Exclusive Terrace Gardens at Disney's Polynesian Island Tower Offer Themed Island Hideaways and Fireworks Views

Aug 22, 2024 in "Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows"

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Posted: Thursday August 22, 2024 10:44am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

As the December 2024 opening of the Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows draws closer, new details have been unveiled about a series of exclusive terrace gardens. These tropical hideaways, reserved for Island Tower guests, are themed to represent the islands of Bora Bora, Hawai?i, Samoa, and Fiji.

Hawai'i Terrace Garden

Four Island-Themed Gardens

Each of the four terrace gardens is designed to evoke the spirit of its namesake island. Guests can explore the vibrant artwork and lush foliage that characterize the gardens, creating a unique sense of place within each terrace. The themed seating areas, inspired by the islands of Bora Bora, Hawai'i, Samoa, and Fiji, provide a comfortable and tranquil environment for families to gather and unwind.

One of the Terrace Gardens under construction

One of the standout features of these terrace gardens is their location and the views they offer. Positioned on different sides of the Island Tower, the terraces provide panoramas of Disney's Oak Trail and Magnolia Golf Courses on one side and the iconic Seven Seas Lagoon on the other. For those looking to enjoy a magical moment, the terraces offer a vantage point for viewing the nightly fireworks display from Magic Kingdom.

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Fido Chuckwagon1 day ago

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

Beacon Joe1 day 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.

Beacon Joe1 day ago

Fortuitous business trip gave me a few hours to drive onto property and see this. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Chef idea Mickey`=2 days ago

And Plus+ You get to stare at Moana while your at it! 🤣

Chef idea Mickey`=2 days ago

Haha Love This! 😁

Disneylover692 days ago

Then tell the military people that it’s for their safety 🤣

cranbiz2 days ago

By removing the walkway and not building a bridge for them. 😆

Disney Analyst2 days ago

I literally just sobered up today after all that the other day! UGH. Sigh. (takes another shot)

Disneylover692 days ago

I do actually feel better about myself now that you mention it but wanna know what really makes me feel better? Knowing the riff raff from SoG can’t easily walk over to poly anymore 🤣 /s/

FiestaFunKid2 days ago

Hey! I was exaggerating to make a point on how gym time seems like a weird priority on a Disney trip....but I hope you feel so much better about yourself now that you put me down!

BrianLo2 days ago

Actually not the best and I think that’s for very structural DVC related reasons. The pricing is gouging, the points chart sucks and new buyers respond to pricing. Riviera actually outsold its first month this October, but to be fair that was a half month of posted new member sales versus wide open RIV. RIV (on sale 27th of the prior month) 59k* / 129k / 114k VGF2 (on sale the 3rd of the month/March 31 new members) 115k / 175k / 100k VDH (on sale the 2nd of the month/30th new members) 145k / 162k / 94k PIT (on sale 1st of the month/29th new members) 73k / 89k / December sales pending *Note 169k of copper creek was also sold in the opening month of RIV, again showing the power of pricing. Now longer term trends will probably tell a different story. Disneyland and Grand Floridian sort of fall down a cliff and Riviera actually was outpacing the lot through the start of the pandemic. I’d expect Poly will medium term do better than Disneyland hotel, but worse than Grand Floridian. I’d actually expect Riviera will be outselling Poly again in a couple months.

Disneylover692 days ago

🤣 haha some people just gotta put others down to feel better about themselves

DonaldDoleWhip2 days ago

Weird leap to “raving lunatic,” but ok - FWIW I hate the look of these tower monstrosities but would be happy to do some strength training in that fitness room.