All you that have those DVC points have you seen this:
"October 11, 2006, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. â Disney
Vacation Club announced today that it is building a new
timeshare resort on Walt Disney World® property to meet
ongoing strong demand for its unique vacation-ownership
program.
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Villas will be part of
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Lodge, which readers of Travel
& Leisure Family magazine recently honored with the No.
4 spot on their list of the 50 greatest family resorts
in the United States and Canada. The Disney Vacation
Club® accommodations will feature intricate
African-inspired details and home-like amenities, and
most will offer sweeping views of an expanded savannah
inhabited by a variety of African animals. These new
accommodations are scheduled for development in phases
with an anticipated opening beginning Fall 2007 and a
completion date planned for Spring 2009. The project's
first phase will include 134 remodeled accommodations
on the fifth and sixth floors of the existing Disney's
Animal Kingdom® Lodge building, and subsequent phases
will include the construction of 324 vacation homes in
a new building on the resort property, for a total of
458 Disney Vacation Club homes.
The project also calls for construction of a new
table-service restaurant, themed pool and water-play
island, fitness center, merchandise shop, sports and
recreation facilities and more.
"We continue to see strong demand from families who
want to build a lifetime of unforgettable memories by
vacationing in ways they never dreamed possible," said
Jim Lewis, President of Disney Vacation Club. "I am
delighted to announce that our members will have yet
another place to call home with Disney's Animal
Kingdom® Villas. This begins another exciting new era
for Disney Vacation Club as we continue to explore
future destination possibilities both domestically and
internationally."
Disney Vacation Club, now celebrating its milestone
15th anniversary, is an innovative timeshare program
that lets families enjoy flexibility and savings on
future vacations at Disney destinations and more than
500 other popular vacation sites around the world.
Since 2000, Disney Vacation Club membership has doubled
to include more than 300,000 individuals from over 100
countries and every U.S. state.
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Villas will be the eighth
Disney Vacation Club Resort, joining five others at the
Walt Disney World® Resort, one in Vero Beach, Fla., and
one in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Disney Vacation Club
has sold out of memberships at its first six resorts,
and sales remain ahead of schedule at its seventh
property, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, which
opened in May 2004 near the Downtown Disney area at the
Walt Disney World® Resort."