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his is part two of a continuing OKW Lovers Thread.
Click this link if you wish to view part 1 LINK
Basic resort info:
Phase 1 of Old Key West opened in October 1991, at the time the resort was known as the Disney Vacation Club resort. Early purchasers were informed that there may not be any more resorts added to the DVC system, even though more were on the drawing board. Those members that purchased in those early years (prior to mid-1996) of the program received free park admission during their stays at OKW until the year 2000. The original minimum amount of points that could be purchased was 230. About mid-way through construction, there was a minor design change to OKW 1 and 2 bedroom units - a 2nd entrance to the bathroom was added, giving access through the laundry room. This is effective for Buildings 30 and higher. Buildings 11 to 29 have a single entrance to the bathroom, through the master bedroom.
There have been a few changes to OKW over the years. Olivia's expanded to enclose the original outdoor dining patio. The current patio occupies an area that was originally home to an herb garden used by the culinary staff for seasoning the meals. The sand castle slide was added to the main pool, prior to that the resort had no pool slide. The rooms went through a full refurbishment, with fresh paint, carpeting, beds, and the addition of woodgrain vinyl flooring in the one and two bedroom units between 2009 and 2010. Buildings 62, 63 and 64 are the only buildings with elevators at OKW, they were built later than the rest of the resort and have elevators because of changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act that took place after the rest of the resort was finished. These buildings occupy the area where the original DVC sales center (Commodore House) and adjacent parking lot once stood, Miller's Road was slightly re-routed to accommodate these new buildings.
The resort address and phone are:
Disney's Old Key West resort
1510 North Cove Road
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
407-827-7700
407-827-7710 Fax
There are 5 Disney bus stops throughout OKW. The busses usually make the stops in this order:
1. Peninsular Road
2. South Point Road
3. Old Turtle Pond Road
4. Miller's Road
5. North Cove Road (Hospitality House)
There are complimentary laundry rooms for those staying in studios located near each of the 4 pools at OKW.
Here is a link to OKW Building configurations from WebmasterDoc
Here is a map of the resort:
To download this map, please use the OKW-Map lg.png The map has been enlarged and enhanced by DIsBoard poster Thorn XLB. I notice on change to the map. A few years ago, they enlarged the traffic circle at the end of South Point Road, and they now use that for the bus turnaround.
Click this link if you wish to view part 1 LINK
Basic resort info:
Phase 1 of Old Key West opened in October 1991, at the time the resort was known as the Disney Vacation Club resort. Early purchasers were informed that there may not be any more resorts added to the DVC system, even though more were on the drawing board. Those members that purchased in those early years (prior to mid-1996) of the program received free park admission during their stays at OKW until the year 2000. The original minimum amount of points that could be purchased was 230. About mid-way through construction, there was a minor design change to OKW 1 and 2 bedroom units - a 2nd entrance to the bathroom was added, giving access through the laundry room. This is effective for Buildings 30 and higher. Buildings 11 to 29 have a single entrance to the bathroom, through the master bedroom.
There have been a few changes to OKW over the years. Olivia's expanded to enclose the original outdoor dining patio. The current patio occupies an area that was originally home to an herb garden used by the culinary staff for seasoning the meals. The sand castle slide was added to the main pool, prior to that the resort had no pool slide. The rooms went through a full refurbishment, with fresh paint, carpeting, beds, and the addition of woodgrain vinyl flooring in the one and two bedroom units between 2009 and 2010. Buildings 62, 63 and 64 are the only buildings with elevators at OKW, they were built later than the rest of the resort and have elevators because of changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act that took place after the rest of the resort was finished. These buildings occupy the area where the original DVC sales center (Commodore House) and adjacent parking lot once stood, Miller's Road was slightly re-routed to accommodate these new buildings.
The resort address and phone are:
Disney's Old Key West resort
1510 North Cove Road
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
407-827-7700
407-827-7710 Fax
There are 5 Disney bus stops throughout OKW. The busses usually make the stops in this order:
1. Peninsular Road
2. South Point Road
3. Old Turtle Pond Road
4. Miller's Road
5. North Cove Road (Hospitality House)
There are complimentary laundry rooms for those staying in studios located near each of the 4 pools at OKW.
Here is a link to OKW Building configurations from WebmasterDoc
Here is a map of the resort:
To download this map, please use the OKW-Map lg.png The map has been enlarged and enhanced by DIsBoard poster Thorn XLB. I notice on change to the map. A few years ago, they enlarged the traffic circle at the end of South Point Road, and they now use that for the bus turnaround.
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thanks to everyone for all their helpful info!!!
Thanks, Chuck, for doing this 
