Everyone stay calm, it is finally happening! After watching construction progress next to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort for what feels like forever, we are FINALLY getting to step foot inside the new Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

Island Tower

While the brand-new hotel doesn’t officially open until December 17th, 2024, we are getting a sneak peek inside this new hotel. We will be checking out some of the new rooms and exploring the SKY TERRACES.

The Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows is the newest Disney Vacation Club Resort at Disney World. The hotel is filled with the spirit of Polynesia, and we have been amazed by the gorgeous details throughout! However, one of our favorite areas we explored was the tropical terrace hideaways.

Terrace Garden Hideaway

Guests at the Island Tower have access to four of these terraces, which we lovingly refer to as sky terraces since they are positioned in the middle of the hotel, near the top, and overlook Disney World. There are two positioned on either side of the hotel. You’ll get a great view of the Seven Seas Lagoon and Magic Kingdom on one side and a surreal sunset view of the Disney World golf courses on the other.

The circled area is one of the Terrace Gardens overlooking Seven Seas Lagoon ©Disney

Each terrace is themed to a Polynesian island and highlights the flora and artwork of that island. Terraces are themed to Bora Bora, Hawaiʻi, Samoa, and Fiji. 

It’s a beautiful area to hang out and relax

All four terraces offer stunning views of the surrounding area, including Magic Kingdom. Two of these peaceful terraces will be the PERFECT place to enjoy the Happily Ever After fireworks without having to brave the crowds. Music from the show will be played in the terrace gardens; however, you must be a resort guest to see it from here. A room card or MagicBand is required to be scanned in the elevators to get to the floors with the terraces.

There are great views!

We got to explore one of the terraces, and we have decided we will be moving there permanently. We can’t get over how gorgeous and serene these terraces are. There are lots of beautiful details, including a variety of tropical plants.

Lots of tropical plants!

Plus, the GIANT mural on the wall is breathtaking!

It’s gorgeous!

No detail was spared. You can see the walls and ceiling weren’t even missed in the design.

How cool!

There’s also a variety of seating options here to enjoy the view.

Multiple seating options

Don’t mind us. We are just imagining hanging out on the terrace, sipping a glass of wine while looking at Cinderella Castle. The terraces aren’t the only thing we got to check out at the new Island Tower, though. We are bringing you all along with us as we explore this new hotel, so make sure to stay tuned to DFB so you don’t miss a thing!

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