Exploring Disney’s NEW Polynesian Island Tower - Lunch at Wailulu Bar & Grill on New Years Day 2025!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- It's the first day of 2025 and I'm bringing you to explore the brand new Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Resort and try the brand new restaurant, Wailulu Bar & Grill! We've been watching this new DVC tower rise up at Walt Disney World since construction began, and now we finally get to explore and see what the new Polynesian Island Tower is like, check out the design, details and food! We'll have lunch at the new restaurant, Wailulu Bar and Grill, and see how this new tower (that I once called a monstrosity) actually fits into the Walt Disney World skyline and atmosphere, check out the cool Moana and ocean theming, see neat details like Hidden Minnies & Mickeys & more. Let's start off the New Year by checking out something brand new at Disney World, get some steps in on a gorgeously beautiful sunny blue day, and have a little New Year chat to share some things from the heart with you! Thank you all for the love and support on all my videos throughout the years, it's been an awesome year and I'm so excited for 2025, to share even more cool things with you!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR, MY PRECIOUSESESESSSSS!!! 💎
Happy New Year 🥳
Yay! It’s Jackie! Happy New Year! I was waiting for your review! 👸🥳🥰🏰 💐
Happy New Year 🎊
❤🎉 Feliz Año nuevo or Happy New Year to you too!!! Love from Argentina 😊
😂🎉happy New Year.. let’s goooo
The original Poly building reminds me of the Brady Bunch episode when they went to Hawaii. Love it! ❤
Thx for the awesome energy you always bring to your content Jackie! Hope you have a wonderful 2025! 🎉
Happy New Year Jackie and Sam I’m wishing you the both of you the best year ever
I've been saying it for 5 years, Jackie is the new age Samantha brown!!! Great vlog as always!!
@@caseyhufft6879 😭😭😭
I can’t wait for your 2025 videos (and also to see how long Sam’s hair gets! Lol)! Sending so much love to you and Sam! Happy New Year! Hopefully I’ll catch you in the parks one day!
the hair journey is a fun one!!
Happy new year awesome video as always Jackie and keep up the amazing work
Happy New Year Jackie! Love the video. The new tower looks very nice, the 4 pilllars at the lobby, the wall decorations and that big wooden door are beautiful. I’m not a big sushi person but the spam roll sounds interesting. I would try it..the shrimp though looked delicious. The view from the restaurant is stunning. Can’t wait to see what new adventures you take us on in 2025..very excited to see you cover Epic Universe. Your videos are such a pleasure to watch. All the best to You, Sam and your family in this new year!!
Happy 2025!! Love watching you...very casual and fun are your videos. Love to see you with Promise too!
Adding a 1000 guests to this resort without expanding the overall footprint will make this resort even more crowded than it ever was. There is no 'extra' land to make it feel less crowded.
More people, same land area, less tropical foliage. The new pool is tiny. The sunbathers will spill over to the two other pools which are already strained for capacity. The monorail station has longer lines. The tower does not have its own bus stop so everyone is squeezing into the tiny bus stop at the main building. And the quick service restaurant will have people camping at their tables at fireworks time - so good luck getting a table at peak times (remember - no reservations to churn over tables). Huge miss not to move Trader Sams into the new building so they could add much needed capacity.
The visual appeal of this building is intrinsic. Many people hate it, a few like it. I have been to Aulani, and if Disney spent the money to build this expansion in a similar design style, then I would be more in favor of the aesthetic. Otherwise, it looks like any mid range hotel chain. Sorry, I do not get excited about stenciling some design 'tattoos' on the building. That is cheap theming.
It will undoubtedly sell out because it is attached to the most popular resort at Disney World. But, it is still an awful addition. This is a blatant attempt to squeeze more profits from its Seven Seas lagoon crown jewel. We only had to lose nostalgia, serenity, and charm for this monstrosity.
Thank you for this thoughtful comment! I agree w a lot of what u said.
Happy new year,best wishes for sam and you ofcourse 😃
This is the best way to wind down after a day at Disney. Such a nice environment. Super nice!
Totally!
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Thank you Jackie for all your hard work. You do an amazing job. I love how you explain everything and have a great time doing it. I love your road trips and seeing places that I will never be able to see in person. Good luck to you and Sam. I hope ya'll have a wonderful and blessed 2025! ❤
Thank you Renee and blessings to you too!!!
