Disney Parks Blog

Aloha! Those of you who’ve been to Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa know how fun it is to hang out at The ‘Olelo Room to grab a bite to eat with family and friends, and maybe add a fun drink as you take in the surroundings where the Hawaiian language is all around you, literally, and the beautiful Hawaiian music wafts through the air. Now, imagine that with sushi and sashimi! Yum!

Forbes Travel Guide today unveiled its annual Star Rating list, naming Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at the Disneyland Resort as a new Forbes Travel Guide Star Award winner. If you have visited this hotel, you know how very special it is – and the industry experts agree!

As many of you are likely bundling up in coats, scarves and gloves, please pull up a cozy chair, some hot cocoa and let’s talk about sunshine and palm trees and the awesome pools and more coming to the proposed Disney’s Riviera Resort! To further get us in the mood, here is one of my favorite images of Walt and his daughters on the shores of France enjoying some of that Riviera sunshine!

Aloha from Aulani Resort! If you are celebrating Valentine’s Day here at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, or want to share some yummy treats with your loved ones who are enjoying this holiday of love at the resort, we have wonderfully edible offerings available!

Put away those paddles and get out your forks and knives – White Water Snacks has reopened and is serving up fresh new bites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Located at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at the Disneyland Resort, this white water rapids-inspired eatery serves up everything from Mickey waffles and buttermilk biscuits to Angus cheeseburgers and artisanal pizzas.

When my teammates and I learned that this year’s Epcot International Festival of the Arts would find four Disney Vacation Club Member Cruise veterans performing together on stage to conclude the festival’s Disney on Broadway Concert Series, we immediately started making plans to reunite with our old friends. And because these reunions are always more fun with Members in attendance, we decided to turn our little gathering into what promises to be another memorable Membership Magic event.