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Credit: DisneyFamilies staying at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort recently found a popular entryway into the Island Tower Villas & Bungalows blocked as Walt Disney World Resort transforms the space. Here’s what Central Florida Disney Park guests need to know.
Overhauls at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
The Island Tower building is the newest Disney Vacation Club (DVC) property at Walt Disney World Resort. The ten-story building opened in 2024, replacing the fan-favorite Spirit of Aloha show at the Deluxe Disney Resort hotel.
Less than two years after the building opened, Walt Disney World Resort began embarking on a major construction project in the Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. On April 15, WDWNT reported that several rolling planters were blocking a doorway and a window at one of the building’s entrances. One of the doors was also blocked with a black canvas.
After entering the tower a different way, the Central Florida Disney Park guests found that a temporary wall and plastic sheets blocked the same doorway and window area. Together, they make a structure that almost looks like a greenhouse.
At first, guests assumed that a window had been broken. However, a nearby Disney cast member confirmed that crews were converting the doors into a window to match the other side of the building.
What Do Guests Need to Know?
Walt Disney World Resort hasn’t commented publicly on this construction or indicated a completion timeline. To reduce the impact on families, Disney tries to restrict construction activity to the daytime hours when most Disney Resort hotel guests are at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and Disney Springs.
Guests with any questions or concerns about construction or other projects during their Disney Resort hotel stay should direct them to the Front Desk.
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