We have three hotels where Disney is holding us a block of discounted rooms. Each includes:
- Complimentary airport transportation. Disney’s Magical Express Transportation is a free roundtrip airport transportation and baggage delivery service for Guests of the Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels.
- Extra Magic Hours. Guests of select Walt Disney World® Resorts are offered the unique opportunity to enjoy additional time in the Theme Parks – above and beyond the standard operating schedule – at no extra charge.
- Online check in. Guests can provide check-in information up to ten days before arrival. Upon arrival at their resorts, guests will visit a special welcome location where their room keys and other registration materials will be waiting.
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida is an African lodge-style hotel set amidst a 43-acre wildlife preserve, where more than 30 species of exotic animals roam. - Room Rate Info
- $397.13/night *Includes tax
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort - Best Value
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida is an American Southwest-themed Resort hotel set on a 22-acre lake that invokes the spirit and romance of Spanish-colonial Mexico. - Room Rate Info
- $166.50/night *Includes tax
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort at Walt Disney World® Resort is a 1,920-room hotel featuring giant icons that salute classic Disney films. - Room Rate Info
- $97.18/night *Includes tax
TO GET THE DISCOUNT You must make your reservations through Disney Wedding Reservations (407) 827-6799
- *If you use a different number to make your reservation, book through a travel agent, or choose to stay on a different Disney resort (including renting a DVC Villa), you MUST send either Michael or I your confirmation # so we can give it to our wedding planner. This is very important, please don't forget.
Another option, if you want the most bang for your buck, is by renting a Villa from a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) member. This is what Michael and I are doing. It's a bit more complicated than making a normal reservation, and you will need the money up front, but the savings are truly worth it. How worth it? A three night stay at in a Animal Kingdom Lodge Studio Villa (Value - Which means it slightly smaller than a normal villa) is $390... for all three nights! Considering that three nights in a regular room at the Animal Kingdom lodge is normally $1,400 and with the wedding discount is $1191... Basically you're staying at Deluxe Resort at the Value Resort's price. Each villa has a kitchen and washer/dryer; and if you get a villa with one or more bedrooms, there are multiple bathrooms. Now of course, the larger the villa the more expensive it is... but they also hold more people. My parents are renting a larger villa with my brother and are splitting the cost. It's still cheaper than if they had gotten individual rooms at the normal price. Just something to think about.
Here are the floor plans of each Villa:
Room View Categories
Studio
One-Bedroom Vacation Home
Dedicated Two-Bedroom Vacation Home
Two-Bedroom Lockoff Vacation Home
Grand Villa
The site we are using is Dave's DVC Point Rentals. They are an accredited business with the Better Business Bureau and have extremely good reviews.
Room View Categories
Savanna View
Approximately 80% of all rooms have a Savanna View.
All Grand Villas have a Savanna View.
Most Studios, One Bedrooms and Two Bedrooms have a Savanna View.
Approximately half of the Value Accommodations and Kilimanjaro Club Concierge rooms have a Savanna View.
Approximately 80% of all rooms have a Savanna View.
All Grand Villas have a Savanna View.
Most Studios, One Bedrooms and Two Bedrooms have a Savanna View.
Approximately half of the Value Accommodations and Kilimanjaro Club Concierge rooms have a Savanna View.
Standard View
The rest of the accommodations have a view of either the pool, garden or parking lot.
Standard View room view preference requests are noted at the time of reservation but not guaranteed.
The rest of the accommodations have a view of either the pool, garden or parking lot.
Standard View room view preference requests are noted at the time of reservation but not guaranteed.
Value
Slightly smaller than the other rooms.
Slightly smaller than the other rooms.
Studio
- Sleeps up to four
- Queen-size bed, plus full-size sofa bed
- Flat-panel TV and DVD player
- Wet bar, small refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker
- Private balcony
- 316-365 sq. ft. in Jambo House
- 366 sq. ft. in Kidani Village
One-Bedroom Vacation Home
- Value Rooms sleep up to four, all others sleep up to five
- Master bedroom suite with king-size bed
- Master bathroom with whirlpool tub (additional bathroom in living area of One-Bedrooms in Kidani Village only)
- Queen-size sofa bed in living room
- Sleeper chair in living room (except in Value Accommodations)
- Flat-panel TV and DVD player in living room, and flat-panel TV in master bedroom
- Full kitchen includes: coffee maker, dinnerware, glassware, flatware, pots and pans, microwave, toaster, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and more
- Laundry area contains stacked washer and dryer
- Private balcony
- 629-710 sq. ft. in Jambo House
- 807 sq. ft. in Kidani Village
Dedicated Two-Bedroom Vacation Home
- Sleeps up to nine
- Master bedroom suite with king-size bed
- Three bathrooms: one is a Master bathroom with whirlpool tub
- Second bedroom with two queen-size beds
- Queen-size sofa bed in living room
- Sleeper chair in living room
- Flat-panel TV and DVD player in living room, and flat-panel TV in master bedroom and the second bedroom
- Full kitchen includes: coffee maker, dinnerware, glassware, flatware, pots and pans, microwave, toaster, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and more
- Laundry area contains stacked washer and dryer
- Private balcony
- 1,173 sq. ft. in Kidani Village
Two-Bedroom Lockoff Vacation Home
- Defined as a Studio plus One-Bedroom
- Value Rooms sleep up to eight, all others sleep up to nine
- Master bedroom suite with king-size bed
- Two bathrooms: one is a Master bathroom with whirlpool tub (Vacation Homes located in Kidani Village will have a third bathroom)
- Second bedroom with one queen-size bed plus one full-size sofa bed
- Queen-size sofa bed in living room
- Sleeper chair in living room (except in Value Accommodations)
- Flat-panel TV and DVD player in living room, and flat-panel TV in master bedroom and the second bedroom
- Full kitchen includes: coffee maker, dinnerware, glassware, flatware, pots and pans, microwave, toaster, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and more
- Laundry area contains stacked washer and dryer
- Private balcony
- 945-1075 sq. ft. in Jambo House
- 1,173 sq. ft. in Kidani Village
Grand Villa
- Sleeps up to twelve
- Grand Villa Vacation Homes located in Jambo House will be one-level while Grand Villas located in Kidani Village will be two-level.
