 Hey friends today. I am checking into Disney's Polynesian Village resort. I am so excited I'm happy I get to come back here If you guys recall I stayed here when the parks first reopened and now I get to come back and show you all the cool Things that actually are taking place like the Great Ceremonial House Construction where the new check-in area is and how do you get to Magic Kingdom and Epcot? So Let's go do this and as you can see right here at the Pago Pago building is where you now officially check in for the Polynesian and it's even where the Disney magical Express drops off all the people come in to check in The reason the check-in is at the Pago Pago house is because like I said There is a huge refurbishment happening at the Great Ceremonial House Mainly at the Porta Corset area where the monorail goes through and the check-in area So you can't actually access it there. In fact, you can't even park in front of the Great Ceremonial House They actually literally just put all the parking closest to the TTC And can I just point out how amazing is it that they added the little hard hats to all the Tiki gods? I love all the signage for the construction here. That's adorable But now I just want to get inside get checked in you could check in actually with the my Disney experience But I want to go in and actually talk to them and see if there's some other things that I need to know about While staying here and it's always good to just check in and see what the do's and the don'ts are and of course It is Christmas season, so we have lots of Christmas decorations all over the Polynesian resort This is the new check-in area right here a little bit tiny, but they're making their way Oh, they even got their little Christmas tree as well. I love it and Actually right in where the temporary check-in is they actually have a picture Of what the new Porta Crochet is actually gonna look like in front of the Polynesian Looks very very Polynesian-ish. We have a little monorail peeking out the other side right there As you can see here is all of the transportation information They have no monorail service going directly to the Magic Kingdom However, you can go to the Transportation and Ticket Center and you actually you can load up there Or take the ferry boat and actually it's a closer walk to TTC from here Than it is to the Grand Ceremonial House. How funny is that? And now that I'm all checked in let's go check out the room and then hop over to the Great Ceremonial House So then I can show you some of the cool things that are going on over there And get something to eat because I hear I might be able to get a ton of bread pudding So I had to try that As soon as you walk out of Pagu Pagu, they have a temperature screening tent right here I don't know if they're using that yet But the walkway to get to TTC is literally right there Like I said, it is closer to get to the monorails from Pagu Pagu at TTC Than it would have been to actually go to the Great Ceremonial House Speaking of the monorail there's one coming into the TTC right now The only part of the Polynesian that's open right now is the Disney Vacation Club And it's funny. I didn't put any special request in and I got exactly where I wanted to be How amazing is that? I'm in the Mora building. I'm on the third floor looking out at a lake view of the beach and the bungalows And as you can see, this is where we are right here And this is where the Great Ceremonial House is and then they have all of these other things open I know Oasis and Lavapool and the Barefoot Pool Bar is open And there's a couple of food spots inside But yeah, we're just going to explore around the resort And here is our building Man, I love this place. This is one of my favorite resort stays And it was actually the first resort stay that I did once I came back on Disney property after it closed So it's good to be back Look at all of the lobby furniture. I love everything about this resort I love all of the different pictures and artwork if you noticed Inside each of the buildings or houses. They actually have a little bit about the islands And a little bit of artwork too. So like this is Explore Mora and they had one that was like Pago Pago And I really like that stuff that'd be cool to hang in my house I would also like those chairs in my house as well. They look so comfortable, don't they? They're very comfortable We're gonna go up to the third floor Here we are. Ooh more pretty furniture I just like the way the furniture looks it kind of reminds me of like a 80s Like or not even 80s. Maybe a 60s 60s themed living room. What do you guys think? Let me know what you think it looks like other than Polynesian. I also love the hallways Isn't this like majestic here? Very pretty The light fixtures are little tiki men Or tiki gods don't want to offend I even love the little room number like plaques aren't they so nifty, but here's our room 316 Why is it not working? Maybe it's our room Now I can take my mask off because I'm in my room And I'm going to give you just a very