New Island Tower Rooms at the Polynesian Opening Date and Room Details
Disney Vacation Club members – and all fans of the Polynesian Village Resort – rejoice! And also, prepare your checkbooks. Disney previously announced that cash rental reservations for these rooms would become available beginning today. Now, details about the rooms have been released, so you can know what you’re booking before you sign up. The resort is projected to open on December 17, 2024.
Disney Vacation Club members can make reservations beginning today; then other guests according to the dates below:
- June 4: Disney Vacation Club members can make early rental reservations by contacting Member Services at (800) 800-9800.
- June 5: Walt Disney World Annual Passholders can start booking rental reservations by contacting (407) 934-7639.
- June 6: All guests can make reservations online or by contacting (407) 934-7639.
Note that these are all cash reservations; Disney Vacation Club Members will be able to make points-based reservations beginning at a later time. The Island Tower rooms are not currently listed on either the 2024 or 2025 points charts. Read on for details about the Tower and the rooms.
Island Tower Lobby and Exterior
Inside the tower, guests will be immersed in a storytelling journey, with unique artworks and decor that reflect the spirit of Polynesia and focus on the natural world. Unlike the dark woods of the main resort, the concept art shows the use of earth tones and lighter woods. A prominent art panel installation on the ceiling showcases wildlife native to several different Polynesian islands. Each of the depicted animals is important to both the islands and to the Islanders.
Elsewhere throughout the resort, artworks and decor include preserved moss walls, sculptures made from recycled fishing nets, and other features that highlight the spirit of conservation and speak to the culture of Polynesia.
Island Tower Room Types
Island Tower Rooms will follow through on the idea of design inspired by the natural world. Duo Studios for two look to the sea and sky for design elements, Deluxe Studios feature decor that highlights the flora and fauna of the islands, and One-Bedroom & Two-Bedroom Villas take inspiration from both land and sea voyagers to continue the ambiance of the resort. And new, Two-Bedroom Penthouse Villas focus their interiors on the “calming balance between the water and the islands”.
Duo Studios
These smaller studio spaces will sleep two, with a murphy bed that folds up during the day to convert the area to living space. Disney’s prior entrants into this two-person room category include the Tower Studios at the Riviera, where experiences are … mixed … and the much newer Duo Studios at the Villas at Disneyland Hotel which showed that Disney had clearly learned a lot since designing the Tower Studios. You can take a gander at our review of the Duo Studios to get an idea of the ways that designers used that space to make the smaller room feel very efficient and welcoming. The Villas at Disneyland Hotel Duo Studio Review. And of course, Disney has provided an artist concept image, below.
Deluxe Studios
Deluxe Studios will sleep four, in a layout that differs from the studios in the longhouses that are part of the Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. These studios feature a seating area across from the kitchenette, and a dishwasher. The dishwasher is a first-of-its-kind feature for Disney Vacation Club Studios, which typically provide paper plates and plastic utensils. Since Disney has cited the lack of a dishwasher as the reason for paper, this could mean that the Deluxe Studios in the Island Tower will have real dishes.
One-Bedroom & Two-Bedroom Villas
One-Bedroom Villas will sleep up to five, and Two-Bedroom Villas can accommodate up to nine guests. As is typical for these type of rooms, the 1-BR and 2-BR Villas will feature a kitchen with full-size appliances, dining area, and a washer and dryer. These rooms will also feature an outdoor patio, which we expect to be larger than the typical balcony area.
Guests and their families and friends will be able to spread out in a one- or two-bedroom villa, sleeping up to five and nine, respectively. Through unique artwork, each villa will showcase a voyager’s journey both on land and under the sea. Embracing the beauty of water or earth, these spaces will feature a kitchen with full-size appliances, a dining area, a washer and dryer, and an outdoor patio area.
If you have a few minutes, Disney has released a YouTube room tour of the 1-Bedroom Villa:
Two-Bedroom Penthouse Villas
Two-Bedroom Penthouse Villas will sleep up to eight in luxury, with airy, spacious living areas and an expansive patio balcony from which you can view the Seven Seas Lagoon and Magic Kingdom Park. Like the regular 2BR Villas, these rooms include a kitchen with full-size appliances, a dining area, and a washer and dryer.
Are you excited to stay in the new Island Tower Rooms? Let us know in the comments!
(Originally published May 10, 2024. Last updated / republished June 4, 2024.)
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Hi Jennifer,
Thanks so much for the information. In the video of the 1BR villa, the designer said there was a second “full” bath. Is there truly a full bath like the Bay Lake Tower has, with a second toilet and shower, or is it more like the Riviera 1BR with a whirlpool bath and large vanity? Also, do you have any information about the size of the rooms and closets compared to the Riviera? Just from the limited view of the visuals, it looks like the Poly Tower 1BR villa might be a bit smaller than the Riviera, but it is hard to tell. Riviera is so roomy with tons of storage space! It’s nice to not have suitcases lying about everywhere.
Oh, sorry, I did re-watch the video and it does, in fact, look like a full second bathroom.
No worries. I hadn’t answered you yet because I was also going to see if I could scrounge for some different images. But the short answer is that we only know what Disney has released in these announcements, so you mostly have the same pictures and vid that we do. 🙂
To your question about the space – I think square footage is less important than layout / use of space, and Disney has made huge strides there in the last several years. I don’t have an answer to your question about the square footage, but I think the more important question is to wait and see how it “feels”. (Nerd note: in real estate this quality of how easy a space is to use / live in is called functional utility.)