In this family‑style vlog, Natalie Barnes takes viewers on a day‑long holiday tour of Walt Disney World’s resort hotels. The video opens with a quick coffee stop before heading to the Contemporary Resort, where the family checks out the gingerbread house and gift‑shop items. They then ride the monorail to the Polynesian Resort, enjoying a breezy lunch at Wailulu (poke bowl, cheeseburger, Dole Whip) while admiring the property’s Christmas tree and décor. Next, they explore the Grand Floridian, highlighting its multiple towering Christmas trees, real‑flower arrangements, and the luxurious Grand Floridian Villa option for a birthday celebration. The group hops on a Zootopia‑themed bus to the Boardwalk, sampling gingerbread martinis, hot chocolate, and browsing festive shops. The vlog continues to the Yacht Club and Beach Club, noting the train‑themed décor and additional holiday treats. Throughout, Natalie’s mom, her children Arabella and Harry, and occasional “Lovey” provide spontaneous reactions, jokes, and personal preferences. The video concludes with a brief sign‑off, thanking viewers and directing them to links in the description. The content blends visual tours, food reviews, family interaction, and personal recommendations, offering a comprehensive look at Disney’s holiday hotel experiences.
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So cute! Polynesian. Did wailulu. Look, this is the menu. Wow. Walking to the Grand Floridian. Good morning, you guys! Welcome to, or welcome back to, my YouTube channel. In today's video, we are doing one of my favorite traditions. We are going to Disney and seeing all the hotels. Yep, we're gonna see all of the hotels and all of the Christmas trees. Yes, and all the characters. We are hanging out at the hotels today. I'm super excited. My mom is going. Arabella's in the car, as you guys can see, and we're kind of just doing a chill day. This is one of my favorite things to do. Let's go to Disney. We're about an hour and 20 minutes away, but first let's go get coffee. First let's get coffee. Hi, how are you? I'm good, how are you? Good. Can I do one, uh, dark mocha freeze with no whipped cream. And then can we do one blueberry muffin warmed up? And then can my mom do one small hot coffee? And then she said, do you have a pumpkin flavor? Okay, can she do the pumpkin flavor? Thank you. Thank you. You too. We just parked at Contemporary. We are waiting on my mom, then we are gonna go upstairs to see all of the holiday decoration and see if we can get some snacks. Ask if they have any. You want to do the gingerbread house? And yeah, we're hotel hopping today. We see the gingerbread house right here. Wow! Now we're looking at some toys. Arabella's favorite thing. Air, look at this dress! That is so cute. We're in the gift shop and we just saw the Stony Clover set and I'm dying. So this is the fanny pack. And this is the backpack and I don't know which one I want. Mom, which one do you think I'll use more? I think the fanny pack one, but I don't know, you have your Lululemon Disney one. On the monorail going to the Polynesian. We found a Christmas tree. Oops. That is so cute. Look at all of them. A little ukulele. Go look! How cute! We're heading to lunch right now at Wailulu. What is it called? Wailulu. And it's nice out, it's like really breezy. Come on, Harry! They decorated Wailulu, which is so cute. This is one of the prettiest bars, I think, on property. I mean, it overlooks Bay Lake and also Grand Floridian. So this is where we're having lunch today. Which one do You want? This is thank you. Cute, very cute. The restaurant, we're gonna sit outside. Okay, fishies up at the top. Say thank you. What kind of menu is that? Harry, what kind of menu is it? Is it Super Kitty's? This is the menu. Harry, do you have to go potty? Yeah. Well, that was my poke bowl with chicken, and then I got a side of rice with it because I needed more rice. Do you want to eat my cheeseburger? Is it homemade? Yes. Thank you. Arabella is having a cheeseburger. My mom got a cheeseburger as well. We're just sitting here You got ice cream? Yummy, yummy! Yum! How is it? Good. Good. Even though it's freezing, this is my favorite. No smile. Pineapple Dole Whip. Wow. Good night. Well, we're not Stay in there. Oh, good night. We're currently walking to the Grand Floridian to go check out what kind of, um, decorations