- Average night
- $872
- Standard room sleeps
- 5
- Quickest park
- Magic Kingdom, by monorail
- Pools
- 9 / 10
The short answer
If your trip is Magic Kingdom and a pool, yes, and it's hard to beat. The Polynesian scores 10 for splash pads and slides, tied with eight others, and 9 for the pool, one of the four best Disney has, and there's a monorail station right inside the resort. At about $872 a night, those three things are what you're paying for. Things to do on site scores 6, which is 24th of 32 and below average, there's no signature restaurant, and it ranks 24th for kids 7 to 13. For a family with a little one doing Magic Kingdom, it's our top pick on property. For anyone else, it's just okay.
Two monorail Deluxes within about $10 a night of each other. The Polynesian wins on pools and splash pads, the Grand Floridian on dining and adults.
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Every measure, against the other 30
Disney does not set a height minimum on its resort waterslides, unlike the water parks. Riders go down one at a time and land in water deep enough to swim in, so the question is whether your child swims on their own, not how tall they are.
| Scored category | This resort | Average of all 32 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 9 / 10 | 7.1 | 4th of 32 |
| Splash pads and slides | 10 / 10 | 7.6 | 1st of 32 |
| Everything close together | 6 / 10 | 6.0 | 17th of 32 |
| Things to do on site | 6 / 10 | 7.2 | 24th of 32 |
| Suits under 4s | 8 / 10 | 7.8 | 16th of 32 |
| Suits ages 4 to 6 | 7 / 10 | 7.8 | 20th of 32 |
| Suits ages 7 to 13 | 6 / 10 | 6.2 | 24th of 32 |
| Suits adults | 6 / 10 | 5.5 | 13th of 32 |
| Getting to Magic Kingdom · monorail | 10 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to EPCOT · monorail | 5 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to Hollywood Studios · bus | 3 / 10 | 4.5 | – |
| Getting to Animal Kingdom · bus | 3 / 10 | 4.0 | – |
Rank is out of all 32 Disney resorts on that one measure. The park rows show the fastest route Disney actually runs, so a bus and a monorail are not scored the same even when the map says they are the same distance.
Where it wins
Where it loses
What it costs
About $872 a night on average, roughly $330 above the property average and one of the three most expensive rooms Disney sells. The Villas next door average about $761 for the same location, the same pool and the same monorail station.
Across 53 check-in weeks, a night here ranged from $746 to $1219, a swing of 63%. The cheapest week checked in on July 5, 2027 and the priciest on December 28, 2026.
Room only, before tax, for a four night midweek stay for two adults, read from Disney on September 27, 2026.
What the Polynesian is really like
The monorail station is inside the resort, on the second floor of the Great Ceremonial House, so you're out of the rain and up an escalator instead of waiting at a bus stop. On a wet August afternoon, that's worth every penny.
You can't swim at the beach. People book the Polynesian expecting a lagoon to swim in and get a beach to sit on, which is great at fireworks time but no substitute for the pool.
It's a long resort. The longhouses stretch a long way from the Great Ceremonial House, and a room in the far ones is a real walk to the monorail, the pool and food. Ask for a building near the center when you check in.
Trader Sam’s has a tiny indoor bar with a line most evenings, and a much bigger terrace with no line. The terrace doesn't do the show, though, and the show is the whole reason people go.
Your family will rank this differently
Ages, budget, room size and which parks you are doing all change the answer. Resortings scores all 32 resorts against what your family actually needs, and tells you when not to spend the money.
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Common questions
Is the Polynesian worth the money?
For a family with a child under about seven doing mostly Magic Kingdom, yes. The splash pads tie for the best on property and Magic Kingdom is a full 10. For anyone else it's hard to justify at about $872 a night, because things to do scores 6, which is 24th of 32, and there's no signature restaurant.
Polynesian or Grand Floridian?
The Polynesian for water and little kids, the Grand Floridian for dining and adults. Splash pads are 10 against 9, and pools 9 against 7. The Grand Floridian has five sit-down restaurants and three signatures against three and none, and it ranks first of 32 for adults, where the Polynesian is 13th.
Can you walk to Magic Kingdom from the Polynesian?
Not really. The Polynesian is on the monorail loop and has a boat, but there's no walking path to the park like the Contemporary and the Grand Floridian have. The monorail station is inside the building, so the only walk is to the escalator.
Is the Polynesian good for older kids?
Not especially. It sits in the middle of the 32 for ages 7 to 13. There's a slide, a beach and a small arcade, and not much else. Art of Animation or the Fort Wilderness cabins do much better for that age, at a fraction of the price.
Polynesian or Polynesian Villas?
Same location, same pools, same monorail station, and the Villas average about $761 against $872. If you can book a villa, book the villa. The bungalows over the water are a different, and much pricier, story.