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

[lisareniff]

Hi Everyone!! We added on points at Animal Kingdom back in the early spring and have been hearing a lot about the current incentives. Can anyone pinpoint exactly what they currently are? I heard some people mention a disney gift card, discount on points, and develepor points for as low as a 100 pt add-on. Would these perks also work with smaller add-ons? We've only owned DVC for a little over a year now and I'm already feeling the addonitis!!!

For our 100 point add-on ...

Priced at $104 pp
$8 pp credit (50pt min)
$500 Visa Card (will arrive in 4 weeks)- I believe this is $500 for each 100pts (100 pt min)
100 Matching Developer points (to be used at SSR, II, or DL within 1 year) (100pt min)

We also received AKV Oct '08 points that we can can't use until May '09. This may vary with your UY. We also do not need to pay dues on those '08 points until May '09, prorated. So it's like getting half the points free.

Also we got 6 months interest free on max $2500 by using the Disney Visa.

There is one other offer out there, getting $500 Disney rewards by using the Disney Visa but we didn't qualify. I'm not sure if it was because you couldn't do both offers at one time or you need an 160 point purchase.

HTH

 

[lisareniff]

You are also correct that the front desk Cms don't understand the value category. I wonder if that is because the lodge rooms on the giraffe and ostrich trails are called standard?

I bet that must be true. The 'standard view room' (parking lot view) at AKL is so ingrained that it must be hard for them to change. If we have a hard time getting it straight, they must as well.

 

[Monorail Purple&Gold]

There are three of them and they are hard to spot on my Jambo House Units map. The room numbers are 5408, 5410 and 5436. The first two are in Unit 42 and will have a roof view because they are the first two rooms off the lobby. The last one is in Unit 41A, the last room before the first spur off the Zebra Trail.

ETA: I just noticed that the Standard View Dedicated Studio in Unit 41A is not color-coded correctly on my map. Unit 41A contains 3 dedicated studios. Two of them are Savanna View, one is Standard View but I didn't color in the part of 41A that is Standard View. It's the only Unit in Jambo House that has two different booking categories within the same Unit and I just overlooked it when I colored in the Standard View units. That's probably why you didn't see it on the map!

Totally overlooked that!

Thanks, you're a Daisy!!!

 

[timandlesley]

So....... we are so excited that we will have our FIRST TRIP HOME to Kadini village on June 22nd for 7 nights in a Savannah view studio. Are there any requests you think we should put on our reservation? Anyone seen the layouts and have a suggestion as to where would be best?? Thanks!
Lesley

 

[Flitter]

I have stayed in AKL only one time before and loved it. DH and I have 1 night reserved on consierge in October between other reservations. We just added on 160 AKL points and look forward to using our 5 night stay sometime between May and August. I have to find out when my daughter will get her break from school. I am so excited.

 

[Brave teacher]

So....... we are so excited that we will have our FIRST TRIP HOME to Kadini village on June 22nd for 7 nights in a Savannah view studio. Are there any requests you think we should put on our reservation? Anyone seen the layouts and have a suggestion as to where would be best?? Thanks!
Lesley

Our only request for our savanna view 1BR for next summer was to be close to the lobby. I DO NOT want to be at the end of those hallways! What a walk!!!

 

[stopher1]

Hi All, we became DVC member on our last trip this past July, I purchased AKV 160 points. I recieved 160 developer points. We will be using them at SSR this Feb.

I'm excited that I'm a DVC memeber!!!

Woo hoo - congrats and welcome home!

 

[segpm08060]

In June, I had the choice of SSR or AKV. I bought 200 points in AKV. I used some of my developer points earlier this month and the rest I will use in November. Boy, am i glad I chose AKV. SSR was nice but AKV has so much more to offer. I can not wait until I get to stay home. I plan on going home next August.

 

[andriade]

Hello All! We just did an add-on on our Disney cruise! We bought AKV at a great price(at least I think we did). That is the good part. The bad part is that I can't use my points there until May 2009. Bummer!

I can't wait!

 

[kristenrice]

Hi everyone!

I cannot believe I can FINALLY post that I am a DVC OWNER!

Well, it is still a wee bit premature because we still have to close and wait for ROFR, but our offer was accepted on a 100 point contract at AKV!

I have waited over 6 years for DH to give the go ahead and he finally told me I could make the call!

Now, the fun begins...How do you get through the waiting?

We're not planning our first "official" DVC trip until 2010, but the kids and I are taking a trip to AKV in October on rented points. Hopefully, we'll be in the system by then. I can't wait to take advantage of some of the "perks"

Now, off to change my avatar and signature!

 

[minnie2]

Silly ?
We want to book a trip for Nov 1st 2009 at Kadini. Do I call Dec 1st 2008 to book my trip?

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Hi everyone!

I cannot believe I can FINALLY post that I am a DVC OWNER!

Well, it is still a wee bit premature because we still have to close and wait for ROFR, but our offer was accepted on a 100 point contract at AKV!