Happy New Year Thanks for all you do
The new tower reminds me of if a Hilton or Marriott attempted a Polynesian resort. While nice enough and modern, I don’t think it fits in with the rest of the resort
Happy 2025, Jackie and Sam. May the Journey of 2025 be Super Epic. Thank you for being Super Enthused and bringing us along with you and occasionally Sam. 👋🏻🇨🇦
Happy New Year! Was so fun to watch thank you!!!!
Happy New Year!!! Thank you for the vlog, my wife and I love watching your videos. You're a ray of sunshine.
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Thanks Jackie! Hoping that 2025 is Super Great for you and Sam. Always something new to explore! I'm hoping to do a little more something new in my life this year too. Better soul care that's for sure. And keeping Jackie on my quick play on TH-cam! ❤❤
Thanks!
I love hanging out with you. You are a lot of fun.
Happy New Year Jackie and Sam!!🎉
Happy New Year 🎉 Jackie ❤
The main poly is just beautiful and you feel like you’re transported to Hawaii 👍
Happy New Year Jackie!!
Love your vlogs Jackie! Always interesting and always informative …. Wishing you and Sam a wonderful 2025 🎉❤
Happy new year to you 😊
Great first video of 2025 Jackie, Happy New Year and I'm looking forward to all of your adventures this year
Been watching since 2019 and every year is getting better and better so please keep doing what you love to do and we'll definitely be watching Miss Jackie 😊😊😊
Forget James Brown -- Jackie doing a video on something she doesn't really like is the real hardest working person in show business. Nothing wrong with that -- there's not enough positivity around.
😂 ah but I can have nuanced opinions on things, it's all good and it's all in fun to explore and check new things out! And at least you know I'll always be honest with y'all about things I don't like haha. And I'll still have fun!
@@SuperEnthused I agree 100%!
Happy new year, Jackie! Love your videos love your enthusiasm! Don’t ever change!!😊❤️
Happy New Year! Wishing you and Sam the best! ❤️❤️
Happy new year 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Happy New Year to you and Sam. I hope you have a super fantastic year. Love your videos 😊
Happy New Year!! I loved this video. You really do make me feel like I’m coming along with you on your adventures, and I love that so much!! I do think the new building is a monstrosity, but that menu looked good and I’d like to try that burger 😅
Happy New Year Jackie and Sam! Nothing but the best for the two of you! What did you do to bring in the new year!? I stayed home had a beer and watch the ball drop! Thats it!
Great way to start my morning. I'm still thinking about the UK video with the monkeys! 😂 Best thing I saw all of 2024. Here's to an amazing 2025 and you're starting it off right. Thanks for all of the entertainment. ❤🎉
- western NY Aimee
Happy new year to you both ❤
Great content as always 😊
Keep doing your thing dude love it!! HNY!
We're with you 100% on your initial impressions - it's a monstrosity! The comparisons between the two lobbies could not make that more clear. Oh well. Those of us that love WDW will always have our memories of the Spirit of Aloha luau...
Wow that was fast ... glad your home safe ... have a great 2025...
Hi Jackie, just found your channel last year after searching for HHN videos. Your enthusiasm & overall joy for what you do made it so refreshing to watch. My family & I usually only manage to come to Florida from Scotland every couple of years so we watch your videos now to try & keep those Florida blues at bay. Hope you & Sam have a great 2025
So happy you found me thro HHN and I really appreciate your kind words!!! It's only January and I'm like... is it too early to start thinking about HHN 2025? haha!
Same here, we came last year but I’ve told my wife & daughter if they do a Nightmare on Elm Street house this year then we will definitely be coming back a year early 😂
Loved the video. One other thing to note, any guest staying at the tower has to go to the Main Polynesian or Grand Floridian to get to any Disney transportation (monorail, bus, or boat). Not a long walk, but still something good to know.
Happy New Year🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜⭐️⭐️⭐️
I agree that the new island tower does not have the magic of the original Polynesian! It really does not fit with the theming of the island vibes. I also agree that it’s so sad to see the liberty square riverboat area disappear😢,Some of the most magical feels of that area. Wishing you and Sam a happy 2025!
Great vlog, Jackie, thank you. And there was so much truth in what you had to say. I very much enjoyed the improv swinging! I guess the important thing to say is that theming is everything and disney used to be so good at theming. It certainly seems that they are actively trying to remove theming from disney parks these days. It is heartbreaking.
@@beckyj1493 it really is! I don’t love the new modern style all over the parks and resorts.
