***The Official AKV Owners And Lovers Thread***. Come And Chat

[Disney loving Iowan]

We will staying at AKV for our first time in Sept. in Kidani and I was wondering how the bus service is. Has anyone stayed at Kidani yet? Would love to see new pictures.

 

[mlacreta]

Does anyone have recent pics posted from AKV?

 

[toniosmom]

I am an AKV owner.....bought 160 points in April 2008 and have since added an additional 100 (two 50 point add-ons) over the past few months.

I can't wait for our first visit to Kidani in March 2010.

 

[Donald is #1]

I am an AKV owner.....bought 160 points in April 2008 and have since added an additional 100 (two 50 point add-ons) over the past few months.

I can't wait for our first visit to Kidani in March 2010.

Awesome! Welcome!!!

 

[ajf1007]

Hi All! My husband and I are the proud owners of 160 points at the AKV, as of the 1st of last month! We are excited to take our first trip "home" the week of September 20! Yeah!!!! Only 74 days to go!

 

[manntra]

Hi All! My husband and I are the proud owners of 160 points at the AKV, as of the 1st of last month! We are excited to take our first trip "home" the week of September 20! Yeah!!!! Only 74 days to go!

Congratulations and WELCOME HOME!!
Are you staying at Kidani or Jambo for your first trip home?

 

[Donald is #1]

Hi All! My husband and I are the proud owners of 160 points at the AKV, as of the 1st of last month! We are excited to take our first trip "home" the week of September 20! Yeah!!!! Only 74 days to go!

Welcome!!!

 

[RLRDA]

I am an AKV owner.....bought 160 points in April 2008 and have since added an additional 100 (two 50 point add-ons) over the past few months.

I can't wait for our first visit to Kidani in March 2010.

Hi All! My husband and I are the proud owners of 160 points at the AKV, as of the 1st of last month! We are excited to take our first trip "home" the week of September 20! Yeah!!!! Only 74 days to go!

Welcome to both of you! Wishing you many happy years of planning your Disney vacations !

 

[DVC Mike]

Hi All! My husband and I are the proud owners of 160 points at the AKV, as of the 1st of last month! We are excited to take our first trip "home" the week of September 20! Yeah!!!! Only 74 days to go!

Congrats!

 

[ajf1007]

Congratulations and WELCOME HOME!!
Are you staying at Kidani or Jambo for your first trip home?

Thanks! We are staying at Kidani. We were at AKL last year (almost to the date of this trip) as non-DVC members and stayed at Jambo. Believe it or not, at the age of 37, that was my very first trip to WDW ever! Of course it only took one trip to become addicted and one trip and a few discussions with DVC members at the pool to want in to DVC!

 

[angey77]

Sigh! My DH and I have been DVC members and proud AKV owners since Dec. 08. We stayed in a studio in Jambo in December on rented points and loved it, were really looking forward to our first official "welcome home" this November in a 2-br at Kidani.
Needless to say, I just had to call MS and cancel. OK, really good circumstances as to why ... we're expecting our first baby (a boy, we found out yesterday!) who is due EXACTLY a week before our check-in date. Oh, but it was still bittersweet to call and cancel that reservation!
At least we got to see Kidani in May, when we stayed at SSR on developer points.
Another bright side of it is we banked all our 2008 points into 2009. We may be going home one year later than expected, but it will be worth it. We're also going to throw in a trip to DL to stay at a VGC studio.

 

[KPH500]

Sigh! My DH and I have been DVC members and proud AKV owners since Dec. 08. We stayed in a studio in Jambo in December on rented points and loved it, were really looking forward to our first official "welcome home" this November in a 2-br at Kidani.
Needless to say, I just had to call MS and cancel. OK, really good circumstances as to why ... we're expecting our first baby (a boy, we found out yesterday!) who is due EXACTLY a week before our check-in date. Oh, but it was still bittersweet to call and cancel that reservation!
At least we got to see Kidani in May, when we stayed at SSR on developer points.
Another bright side of it is we banked all our 2008 points into 2009. We may be going home one year later than expected, but it will be worth it. We're also going to throw in a trip to DL to stay at a VGC studio.

I can't think of a better reason to have to cancel. Congratulations!

 

[CocosMeme]

Dear angey77: Congratulations on your future little one! Just think of all the wonderful experiences you and you DH can look forward to with him at Disney.

 

[CaptHomer]

Still waiting on our first stay at "home" in October.

 

[Donald is #1]

Sigh! My DH and I have been DVC members and proud AKV owners since Dec. 08. We stayed in a studio in Jambo in December on rented points and loved it, were really looking forward to our first official "welcome home" this November in a 2-br at Kidani.
Needless to say, I just had to call MS and cancel. OK, really good circumstances as to why ... we're expecting our first baby (a boy, we found out yesterday!) who is due EXACTLY a week before our check-in date. Oh, but it was still bittersweet to call and cancel that reservation!
At least we got to see Kidani in May, when we stayed at SSR on developer points.
Another bright side of it is we banked all our 2008 points into 2009. We may be going home one year later than expected, but it will be worth it. We're also going to throw in a trip to DL to stay at a VGC studio.

Congratulations!!!!

 

[toniosmom]

Congratulations on your forthcoming little boy!

 

[TINKERIFIC]

I just booked a Kidani stay this morning . June 19, 2010, seven nights!!!

2 bedroom lockoff SV. My room requests (looking at the resort map):

1. 2nd or 3rd "bead" to the left of the lobby. This would be the two beads on either side of an elevator (not sure what elevator that is....does anyone know?) Also, I am not sure if this would be north, south, east or west of the lobby....does anyone know?

2. Preferably no higher than the 3rd floor.

I wanted to give the rest of our party some privacy, yet still feel like we are traveling together so lockoff was the best choice. Plus with a lockoff I thought I would more likely get my room requests filled, here's hoping anyways.

I wanted to be close to the pool, elevator and lobby so I thought that would be a good central locale. Not sure if this is a portion available for current stays, i.e. still under construction.

One question regarding the savanah animals on sunset savanah....the sunset extends on both sides of the lobby, but will both sides have the same animals or do they restrict were each type of animal "roams". I guess I want to make sure we would be able to see the giraffes, etc. Does this question make sense?

 

[ITGirl50]

We just got back from staying at AKV. We stayed savannah view closer to Jambo house. I was disappointed with the number of animals on that side of the savannah. We just saw some antelope looking animals sleeping under the trees (not sure if they were really antelope). One of them were chasing away all the other animals when they wandered by.

On the other side of the savannah, closer to the pool, there were a lot of giraffes! I know I saw 5 or 6 giraffes, several ostriches and some other hoofed creatures. It really was the better side of the savannah (for our stay any way).

 

[DisneyQueen1320]

I'm so excited we are staying in a 1bd Savannah Kidani from 12/14 to 12/16 and a 1bd on 12/17 at the CL. This is a Christmas present for my 2 boys
(3,7) I'm so excited

 

[Nicoal13]

Quick question for all you AKV lovers.

Does Kidani have the 1 bed standard view? Wasn't sure if this was just a Jambo house exclusive. Never stayed at AKV yet. Also, there are 2 bathrooms in the 1 bedroom correct?