quick tour of the room if you guys want to see a little bit more detailed tour And I mean detailed just watch the video and I'll link it in the description when I first came But today I kind of want to focus more on like what is there to do with the Polynesian And also I want to focus on getting something to eat and try to get that ohana bread pudding This is the actual entrance way that door straight ahead is where you actually come in And then you have one bathroom right here with a very nice stand-up shower I like these doors too always love these doors and then You got another bathroom This one has a tubby tub tub And I like this shower curtain This is really nice, isn't it? Very fancy and then the little mermaid painting on the wall can't forget that it also has these fancy doors And then on the other side you have a little kitchen area Comes with a microwave coffee maker fridge fully not stocked I was not prepared And then a little closet area This is a very small closet compared to the ones that we've seen But I like it It's got a laundry basket Look at that It also has one of the coolest looking beds I can say and six pillows What a champ I love this room. I love the colors I love everything about the Polynesian Such a great great place Lilo and Stitch on the little bed right here And we can't forget the view Oh boy This is beautiful Just look at this view. We have the Grand Floridian We have the Polynesian bungalows and then we have Cinderella's castle right there in the middle He got Space Mountain the contemporary and remember how Tony about TTC It's literally right there as you can see the monorail driving by and the ferry boat in front of it That's awesome It also has my number one ranked patio furniture These chairs are so comfortable and it's a pretty big patio like you know what I mean? It's pretty large The carpet also is another thing. I like a lot The couch pulls out so you can have some extra sleeping space there You can also probably sleep under there There And I mean if you're small enough Yeah But like I said, I wasn't going to go into like a full room tour I want to head on over to the great ceremonial house to get something to drink Something to eat and also to do a little shopping because they have a hat They have a hat I need to get so we're going to head over there This is the actual mora building. We're looking at from the outside I have my room. I think it's right there And you can literally see ttc and also all the bungalows and right now You can actually just go tour a bungalow if you wanted to maybe we'll take a peak c in once we walk back But I'm going to walk along the beach side because it's a nice day I'm loving here in the christmas music here too Puts me in such an amazing spirit. You guys know it's my birthday month too Like that makes it even better. So if you guys ever wonder why I like christmas so much It's also my birthday Look at this And as you may or may not know ohana is not open yet Trader sands is not open yet. We have tambu lounge. We have captain cooks We have kona the barefoot bar and that's about it for food And i'm going to try to get into kona like I want to see if I can actually get ohana bread pudding there Somebody I think it was disney food blog said that they are serving small batches of it. So i'm like i'm up to the test I'm staying here. My's will do it not going to force me But if I don't then i'm going to go to captain cooks and get some meatballs with rice because they are delicious there Of course the pineapple stand is open. So maybe that's a little dessert afterwards. Oh wait No, i'm getting bread pudding or maybe i'm not getting bread pudding. That's a maybe And during the refurbishment the great ceremonial house will be closed at 10 p.m So you can't come in here after 10 o'clock It smells so amazing. I love it. I love it so much Here is a look at actually all the food and beverage offerings and then even some recreation offerings They're still doing movie under the stars at eight o'clock and then they have all the pool hours It looks like the latest thing open though is uh The tambouli lounge on friday and saturday. It's open until 11 o'clock If you watched our holiday monorail bar crawl, you know that we stopped here to check out the christmas tree But i want to show you guys again because maybe some of you haven't watched that video If you haven't you definitely show because that's a great time, but they have a little christmas tree It's not a little one. It's just not a big big one like the grand clarion or world in its lodge But it's still a very pretty tree Molly Kalikimaka is the thing to see on a bright hawaiian christmas day They got a pineapple in the tree It is beautiful though, isn't it? How'd you like my song too? I have a little twist on to it. I know Don't quit my day job And this is the area that they have closed down for the refurbishment This is where you would actually usually come in to check in and above us is the monorail station Everything's just shut down over here though. I don't even