Omg I laughed when you pretending to swing. I felt bad but it also made me giggle. I’m going to Paris and London in April for my birthday and your UK video helped me SO much!
@@NickBrunet that is so exciting for a birthday trip!!
@ I’m mostly excited for fish and chips with a pint AND we are figuring out the Harry Potter experience at Warner Brothers!
As usual you did the best job showing the new tower, he details, knowledge. Well done and as always fun. Thank you.
Happy 2025!!🎉🎉
I’ve watched the fireworks 🎆 from there before and ate the grill it was fun! Great video Jackie
Happy New Year’s Jackie & Sam 🎉🍾🥂
Happy New Year Jackie and Sam. I love your video style and enthusiasm Jackie. Never change. Always well done and you make me feel like I’m there with you
Happy New Year Jackie and Sam!! May love, health, happiness, and good fortune meet you at every turn!! I adore you guys, you are dear go me and do many for the wonderful things you do for and share with the world, thank you for doing all you can to spread brightness and joy!!❤
Happy New Year! Many Blessings
Thank you! I was waiting for this!🙂 Happy New Year!
Happy New Year sweet girl!! You got me so excited for my trip to Hawaii in February!! Even though I usually only eat McDonald's cause food there is so expensive lol.
The 2025 merchandise looks great I really like the characters on the frames 🖼️, Diaries 📔🧸💙✨& ears that they have they look soo wonderful, I just wanted to say a huge “thank you” for being here for eight years, you channel has brought so much creativity & joy to most people I hope you know Jackie you are so lucky to travel as well as being close to the Disney theme parks 🏰🎡🎢🪩✨,
I can’t promise that I will watch every single video you post, but I will manage to watch & write my feedback nearly all your videos ❤& support you throughout this journey of “2025” 🎡✨🎉new years bring new beginnings & I hope you have positive start to this year
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Happy anniversary & good luck for 2025
🎉your the best video creator🎉
Happy new year! Next time you go to the UK, it would be really fun to see you and Sam go to Disneyland Paris
@@heathermckelvey8259 yess! We haven’t been since 2019!
Disneyland Paris MY FIRST TIME & Walt Disney Studios Park! Phantom Manor, Ratatouille & More!
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Happy New Year Jackie and Sam 💗 looking forward to another year of your fun adventures. Hope to see you back in East Tennessee soon. Thank you for all you do and the joy you bring!
Happy New Year 🎉😊
I hate to say it, but soon Disney will fill in the lagoon, it will be solid cement and buildings all over. I believe the force is no longer creating from the heart but from the wallet. I am so thankful to have known the old Disney World, before they lost sight of Walt's vision.
Well.. apparently they are filling in the water way at Disney world. So I wouldn't be surprised.
I think the word you were looking for to describe the original building is it is very “Polynesian” whereas the new build is a very nice modern building but doesn’t have that Polynesian vibe. If you have been to Polynesia you will know what I mean, or even Hawaii as they are of Polynesian origin. The vibe is wood, water, waterfalls, flowers, nature, with the very traditional carvings and artwork. You showed up in my feed this year and I’ve been looking back at your old videos as well, I love your “enthusiasm” (lol) that you show for everything you do. You’re like a ray of sunshine. Happy 2025 from Vancouver 🇨🇦🎉🥂🥰
Happy New Year! You are the best to hang out with, your videos do reflect that!
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Happy New Year to you and your family.
Happy New Year! Lovely to meet you. I wish we were still in the sunshine, it's VERY cold 🥶
We took a DVC tour of the tower and on one of the floors they had Walt's concept art for the Polynesian, the tower is influenced by those. I think it's great Disney are still using Walt's vision.
Happy new year Jackie 🎉
Great video and welcome back hope you enjoy your new years 2025❤
Happy New Year Jackie!! Cheers to the year to come!!
Hi Jackie and Sam!
Thank you so much for taking us to the Island Tower 🤩
We absolutely love that resort ❤
Wishing a Healthy and Happy New Year to each and everyone 💫
Happy New Year Miss Jackie!!! It's going to be the best year of all. Greetings and best wishes to Sam and you. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎇🎇🎇🎇🫂🫂🫂🫂
it looks beatiful love the shirt and hat
Amazing art in there! Can't wait to see it in person
Happy New Year!
Agh Jackie I wish I could have flown from dreary, cold UK to Florida with you! Thank you for posting these to help us escape and enjoy :)
Happy New Year, Jackie! 🥂
First of all, Best of Luck to you in 2025! 🎉
I hope you have a great New Year and I look forward to seeing more of your wonderful Adventures and vlogs.
