animal kingdom lodge

Disney has officially announced the timeline for the long-awaited refurbishment of the Animal Kingdom Villas! Kidani Village guest rooms will undergo refurbishment from October 2025 through May 2026. Jambo House will follow from May 2026 through January 2027. Guests may see or hear...

Could Disney Vacation Club be eyeing an expansion at Animal Kingdom Lodge? Granted, I'm speculating here, but with recent sales incentives, increased buybacks, and a 2026 refurbishment on the horizon, the idea of flipping Jambo House into more DVC villas might not be as far-fetched as it seems...

We have been so looking forward to our anniversary here at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, hearing all of the wonderful things everyone says about looking out their balconies and seeing animals. The Animal Kingdom Lodge has been very responsive.

I have two contracts, one at Wilderness Lodge/Boulder Ridge and the other Animal Kingdom. I currently have 93 VWL and 123 AKL bankable UY24 points available, but willing to borrow from either contract to rent as many as 243 total VWL points or 283 AKL points if 11-month window priority is...

First off, why does there need to be so many resorts making the decision super difficult? I am traveling with my DS 8 yrs old to Disney world for the first time at the end of May. He is a thrill seeker and when we go to Disneyland we are at the parks from rope drop to close. It is easy there to...

Normally we stay at Yacht Club and use Disney Transportation and Uber. This is our first trip over Christmas (22nd-28th) and we will not have access to Monorail or Skyliner from our resorts (Animal Kingdom Lodge and Riverside). Due to it being an extremely busy time of year, would it be better...

Does anyone have experience with an upgrrade at Animal Kingdom Lodge? We are due in first week of October, and thhis being a game show prize win, we are not the ones booking the room. I am assuming that we will be a assigned the base room category, but given the 7 nights, I am hoping for...

Thanks for reading, Wife won a trip to Disneyworld, 5 nights. We are upping that to 7. To be honest, Disney has been very slow in communication regarding the accommodations. I finally settled on Animal Kingdom Lodge but now after doing more research and understanding their only...

Saratoga February 2023 points. Polynesian August 2023 points. Points eligible for booking travel through October 2023 following the 11 month window or June 2023 following the 7 month window Please let me know your requested travel dates, resort preference, and room category so that I can...

I’ve been going to Disneyworld a few times a year for 10 years. I’m a Disneyland local. I’ve stayed at just about every Disney hotel (and a few offsite) and became a DVC member a few years ago. Here are my unfiltered thoughts on Disneyworld resort hotels. Hopefully this helps people planning...

Hello all, I'm planning my trip July 1-7 and have decided I want to do a split stay. I want to spend the first half at the Swan Reserve, and the second half at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. When trying to book my package on the Disney website, I notice I'm unable to select the room I want through...

DVC Mashup: Kidani Village VS Jambo House Lately, it feels that many members of the DVC Fan Facebook Group have asked if they should choose Kidani Village or Jambo House for a stay at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas. It’s an excellent question and always elicits a large range of opinions. There...

Hello! I am planning a trip to Disney World, and need some hotel advice. We have stayed at the following hotels: 1) Port Orleans (hated it-felt it was really run down) 2) Animal Kingdom Lodge (Okay, but far away) 3) Grand Floridian (Okay-expected to be wowed, but really hated the separate...

I just got back from a 2 week trip as a first time DVC owner and I had an AMAZING time! 3 adults traveling and we wanted to try the different resorts to see what we liked. We took a flight from California and it was lovely having the middle rows blocked off with extra room to stretch our legs...

Hello! I am doing my research to figure out what the best way to use DVC is...and I know this is probably different for everyone. I am considering buying 100 pts from disney to get member benefits (maybe I don't really need these but booking at Riv and future resorts would be nice to leave on...

We are looking forward to going in 2021 but unfortunately we are torn on where to stay. Half of us want AKL where we would stay for 9 nights- and the Polynesian for 8 nights. The only thing that is holding us back from both are: The poly being crowded all the time and pricey for outdated rooms...

Can anyone confirm that the dedicated 2-bedroom villas at Kidani Village include a sleeper chair? The floor plans I'm finding omit the sleeper chair in the dedicated rooms, but include it in the lock-off rooms. I just want to be sure that it will be included.

We head out to see them all every year for the past 4 years, so figured we'd start recording all the beauriful displays.

Have you done any of the onsite activities at AKL, i.e. wine tastings, painting classes, etc? Want to do a stay-cation at AKL, and the list of activities sounds cool, but are they?

Hi! I am looking for an Animal Kingdom Lodge recreation calendar for this month (Sept) or for October of past years. Anyone know where to find them for specific months? TIA :)