they have. We haven't been here yet. Arabella's playing in the sand and we're just walking over and it is cold out. What should we do for my birthday? Lovey's birthday? Should we do cabins or should we do Grand Floridian Villa? Oh, good pick! Grand Floridian Villa. Say book it, lovey. Tell her, say book it, lovey. We just made it inside, let's go look at the tree. Nothing compares to the Grand Floridian at Christmas time. There's the new bar over there and then they have 2 trees in the front and then another one above on the second level, and then obviously the huge tree. So these are when you first walk in, and then the huge tree in the middle. I think this hotel has the best Christmas trees. What do you think? Really? Yeah. Does it smell good in here? Do those flowers smell good? You want to go smell them? I want to go smell them. Will you come with me? Will you come with me? Let's go. Are they real? Did you touch them? Let's see, are they real? Are they real? No, they're not. Yes, those are real flowers. Look at the crystals, Air. Oh, how beautiful. The best, the best out of all the hotels. Okay, we're in front of Magic Kingdom. We're actually gonna take the bus We'll do it on Tuesday. Okay. Um, we're taking the bus to Boardwalk and we might get a hot chocolate and then doing Yacht and Beach and all those. We're all going on a bus! Yeah, we're gonna go on the bus. I thought we were going to the next one though, right? We're also on the hunt to find Arabella a makeup fake princess palette thing. I don't know, I made it up, so now I have to find her something. The bus is right there. Mom, we might need a run. We're heading there now. Let's go, we're almost there. 14, we're at 13. Wait, here we come, here we come. Oh, we got a Zootopia bus! Woohoo! So cute. We're at Boardwalk. We just got off the bus. Now we're gonna go inside Boardwalk, look at all the decorations, and go on the Boardwalk. How cool! And then the beautiful Ginger House. So cute in here. Some cookies. Yummy. Sorry. Cookies. Is the video on? Yeah. Say bye. Who did you meet? Chip 'n Dale. Chip 'n Dale? What did he say? I got some video of you. He gave you a kiss? Yeah. Did you tell him beep beep? You did beep beep at him? Look. We're gonna go in this shop because Arabella wants a toy. But it is so pretty out. I love how they decorate all these windows. It's all Christmas themed. Look at that tree. What do you see, Eric? I don't see. You don't see anything? Should we try another store? Yeah. Okay, let's go tell Lovey. I need a makeup. I know, let's go tell her. How pretty. These look so good. No, you're good. Arabella, look at this one. I think I'm going to get these two. What'd you get? Gingerbread martini. And I got a hot chocolate. Cheers. And then we also got— you want to show them the cookies? Ginger snap. We got We got these beautiful horsey ones in the carriage. Careful, Baby. Eee! Do they smell good? Yeah. What does it smell like? Mmm. I mean. What? Cream. Oh, okay. Mom. Let me see. Mmm. Whoa. Lemony. It's like almond. I'm tasting lemon. Lemon? What do you think? Is it good? You like it? Can lovey try it? Very good. Here, hold it really tight. I just want to break off a piece. I don't want— oh, come on, another bite. Mmm, good. That was good. Lemony, almondy. Is it almond or lemon? Almond, I think. And lemon. Lemon. Lemon. Watch my wine. What? I'm going to go throw this out. Or should I keep it for her? Cuz she keep it, she doesn't finish it. I love ginger snap. Ooh, this is like hard ginger. It's a ginger snap. That's why ginger snaps are hard. What's the other one that It looks like gingerbread. Oh, I think I like gingerbread more. Yeah, watch my train. Mommy, try it. Oh, salty. This is not what I thought it was going to be. I don't like it. I'm gonna say— Bear, you want to try this? Salty. It's got sugar in it. Yacht club. I think it's over there. Yacht is— look at the train, how beautiful! What do you have? Let me see. Can I see her? Show me her. Is that what you want? Yeah. Okay, I completely forgot to end the vlog, but we are home now. We're getting ready for bed, and I just want to say thank you guys so much for watching. I've been taking page where I basically filmed all day today. So go to— go check that out. Everything will be in the down box below. But anyways, guys, thank you guys so much for watching. I'll see you guys in my next video. Bye!
