🌟Welcome to dining at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
🌺 first up is Captain Cooks: this quick service dining has some great options for grab and go, or enjoy eating at the tables inside or out. One of my favorite quick service meals you can find here is the pulled pork nachos 🤤.
🌺 Trader Sam’s is loaded with fun! This “hidden” bar is located right down the hall from Captain Cooks. Open 3pm-midnight, with a walk up list only. This bar is open to all until 8pm. After 8pm it is 21 and older. Here you’ll find many surprises that come with your drinks, and fun to be had by all, even the servers! 🌋
🌺 going upstairs we have Kona Cafe and Kona Island.
- Kona Island serves quick serve coffee, pastries and sushi. Peep my cute little Stitch cake in the video 🤗. Coffee served here is Joffrey’s and take my word for it, even the simplest donut is delicious!
- Kona Cafe is a sit down meal located between Kona Island and Ohana upstairs. Kona cafe serves Polynesian style dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They also have hand rolled sushi 🍱 and a to go option as well!
🌺 Tambu Lounge is located right outside Ohana. Serving tropical drinks and appetizers. This is a great place to hang out and take in the beautiful ambiance of the Polynesian resort. Here the famous ‘Ohana noodles, dumplings, and bread pudding are served if you have a craving ☺️.
🌺’Ohana is a sit down dining experience for breakfast and dinner. Breakfast service is character dining featuring Lilo, Stitch, Mickey, and Pluto. And dinner is served family style with some incredible Polynesian dishes, and finished with warm ‘Ohana style bread pudding. Yum! *please know that there are no characters at dinner service*
🌺 heading outside we have the Pinapple Lenai, here is where you’ll find the famous Disney Dole Whip! 🍦 This is the only place it is served outside of the parks.
🌺 next we have the pool bars. Barefoot pool bar is located at the Lava
Come along with me as I take you on a quick tour of
🌋🏝️ Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort 🏝️ 🌋
This is a 🌟Deluxe Level Resort🌟 with a tropical South Pacific vibe. This resort truly feels like a vacation! There is so much offered here, so stay tuned as I show you around!
🚝 🚤 🚎 Transportation here includes monorail access, boat, and busses. There is also a walking path to Magic Kingdom, but this is closed during construction of the new Island Tower.
🍴 Dining is exceptional here! I’ll have a reel coming soon to highlight some of my favorite dining options here! Including character dining!
Along with multiple pool options, there are pool bars, a beachfront, shopping, activities around the resort, and much much more, including a “secret” bar that’s a pretty fun time! 👀 🌋
Stay tuned!
One of the beautiful things about the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa is the fact that it sits on the Seven Seas Lagoon of Walt Disney World, right across from the Magic Kingdom. The ambiance of the water truly makes you feel like you’re on vacation here.
🌊Walking around the resorts shoreline you’ll find a marina with boat rentals, a beach, and 2 pools on property. The Beach pool located near the lagoon and beach, and Courtyard pool located centrally in the resort. Both of these pools have zero entry, pool bars, complimentary towels, life jackets, cabanas/reserved patio seating available for rent, and are great to spend time at.
🏊 The Courtyard Pool has a more serene atmosphere and offers pod loungers, a whirlpool and reserved patio areas.
🏖️ The Beach Pool is more family friendly with a 181-foot long water slide, waterfalls, cabana rentals and an Alice in Wonderland splash pad area nearby. You can also find daily fun with poolside activities, trivia, and more at this pool!
Reach out to book your stay at The Grand Floridian Resort and enjoy these areas on your next Walt Disney World Vacation!
This weekend I am going to highlight:
✨Walt Disney Worlds Grand Floridian Resort ✨
Walt Disney Worlds Grand Floridian Resort is a Deluxe Resort and its beauty definitely makes it GRAND. I recently stayed in a resort view room in the Sago Cay Building, and it was GORGEOUS. This building recently completed renovation in 2023 and has a Mary Poppins theme. I was absolutely in awe when walking into this room. The amount of times I said the word “gorgeous” when looking around was unreal. The way the theme is carried throughout the room are Disney’s specialty, and I always love looking for those special details. This room has 2 queen beds and a single sleeper sofa for a 5 person capacity which is great for those larger families. The amount of counter space was perfect, and having the added vanity area outside of the bathroom was a great addition. The spacious bathroom, beautiful closets, coffee area, mini fridge, 2 robes, 2 pairs of slippers, bathroom necessities, steamer, safe and more are all available for your use inside the room. Speaking of useful additions… this room had 12! Yes 12! Accessible outlets. That’s 2 standard plugs each(24 total!), and most had a USB and USB-C port as well. We all know how important it is to keep our electronics charged, and make sure we don’t miss out on those lightning lanes!
This room was close to the marina, Gasparillos Island, and the convention center.
Learn more about this incredible Deluxe resort as I highlight dining, amenities and more this weekend!
Do you love to draw? Appreciate the art of Disney animation? Like air conditioning? Want a free souvenir? Or just want a place to sit down for 25 minutes during a sometimes hectic Disney day?
This hidden gem is the place to go!
This is the Animation Experience at Walt Disney Worlds Animal Kingdom Park Conservation Station. ✍️
🚂Climb on board the Wildlife Express Train (near the back of the park by the Safari Exit) to Rafiki’s Planet Watch and explore the conservation station 🛤️ Here you can see many different amphibian, reptile and invertebrate animals, you can learn all about conservation and different animals on Animal Kingdoms Property. There is also an exam observation window that you can observe different procedures taking place on Animal Kingdoms very own animals. My last trip we got to see how a frog gets X-rays taken 🩻(side note: I’m an X-ray tech at my other job, so this was very cool for me).
The 25 minute animation classes run daily, usually about once per hour, but check daily times on your My Disney Experience App for the most up to date information. Arrive early as classes fill up, and reserved seating is not available.
The character changes each class, and we had the opportunity to draw Kaa from the Jungle Book. Paper and pencil are provided, along with a drawing board. So nothing to bring but YOURSELF! All ages are welcome, my 5 year old loved it! But if they get frustrated, bored or no longer want to draw, they have coloring pages and crayons available so they can still be a part of the experience 🤗
This is a great way to test out your drawing skills, learn about animation at Disney, and surprisingly, this was SOO RELAXING! I do not have an artistic bone in my body, and I thoroughly enjoyed this. My 9 year old has an incredible talent to draw, so this was right up her alley! Hers looked exactly like the animators!
☀️ Also, if you plan on visiting this summer, Animal Kingdom will be celebrating “The Lion King
5 minute walk from Epcot Gates/skyliner to Disney’s Beach Club Resort
Overview of Stormalong Bay 🌊
The next stop was boarding Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas. With just a short 1 hour drive from Orlando you can be at Port Canaveral and start the next phase of your vacation!
This ship is spectacular! The amenities are endless! I stayed in a 4 person balcony stateroom that overlooked Central Park. This area of the ship has park-like vibes with the sights AND SOUNDS of Central Park. The sounds of birds lightly chirping in the morning and throughout the day really made this area of the ship immersive.
Coming up are some more details about what this ship has to offer!
