Since our last update, more balconies and paint have been added to Disney Vacation Club’s Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows in Walt Disney World.
DVC Island Tower at Polynesian Construction
For the first time since construction began, we noticed that the lighting fixtures on part of the Island Tower are illuminated. You can see the light shining out of the top of the long brown sconces near the top of the building.
As seen in the above photo, more railings have been added to the building, completing the balconies of some of the rooms. Some railings are red with a pattern, while some are brown with simple Plexiglass panels.
The gray stripes near the top of the elevator tower have been painted an orange-cream color that matches other sections of the building. The side of the port-cochère’s roof is now yellow and some of the columns have been surrounded by reddish paneling.
There are even more railings on this wing of the building. Crews have yet to lay sod around the trees lining the sidewalk.
But more of the area is paved. The sidewalk now wraps around the end of the building towards the lagoon.
The tower faces the Seven Seas Lagoon. The two large square cutouts on this side are terrace gardens.
Scaffolding has been removed from inside the gardens, revealing windows along their back walls. There are also more railings on this side of the building.
From an angle, we saw a mural painted on the inside of the north garden. The mural features bamboo and a sunset over the ocean.
The other garden doesn’t have a mural (yet) but there are several plants in a concrete planter along the garden’s edge. The plants are covered in tarps while construction wraps up.
Several crew members in cherry pickers were working on various parts of the building, including this seam connecting the center and the south wing. It has finally been painted a beige color, with some gray concrete still showing through near the bottom. Tarps protect glass windows or doors looking into the building.
It looks like the crew member in the cherry picker, however, was working on lights under the building’s overhang. A wire hung from one roof to the construction vehicle.
Other crew members were painting the underside of the wing-shaped roof in the center of the building. This wing was recently covered in yellow paneling, but they are painting the underside a dark brown.
Crews were also working on the roof of the nearby Fiji building, so we couldn’t get all the angles we usually would. Several Polynesian buildings are being freshened up.
The tower on the circular roof of Wailulu Bar and Grill is now dark brown. The entire roof has been covered in paneling, as have the support columns.
Short pieces of wood outline a future fence line between the Island Tower’s pool and nearby buildings.
The Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows will open on December 17, 2024. It will take guests on a “storytelling journey that brings to life the spirit of Polynesia.” Check out guest room concept art and take virtual tours of three room types.
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The most un-polynesian looking towers ever. How could the same group that made the Aulani make this look so bland. I know they want to make more spaces to cram DVC members in at $1000+/night, but at least make it look themed and fun.
I am so very disappointed in this entire project. The Polynesian is my favorite resort and this is terrible and takes away from the serenity of the Poly. Shame on you, Disney!