One part of a Disney World experience that might get overlooked while you’re busy thinking about all there is to do, eat, and ride in the parks is the Resorts!
Lobby at Polynesian
We’re visiting several Disney World hotels to let you know about any updates we find along the way!
Whether you’re staying at one of these resorts or like to do a little resort-hopping on your trip, here are some updates to construction, merchandise, and other things happening at hotels in Disney World!
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Miscellaneous Updates
We stopped by Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to see what updates we could find there!
Caribbean Beach Front Entrance
This is a hot spot if you’re a Skyliner fan, since it has the main hub where guests can take Skyliners to other resorts, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT!
A leisurely stroll around Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
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— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) July 23, 2021
We looked around at all the gorgeous views in this HUGE resort!
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Merchandise Updates
While we were at Caribbean Beach, we saw that there was pin trading back at the resort! You could go up to trade pins with a Cast Member inside the hotel lobby!
Pin Trading
We also found these really strange Disney Princess bath toys, which look pretty normal from far away…
Princess Bath Toys
…but when you get close up you might notice some strange things. Like the fact that Snow White’s eyes are red! Why, Disney? Why does Snow White look evil?
Um, Snow White? You OK?
These are at the Caribbean Beach gift shop for $21.99!
We also found some much cuter Wishables in the gift shop, like Kanga and Roo and the Main Street, U.S.A. train!
Wishables!
Now these we would go for!
Disney’s Polynesian Resort Construction Updates
This is a BIG one! Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has REOPENED!
It’s good to be back!
You can bet we were there to see all the updates and take pictures! We even checked in so that we could tour the new Moana-themed rooms!
The new Moana-themed rooms at Disney’s Polynesian Resort
Can we just say — we were very impressed!
Check Out Our Moana Room Tour Here!
A quick note about the transportation situation here: the Monorail station from Polynesian is still not open, even though the rest of the resort has reopened.
Construction at the Polynesian Resort
It’s getting more construction updates, so for now there are buses to transport guests to and from the Magic Kingdom!
Disney’s Riviera Resort Merchandise Updates
We found some super cute new Minnie ears at Disney’s Riviera Resort!
How cute?
These aren’t the first ears to get a Riviera Resort theme, but with sparkly leather ears and a pink Riviera-themed bow, they might be the prettiest!
A great addition to your collection!
We love resort-themed ears, because you can show off your favorite hotel in the most Disney way possible!
Click Here to See Which Minnie Ears Match Your Disney World Hotel!
Disney’s Resort Transportation Updates
Like we mentioned before, we took the Skyliner while we were visiting the Caribbean Beach Resort!
Let’s take a ride on the Disney Skyliner!
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— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) July 23, 2021
Here’s a little Skyliner magic for you to enjoy today! We think it’s a very Disney-zen video. 
Disney’s Art of Animation Construction Updates
We walked around Disney’s Art of Animation to admire the giant pieces of Disney art around the resort, and we spotted some updates going on with the windows there!
Window Updates at Art of Animation
There were several people working on the windows at one of the buildings — maybe some routine cleaning or repairs?
Construction at Art of Animation
And then we headed to the nearby Pop Century to see if there was anything fun going on there!
Disney’s Pop Century Character Updates
And there sure was something fun going on! We saw Goofy and Donald hanging out with the guests!
Hi Donald and Goofy!
They were messing around, waving hello, and just spreading smiles around the resort!
Spotted some friends at Disney’s Pop Century Resort!
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— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) July 23, 2021
That’s about it for our Disney resorts update! Keep following DFB for more info on what’s happening around Disney World!
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