Resort Thread Disney's POLYNESIAN VILLAGE RESORT

[PPFlight75]

Love the new page and looking forward to staying in the updated rooms 7/19!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Speaking of the new rooms, we have a DVC Studio reserved. What are the chances of being put into the non-DVC studios? They look great.

When are your dates? There have been some reports of folks being displaced by the pending DVC-side room soft goods refurbishment and being put in hotel-side rooms. Although I'm not sure of the exact dates or how pervasive those relocations are?

 

[Adventureland]

Lovely new thread! Feels very appropriate to ring in a new one about now. Also curious about the soft refurbs DVC side, we're going 8/3.

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

When are your dates? There have been some reports of folks being displaced by the pending DVC-side room soft goods refurbishment and being put in hotel-side rooms. Although I'm not sure of the exact dates or how pervasive those relocations are?

Going July 30 for one night. Seems most of the folks getting bumped over are in August.

 

[Summer2018]

Post #4 - Longhouses / Guest Rooms

For DISer room view posts and room descriptions, check out the Polynesian Room View thread here - <thread to be created upon hotel reopening>

For the sake of clarity and convenience, this post uses the phrase "Hotel-Side" and "DVC-Side" to refer to the two type of guest accommodations available.

The Polynesian Village Resort offers approximately 864 rooms, broken down as follows:

• Hotel-Side Rooms - 478 (55% of total)
• Hotel-Side Suites - 6 (1% of total)
• DVC-Side Studios - 360 (42% of total)
• DVC-Side Bungalows - 20 (2% of total)

All figures are approximate.

Hotel-Side Longhouses (478 rooms + 6 suites)

• Tuvalu - 56 rooms
  • Standard View, Lagoon View, Theme Park View
• Fiji - 66 rooms
  • Standard View, Pool or Marina View
• Aotearoa - 89 rooms
  • Standard View, Lagoon View
• Rarotonga - 89 rooms
  • Standard View, Pool or Marina View
• Niue - 22 rooms
  • Standard View
• Somoa - 54 rooms
  • Pool or Marina View
• Hawaii (club level) - 102 rooms
  • Garden View - Club Level, Lagoon View - Club Level, Theme Park View - Club Level
• Tonga - 6 suites

DVC-Side Longhouses (360 studios + 20 bungalows)

• Moorea - 142 studios
  • Lake View, Standard View
• Tokelau - 142 studios
  • Standard View
• Pago Pago- 76 studios
  • Standard View
• Bora Bora Bungalows - 20 bungalows

For the Hotel-Side longhouses (other than the Tonga Suites), patios and balconies are only available on the first and third floor. Rooms located on the second floor of each longhouse DO NOT feature balconies, but rather a sliding door with a railing that does not allow outside access.

DVC-Side longhouses DO have balconies on their second floor rooms.


Hotel-Side Room Categories & View Description from Disney's Website

• Standard View - Views of Garden, Monorail or Parking Area
• Pool or Marina View - Views of Pool or Marina
• Lagoon View - Views of Seven Seas Lagoon
• Theme Park View - Views of Magic Kingdom Park and Seven Seas Lagoon
• Garden View - Club Level - Views of Garden or Quiet Pool
• Lagoon View - Club Level - Views of Seven Seas Lagoon
• Theme Park View - Club Level - Theme Park View

DVC-Side Room Categories & View Description from Disney's Website

• Deluxe Studio - Lake View - Lake view
• Deluxe Studio - Standard View - Views of Landscaping or Parking Area
• Bungalow - Lake View

For additional information the DVC-Side Deluxe Studios and Bungalows, please visit the DVC Resorts Boards.


The hotel-side guest rooms at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort are currently being redone and Disney has released a look at some of the new elements we can expect to see. The reimagined rooms will feature artwork, including a mural that spans the length of an entire wall, that highlights Moana, Maui, and other themes and characters from the Disney film.