think you can get a lay You also might remember earlier I said I needed to do some shopping because they had a hat here And I think i'm going to get that now before we get dinner Right here inside of the bow tiki where they actually have some very festive tiki gods I think they have a tiki fedora There it is The tiki fedora. Oh, what do you think? I gotta get it, right? That's awesome. Oh boy And here it is. What do you guys think? I love it. This is perfect makes me so happy So this is like my official Polynesian hat. I've got a winter hat. I got a summertime hat I got a bowler hat. I got a fedora. I got all the good hats Now that I have my hat, let's get out to kona and see about some bread pudding One thing I surely missed though is ohana. Usually this place would be packed waiting for people to get in there One of my favorite restaurants on Walt Disney World property Now I'm sat at my table. I immediately decided on a bud light and some hawaiian rolls The menu is a little different and they're actually running some specials like we talked about the bread pudding special It's the pineapple bread pudding that they would serve at ohana. They actually are making it here It's not on the menu and then also they have a Polynesian New York strip steak And I'm excited because that's not on the menu. So I said I'll take that as well I don't know what it looks like or anything like that. There's no like literature on it So we're just going with the flow of things. These rolls are amazing. Very fluffy. Very good. I like them a lot The kona pressed pot coffee here is one of the best coffees I've ever had and They're macadamia nut pancakes. I wish I can come back here for breakfast I don't know if I'm going to be able to tomorrow morning, but man, that would be really good. Oh boy Oh my lord, is that mine? What? That is gigantic. Look at it. Thank you Wow, I was not expecting this at all that steak looks unbelievable a little teriyaki a little pineapple This is something else right here. I can't wait to cut into it A little broccolini a little mashed potatoes. Maybe I'll start right here. Yeah Oh, wow My heart be still first official bite It is so amazing guys The teriyaki and the pineapple it's just it just goes together so good I never thought pineapple teriyaki sauce steak and mashed potatoes would mix well But it does it does Another thing that kind of surprises me is I asked how much this was because it wasn't on the menu So they just told me the special and I said okay, and uh, it's only 40 dollars Which is like an amazing price at disney because normally like a strip steak or Uh, a special, you know meal would probably be like 50 60 dollars in a restaurant like this So i'm happy with the size the taste and the price Oh boy There it is Oh, I am so excited to do this. Are you ready? Oh boy Much too good Oh boy, I've been craving this It's just so amazing guys. Oh Absolutely delicious If I remember right when I brought my mom and sister here At ohana not kona. This is like the thing they like the most. It is just so delicious I mean, I love bread pudding add a little caramel ice cream and pineapple to it sold That bread pudding did not stand a chance. It's so so good. Now I feel stuffed Oh boy Oh boy But we need to move along and as we actually make our way out I see they have like a fancy display now for the bread pudding and they have this other dessert here too Man, that was just so delicious. I would have went with that no matter what but this looks interesting Honestly, that was very delicious. I've never actually had dinner at kona before only breakfast And uh, I really liked it now We're going to explore some of the other things that they have going on Even the tambu lounge because you know, you can't actually Go to trader sam's so you need a place to be able to relax and tambu lounge has always been a good spot Just a little overshadowed by trader sam's. What can you say? Because the only other place to get mixed drinks is the pool bar They added additional seating inside the tambu lounge Including the back of ohana. You can actually come over here and sit where you would normally sit and get a great firework view and uh, enjoy some drinks and also If you take a look down there, you can see a little bit of moana And mawi and on the carpet too. Do you see moana right there on the rug? That's really nifty, isn't it? It's getting a little bit dark out So we might stop back to get a drink of tambu. I just want to give you a little bit more of a tour You know what i'm saying? Now we're going to go back outside and you notice they led all the fires I love it. I love all the fires led and we're going to go explore around the other pool Oasis I think it is and just see if their pool bar is open. I don't know if it is or not No, it doesn't look like oasis is open Oh, but I like how they're doing the 12 days of christmas out here by the pool Regardless it's a really cool spot to hang out just because of the pool and they also have Ping pong I don't want to show you the pool because there's