I'll comment on some of the Polynesian merchandise...
They used to have beautiful, large ceramic coffee mugs that had a full color sketch of the resort on one side, with the resort logo on the other side, and a description of the resort on the bottom. I found the same exact kind over at the Grand Floridian too, and bought that one during our GF trip. However, now the ceramic coffee mug at the Polynesian is tiny, it's brown and looks sort of like it's has brown "lava" melting down the side of it (and not in a good way. lol), and just has the words "Disney's Polynesian Resort" in only one color which is a sort of light yellow/tan color. They have a travel coffee mug in this same exact color and design. I'm quite disappointed in the size of the ceramic coffee mug, and the design of it. A resort as colorful and beautifil as the Polynesian should have better souvenirs.
They did have shot glasses with the old, more colorful logo on them, but I wasn't interested in buying more shot glasses.
Magnets... I love to purchase a resort magnet on each of our stays. There's a Polynesian magnet but it has Lilo and Stitch on it. Otherwise, the magnet is nice and colorful.
Clothing... They have the SAME EXACT clothing with the Polynesian name on it, as they have for the last few years. EXACTLY the same. For women, it's either a white tank-top with one-color writing "Disney's Polynesian Resort". I've purchased this tank-top and I do like it. They have shorts and sweat pants that are the same color as the stitching in the tank top, but there is NO writing on them at all. Nothing... Nada. So basically they're just plain short and pants. Nothing to show they're from the Polynesian resort. There is also a blue zip up sweat shirt jacket that is solid blue, but has the resort name in white stitching on the top left chest. The back of the jacket is plain. I think there may have been a few long-sleeved t-shirts that were exactly like the tank tops; white with a simple one-color stitching of the resort name.
Then there were other t-shirts.... these were NOT embroidered, they were iron-on or whatever they call it. They were in gray or blue, and had the Polynesian resort name on the front left chest and then a HUGE graphic design on the back that featured a hula girl. I guess this t-shirt is ok for a guy, at least it's colorful, but I really want a NICER, embroidered t-shirt, that's colorful, attractive, and tasteful. After several trips of seeing the same old Polynesian resort logo garbage, I ALMOST bought one of these t-shirts, but I didn't. It just wasn't worth it, and I don't mean money-wise. I knew I wouldn't wear that t-shirt anywhere. lol
There wasn't much else with the Polynesian resort name or logo on it. I think there was one other shirt, a pink shirt, that had a tiny resort name on the sleeve, or down by the hem of the shirt, or something. I looked at it several times during my trip but the sizes were quite limited, and the shirt was just not appealing at all.
Anyway, I don't mean to be a downer in regards to the Polynesian merchandise, but it is what it is, and I hope eventually they get someone better to purchase items for their shop.
Oh by the way, on our trip a few weeks ago, we stopped into the gift shops at the Grand Floridian and the Wilderness Lodge and they had beautiful resort-logo items to purchase, including beautiful ceramic coffee mugs, shirts, jackets, etc.
I LOVE the Polynesian resort. For my family and I it's the perfect place to stay for our
Disney vacations, but I cannot get over the lack of nice resort logo clothes and other items, available for purchase.
P.S. I have pictures of ALL of the above items on my computer at home. If anyone wants to see them, I can post them when I get home. LOL
P.P.S.
This is actually SeaSpray! LOL I'm on vacation, at my niece's house right now.