't see it from most of the monorail line.

lazyboy97o1 day ago

Yes, but if you put a solid wall between it and you and then look at the wall, voila!, it’s not!

donaldtoo1 day ago

I know about both, and the in between options. Real stone has grout up front, lick-n’-stick fakes the “grout” up front (if there is any, which there usually isn’t), but it looks too thin to be real stone (at least the best I can tell from the pics), so, yes, it’s looks like the kind where the grout will be applied after, similar to tile. Either way, if it were my decision, I would have chosen a darker stone with a matching grout.

dmc4931 day ago

there's a lot of in-between veneer options between real stone pieces and lick-n-stick that will look good but are made for this type of application that I would wager they went forward with.... and they will grout it lol just be patient