Hi Lisa!
We stayed at
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort last weekend and loved it! It's in my top 3 of all Walt Disney World Resort hotels.
Transferring luggage for a split stay is super easy and convenient. You can leave all of your luggage with Bell Services at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort and they will deliver it to
Disney's Art of Animation Resort for free. The transfer isn't immediate and sometimes will take until the end of the day, so you'll want to take anything you'll need for the day with you in a day bag. You can then go off and enjoy your day and spend it however you'd like until your room is ready if you've completed
Online Check-in. If you need to go directly there after you check-out of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, you can hop on the monorail, hop off at Magic Kingdom Park and board a bus to Disney's Art of Animation.
Another option is to hire a car to take you and your luggage straight to Disney's Art of Animation. A taxi, Uber, Lyft or
Disney's Minnie Van Service through Lyft will pick you right up from Disney's Polynesian and drop you right off at Disney's Art of Animation where you can check-in and store your luggage there if your room isn't quite ready.
Please stop back by and visit if you have any additional vacation planning questions.
Have a magical day!
Leslie