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Disney Caribbean Beach Dec 2024 - Day 2

Disney Day 2! Hotel + Party day! I got awesome sleep the night before. It's kind of nice ending the day with Animal Kingdom because then the park closes well before bedtime. I woke up feeling good, almost like I didn't need a relaxing morning and afternoon, but knew it was going to be a long night and I would rather be feeling good for the whole party instead of falling asleep lol. Prepare for a bunch of Skyliner pictures. And Christmas party pictures...

I took my time getting up and ready and then headed over to Riviera to get some breakfast. I can't tell you how much I love the menu at Primo Piatto. And that's saying something - I just don't care all that much about food. I like it plain. Though I do like it pretty! Anyways, there's a bunch of things on the menu that sound awesome when usually I only get a few options, so I knew I wanted to try it. (Spoiler, I actually didn't even each at Caribbean Beach lol.) I mobile ordered and then went to check out the resort. It's much different than the other value and moderate resorts I'm used to. It took me a bit to figure it out, but it's hotel vs motel. It's probably the one thing I (oddly) don't like about Riviera, and I'm guessing maybe the other deluxe resorts?.. We'll see. Anyways, annoyingly it took way longer with mobile order for it to be ready, probably because they actually cook the food vs the more basic quick service which likely microwaves and plops everything together, so I suppose I can forgive it. I got the Breakfast Panini and strawberries. SO freakin good. Like can I have it all the time, please? It was big though. I only ate half of it. The seating area was small and I wanted to be outside anyways, so I ended up sitting in a chair on the sand/beach area between Riviera and Caribbean beach. It was so nice, I hung out there before starting on the Caribbean Beach loop.

Hi Skyliner and Caribbean Beach Aruba! Still love the skyliner =)
More skyliner. Oh and me. I wasn't sure I was going to like Caribbean Beach since I like a good Disney-ish but I think I loved having the beach part. And the skyliner. Did I mention that yet?
Riveria's Primo Piatto - Egg, Ham, and Cheese on Focaccia. SO good!
Hanging out on the beach for a bit in the sun and heat. I think it was low 70s at this time. Not hot, but felt fantastic. Especially compared to snow...

Next was exploring Caribbean Beach. It was a bit of risk to walk the whole loop, but I did it anyways and turned out just fine. So mostly this is going to be my thoughts about Caribbean Beach. I already talked a bit about it in Day 1, but here's some more.
Buses - I had 0 problem with them. I liked how often they came. I think it was about every 10-15min. I did go on off times, so there wasn't a ton of people. There were a lot after the party that people stood, but it wasn't completely full. For AK, their route was Jamaica, Aruba...Trinidad. For MK, their route was Martinique, Barbados...Aruba. That meant I was last for MK, which was annoying to be last but really wasn't an issue. It does add probably 10min for pure drop offs (since it was too late to pick anyone up). Honestly I didn't have a problem with all the internal stops.
Pools - There was a couple people in Trinidad. Other than that, all the quiet pools were empty. I had the pool to myself. Granted it did just do a quick Florida rain, but when I was walking and checking out the pools, there was no one around. The main pool wasn't busy either. Definitely people, but lots of chairs. I was planning to sit at the main pool, but ended up at the Aruba quiet pool and it was kind of nice. I think I would have wanted more time if I walked down to the main pool. It was a bit of a walk for just half an hour.
Size - People's biggest complaint about Caribbean Beach. And yeah. It's big. I walked the whole loop and was so glad I wasn't down in Trinidad. Forever an Aruba girl. I walked through each of the sections. Trinidad is actually across a road, which I didn't like either. The quick service restaurant there is also tiny. Their menu wasn't bad, but it does feel like a random tiny pool bar vs a true quick service restaurant. I didn't eat there, but expect it's the same as the main Caribbean Beach quick service. I was thinking Trinidad would be close to the main skyliner station, but it's really not. It's not terribly far if you're at the northern most rooms, but if you were at the farthers, you're going to be a gooood walk away.

Once I got back walking the loop, I changed into my suit and went over to the quiet pool. It rained during that time, but it was fine sitting by the pool. Actually it was fabulous with the skyliner overhead! I chilled for a bit, then moved to the hammock after it was dry. That was great too. Just lots of chilling and relaxing. Then I went back to the room to get ready for Magic Kingdom and Mickey's Christmas Party!

To give you an idea of Trinidad to skyliner station. I think I was just past the pool (about half way through Trinidad), so you'd be walking that bridge/road all the way over to the skyliner station. It's a long way...
Oh look, another skyliner pic!
Aruba pool all to myself. With the skyliner going over the top =)
Hi from the pool! Random Florida rain had just went through so it was blue skies at the pool at this time.
Hammocks on the beach. These are super nice! I saw a couple people in them as I did my loop, but mostly they were empty.

To be continued....

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