You likely know to visit the Disney World parks for all kinds of rides, food, and more. But you can’t forget to check out some of Disney World’s hotels for exclusive merchandise and incredible restaurants!

View at Disney’s Riviera Resort

Today we’re here with all the updates from Disney World’s hotels. We’re talking construction, merchandise, and more! And read through for a special inside look at Disney World’s newest “hotel!”

Disney’s Riviera Resort

Riviera Construction Update

Disney’s Riviera Resort is getting some painting done! We noticed this cute sign with Stitch near Le Petit Cafe.

Wet paint!

Now let’s check out some merchandise!

Riviera Merchandise Updates

We found a new Riviera Resort Glass for $14.99 in La Boutique.

Riviera Resort Glass

And we also found Donald and Daisy, dressed in their Topolino’s Terrace clothes, in keychain form! 

Donald and Daisy keychains

Now let’s head over to Caribbean Beach Resort!

Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

Caribbean Beach Merchandise Updates

Caribbean Beach had a new Koozie for $9.99, with the name of the hotel on one side…

Koozie

…and “Banana Cabana” on the other side.

Banana Cabana

There was also a new Towel with the Caribbean Beach name, starring Minnie in some tropical clothes…

Caribbean Beach Towel

…and Mickey too!

Other side

Should we hop on the Skyliner to get to Pop Century? Let’s do it!

Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Pop Century Merchandise Update

Pop Century had a new Mickey Phone Ornament for $22.99, with a kind-of retro look and the Pop logo on the bottom. Okay. Yes. We LOVE IT.

It’s Mickey!

Let’s take a short walk over to Art of Animation.

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

Art of Animation Construction Update

There’s some construction happening at Art of Animation. During our trip, we saw that the Schoolyard Sprayground (splash pad) is closed for refurbishment.

Closed to little fishies!

And over in the Cars-inspired buildings, some construction was being done on the exterior of the building.

Construction

Now let’s get to the gift shop.

Art of Animation Merchandise Update

There was a new Art of Animation Tumbler for $29.99, with lots of artwork from themes you can find around the hotel.

Tumbler side one

We spotted characters from The Little Mermaid, Cars, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, and more!

Tumbler side two

Now it’s time to take a trip over to Polynesian Village Resort!

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Polynesian Construction Update

The Polynesian Resort had a refurbishment sign near the entrance, but we didn’t see anything changing just yet.

Refurbishment Sign

We’ll keep an eye out for changes there!

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Contemporary Construction Update

In the Contemporary Resort, BVG now has a construction wall placed in front of the entrance and exit closest to Outer Rim and Contempo Cafe. 

BVG construction wall

You can still get inside BVG though, so come shopping with us!

Contemporary Merchandise Updates

In BVG, there were some new-to-us Mary Blair-inspired items, like this Contemporary Towel for $26.99.

Towel

We also found a sheer blue Tank Top for $36.99…

Sheer Tank Top

…and a (new-to-us) solid blue Tank Top for $34.99.

Solid Tank Top

There were also some great Coasters for $24.99, with Mickey and Minnie and the resort on one side…

Coasters

…and “hello sunshine” and Minnie on the other side!

other side!

These all seem to be part of the growing line of Mary Blair-inspired merchandise that has been available here over the past several months.

Contemporary Various Update

The Contemporary Resort had a new-to-us Snack Time Trivia sign out. Do you know the right answers?

Trivia!

We have a few more stops to go!

Disney’s Beach Club Resort

Beach Club Merchandise Update

We spotted a new Beach Club Hoodie for $36.99.

Beach Club Hoodie

That’s it for Beach Club, what about Coronado Springs Resort?

Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

Coronado Springs Construction Update

At Coronado Springs, construction walls were put up and a tarp was placed in front of an entrance area.

Construction

We’ll be watching this hotel closely for more construction updates!

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort

Wilderness Lodge Merchandise Update

The Wilderness Lodge Mercantile had a cheeky new Beaver Sleep Shirt for $29.99. It says, “dam tired,” and the beaver is wearing a rather stylish pink bathrobe.

Sleep Shirt

That’s pretty funny!

Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Fort Wilderness Merchandise Updates

At Settlement Trading we found an interesting anti-theft Portable Safe for $39.99, which could come in handy if you’re traveling with valuables. It’s not clear how new this item is, but we thought it was an interesting one to point out!

Portable Safe

Let’s make one more stop. In space.

BONUS: Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

Although this is not exactly a true hotel, we had to include it! In case you missed it, we were able to visit the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (also known as the Star Wars hotel) this week and we’ve shared a COMPLETE guide for visiting the hotel and getting everything you can out of the high price tag.

Galactic Starcruiser

We ate blue shrimp(!!!), shopped for merchandise, and lots more. The hotel officially opens on March 1st, 2022, so stay tuned for more Star Wars hotel news and tips!

Check out the complete guide to the Star Wars hotel here.

That’s all the news from Disney World hotels! Are you surprised by any of this news? Keep reading DFB for more news and updates!

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