The film is also in the process of getting its first theme park attraction, Journey of Water, which is under construction at Epcot in Walt Disney World and is expected to open around the same time as this new Polynesian Village.
One of its most famous hotels, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, is still closed — and Disney announced today it would not reopen again until next summer at the earliest.
While Walt Disney World has resumed operations after an extended closure during the (ongoing) coronavirus pandemic, not all of its properties have reopened.
Given the Polynesian Village’s existing theme, and Moana’s enormous popularity, combining the two makes a ton of sense.