Foundation work begins at the site of the new Disney Vacation Club Tower at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

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Polynesian Resort Disney Vacation Club tower construction - December 7 2022

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Posted: Thursday December 8, 2022 1:32pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The new Disney Vacation Club Tower at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort looks to be entering a new phase as work appears to have begun on the foundations.

Polynesian Resort Disney Vacation Club tower construction - December 7 2022

Near the center of the site, a piling rig has been set up, which looks like it may be laying the first of the foundations for the new building.

Polynesian Resort Disney Vacation Club tower construction - December 7 2022

Elsewhere, with the land cleared, crews are working on grading the site.

Polynesian Resort Disney Vacation Club tower construction - December 7 2022

The new DVC tower at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort has a planned opening in 2024.

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BrianLo20 hours ago

What’s rather interesting is that Reflections as presented previously had a lazy river. Presumably not bear bones either. Meanwhile the table service at Poly appears to be built into a water feature. The company is quite inconsistent.

Eric Graham22 hours ago

Not sure if this has been posted...hopefully it's the same building i'm not sure bc i don't have a dvc..hope y'all enjoy the newest addition if i'm right..who knows 🙃....

gsimpson1 day ago

I've kept quite to see what it ended up looking like before I made comments and while I agree that it is no ugly in and of itself it also has no theming or character to match Poly. If you go out to the Kirkland Commons area of Scottsdale Az (suburb of Phoenix) you can find several buildings of this exact building style, being equally un-themed to the desert southwest, as part of the "multi-use" project that was built there a decade or so ago.

Haymarket20081 day ago

Goodness, that original pool was sooooo great. Had class and character. And the added touch of music under water….two thumbs up. Hearing them pump in SpectroMagic while it performed at the Kingdom was pure magic. Such a shame they couldn’t have something smaller like this at the new tower.

Bocabear1 day ago

That would have been great except they could not charge extra for lake front accommodations... I think it would have been great if the pool was a copy of the original Polynesian resort pool from 1971...with the underwater music and all... Instead of a plain unadorned geometric shape... The original pool with waterfalls and slide was nowhere near as grand as the current lava pool, but managed to look more impressive though it was a much smaller rockwork and slide. It would have been a great nod to the old Polynesian... but I guess everyone now wants fiberglass cartoon characters and a shallower version of a Marriott pool.

jmuboy1 day ago

I really like this idea.

Chef idea Mickey`=4 days ago

Fix or add on to the roof 😭

John park hopper4 days ago

Theming --Disney response. "we don't need non stinking theming"

Bocabear4 days ago

looks like the pool and splash pad are done...just needs landscaping and whatever ton of theming they are going to add to cover that monstrosity up!!

SpaceMountain774 days ago

We visited in September and could see into the villas from the monorail. At night, lights were on in the villas and interiors appeared largely complete, with visible artwork on the walls. The final push seems to be with the exterior and details.

jmuboy4 days ago

How is this tower going to be done in 8 weeks?

Chef idea Mickey`=6 days ago

Oh interesting, but then it be where many parking spaces are.

castlecake2.06 days ago

Exactly, if they had done the same with the poly, build in in the parking lot, have a walk through lobby leading to a nice landscaped and covered path to the former car port and entrance to the great ceremonial house… would have blended quite nicely

Chef idea Mickey`=6 days ago

Just walking where by the resort lakeside and looking at Grand Destino Tower and Coronado Spring's off to the right. Every single thing from it's angle views from the bridge's to how it's become the entrance icon to Coronado Spring's is as if it was always there perfectly built buttered in with the resort. It's too perfect actually. 👌