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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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We are taking a trip with my husband, myself and four daughters. (three of them teens) We are trying to decide if we want a 2BR or 3 BR villa. My oldest suggested a 2 BR and a studio. Is it possible to get them next to each other or across from each other? We are looking at Animal Kingdom or Old Key West.
We are taking a trip with my husband, myself and four daughters. (three of them teens) We are trying to decide if we want a 2BR or 3 BR villa. My oldest suggested a 2 BR and a studio. Is it possible to get them next to each other or across from each other? We are looking at Animal Kingdom or Old Key West.
I think I would try for the Grand Villa and if you can't get it go with the 2 bedroom and the studio. I'm sure you can request, but it won't be guaranteed that they be close to each other.
You will use less pts going with a 2 BR and a Studio vs a Grand Villa. Although if you want your whole family in one room, you can all fit in a 2 BR but will have more space in the Grand Villa
OKW grand villas are very economical...but also very difficult to book at 7 months. Unless you're going during a period with very low demand from DVC members (like September, parts of April and May away from Easter), they are usually all booked by owners. I believe there are only 27 Grand Villas at OKW.
As another poster said, an AKL grand villa will cost more than a 2B + Studio. You could end up with two rooms quite a distance apart. Not sure about the ages of the girls but Disney does require that an adult (18+) be staying in every room for liability purposes.
Depending upon what you plan to get out of the room, you could probably get by with a Kidani dedicated 2B. That will have a king bed in the master for you and your spouse, two queen beds in the other bedroom and a sleeper sofa plus twin sleeper chair in the living room. The Kidani 2Bs also have 3 full bathrooms so that should help with the teens.
Whether or not you want people sleeping in the living area is probably the big decision that needs to be made. The accommodations are comfortable enough. But if you and your spouse plan to be up early, cooking breakfast or generally moving about the room unfettered, it can be a pain to have others still sleeping in that living room. Of course, if the girls are willing to share the queen beds, it solves that problem.
As you're deciding, make sure you pay careful attention to the number of beds and bathrooms at each resort. Most Two Bedroom villas only have 2 bathrooms with AKV (Kidani ONLY) and BLT being the exception. Some resorts have two queen beds in the second bedroom...others have a queen plus a sofabed...and some resorts even have both configurations depending upon the class of room you book.
Thanks everyone.... I decided to just bite the bullet and booked the Grand Villas at Jambo House, Animal Kingdom. (my kids were so impressed with the pool table!) I know I used too many points...
But Life is short and I will likely never do a GV again : )
It was interesting to me that we are going in less than three months and OKW still had Grand Villas available, but the kids really wanted AK. (I nearly choked when I had to confirm so many points)
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