Where to have a real Disney experience in Hawaii: Aulani, Disney Resort & Spa and Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach

By Amy Cooper
Updated January 19 2017 - 1:10pm, first published January 15 2017 - 12:15am
Waikiki canoe. Photo: Supplied
Waikiki canoe. Photo: Supplied
Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) in the animated movie <i>Moana</i>. Photo: Disney
Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) in the animated movie <i>Moana</i>. Photo: Disney
Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. Photo: Ric Noyle
Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. Photo: Ric Noyle
Aulani Luau celebrates voyaging culture with live storytelling, music and traditional Hawaiian dance.  Photo: Supplied
Aulani Luau celebrates voyaging culture with live storytelling, music and traditional Hawaiian dance. Photo: Supplied
Auli'i Cravalho with Aulani storyteller. Photo: Supplied
Auli'i Cravalho with Aulani storyteller. Photo: Supplied
Aulani Waikolohe Valley Disney. Photo: Supplied
Aulani Waikolohe Valley Disney. Photo: Supplied
The lobby at Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. Photo: Kevin Kaminski
The lobby at Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. Photo: Kevin Kaminski

Fun fact: Moana is the first Walt Disney animated feature this century to take its heroine's name. The studio has bestowed this honour upon only a handful in its 80 years of production. Even Elsa and Rapunzel, those Frozen and Tangled megastars, fell short of eponymity.

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