The DVC board official Animal Kingdom Villas discussion thread

[StacyPop]

I didnt get an email last night. Did anybody else??

 

[SamR]

But is it "AN OFFICIAL DVC ANNOUNCEMENT?"

I'm in Orlando right now, and last night the local news stations were reporting it as an official Disney announcement. They said that some rooms would open in about a year, with the full complex (approx 450 DVC rooms, restaurant, shops) to be finished in 2009.

 

[DiznEeyore]

Does anyone know offhand how many rooms VWL and BCV have? I'm just trying to get a feel for the size of AKV.......I think I have a floor plan somewhere of VWL.....I don't think there are 450 rooms though, so, it would appear AKV is going to be a nice size.....good......because with our youngest leaving for college next year we're not ready to add-on quite yet and I don't want those points to sell out!!! Hmmmm......maybe I'll need to go back to work full-time.......

VWL has 136 villas
BCV has 205 villas
BWV has 383 villas

AKV is gonna be HUGE!!

 

[Dina]

I hope that 2009 is right. We won't be able to add on until 2008-- and I'd really love to add on at AKLV!!!!

 

[chris1gill]

Does this mean they are getting rid of the AK Concierge?? That was the best concierge service on Disney property IMHO.... that's too bad...

I wonder how they are going to do this with minimal disturbance to the animals?

 

[conciergekelly]

Yea! I can't wait. Just when I think that I can't love DVC anymore than I do. It has been the purchase that just keeps giving.

Donna L

Here are the other villa sizes
OKW 531
SSR 552
VB 172
HH 102

 

[chris1gill]

I know these questions are a bit early.... but if they are planning on opening units next Fall, then owners should start to be able to book within the next couple of months... that would lead me to believe sales will start soon & we should be able to book at the 7 month mark....

I'll be sad to see if AKL Concierge go, as it was a great concierge... maybe they re-located it?

I'm wondering how they will fit 9 into the 2 bedroom as well... will that mean that a 1 bedroom will sleep five? So many questions, so little information

 

[MonkeyPants]

VWL has 136 villas
BCV has 205 villas
BWV has 383 villas

AKV is gonna be HUGE!!

I think HUGE might be a bit of a stretch, I am still betting it'll be hard to book without having home points there

 

[erikthewise]

It's also on Allearsnet.com, and that seals it for me. There are usually pretty conservative about what they post.

 

[LOVETHATMOUSE]

YEAH! That gives us another year or so to pay off our SSR and do an addon or another membership at AKL!!!

 

[liznboys]

How exciting!! I was kinda wondering if something was "about to happen" when I got that $15 off email too...

 

[WDW LifeLong Fan]

The Link:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...2,0,6599738.story?coll=orl-business-headlines

 

[dianeschlicht]

No way to know the answers to those questions until DVD announces the details. We can do a lot of speculating, but that's about it. I'm going to assume that the points needed for a ressie will be significantly more than at SSR.

 

[Twingle]

There are so many threads now, I'm not sure where I read this.

DVC has converted a part of SSR to showcase a VAK room? Does anyone know where this is, and if it is open? We're going back October 25 - 29, and I'd love to see it.

Thanks so much for any help!

 

[chris1gill]

I wonder if the point requirements will be similar to those at the BW preferred level? I wish they'd release more information...

 

[DVC Grammy]

I think HUGE might be a bit of a stretch, I am still betting it'll be hard to book without having home points there

I agree that initially, it'll be easier to book if you have points at AKLV, but at 450+ units, it will be almost as big as SSR and OKW and when complete, there'll be availability at the 7-month mark (more so, off-season).
I think it's great that it'll be large; I've wondered why DVD made the VWL so tiny.
Does anyone know if the expiration date will be the same as SSR, or maybe even later?
Obviously, TPTB have a lot of faith in the future of DVC!

 

[kespo]

AKL is one of our favorite places to stay. When we bought in as a DVC member we were bummed that it was so many points to try and stay there. We ar so excited!!!!

 

[chris1gill]

There are so many threads now, I'm not sure where I read this.

DVC has converted a part of SSR to showcase a VAK room? Does anyone know where this is, and if it is open? We're going back October 25 - 29, and I'd love to see it.

Thanks so much for any help!

I think rumor was that it's in the old Theatre... My DH is going to Disney next weekend, I'm going to send him over to try to find the showcase rooms!

 

[DiznEeyore]

I think HUGE might be a bit of a stretch, I am still betting it'll be hard to book without having home points there

I just meant in comparison to the others. Obviously it's not mammoth like SSR.

 

[jennz]

This is very exciting! I wonder when they go on sale and what the price will be...