These rooms are gorgeous!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Latest monorail station aerials…..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1413936477105426441

https://twitter.com/x/status/1413937486611554311

https://twitter.com/x/status/1413938069162573825

 

[Summer2018]

Welcome to the new thread everyone - I need to add more pictures and updates once the resort reopens and we start to see reports/pictures, plus there are inevitably some details I need to add. If you see anything off, please let me know.

Pictures of room views, recreation calendars/signs, and general happenings around the resort are always appreciated.

Thank you!

Thank you for all of your time and effort creating this new thread.

 

[maltdizzy]

If I don't post in this thread, I'll never be able to find it.

36 days and counting until our Marina/Pool View.

 

[looloo24]

View attachment 588156

Aloha and Welcome to the New Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Information Thread!​

Contents & Quick Links:

• Post #2 - Latest Resort News​
• Post #3 - Resort Map​
• Post #4 - Longhouses / Guest Rooms​
• Post #5 - Dining / Restaurant / Bars-Lounges​
• Post #6 - Recreation Offerings (includes pool hours)​
• Post #7 - Shopping​
• Post #8 - Transportation​
• Post #9 - Services / Amenities​
• Post #10 - Club Level​
• Post #11 - Tonga Suites​
• Post #12 - Resort History​

The Polynesian Village Resort, or "Poly" for short, is a favorite of many Disney guests. The iconic setting along the Seven Seas Lagoon, the music drifting through the grounds, the lit torches at night, the lush landscaping, the Magic Kingdom and fireworks views across the water - it really is a special place.

The goal of this thread is to be a resource for guests and fans of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. As has happened at various points in its near 50 year history, the resort is about to embark on its next evolution upon reopening after the COVID shutdown and subsequent major hotel-side renovation. As they become available the thread photos will continue to be updated to reflect the ongoing changes to the Polynesian as they are completed.

If you have any questions that are not answered in the information section, please feel free to ask and hopefully one of our Poly faithful will be able to help!

Thanks and acknowledgements are in order for the contributions and hard work of former keepers of the Poly thread, @SeaSpray, @BreezysMom, @guitarob, @maiapapaya, along with others that carried the tiki torch before them.

So grab a Lapu Lapu, Dole Whip, Bread Pudding, or plate of 'Ohana noodles and join the fun!

Pictures of room views, recreation calendars/signs, and general happenings around the resort are always appreciated.

Mahalo!

Thank you for the new thread. Love all the great information. ☺

 

[OThopeful35]

Oh my goodness these new rooms are beautiful! We have 2 days at Pop before we move over to Beach Club for Food & Wine. I am so tempted to book those 2 days at Poly

 

[Haley R]

Are the dvc studios the ones being rethemed to Moana?

 

[Lsdolphin]

Post #4 - Longhouses / Guest Rooms

For DISer room view posts and room descriptions, check out the Polynesian Room View thread here - <thread to be created upon hotel reopening>

For the sake of clarity and convenience, this post uses the phrase "Hotel-Side" and "DVC-Side" to refer to the two type of guest accommodations available.

The Polynesian Village Resort offers approximately 864 rooms, broken down as follows:

• Hotel-Side Rooms - 478 (55% of total)
• Hotel-Side Suites - 6 (1% of total)
• DVC-Side Studios - 360 (42% of total)
• DVC-Side Bungalows - 20 (2% of total)

All figures are approximate.