I have waited over 6 years for DH to give the go ahead and he finally told me I could make the call!

Now, the fun begins...How do you get through the waiting?

We're not planning our first "official" DVC trip until 2010, but the kids and I are taking a trip to AKV in October on rented points. Hopefully, we'll be in the system by then. I can't wait to take advantage of some of the "perks"

Now, off to change my avatar and signature!

Congrats! We did an add on throiugh Timeshare Store this past March (they actually had a better deal than Disney), it took us about 6 or 7 weeks before everything was done and we were in the system. The time seemed to go very slowly for us, but that's just because we were soooooo impatient!

 

[LisaS]

Silly ?
We want to book a trip for Nov 1st 2009 at Kadini. Do I call Dec 1st 2008 to book my trip?

Yes you can call 11 months prior to your check-in date so you can call on Dec 1, 2008. By the way, the new AKV building is called Kidani, not Kadini though I'm sure MS would know what you meant even if you did call it Kadini!

 

[minnie2]

Yes you can call 11 months prior to your check-in date so you can call on Dec 1, 2008. By the way, the new AKV building is called Kidani, not Kadini though I'm sure MS would know what you meant even if you did call it Kadini!

thanks! sorry for the spelling error...

 

[horselover]

Hi everyone!

I cannot believe I can FINALLY post that I am a DVC OWNER!

Well, it is still a wee bit premature because we still have to close and wait for ROFR, but our offer was accepted on a 100 point contract at AKV!

I have waited over 6 years for DH to give the go ahead and he finally told me I could make the call!

Now, the fun begins...How do you get through the waiting?

We're not planning our first "official" DVC trip until 2010, but the kids and I are taking a trip to AKV in October on rented points. Hopefully, we'll be in the system by then. I can't wait to take advantage of some of the "perks"

Now, off to change my avatar and signature!

Congrats & Welcome Home fellow AKV (soon to be) owner!

 

[kristenrice]

Jerry from TTS just called me and said that our docs were sent to Disney today. Now, we are OFFICIALLY WAITING FOR ROFR!

Time to toss some pixie dust this way!

 

[Donald is #1]

Does anyone know the contact info (email or phone) for AKL Private Dining? I would like to order a surprise something to be delivered to my AKV room to surprise my sister and her kids during our November trip.

 

[helenk]

I am going to be a new owner !!! 160 points at the AKV I am so excited.
I just called today and paid my deposit by Disney Visa, I can not wait to get the contract signed and make it offical.

 

[Donald is #1]

I am going to be a new owner !!! 160 points at the AKV I am so excited.
I just called today and paid my deposit by Disney Visa, I can not wait to get the contract signed and make it offical.

Congratulations and welcome home!

 

[Glendamax]

Glad I found this thread! AKV is my home resort. Here is part of the most recent trip report I wrote:

Day 3 cont.

MadiMouse (MM) and I spent the first half of Day 3 at the Animal Kingdom Park. We were both surprised and relieved that it wasn't "Africa Hot" in the park - that is, until we had to walk across the open area after you leave the turnstiles, and before the shuttle busses. It was BLAZING HOT!!!! We couldnt believe the intensity of the heat. But at least we were on our way OUT!

We boarded the shuttle bus to my DVC home, Animal Kingdom Lodge! When I went to the counter to see if our room was ready, I crossed my fingers, and asked MM to do so too. The CM was a bit amused! After taking my info, and typing on the computer . . . the room was READY!!!! Thank God! (Our lugguage though, had not arrived from French Quarter yet. So we would be stuck in our AM outfits a bit longer.) I asked the CM if the room was kinda close to the lobby. She said that it was!!!!

I reserved a value studio room. At the time of the reservation, I asked for a pool view room if possible, since they are waaaay closer than the Savannah View rooms.

After getting the key, we were directed to the first set of elevators, closest to the front entrance and gift shop, to go to the 5th floor.

(The elevator doors)

(The inside of the elevator)

(The bridge is on the fifth floor)

After we got off the elevator we turned left, walked just a few doors down, and on the left was room 5012! A nice SHORT walk!

Now it was time for the moment of truth: what kind of view did we get, and would the value room be super tiny?

MM openned the door . . . we were pleased!!!! This room was the same as the regular studio rooms, except: the sofa was closest to the door, not the balcony, and insted of having a woredrobe, there was a closet! YES! To me, the room didnt seem that much smaller!

Next, it was time to see what our view was: parking lot, dumpster, a brick wall, the DIS moderators' break room?

I pulled back the curtain . . . Shangrila! A BEE-YOU-TEE-FULL pool view!!! Close enough to see the pool, yet far enough not to see any swimsuit faux-pas!

(To the right)

(To the left)

(The balcony)

And now get ready to hear me GUSH over the room!



After we each made some phone calls, and took pics of the room, we both fell asleep!!!!!

Below are a few more pics I took from the balcony: