A trip to Disney's Aulani resort in O'ahu

Greetings, fellow Local Guides!

I have missed you all very much! I’m still on another team at Google but have had some travels and adventures I wanted to share so I thought I’d start with two days I spent at Disney’s Aulani resort in O’ahu, Hawaii, USA. My best friend and I decided to go to Aulani after ten days on Maui, then we spent two more days on O’ahu since we spent our time at Aulani AT Aulani. :slightly_smiling_face:

Here are a few highlights from Aulani…

The drinks (cocktails, mocktails and in between) were delicious and so pretty:

There are Disney “easter eggs” or accents throughout the property:

Sometimes it’s an actual character, too, like Moana, who was hanging out by the lazy river (which is great because she’s a rare character to see anywhere!):

Or your favorite character, Stitch…

…who is “real” and also appears in wood, haha:

The beach had super soft sand and very calm waves given it’s a manmade cove AND they have a net separating the swimming area to keep sharks and larger things out, I suppose:

I found this gorgeous shell on the beach somehow even though it was SO tiny:

All in all, I had a great time at Aulani though with a few caveats:

  • Plan way ahead so you can get the room, price, and reservations for dining you want

  • Don’t be shy about walking to the ABC Store near the hotel for cheaper eats and drinks

  • Stay on property and pay attention to the activity catalog

I hope to share more updates and tips soon from my trip!

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@TraciC wow happy to see you there again. Your picture of Blue Hawai Drinks makes me thirsty

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@TraciC Hello! Glad to see you posting after a long. Thanks for sharing your trip to Disney’s Aulani resort details with us. Your photos are always wonderful.

Happy Guiding!

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Hey @TraciC ,

we missed you too a lot but you are always in our :heart: !!!

Lovely trip and great adventure, oh of course Disney :yum: , very nice to read about this place and watch at your lovely pictures.

Hugs hugs and hugs :blush: .

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Hi @TraciC beautiful pics. Maui looks awesome. I have been to Honolulu and the Big island in 2013 but never to Maui. This place does look good for a nice week long vacation/break.

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What a great adventure it was @TraciC , I’m sure all of the community members will glad to see your article on Connect, and I wish I can see more stories of your fantastic adventures here, and if not, no worries, I’m following your stories on Instagram :smiley:

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Hi @TraciC

It’s really nice to see you here again. Thank you very much for sharing some wonderful photos and your experience of Disney’s Aulani Resort with us. Looking forward to reading updates and tips from your trip.

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Glad to see you :heart_eyes: @TraciC

Thanks a lot for sharing your fantastic adventure trip with us.

Your presence on Connect encourages all local guides. We expect more articles from you. :smile:

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Hello @TraciC

A pleasant surprise and beautiful post. Thank you for sharing this with us. You look as charming and as cool as always. Happy to share in your trip. It’s so nice and relaxing to read and look at. Great you enjoyed it all

Hope you’re enjoying the team you are on? We think of you and wish you success in your endeavour. One thing is missing in your photos and post this time, where is the jump up photo? Lol :rofl:

We miss you keep up the good work.

Cheers

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@TraciC My curious mind wants to know where is the jumping photo.

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Surprise, surprise!! So nice to hear from you @TraciC and from your photos, it sure looks like you’re have a great holiday. I have to say that when I read the word Disney in the title of your post and saw what looked like a pair of red coconuts on the head of the girl on the left in the hot tub of your first photo and I do hope that I’ve given all the right directions here so you’ll know exactly whom I’m talking about lol, well anyway I thought hmm, there must now be a new red Mickey Mouse hat out.

Hugs

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Hi

@TraciC

It’s great to read your post after a long time. Hope you’ll stay with us, and read more of our Connect Forums.

The pictures are beautiful.

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Hi @TraciC the trip pictures shows you had an amazing time. Good to see you back after very long time.

Thank you for sharing this lovely post of hawai with us :blush:

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@TraciC

We are glad to see your post again after long time, and the place was wonderful.

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Nice to see your post after a long time, we missed you too @TraciC

Your great pictures says that It’s a beautiful place indeed, hope enjoyed a lot in the Aulani resort in O’ahu.

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Hey, @TraciC . I’m happy to see that you have a great time, in Hawai and happy to see you again here in Connect. We miss you!

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Oh Ma’am @TraciC glad to see you and your happy moments from Aulani trip. Thanks for sharing your joys with us here in connect.

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Wonderful photos @TraciC

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Hello @TraciC nice to see you on connect after a while. Thank you for sharing your wonderful travel post with us, looking forward to see more posts from you.

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@TraciC

Wow , beautiful photos & post just love it your back to camera photo ,love the drink with flower, and favorite character, Stitch…love you hairband with your big smile shows how much you enjoyed trip.

Your trip Disney’s Aulani resort in O’ahu will help many LG who will plan to visit there.

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