We see updates at the Disney World parks all the time.
Disney’s Beach Club Resort
But what about the Disney World hotels? Where you stay is a huge part of your vacation, so we like to keep you updated on what’s going on at the hotels in Disney World. Let’s take a look at some food, merchandise, and construction updates we’ve noticed recently.
We’ll start out with all the food updates.
Disney World Hotel Food Update
Disney’s Beach Club Resort Food Update
At Disney’s Beach Club Resort, we found a Mickey Fall cupcake!
Mickey Fall Cupcakes
The cupcake is a vanilla cake, topped with orange buttercream, fall designs, and Mickey ears! It was in the Beach Club Marketplace, at the refrigerated section.
Happy Fall!
You can get it now for $5.99.
Disney World Hotel Merchandise Update
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Polynesian Village Resort Merchandise Update
If you’re staying at a Disney World hotel, ask the front desk about the new Magic Kingdom Attractions Scavenger Hunt, which came to the resorts for Disney World’s 50th Anniversary.
Scavenger Hunt
We tried out the scavenger hunt at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. It seems like you can complete the whole hunt at a single resort, since we found the same clues at both hotels.
Follow the clues to the ride signs
You’ll follow the clues to find Disney attraction signs around the hotel and solve the puzzle at the end!
Disney World Hotel Construction Update
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Construction
While we were wandering around Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, we spotted some construction around the Lion King buildings.
Touching up paint
The Cast Members were touching up the paint on the buildings, keeping the colors nice and bright.
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Over at the Contemporary Resort, the scrim is coming down on the upper levels of the resort, revealing the refurbished hotel!
The scrim is coming down!
Not only did scrim come down inside the resort, the new lobby also opened at the resort with a sleek, modern look! The new look features a Mary Blair-inspired mural and Mid-Century Modern style furniture with a futuristic twist!
New lobby!
Plus, Steakhouse 71, the new restaurant set to replace the Wave, is ready for its opening on October 1st! The construction walls that had been surrounding the restaurant’s entrance have been taken down.
The entrance to Steakhouse 71
Overall, Disney’s Contemporary is almost done with its big refurbishment!
Disney’s Grand Floridian
If you look down at Disney’s Grand Floridian, you’ll notice NEW 50th Anniversary floor mats!
The new mats!
There’s also a new chocolate sculpture for the Halloween season featuring the mice from Cinderella.
So beautiful
There’s also a gorgeous white chocolate rendition of Cinderella’s Glass Slipper!
Chocolate slipper
That’s all for our Disney World hotel updates this time! Keep following DFB for more updates around the Disney World parks and hotels.
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