Disney Vacation Club announces plans for a new tower at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

Mar 15, 2022 in "Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows"

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New Disney Vacation Club Villas tower 2024

Posted: Tuesday March 15, 2022 11:45am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney Vacation Club has today announced proposed plans to develop new Disney Vacation Club villas at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.

New Disney Vacation Club Villas tower 2024

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.

Here is the full press release from Disney Vacation Club.

“It’s no secret that our Members and Guests love the monorail resorts at Walt Disney World,” said Bill Diercksen, senior vice president and general manager of Disney Vacation Club. “Expanding our Disney Vacation Club offerings at the Polynesian would give our Members and Guests yet another incredible option for staying close to the magic while making vacation memories that last a lifetime.”
Inspired by the early concepts for Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, the Imagineers of today are honoring the past while furthering the resort story with this innovative addition. Projected to open in late 2024, the proposed vacation ownership property would complement the existing resort and evoke the spirit of the Pacific Islands.
Situated on the shores of Seven Seas Lagoon, the proposed property would join the rest of the resort in offering stunning views of the Magic Kingdom. Proposed plans would offer additional rooms, new recreation offerings and dining options. More information and project details will be shared at a later date.
Since 2015, Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows has been a favorite resort destination, offering an island paradise in the middle of the magic. Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows currently has 380 Disney Vacation Club villas, including the largest Deluxe Studios at any Disney Vacation Club resort at Walt Disney World and unique two-bedroom Bora Bora Bungalows, located over the waters of the Seven Seas Lagoon – the first of their kind at Disney.

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MisterPenguin8 hours ago

Find out how Living with the Land CMs were able to get a yearly budget for Christmas decorations and, by carefully storing the decorations and adding a little more each year, were able to make LwtL an hour-long queue-ride.

Sir_Cliff13 hours ago

I guess people are not all the same? For some people, a workout or exercise routine in the morning helps them feel energised and better enjoy their day. Personally, that seems less strange to me than all the early mornings, strategising to book attractions, etc. that a WDW vacation has become in recent years which does not seem like much of a vacation to me. Again, we're all different, though.

castlecake2.015 hours ago

My goal for 2025 is to get my location decorated, wish me luck

peter1143515 hours ago

I’m honestly not sure. I know that in many cases individual locations pay for their own decorations. But the fact that across the board restaurants are generally not decorated any more while merchandise locations still have all of their decor seems to indicate this is a line of business directive. Or from above as you say from Jeff V. CBR is weird because the center town market never lost any of its decor. Sebastian’s and Banana Cabana did lose all of theirs though.

castlecake2.016 hours ago

Who decides or pays for that decision, is it a line of business thing or individual locations or Jeff V? I still love that at CBR they even decorated the condiment bar but then at deluxe resorts and signature restaurants they get nothing

peter1143516 hours ago

Seriously. It’s so annoying. A couple still get decorated but most are left barren. It’s especially annoying at locations where restaurants are easily visible from public spaces (Kona and Whispering Canyon) and at locations that are passed through by everyone like resort food courts

castlecake2.017 hours ago

If only they were allowed to decorate restaurants again

peter1143521 hours ago

Holiday services always does a phenomenal job with the decorations they are allowed to create for the areas they are allowed to decorate. In recent years the quality and artistry of their output has excelled.

Nickm20221 day ago

Am pleasantly surprised, had a great time there last week.

Disstevefan12 days ago

I will say, the decorations look beautiful.

MisterPenguin2 days ago

https://blogmickey.com/2024/12/polynesian-island-tower-christmas-decorations/

Fido Chuckwagon5 days ago

True, now people just book it for breakfast and park at poly all day while they’re in the Magic Kingdom.

Beacon Joe5 days ago

Wait until you see the "beach" and other waterfront, uh, decor afterthoughts. 😧 And the hanging green things that immediately bring to mind the aesthetics of the interior of an automated car wash combined with a cat tower/cat condo/scratching post. 🧐 Also willing to bet you'll lower your score for the pool after seeing its wonders in person. 😴 And also after visiting the pool area, I imagine you'll also lower your score re: scale/integration with the Poly. 🤢 The feature restaurant is nice though. I called it a long time ago. Walking around the property, the whole place would feel very much at home in Virginia Beach. On the higher end, north side of town, where the Cavalier, Embassy Suites, and Marriott are. In fact, the feeling I got at the Polyday Inn? Gave me a similar vibe as the VB Marriott. Which is a nice hotel I really like and frequent. But not a vibe that I'd ever want at WDW. YMMV. Will be interesting once real reviews start pouring in as opposed to the Sam Chui-style crop of Vloggers running around the place, gushing about what is very, very much non gush-worthy.