Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has been undergoing quite a few changes lately.
Front Entrance
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort reopened in July and we were able to tour the newly remodeled rooms that were inspired by Moana and feature tons of Moana designs and details. The Monorail Station for the Polynesian reopened this week, and now the front entrance is officially open to guests! Come with us as we take a look at the front entrance makeover.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort reopened before the Monorail station and front entrance remodels were finished, so they remained temporarily blocked off to guests, who had to use a side entrance to the lobby for the past few months. Now that the Monorail Station has reopened and the front entrance is (mostly) finished, guests can enter there again!
Polynesian Village Resort
The new colorful panels have been installed, and they really brighten up the resort. You can see that they extend to the Monorail Station too.
New panels!
There’s still a bit of construction and landscaping being done in front of the Polynesian, but it’s mostly completed.
A little construction
We saw guests checking in near the front entrance, and buses and cars driving through.
Front Entrance
As you make your way toward the entrance of Poly, you cross over a walkway and a wooden bridge and there’s so much beautiful landscaping and greenery that it almost makes you feel truly transported to a tropical island.
Walkway
If you look closely, you can see that the walkway was updated with a new stone pattern.
Walkway Details
The landscaping was also spruced up, and it looked beautiful.
Greenery
If we could spend all day in this area, we probably would.
Fountain
Just look how gorgeous it is!
So pretty!
Eventually, we tore ourselves away from the landscaping to enter the front doors.
Entrance
And that’s the new front entrance to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort! What do you think of all the changes? Keep reading DFB for all your Disney World news!
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Don’t know if was really needed. All it provided was a larger protected guest entry point. The actual outside design and look of the front of this new grand entrance will never be seen by the arriving guest. Any parking out front will most likely be reserved for handicapped guests, and all other traffic will diverted to the ne w protected entry point under the monorail in front. Busses too will be under the grand entrance. Don’t know if1 it was really needed…. Tremendous disruption to the guest.
I think it finally has the entrance it deserved past the 1970’s! Have wanted to stay there since a little girl visiting Magic Kingdom back then. We definitely are going to in the next year or two now that the renovations are being complete.
I like it a lot.
I have been pretty critical of WDW lately but the Poly looks great. A very inviting entrance to a great resort.
Why is it so expensive to stay here?