Hotel-Side Longhouses (478 rooms + 6 suites)

• Tuvalu - 56 rooms
  • Standard View, Lagoon View, Theme Park View
• Fiji - 66 rooms
  • Standard View, Pool or Marina View
• Aotearoa - 89 rooms
  • Standard View, Lagoon View
• Rarotonga - 89 rooms
  • Standard View, Pool or Marina View
• Niue - 22 rooms
  • Standard View
• Somoa - 54 rooms
  • Pool or Marina View
• Hawaii (club level) - 102 rooms
  • Garden View - Club Level, Lagoon View - Club Level, Theme Park View - Club Level
• Tonga - 6 suites

DVC-Side Longhouses (360 studios + 20 bungalows)

• Moorea - 142 studios
  • Lake View, Standard View
• Tokelau - 142 studios
  • Standard View
• Pago Pago- 76 studios
  • Standard View
• Bora Bora Bungalows - 20 bungalows

For the Hotel-Side longhouses (other than the Tonga Suites), patios and balconies are only available on the first and third floor. Rooms located on the second floor of each longhouse DO NOT feature balconies, but rather a sliding door with a railing that does not allow outside access.

DVC-Side longhouses DO have balconies on their second floor rooms.


Hotel-Side Room Categories & View Description from Disney's Website

• Standard View - Views of Garden, Monorail or Parking Area
• Pool or Marina View - Views of Pool or Marina
• Lagoon View - Views of Seven Seas Lagoon
• Theme Park View - Views of Magic Kingdom Park and Seven Seas Lagoon
• Garden View - Club Level - Views of Garden or Quiet Pool
• Lagoon View - Club Level - Views of Seven Seas Lagoon
• Theme Park View - Club Level - Theme Park View

DVC-Side Room Categories & View Description from Disney's Website

• Deluxe Studio - Lake View - Lake view
• Deluxe Studio - Standard View - Views of Landscaping or Parking Area
• Bungalow - Lake View

For additional information the DVC-Side Deluxe Studios and Bungalows, please visit the DVC Resorts Boards.


The hotel-side guest rooms at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort are currently being redone and Disney has released a look at some of the new elements we can expect to see. The reimagined rooms will feature artwork, including a mural that spans the length of an entire wall, that highlights Moana, Maui, and other themes and characters from the Disney film.

This looks fabulous!!! (Samoa misspelled in post 4)

 

[capegirl]

View attachment 588156

Aloha and Welcome to the New Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Information Thread!​

Contents & Quick Links:

• Post #2 - Latest Resort News​
• Post #3 - Resort Map​
• Post #4 - Longhouses / Guest Rooms​
• Post #5 - Dining / Restaurant / Bars-Lounges​
• Post #6 - Recreation Offerings (includes pool hours)​
• Post #7 - Shopping​
• Post #8 - Transportation​
• Post #9 - Services / Amenities​
• Post #10 - Club Level​
• Post #11 - Tonga Suites​
• Post #12 - Resort History​

The Polynesian Village Resort, or "Poly" for short, is a favorite of many Disney guests. The iconic setting along the Seven Seas Lagoon, the music drifting through the grounds, the lit torches at night, the lush landscaping, the Magic Kingdom and fireworks views across the water - it really is a special place.

The goal of this thread is to be a resource for guests and fans of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. As has happened at various points in its near 50 year history, the resort is about to embark on its next evolution upon reopening after the COVID shutdown and subsequent major hotel-side renovation. As they become available the thread photos will continue to be updated to reflect the ongoing changes to the Polynesian as they are completed.

If you have any questions that are not answered in the information section, please feel free to ask and hopefully one of our Poly faithful will be able to help!

Thanks and acknowledgements are in order for the contributions and hard work of former keepers of the Poly thread, @SeaSpray, @BreezysMom, @guitarob, @maiapapaya, along with others that carried the tiki torch before them.

So grab a Lapu Lapu, Dole Whip, Bread Pudding, or plate of 'Ohana noodles and join the fun!

Pictures of room views, recreation calendars/signs, and general happenings around the resort are always appreciated.

Mahalo!

Outstanding new look for the Poly thread! Wonderful job!

 

[MMSM]

Oh my goodness these new rooms are beautiful! We have 2 days at Pop before we move over to Beach Club for Food & Wine. I am so tempted to book those 2 days at Poly

You should. We went to Poly in April and then to beach club ( we had stayed there before and loved it). Both my kids said that had wished for Poly the whole time.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Are the dvc studios the ones being rethemed to Moana?

