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    Resort professional photos.

    I have been a DVC member for 11 years at Animal Kingdom. I have been looking for a large photo or artist print that I can get framed and put in my home, of the AKL resort. Never seen something like this for sale at the resort other then the mass produced 8 x 10 semi water color of the lodge...
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    Maps-suitable for framing.

    I have been trying to find a good quality current map of WDW. Preferably one that can be framed for wall art. I’ve been looking for weeks and can’t find anything of a good quality. Prefer something like 30” x 40” in size. Has anyone come across something li this? Charlie
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    Magical Express to end in 2022

    Sorry, I may have missed it as I have only read about 20 of the pages here but going back to renting a car or driving down to Orlando, how much is parking now at the resorts, $15-20 a night. So my 7-10 day vacation each year just increased by a couple hundred? So this goes back to Uber/Lyft as...
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    Disney Plus Discount?

    Also found out today, after I bought the 3 year discount, that Disney + won’t work if you are using an Amazon fire product to stream your Netflix-prime-Disney+. At least not at start up. So I’ll have to buy different streaming device or a new smarter tv! Charlie
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    Jambo House - Studio w/bunkbeds

    Does anyone know if there are any Savannah studio's in the Jambo house that have bunk beds? I want to make a reservation for my daughter, SIL & two grandkids. I saw where there were some rooms in the hotel portion but couldn't find anything about the DC portion of AKL. Thanks Charlie
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    Just bought tickets through Undercover Tourist

    Their monthly email Friday stated they still had tickets they had gotten prior to the recent price increase, so you get a double savings by purchasing then now before they were all sold out. I believe they said they would probably be sold out of the old tickets be the weekend. You might save a...
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    Any stores around Kissimmee Amtrak?

    Wife and I booked a great fare from Raleigh area to Disney in October on Amtrak. Going to get off in Kissimmee and instead of having taxi stop on the way to AKL, wondered if there was a grocery or liquor store close to the Amtrak station in Kissimmee that we could get some food staples for our...
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    Best Deal on an Ipad 3 and advice

    I have purchased an IPAD 1 for me a Ipad 2 for my daughter and 2 ipods over the last two years- all Apple refurbished. Other then coming in a plain white box you could not tell them from new and they came with an Apple 1 year warranty, new batterys and new outside covers so no scratches. Saved...
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    HHI - Dye's or Catfish and Cornbread

    We ate @ Roastfish & Cornbread 2 weeks ago, wife and I are both from the New Orleans area originally and the seafood at Cornbread matched the best we ever had anywhere in New Orleans. I will not go back to HHI without at leadt 1 visit to R & C. Charlie :woohoo:
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    DVC - Dining Plan & Tickets

    Thank you all for your quick responses- hopefully my daughter will relax now. :thumbsup2 Charlie
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    DVC - Dining Plan & Tickets

    Help please- new member- 9 months @ AKL - For Christmas I gave our daughter & family a week the Kidani for mid June this year - a few months ago we added the dining plan to the reservations @ about $930 for 2 adults and two kids. They now want to buy tickets and I thought they could save a few...
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    Driving to WDW - Pros and Cons

    A few months ago we priced going Amtrak from Raleigh to Orlando, only 65 mile drive to Raleigh station from our house and the round trip was about $ 120.00 each. I believe you catch the train @ 8:30 PM and get to Orlando @ 9:45 AM the next day. Wife and I don't go until Oct this year bit I...
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    ***The Official AKV Owners And Lovers Thread***. Come And Chat

    Quick question, hopefully it can be answered here - Just purchased a DVC contract @ AKV, this summer - going to HHI in May and 1BR Kidani in Oct for the F & W Festival. Can you get to see other rooms during your first visit? IE- wanted to see a Studio in Jamba & Kidani to see the size/layout and...
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    DDP & Food & Wine Festival

    Wife & I will be going to the F & W Festival in 2012 for the first time - 7 full days - wondered if anyone has done this and done the DDP also- As we plan on doing 2 full days @ Epcot & the festival in the middle of the week does it even make sense to do the Dining plan that week also. Any past...
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    When in spring would you go?

    Last 2 trips we went the first week of May - beautiful weather,the flower & garden festival was going on and part attendance was medium at best - never waited longer the 15 minutes for any ride - It's now on favorite time of the year after over 20 trips
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    RUNNING COUNT OF Dvc Owners USING This Site

    2980 - AKV - Member since July 2011 - Why did we wait so long Charlie
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    help picking a beach...Magen's Bay or Trunk Bay?

    Been to both beaches; twice- Trunk Bay is nicer and usually has fewer residents and tourists on any given day - never liked a crowded beach ;)
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    Information on an AFT room !!!

    We booked the same room # 6188 on the July 10th 2011 Dream, I'm an avid photographer and will post alot of pictures when we return. We have been on afts before on Princess and Celebrity- very quiet and peaceful back there and from the stateroom drawings posted for the Dream, the aft rooms have...
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    Ouch prices this summer are high!

    We are booked in an AFT balcony for a 5 day Dream cruise on July 10th 2011- We booked in June 2010 and price for the same 6B cat.room today is a total of $440 higher them when we booked- now that is based on 3 adults in a room. Charlie
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    Cocoa Beach Hotel...Pick one for me!

    How far ahead has everyone been booking these hotels. We are a group of 9 that will need 3 rooms, all driving down from NC for a July 10th Dream cruise. I thought booking around February was about right or should we book earlier? Charlie :surfweb:




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