Polynesian Village Resort monorail station confirmed to be closed through to July 2021

Posted: Tuesday September 22, 2020 10:14am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

As part of the refurbishment work at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, the monorail service to the hotel will be suspended for 8 months.

The monorail station will be closed from November 2 2020, and will reopen in mid-July 2021 alongside the reopening of the main hotel. For guests staying at the villas or bungalows during the closure, transportation options will include direct bus transportation to all four parks and watercraft to the Magic Kingdom. There is also a walkway to the Transportation and Ticket Center to access the monorail from there.

The resort monorail will continue to operate during the Polynesian work, traveling through the station but not stopping.

A new arrival experience is coming to the Polynesian, including work on the monorail station

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Ayla8 days ago

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

dmc4938 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.

Ayla8 days ago

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

Disstevefan18 days ago

;)

Vorlon368 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.

easyrowrdw8 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.

TrainsOfDisney8 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.

dmc4938 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 Alucobond8 days ago

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

TrainsOfDisney8 days ago

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

Jon81uk8 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.

TrainsOfDisney8 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?

JohnD8 days ago

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

wdwmagic8 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