I agree with you, I much prefer the look and ambiance of the original Polynesian over the new tower. The original simply has a more Classic design and does feel like you’ve entered into a completely different environment. Sometimes Traditional is better than Modern, and in terms of the Poly, the original reigns supreme in my book.
So again, Best of Luck in the New Year and I truly look forward to your further Adventures! Stay safe and happy travels! 👋
2024 was amazing and gut wrenching… gallbladder surgery, 2 weeks in Iceland (highly recommend) and our house flooded from Milton… 2025 bucket list is A) meeting Ms Jackie and Mr Sam 2) meeting The Woo. C) road trip thru Southern California
oh wow yea that is a lot of hard, but also mazing things!!! I hope we do get to meet this year and I def hope you get to do that road trip!!! Cheers to continued recovery and adventures!
It's a green happy new year💚
Happy New Year. I am looking forward to our trip in late Aug/ early Sept and going to Epic and HHN!😊
that is going to be such an exciting time of year this year!!
Watched you since day 1, Happy New Year Jackie and Sam. xx
The missing swing was hilarious 😂
You probably weren't around when they luau was there. But it was very immersive beautifully landscaped with tiki torches everywhere. Younger people have no idea what they missed😢
I’ve been visiting WDW all my life, and I remember the luau being there, but I never got to do it. I always wanted to.
Happy New Year to both of you thanks for sharing enjoyed the video but not thrilled with the new resort
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year!
Island tower is more Hawaiian than Polynesian if that makes sense. (Yes I know Hawaii is part of Polynesia 😅)
Can't believe you went somewhere with Spam on the menu without the hubby😂
Also I'm not sure its the 1st hidden Minnie either
Yes, it makes sense, lol. You absolutely nailed it... I feel the new tower authentically represents Hawaiian resort style... with a subtle touch of Disney sprinkled in.
Happy New Year Jackie and Sam. I have always been a fan of the Polynesian and it's tropical look. The new DVC tower doesn't blend in well to me. The DVC at Wilderness Lodge, Contemporary and Grand Floridian go better with the original theming.
Happy New Years Jackie and Sam..Great video of new Polynesian Island Tower- Disney-FL..Enjoy and have a great day..
Good morning Jackie how are you happy Thursday morning to you and happy new year to you and I hope that 2025 brings you a love and happiness
I just started watching you at the beginning of last year
Hey, Happy new year 🥳 I hope you had a lovely time celebrating the new year, how was the uk 🇬🇧 did you have fun celebrating your Christmas 🎄 ✨🪩❄️🧊I honestly didn’t have a chance to watch your previous video, but I will have a look at your uk vlog soon!
Im so glad that your back in Florida with another “Disney vlog” 🌴🐚🌺☀️,
🎉Happy New Year 🎉 This was a great tour. The foid looks too fancy for my country girl stomach, but it looked goid. Love the decorations and the themeing. Its like a Hawaii type resort 😊 you did great showing us around. Thanks. Be Safe Take Care 😊❤ to Sam too😊 HOPE THE NEW YEAR TREATS Y'ALL KINDLY 😊❤
Looks like a nice place. Thanks for showing.
I agree, the original Poly transports you to a different world. The new one is just another fancy hotel.
Happy New Year to you and Sam, I wish they had themed the hotel better. It looks out of place, I definitely wouldn't order the tuna as I don't like fish 😂
Thanks Jackie. Beautiful as always. I do remember the old garden in the atrium of the Long House lobby. It was so magical. We will be in WDW for the next six weeks so we will not be watching you until we get back to Idaho. Hope to see all our favorite vlogers in the parks. You SE too.
I found you when you were with Adam the woo and you dropped Phone in the lake and you were so calm I was like I have to find her channel so whenever that was that’s when I found you and I’m glad I did. Happy new year!
Aww back home! The UK was so epic..
HNY, looks like it was a lovely bright January day 😀. It's certainly more crowded with that new tower next to GF? Will take a look when I'm at Wilderness Lodge in April..
HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉🎉 2025
Hi Jackie, I miss you, hope everything is going well, Happy New Year to you and Sam, I wanted to tell you that in April I am going on Disney Cruise lines, all mix emotions, can't wait, it was a Christmas Present from my Dad, Hope you have a great 2025, Love you ❤
So exciting to have a cruise coming up!!!