No, the "Moana-themed rooms" are just the hotel-side rooms. The DVC studios are receiving a soft good refresh in the coming months, but at this point I don't think we know what, if anything, will be changed from a design/theming perspective.

 

[Farro]

A new thread? Now I'm gonna have to stay here again so I can participate!

 

[Mr. X]

How about a thread dedicated to only construction/remodeling updates?

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

Do they pipe in firework music if staying in the rooms on DVC lake view Mooria? Thanks

 

[CuteAsMinnie]

Post #4 - Longhouses / Guest Rooms

For DISer room view posts and room descriptions, check out the Polynesian Room View thread here - <thread to be created upon hotel reopening>

For the sake of clarity and convenience, this post uses the phrase "Hotel-Side" and "DVC-Side" to refer to the two type of guest accommodations available.

The Polynesian Village Resort offers approximately 864 rooms, broken down as follows:

• Hotel-Side Rooms - 478 (55% of total)
• Hotel-Side Suites - 6 (1% of total)
• DVC-Side Studios - 360 (42% of total)
• DVC-Side Bungalows - 20 (2% of total)

All figures are approximate.

Hotel-Side Longhouses (478 rooms + 6 suites)

• Tuvalu - 56 rooms
  • Standard View, Lagoon View, Theme Park View
• Fiji - 66 rooms
  • Standard View, Pool or Marina View
• Aotearoa - 89 rooms
  • Standard View, Lagoon View
• Rarotonga - 89 rooms
  • Standard View, Pool or Marina View
• Niue - 22 rooms
  • Standard View
• Samoa - 54 rooms
  • Pool or Marina View
• Hawaii (club level) - 102 rooms
  • Garden View - Club Level, Lagoon View - Club Level, Theme Park View - Club Level
• Tonga - 6 suites

DVC-Side Longhouses (360 studios + 20 bungalows)

• Moorea - 142 studios
  • Lake View, Standard View
• Tokelau - 142 studios
  • Standard View
• Pago Pago- 76 studios
  • Standard View
• Bora Bora Bungalows - 20 bungalows

For the Hotel-Side longhouses (other than the Tonga Suites), patios and balconies are only available on the first and third floor. Rooms located on the second floor of each longhouse DO NOT feature balconies, but rather a sliding door with a railing that does not allow outside access.

DVC-Side longhouses DO have balconies on their second floor rooms.


Hotel-Side Room Categories & View Description from Disney's Website

• Standard View - Views of Garden, Monorail or Parking Area
• Pool or Marina View - Views of Pool or Marina
• Lagoon View - Views of Seven Seas Lagoon
• Theme Park View - Views of Magic Kingdom Park and Seven Seas Lagoon
• Garden View - Club Level - Views of Garden or Quiet Pool
• Lagoon View - Club Level - Views of Seven Seas Lagoon
• Theme Park View - Club Level - Theme Park View

DVC-Side Room Categories & View Description from Disney's Website

• Deluxe Studio - Lake View - Lake view
• Deluxe Studio - Standard View - Views of Landscaping or Parking Area
• Bungalow - Lake View

For additional information the DVC-Side Deluxe Studios and Bungalows, please visit the DVC Resorts Boards.


The hotel-side guest rooms at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort are currently being redone and Disney has released a look at some of the new elements we can expect to see. The reimagined rooms will feature artwork, including a mural that spans the length of an entire wall, that highlights Moana, Maui, and other themes and characters from the Disney film.

AlooooooooHA!!!!


Thanks for all the work you put into the new thread!!!

 

[Haley R]

No, the "Moana-themed rooms" are just the hotel-side rooms. The DVC studios are receiving a soft good refresh in the coming months, but at this point I don't think we know what, if anything, will be changed from a design/theming perspective.

Okay thanks! We’re staying in a studio in January. The Moana rooms look great though