family swimming in it But it's a nice pool. The other pool is definitely a lot better Another cool thing a lot of people don't realize is there's actual grills at the disney world resorts Like you look over here. They have a nice little grilling area Two different grills and you can just come make yourself dinner You know, it's very fancy a little dark. I don't know if you can see them But they're nice grills and they're clean and Just a really nice area right here One of these days I want to have a cookout at disney and invite all my friends and we'll have hot dogs and hamburgers Bud lights and baked beans baked beans and bud light But for now, I'm going to drop my hat off back in the room And then we're going to go see if we can catch some fireworks Well, they're not like really fireworks. All they are is fireworks blast that happen every 15 minutes As they change the holiday projections on the castle. Still, it's very fun to see some fireworks happening from the Polynesian And right there is the castle from our balcony So this is like the fireworks view and we're going to see if we can catch any of those fireworks burst every 15 minutes They go off That was surprisingly really good. It was just one push But still really cool to see fireworks from the Polynesian or just fireworks in the magic kingdom in general So now I think I'm going to run down to the bungalows Give you a little tour of inside one of those very expensive bungalows And also see if I can time it right and see if we can catch another firework burst from their balcony That's the way I hope we can time this outright If so, it's going to be kind of beautiful because then I'm getting a firework view from the bungalows for free Oh boy, this is going to be fun Oh Oh, that was loud Look at magic kingdom is directly behind that bungalow right there This is so nifty. I love it. It's so beautiful over here Wow And here it is So exciting This place has three bedrooms Or two Two bedrooms Wow, that was seriously the doorbell Crazy. Oh and this guy who's always out front of the Polynesian I like that and then take a look at the bathrooms in here Wow This is something else I mean honestly and then that view Look at it's all of ttc over there And then the master bath And then right on the other side is a balcony. Look at these little swings Oh wow The ferry boat over there This is much too good Holy moly. It's a hot tub Wow, I am shocked But wait a second. I think we timed this right Look, you can just watch the boats coming in and out I would be doing this all day All day Look at all the happy people going to the magic kingdom Hi guys Hi Hello everyone Look at that We timed that perfectly. Wasn't that beautiful? Just, you know, one little spark one little spark Now we'll go back in and take a look at the kitchen area Wow, this is just so amazing I know I say wow all the out but I love the living room the table This is just This is fancy Oh, and then we didn't show you the last room over here It's so nice The coolest thing though is right here in the living room They have the water pageant Right there kind of like on your little day bed spot. I absolutely love this Now the other bedroom isn't like a master bedroom. It doesn't have a bathroom It has one on the side here, but look at how fancy The doors are Look at that And I love that. That's really awesome Very cool, and then another little spot over here I like it a lot That was so cool, isn't it? Now I'm sorry if I feel a little rushed when I go through there because it's an open house There's families that actually want to check out the spot. So I'm always like giving everyone the right away So if there's a family wants to go they'll go before me. I'll wait no problem And I just want to get into it real quick just to give you guys a look of it It's a really nice room that goes for two to three thousand dollars a night But unbelievable absolutely one of my favorites It is so peaceful out here too. There's nobody around I love nights like this And with that, I think I am done here. I'm just so happy that I'm able to stay here It is so fun just exploring the resorts and also showing you guys like some of the cool rooms And like the bungalows or the three bedroom villa at the Grand Floridian I just like showing you some of these things that you wouldn't be able to see unless you came down here and visit it And right now it's not it's you know, it's hard for people to get here So thank you to ben and jade disney on the rag on instagram They're the ones that actually gave me this room tonight And I'm sorry. I'm not doing the sun rises I just figured this one I was going to focus more on like nighttime activities And I wanted to show you all the like big grand villas And uh, I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. So We'll see you next time. Good night Oh Well, here it is another christmas time and I must agree with my grandchildren. It's just about the neatest time of the year One of the nicest things about the holiday season is exchanging greetings with our many friends