Luau Cove demolition progressing at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort to clear land for new Disney Vacation Club tower

Jun 14, 2022 in "Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows"

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

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Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Posted: Tuesday June 14, 2022 10:33am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition is continuing at Disney's Polynesian Resort to clear land for the construction of the new Disney Vacation Club tower.

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

The walkway from the Polynesian Resort to the Grand Floridian is currently still open, with a new fence installed blocking the demolition work.

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022
Luau Cove area prior to demolition - June 14 2022

The new tower will be built on the site of the former Spirit of Aloha Dinner show at the Luau Cove with a planned opening in 2024.

New Disney Vacation Club Villas tower 2024
New Disney Vacation Club Villas tower 2024

Polynesian Village Resort Disney Vacation Club Villas tower plans
Polynesian Village Resort Disney Vacation Club Villas tower plans

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Disney Analyst3 days ago

Those palms trees are blocking my view of the Grand Flo 😤

cookiee_munster3 days ago

😆😆😆

Andrew C3 days ago

Dang...so ugly... Sad that they just don't care anymore.

JD803 days ago

The Grand Floridian is such a distraction and a stain on the horizon. All that giant un-adorned white should just be burned to the ground obviously to preserve Walt's original vision of never putting hotels near the Resort Kingdom of the World.

MisterPenguin3 days ago

You're doing it wrong. You're supposed to use a telephoto lens to exaggerate its looming presence. Photos that replicate what one would see in real life are just so uneditorial.

JD803 days ago

Few More - Ferry to WL If I had to guess, this tower is visable in some way or another from these locations at the monorail: Otherwise it's not very visable at the Poly or the Grand Flo unless you're in certain rooms. Bonus shot of a rainbow above Space Mountain:

JD803 days ago

These were taken 2 weeks ago, just to give everyone an idea of view. From the monorail leaving the Contemporary. From Trader Sams Tiki Terrace On the Monorail to Grand Flo - you can't see the building until this point: From the Monorail going in to Magic Kingdom. You can't see the building until this point coming from Grand Flo Example, here is the view from the Monorail heading to MK (this is from a video, excuse the resolution) 826187826188 Here you finally see the top: 826189 Walking from the buses to MK, it becomes more visable as you get in front of the train station. 826190

Bocabear4 days ago

Clearly based on Māori and Pacific Island tribal tattoos... When can we expect objections of cultural appropriation to start?

John park hopper4 days ago

If those tattoos are anything like on people can you imagine what they will look like in 20yrs ---yuck

MisterPenguin4 days ago

Don't worry. There will only be ten rooms open. The rest will be 'shuttered' so that the resorts' percent-full figure looks good on quarterly reports!!!

Disstevefan14 days ago

I will say I like the paint treatment on the outside, it reminds me of tattoos. Is this still supposed to open in 2024?

Andrew C4 days ago

lol. Sorry...sometimes I make the mistake of assuming everyone will appreciate my grossness!

Disney Analyst4 days ago

Why did you need to put that image in my head this early in the morning 😭

John park hopper4 days ago

Maybe they have to get finished before the end of the year for a tax thing or interest on the loan?
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