Disney confirms plans for Disney Vacaton Club Villas at Disney's Polynesian Resort

Sep 18th 2013 at 8:46

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We've known it for a long time now, but Disney have officially confirmed that they will be building a Disney Vacation Club wing at Disney's Polynesian Resort.

We started hearing rumors from our sources a few months ago, however we were aware that Disney faced a problem which does not usually affect them: space. The Polynesian Resort is a rather close together set of buildings, and it means that they would either need to excavate part of the beach and lake area, or squeeze any new building into a small space.

Disney have been very limited in what they are releasing. All we know is that construction started in August (in a very limited way), and the project is estimated to be complete in 2015. Disney have said they will convert some existing guest rooms to DVC Villas, however the wording of the release does give the impression that a new building is going to be constructed. We expect that Disney will share more details once the plans are finalized.

For now though, here's the full press release, courtesy Disney Press office:

Celebration, Fla. (Sept. 17, 2013) – Today, Disney Vacation Club announced that its planned next location will be at Disney's Polynesian Resort, located on Seven Seas Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort. When this resort is completed, Disney Vacation Club will have destinations at all three resorts on the monorail system, allowing easy access to Magic Kingdom Park.

The planned development project at Disney's Polynesian Resort, when completed, will join Disney Vacation Club's 12 other properties, including The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, scheduled to open Oct. 23. Construction on the Polynesian project began this month, and completion is estimated to be in 2015. In addition to the Disney Vacation Club project, other guest areas within Disney's Polynesian Resort will undergo refurbishment. More information and project details will be shared at a later date.

Disney Vacation Club debuted in October 1991 with a flexible, vacation point-based model rather than the traditional fixed-week timeshare model. Disney Vacation Club is approaching a total of 200,000 member families from all 50 states and approximately 100 countries who have discovered the joys of membership.

Disney Vacation Club members are able to choose from among a variety of vacation destinations, including a stay at any Disney Vacation Club Resort or at more than 500 other destinations around the world, and when they purchase directly from Disney, members also can take trips on one of the Disney Cruise Line ships or guided vacations with Adventures by Disney. Additionally, vacations at a Disney Vacation Club Resort can last from one night to several weeks.

We'll be following the story and will provide more details as soon as we are made aware of them.

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