- Master bedroom suite with king-size bed
- Four bathrooms: one is a Master bathroom with whirlpool tub
- Two additional bedrooms, each with two queen-size beds
- Queen-size sofa bed in living room
- Flat-panel TV and DVD player in living room, and flat-panel TV in master bedroom and both additional bedrooms
- Full kitchen includes: coffee maker, dinnerware, glassware, flatware, pots and pans, microwave, toaster, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and more
- Dining room with dining table and chairs
- Laundry area contains stacked washer and dryer
- Private balcony
- Vacation Homes located in Kidani Village will have an additional sitting area upstairs with a queen-size sleeper sofa
- 2,349 sq. ft. in Jambo House
- 2,201 sq. ft. in Kidani Village
The Disney Vacation Club is somewhat similar to a timeshare, with the biggest difference being that members own "points" that can be exchanged for days at Disney Vacation Club properties. This allows the reserving of rooms at a DVC resort anytime of the year, for any number of days, rather than a set time, week or period. Dave's works with hundreds of Disney Vacation Club Members who for one reason or another can not use their purchased right to vacation at a Disney Vacation Club property.
A VERY EASY RENTAL PROCESS
Renting points for a stay at any one of the Disney Vacation Club resorts is an easy 4 step process:
1. Decide when and where you want to stay. If you would like some assistance with how far out you should be securing your reservation, click here. If you need help calculating the points necessary for your vacation, use my on-line points calculator. Once you determine the amount of points required, multiply that by the price per point which is currently $13.00, or place your mouse over the result to see the total. Mycancellation policy is located here. Note: My operations are in Canada. Recently, some U.S. credit card issuers have been charging their customers a cross border transaction fee. We have been told that Capital One MasterCard does not charge a cross border transaction fee. You should always check with your card issuer for current policy.
Quick note: The minimum rental is USUALLY 44 points. Occasionally, I may have a few fragmented points left over from a contract in which case I may be able to do a two or three night stay. Single night stays are not available.
2. Complete the on-line reservation form including all details of your traveling party, room/resort choices, dates of travel and submit with a partial payment of $91.00 (which will be applied towards your successful reservation) by Visa, MasterCard or PayPal. The partial payment is returned to you if your reservation can not be secured, or applied towards the balance owing if a reservation is secured. We can usually secure reservations within 24 hours (weekends and holidays excluded). My operations are in Canada. Recently, some U.S. credit card issuers have been charging their customers a cross border transaction fee. You may want to check with your card issuer prior to providing payment. A confirmation number will be sent to you if one of your requests is available. You will be able to go online and view your full reservation details. Complete the online payment form and process the balance of payment (due in full on receipt of confirmation). I accept Visa and Mastercard as well as PayPal with no additional processing fees. All payment transactions are GUARANTEED. If your request can not be fulfilled, you will be given the opportunity to book available rooms/resorts. If they are not satisfactory to you, your $91.00 partial payment is refunded.
Please note: As per my agreement with the member whose points we used for your reservation, I am required to provide them payment the day the reservation is made.
3. A completed rental agreement will be e-mailed to you. You are required to agree to the rental agreement and return it via e-mail. A sample copy is located here.
4. You'll have access to Disney's online check-in service You may begin accessing Disney's Online Check-In Service immediately to view your reservation details and 10 days prior to your scheduled arrival date, you will be able to pre check-in, add room requests and enter information about special occasions you are celebrating during your visit.
Upon arrival, Key to the World cards and other registration materials will be waiting for you at a special welcome location where Cast Members will be available to provide additional information and answer questions. Please note that this service does not guarantee Guest rooms will be ready upon arrival at the resort. Rooms will continue to be available at standard check-in time of 4 p.m.
You can add the Dining Plan up to 30 days before your trip. To do so, you will have to give your cc# to DVC member who made your reservation. If that makes you uncomfortable, then you might want to use a Visa gift card instead. That way your personal info is safe.
Once again, because it is important...
If you choose to stay in a DVC Villa, you MUST send either Michael or I your confirmation # so we can give it to our wedding planner. This is very important, please don't forget.
