The DVC board official Animal Kingdom Villas discussion thread

[pilferk]

According to the documentation that I got on May 8th at SSR, only the top 2 floors of the existing building will be DVC. If they converted the whole resort, there would be a revolt by non DVC AKL fans to be sure!

It is, indeed, most of (it might be all, now...initial documents showed most, but I think they changed) the 5th floor, and all of the 6th (which is really only rooms surrounding the lobby and the Concierge lounge).

The map is a bit misleading in that it could give the appearance it's the WHOLE resort, but....no, just the floors mentioned in the areas outlined.

 

[nboicepardee]

Hey, it looks like you don't have ANY add-ons YET...what are you waiting for???

We added on 50 points last week!

 

[bobbiwoz]

I just went to dvcmembers and our AKV ressies are there, listed, all correct, and have just made me jump for joy! (Waitlist for June hasn't come through, so it looks as if we'll be enjoying SSR instead of BWV).
Bobbi

 

[icydog]

We added on 50 points last week!

Can anyone tell me the price increase date? Thank you.

Also why buy only 50 AKV points? It won't get you very much. I don't understand the rationale behind this. Can you pls explain? Thanks again.

 

[pilferk]

Can anyone tell me the price increase date? Thank you.

Also why buy only 50 AKV points? It won't get you very much. I don't understand the rationale behind this. Can you pls explain? Thanks again.

1) 50 points gets you 5 week nights in a standard studio every year or 2 weeknights in a standard 1 BR. Not too shabby when you have another home resort with more points...and if you're looking to book the VALUE rooms, the 11 month booking window looks like it might be almost required.

2) You can bank or borrow to get 100 points available every other year, or bank and borrow to get 150 every 3 years. Again, when you have another resort with other points, you may not want to visit AKV every year...

 

[icydog]

1) 50 points gets you 5 week nights in a standard studio every year or 2 weeknights in a standard 1 BR. Not too shabby when you have another home resort with more points...and if you're looking to book the VALUE rooms, the 11 month booking window looks like it might be almost required.

2) You can bank or borrow to get 100 points available every other year, or bank and borrow to get 150 every 3 years. Again, when you have another resort with other points, you may not want to visit AKV every year...

Thank you now I get it.

Do you, or anyone else, know the date of the price increase?

 

[pilferk]

Thank you now I get it.

Do you, or anyone else, know the date of the price increase?

I'm not sure...I know it was early June......June 4th sticks in my head for some reason, but I'm just not confident that's the right answer.

 

[LisaS]

Do you, or anyone else, know the date of the price increase?

The price goes up June 5th to $104/pt so June 4th is your last day to purchase at $101/pt.

 

[nboicepardee]

1) 50 points gets you 5 week nights in a standard studio every year or 2 weeknights in a standard 1 BR. Not too shabby when you have another home resort with more points...and if you're looking to book the VALUE rooms, the 11 month booking window looks like it might be almost required.

2) You can bank or borrow to get 100 points available every other year, or bank and borrow to get 150 every 3 years. Again, when you have another resort with other points, you may not want to visit AKV every year...

That is exactly why we added on 50 pts. We would have liked to do 100, but don't really need that many more points and couldn't pay cash for that much. Also, we have an SSR contract for 160 and in 2 years when our kids start school, we will need to start going during busier times, so we needed a few more points. Animal Kingdom is my favorite resort so we chose to add on there rather than SSR (and we get a few more years!).

 

[dianeschlicht]

I see Caskbill beat me to the punch with the construction photos, but I did want to say that teh sales people are downplaying what is being done right now. We were told the framed structure was actually the new animal barn.

There WILL be a walkway between the two resorts (AKL and AKV), and one of the current savannas will be shared by both.

LOVED the models, and none of the photos I have seen (or taken) do them justice. They are WAY more impressive than the photos show. Those painted tiles in the master bath are breathtaking!

I questioned why the change from leather to fabric sofas, and they said the leather ones seemed to be too hard.

 

[LisaS]

LOVED the models, and none of the photos I have seen (or taken) do them justice. They are WAY more impressive than the photos show. Those painted tiles in the master bath are breathtaking!

I questioned why the change from leather to fabric sofas, and they said the leather ones seemed to be too hard.

Based on the photos, I thought the fabric sofas looked uncomfortable, especially with those square arms. But when we toured the AKV models, I sat on the sofa and found them really comfortable! The arms do have some padding in them and overall, the sofa was quite comfy.

Personally, I was very happy when they removed the leather furniture. Lots of animal lovers are vegetarians who in addition to not eating meat also do not wear leather or want to sit on it. It just seemed a bad idea to put leather furniture in a resort designed to appeal to animal lovers. But then again, the AK park has the fewest and least appealing vegetarian food options so I suspect Disney doesn't really "get" the connection between animal lovers and vegetarians.

 

[floridafam]

We received an Animal Kingdom mailer in the mail today with a DVD. Has anyone watched the DVD?

 

[bobbiwoz]

We received an Animal Kingdom mailer in the mail today with a DVD. Has anyone watched the DVD?

Nope, did you get it because you inquired? How have you been, you lucky person who lives in Vero Beach!!
Bobbi

 

[pilferk]

We received an Animal Kingdom mailer in the mail today with a DVD. Has anyone watched the DVD?

If it's the DVD with "A village comes to life"...yes.

 

[JoeEpcotRocks]

We received an Animal Kingdom mailer in the mail today with a DVD. Has anyone watched the DVD?

Yes, it was excellent. We watched it twice -- the Village Comes to Life section.

 

[zulaya]

Yeah, how do you get the DVD? I'd LOVE to watch it!

 

[floridafam]

Well, I tried to watch the DVD and it kept skipping. Ugh. We didn't inquire about Animal Kingdom. It must be a mailer that everyone will get eventually.

I think I saw a few pages back that other people had received the mailing. The new interactive water play area in the literature looks interesting.

Maybe I'll give the DVD another try.

bobbiwoz,

Yes, I feel pretty lucky. MIL was here for a month and just left today. She stayed at the Disney resort the whole time and we stayed on and off. I'm almost sick of the place now.

 

[nboicepardee]

Oooh! I want to watch it too. I hope we receive it as well.

 

[lisareniff]

Has anyone heard what DVD is planning on doing with the Pres. and VP suites that are the first rooms off the lobby on both the Zebra and Kudu trails??? Anyone chat about this with their guides? I'm still very curious about this space. They are very cool rooms and would make great common rooms especially since the concierge lounge will not be available to most DVC members.

 

[Sammie]

Has anyone heard what DVD is planning on doing with the Pres. and VP suites that are the first rooms off the lobby on both the Zebra and Kudu trails??? Anyone chat about this with their guides? I'm still very curious about this space. They are very cool rooms and would make great common rooms especially since the concierge lounge will not be available to most DVC members.

Is this area where they are located only going to be DVC?

If not, then I see no reason for them to be other than they are, suites at a deluxe resort.