Scaffolding Covers Great Ceremonial House at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort During Ongoing Refurbishment

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Polynesian Village Resort Great Ceremonial House Refurbishment - June 2026

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Posted: Tuesday June 9, 2026 7:40am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Exterior refurbishment work on the Great Ceremonial House at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort is ongoing, with scaffolding now covering large sections of the building. No completion date has been announced.

Polynesian Village Resort Great Ceremonial House Refurbishment - June 2026

As previously reported, the work began January, 2026. The project is impacting views of the Seven Seas Lagoon from 'Ohana, with the restaurant's lagoon and Magic Kingdom fireworks views obstructed.

Polynesian Village Resort Great Ceremonial House Refurbishment - June 2026

What's Open, What's Closed

Pineapple Lanai — open, with outdoor seating accessible
Trader Sam's Tiki Terrace — closed, with no reopening date available
'Ohana — open, with lagoon views obstructed
Captain Cook's — open with entrance access inside and through the construction zone

Disney has not indicated when the refurbishment will be complete.

Polynesian Village Resort Great Ceremonial House Refurbishment - June 2026

Planning Your Visit

If 'Ohana's Seven Seas Lagoon views are important to your dining experience, you should factor the current construction into your plans.

Guests visiting Trader Sam's Tiki Terrace should note the outdoor venue remains closed with no reopening timeline. Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, the indoor location, is not affected.

Polynesian Village Resort Great Ceremonial House Refurbishment - June 2026

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Ayla4 days ago

At that time, they were shared across all 5 epcot resorts to MK, regardless of time of day.

dmc4934 days ago

I think (but someone correct me) almost all deluxes have dedicated busses at park open and close with maybe yacht/beach being the exception, but almost all other times of the day they share across resorts.

Ayla4 days ago

When we stayed at Boardwalk (about 10 years ago) FIVE resorts shared a bus to MK. FIVE.

Disstevefan14 days ago

;)

Vorlon364 days ago

I'm been here at WDW for a week. I've seen the Polynesian sharing with the Contemporary and the Contemporary sharing with the Wilderness lodge. All the buses leaving Disney Springs have been pretty empty.

easyrowrdw4 days ago

Poly was sharing with Grand in June. I assumed it was temporary due to construction. Pretty ridiculous if it’s all the time now. I feel like it was only shared midday even just a couple years ago. Mornings and evenings were dedicated.

TrainsOfDisney4 days ago

I’m seeing reports that Polynesian now shares the bus with Contemporary. Obviously sharing a bus with Grand Floridian would be a bit difficult right now with the construction.

dmc4934 days ago

I understand the business case of staffing and demand across resorts outside of park opening/closing hours but it still drives me wild that deluxe resorts share busses. Will always cry a little inside leaving WL and going in the opposite direction to Contemporary before heading to HS

James Alucobond4 days ago

It also has its own unique entrance/exit now that is not shared with any other traffic into the resort.

TrainsOfDisney4 days ago

The location didn’t change but there are now 3 separate load zones for the bus - one for each destination.

Jon81uk4 days ago

I stayed in November 2025 and remember the bus stop being next to the monorail track, to the left if stood at the main entrance. Doesn't actually look like anything changed? As of November 2025 they picked up at Grand Floridian as well.

TrainsOfDisney4 days ago

This is a great improvement - previously if the busses stacked up behind each other it could be difficult to see which bus was loading for which destination. Are the Polynesian bus routes still sharing with other resorts?

JohnD4 days ago

Small edit: Magic Kingdom AND Epcot guests continue to use the monorail.

wdwmagic5 days ago

New Bus Stop Now Open at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort The Polynesian Village Resort's new dedicated bus stop opened today, July 13, completing a transportation reconfiguration that moves buses away from the main Port Cochere. The new facility sits alongside the monorail beam with three pick-up points covering Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Disney Springs, and Typhoon Lagoon, plus a standard arrival board showing real-time wait times. https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/Disneys-Polynesian-Resort/news/13jul2026-new-bus-stop-now-open-at-disney-s-polynesian-village-resort.htm