Construction rolls on for the stand alone Disney Vacation Club property Aulani in the Ko Olina resort area of Oahu, Hawaii. Back in August, the 53 contestants for the Miss America pageant visited the Magic Kingdom, and during the visit Disney asked Jalee Fuseller, the current Miss Hawaii, her thoughts regarding the coming resort and [...]
Disney released a video where Joe Rohde, Senior Creative Executive for Walt Disney Imagineering, discusses the story behind Aulani, the Disney Vacation Club property currently under construction in Hawai’i. Djuan Rivers, Vice President for Disney Vacation Club and Resort in Hawai’i, says the resort is meant to be a reflection of Hawai’i culture. Disney’s Aulani [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 weekend, the [...]
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 [...]
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.” [...]
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