Polynesian Villas Owners Thread

Agreed. We bought in 2016 and were a family of three at the time. We’re now a family of six and our littlest is no longer considered an infant, and those 150 points don’t go anywhere near far enough for a 2-bedroom. We’re hoping to add another contract soon to give us enough to go for a week at least every other year, or maybe two out of three years.

We also have 375 points at Riviera and have plenty for a week each year, usually with some to spare!

Yes! I told my husband we need to try and get into Trader Sam’s. I’ve never been but hear it has such a great atmosphere! Is the outside area of the lounge closed for construction through June?

Can’t get much better than calling these two resorts “Home”! We wanted to have a MK resort and an Epcot resort and these two fit that perfectly!

They compliment each other really well! There are quite a few of us Riviera-Polynesian owners!

I saw one blog said no reopening date has been announced and another said closed until at least June. Hope it opens back up as quickly as it closed for people visiting this time of year since it was an unexpected one.

The longhouses (Moorea is where I stayed) are awesome! You can view fireworks AND walk to the TTC which was super convenient!

I learned a fun little hack while at the Poly last month. If you can't get into Kona Cafe for breakfast you can mobile order on the app and then just take it outside and eat on the Tiki Terrace and enjoy the view of the lake. Nothing like Tonga Toast and a view of the castle!

Every time my wife and I went to Disney or on a Disney Cruise, I’d joke that I was going to stop and talk to someone at the DVC booth. She’d usually laugh it off and roll her eyes.

That all changed during a stay at Saratoga Springs this past January.

She wanted to browse the gift shop so I decided I’d hang back and chat with the cast member at the DVC podium. This time, instead of rolling her eyes, she just laughed and said, “Enjoy!” So I did!

We ended up talking for about 15 minutes. The cast member answered all of my questions and asked about our plans. We were checking out that Friday but didn’t have a flight until later in the afternoon, so we had some time to kill. Our plan had just been to wander around Disney Springs, but she suggested we stop by the DVC showroom at Saratoga Springs and meet with someone.

Right as she mentioned that we’d each get a gift card for attending a one-hour presentation, my wife walked back and overheard. She was in! 🙂

Fast forward to Friday: we went to the meeting and were shown an incredible showroom featuring Riviera and the Polynesian Island Tower. One hour later, we were the proud owners of 150 direct points at the Polynesian. Its honestly a dream come true for me, since it’s always been my favorite resort.

Our first home stay will be in September: a long weekend, Thursday through Sunday, with no park tickets. We just want to relax and enjoy the resort. Something we’ve always wanted to do. We’re also hoping to snag a spot at the DVC Moonlight Magic event at EPCOT on September 10th, but we’ll be happy either way.

We’re Polynesian owners. Bought about a year ago and it’s currently our first and only DVC contract. My wife had always dreamed of staying there. I wasn’t opposed to the idea, but before buying DVC we weren’t willing to pay the cash prices. Our first stay there wasn’t in February and it was our favorite Disney resort stay yet.

We stayed in the Island Tower in a deluxe studio. It was great!

Also, a recommendation to @DVCDerek and anyone else staying at the Poly…the Terrapin Luau Krunkles Passionfruit Orange Guava IPA found over at Wailulu and maybe at 1-2 other spots at the Poly is excellent! 10/10 recommend.

YES! That is a great beer and so nice to see it at Poly and a welcome change from Jai Alai that is EVERYWHERE down here ;) - glad you had an amazing trip, we'll be doing a Poly Tower studio for the first time coming up before Mother's Day and can't wait - the Tower pool is quickly becoming my favorite on property!

I know how popular the Poly is but what are considered the least crowded pools during June?

So all pools of course in the state of Florida are popular here in June ;) - at Poly I have found that the Tower pool overall has MUCH more space than the other pools (lots of room between chairs unlike the main pool which can be insane) - if you get there early enough you can get a great spot and see the castle from your pool chair - I much prefer the Tower pool to the other Poly quiet pool because of the VIEWS you get from the Tower pool area vs the 'boxed in' (aka no views) from the other quiet pool.

We are Poly faithfuls! While we enjoy checking in on other resorts for short visits our annual July trip must be held at the Poly! Love the vibe, the food, the transportation options, just everything!

We love the Poly. We held out to be able to purchase Poly as our first DVC contract! We usually stay in the Moorea longhouse with Lake view or what they call preferred view today. We can’t wait to stay in the tower for one of our next trips.

We love Poly for lots of reasons but found a new reason to love it, it’s a fabulous location for run Disney races. The race bus stop was moved to the new tower. (Cast member told us they are gonna keep it there for races) For the last race I was able to walk to the parking lot gate and watch my daughter run by then walk to TTC and cheer her on a second time. We loved it for race weekend.

Love your signature! Especially the Dole Whip Diva and Spirit Jersey Junkie! I too resonate with those personas :)

Wonderful photos!!

Yaaaaaasss I’ve found my people!! 🥰🥰🥰

Polynesian owner since 2015.

My father’s last family trip, he brought us to the Polynesian resort (80s). Ironically, we stayed in the longhouse known as Moorea today. When PVB opened, knew we had to add on there.

We love Island Tower addition and added on more at PVB.

We have stayed at the Poly twice and always find ourselves visiting there on every trip. Today I signed a direct contract. It feels so good to call the Poly home!

Same. Even when I'm not staying at the Poly, I always find myself there to shop in Boutiki and grab a reservation at Trader Sam's!

I wanted to tell you that I think your picture is simply phenomenal. I thought "maybe it's just me" so I showed it to my wife of 42 years and she almost broke into tears at how beautiful it is. I gave it a heart a few weeks ago.

Here a mere few weeks later, I've just been diagnosed with Stage IV cancer out of the blue and we've decided to make it into a wall photo if that's OK with you, it will be a great memory for her when I'm gone. If you're OK with this, is there an even higher resolution version than the version you posted? It seems GREAT as-is but I thought I'd ask up front.

Thank you, and sorry for the bad news,

Bill Watson

Wow, im so sorry to hear this, watt-man. Prayers to you and your wife.

So sorry to hear this. Prayers to you, your wife, and family. I'm unsure the poster of the photo saw this, but you can message them directly on here as well.

Hi Amy, thanks - I thought I HAD sent a direct message but I must have done it wrong. You can remove it and your reply and UberSchtik's (thank you!) as well from this thread. I'll try again to send it to Razorback directly.

Hi all - first stay at the Poly Tower coming up this July. Seems like the right thread to ask -

Advice on getting to MK and Epcot? I have two little kids, and my mother in law also joins us. Ive heard walking to the TTC can be the most efficient but am not trying to burn ourselves out on the walk, especially with the heat of july. Thoughts on this?

From the Poly Tower, the walk to the TTC would be quite a haul, especially with kids in the heat of July. Your best bet for both MK and Epcot is to hop on the resort monorail. You actually have two similar options from the tower: you can backtrack to the Great Ceremonial House or you can actually walk to the Grand Floridian to catch the monorail. If you're rope-dropping, I would probably head back to the GCH to catch it. Otherwise, you can see which station seems closer/easier for your family. The benefit of walking to the GF is you skip the Poly stop, so you're just one stop to MK and three stops to the TTC.

The resort boat from the Poly to MK is also a direct shot (it stops first at GF on the return trip), so that's also an option that can be just as fast or faster than the monorail, depending on if you happen to catch the boat close to its arrival at the resort.

Our family is also staying at the Poly Tower the end of July. This will be our second time staying there. If your schedule allows, catching the fireworks from the 5th floor terrace provides a fun and unique perspective of the show.

Very helpful! Thank you so much!