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This time of year is PACKED with new things at Walt Disney World, and it’s our job to keep you up to date on everything that happens in the parks, hotels, and more! Today, we’re gonna go through every new thing that happened at the Disney Resorts this week, so let’s jump into it!
Swan and Dolphin Resort
Construction Update
The fountains are up and running again at the Dolphin!
Fountains are running!
They had been turned off and the water was drained for a while now.
Merchandise Update
We found a LOT of MagicBands at the Disney gift shop in the Dolphin.
SO many bands!
So, if you’re looking for a variety of MagicBands, this is a great spot to find them! Just remember that a new version of MagicBand is coming soon.
General Update
Also at the Dolphin before Christmas, we found and info and times sheet for their Santa Claus meet and greet.
SANTAAAAA!
Apparently, the Dolphin is “Santa’s favorite resort” — who knew?!
Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
Food Update
Screen Door is still carrying some Halloween items! We guess they’re still feeling spooky season vibes even though Christmas has passed.
Halloween Apple Cider Mixes
You can get these apple cider mixes for $4.49.
Merchandise Update
Inside Thimbles and Threads we found a new Baby Nana Plush for $34.99…
Just adorable
…and a Little Mermaid Tail Pencil Case for $14.99!
Pencil Case
It’s a great place to keep all of your thingamabobs.
Art of Animation Resort
Food Update
We spotted the new Playful Penguin Cupcake at Landscape of Flavors. This is a red velvet cupcake topped with cream cheese buttercream, peppermint candy cane sprinkles, and a sugared penguin.
Penguin cupcake!
He’s all festive for the holiday season! We recently spotted this cupcake at the All Star resorts.
Construction Update
Doc Hudson was covered and behind a gate in the Cars section of Art of Animation.
Where’d Doc go?
Maybe he’s getting a little tune up!
Merchandise Update
Some Loungfly backpacks are back in stock over here that we haven’t seen in a while. We saw the Bo Peep Loungefly…
Bo Peep
…and the Mickey Waffle Loungefly!
Wanna wear a Mickey waffle?
These look good enough to eat!
General Update
There was a table set up for gift wrapping at Art of Animation recently!
Get your gift wrapped!
Gift wrap ranged from $4-$8 depending on the size of your item.
Pop Century Resort
Food Update
Pop Century also has the new penguin cupcake!
Little penguin
We saw both variations of the penguin on these — the one with a scarf and the one with earmuffs.
Merchandise Update
At Everything Pop, there is still a lot of NBA merchandise available.
NBA Merchandise
We also found a new Have A Nice Day Pop Century Shirt for $24.99.
New shirt!
And, they were selling Disney+ gift cards in this store!
Get a Disney+ subscription as a gift!
This would be a great gift for the people in your life who LOVE movies and TV!
General Update
You could still vote in Pop’s create your own wreath competition.
Wreath competition!
The wreaths were made by the Cast Members at Pop Century.
Caribbean Beach Resort
Food Update
Joffrey’s is still using pump syrups over at Caribbean Beach Resort.
Pump syrups
This is the location right by the Skyliner station.
Merchandise Update
In Calypso, we saw this new knit Walt Disney World sweater for $54.99.
New sweater!
And, there is a new Pirates of the Caribbean cup for $14.99.
Pirates of the Caribbean cup
It shows Mickey and friends dressed up like pirates!
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Food Update
There is a new Reindeer Mousse treat over here at Le Petit Cafe. This is a dark chocolate mousse with a peppermint mousse inside. The mousse is sitting on top of a brownie, and it’s decorated with dark chocolate antlers and a red nose made of white chocolate.
So cute!
You can get it for $5.99!
Click here to see our full review of the Reindeer Mousse!
Merchandise Update
Inside Riviera’s store, we saw a new Minnie Mouse Riviera keychain for $12.99.
New Minnie keychain
There is also the Disney Vacation Club Operation game available over here now!
DVC Operation
We’ve seen this around at other Disney resorts!
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Food Update
Pineapple Lanai has a new Dole Whip creation! The ‘Olu Mel Christmas Float is a Dole Whip Lime Float with Pineapple Juice, an ‘Olu Mel White Chocolate Medallion, and Strawberry Popping Candy. It’s also covered in edible glitter!
‘Olu Mel Christmas Float
This seasonal treat won’t be around for long, so grab it at the Polynesian for $6.49.
Click here to see our full review of the ‘Olu Mel Christmas Float
Merchandise Update
At Boutiki, the Lily Pulitzer Holiday Collection was on sale.
Lily Pulitzer Holliday Collection
And, we also found a 50th hospitality line over here!
New 50th collection
There is a 7 piece set, a mug, and a salt and pepper shaker in the collection.
Hospitality Set
Entertain your guests with some fun designs from the Polynesian!
General Update
The buses at the Polynesian were doubling up so they were taking longer than usual.
Long bus lines
The Polynesian bus went to the Polynesian and then the Grand Floridian, while the Contemporary bus was going to both the Contemporary and Wilderness Lodge.
Grand Floridian Resort
Merchandise Update
The $1000 and $750 50th anniversary ears are available at the Grand Floridian.
Super pricey ears
They also had the Luxe Logo 50th anniversary tracksuit in stock.
Luxe Logo Tracksuit
You can get the top by itself for $149.99 and the sweatpants for $129.99. So in total, the tracksuit will cost $279.98. You can also get the tracksuit online at shopDisney.
Contemporary Resort
Merchandise Update
We found some premade Christmas Gift Baskets for sale. They were themed to things like the 50th anniversary, Star Wars, and Disney snacks.
Premade holiday gift bag
That’s everything we found at the Disney World resorts! We’re always staying up to date on all of the latest Disney parks news, and reporting it as soon as we can, so stay tuned to DFB for more updates.
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