Posted on Sunday, 11th July 2010 by Nancy Johnson

Hawaii.  Warm tropical breezes, rich cultural tradition, and that spirit of “ohana” (family) that makes even the most stalwart visitor melt in the warmth of this island paradise.   Walt Disney felt that way too and now, decades later, his company is constructing its third “off-property” resort in the Ko Olina Resort area of Oahu, on [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 28th March 2010 by Nancy Johnson

“Finally!”  and “I don’t have enough points!!!!” were the simultaneous thoughts I had when they announced that the Disney Vacation Club Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel were open.  I’ve been a member of the Disney Vacation Club (DVC) since 1993 and with as much as we use our membership points at the hotels here at [...]

Tags: Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas, Bay Lake Tower, Disney Vacation Club, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Grand Californian Hotel, Hidden Mickeys, Saratoga Springs, World of Color
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Posted on Monday, 8th February 2010 by Nancy Johnson

So it took me a while to think about my first blog of 2010. I had so many topics to choose from. Would it be food? Nope. Tony took that one by announcing his Disneyland Dining Quest. How about events? Nope- with all the events that Walt Disney World has in January, like the Goofy Marathon [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 3rd June 2009 by Pete Werner

Anyone who has ever taken a ride on the Sassagoula River connecting Port Orleans with Downtown Disney has probably noticed the Treehouse villas.  Nestled, appropriately enough, in the trees on the far end of Disney’s Saratoga Springs resort, for many years these villas were vacant and in various stages of disrepair.  While they were used [...]

Tags: Disney Vacation Club, disney world, saratoga springs resort, treehouse villas
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Posted on Wednesday, 6th May 2009 by Kevin Klose

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge has recently expanded with the addition of Kidani Village. This is the new Disney Vacation Club property located just past the original part of Animal Kingdom Lodge.
On May 1st, Disney added their newest dining location with the opening of Sanaa. They describe this venue as “African cooking with Indian spices.”
Sanaa is [...]

Tags: Disney Animal Kingdom, Disney Vacation Club, Disney World, Restaurant Review, Sanaa
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Posted on Wednesday, 19th March 2008 by John Magi

Disney Vacation Club has announced that they will be replacing all of the ‘real’ glasses, dishes and silverware in their studio accommodations for paper products.  This will only affect the studio units – all other units will stay equipped as usual.
When I questioned the powers that be at Disney Vacation Club about this policy change [...]

Tags: Disney Vacation Club, Disney World, DVC, studio
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