Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

Lobby of Jambo House
Location Animal Kingdom Resort Area
Resort type Deluxe Resort
Opened April 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)
Theme African Wildlife Preserve
Areas Jambo House, including Kudu Trail, Zebra Trail, Ostrich Trail, Giraffe Trail; Kidani Village
Rooms 1307
Suites Standard Suites, Royal Kuba Suite, Royal Asante Suite
Green lodge yes
Animal Kingdom Lodge pool
Giraffe on the savannah at Jambo House

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is an African-themed deluxe resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on April 16, 2001. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is located in the Animal Kingdom Resort Area, adjacent to Disney's Animal Kingdom. It gives guests the opportunity to view grazing wildlife outside their rooms and public areas in the resort within proximity of the animals, conveying the feeling of being in an African savanna.

History

This hotel was designed by Denver architect Peter Dominick of Urban Design Group (now 4240 Architecture), who also designed Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.[1]

On October 11, 2006, Disney announced to local media that Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge would become home to the newest Disney Vacation Club property, Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas. On February 18, 2008, Disney announced the first phase of this expansion was complete, and included 109 rooms.[2]

A separate building named Kidani Village[3] was built to the west of the lodge and houses more than 300 villas. The Sunset Savanna was extended to the new structure and more species of animals were introduced. A new pool was built and features water slides and an aquatic playground.[4] Kidani Village opened 65% of its rooms on May 1, 2009. At that time, the main lodge building was renamed Jambo House. The remainder of Kidani Village was completed in September 2009.[5]

Resort

Rooms

Dining

References

  1. "Peter Dominick, Architect of Disney Hotels, Dies at 67". http://archrecord.construction.com. Retrieved November 20, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "Animal Kingdom Lodge". WDWHistory.com. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
  3. "Kidani Village". WDWHistory.com. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
  4. "Recreation-Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge". Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  5. "Kidani Village at Animal Kingdom Lodge". AllEars.Net. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  6. Henthorn, Dawn. "Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge - A Culinary Journey". Florida for Visitors. About.com. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
  7. Carey, Jeanine (2001-06-28). "Animal Kingdom Lodge Pairs Design With F&B". Hotel Interactive. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
  8. "Dining at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge". Go.com. Walt Disney World. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  9. Carey, Jeanine (2001-06-28). "Animal Kingdom Lodge Pairs Design With F&B". Hotel Interactive. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
  10. http://research.yale.edu/cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=boma&EngP=0

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Coordinates: 28°21′13″N 81°36′10″W / 28.353637°N 81.602756°W / 28.353637; -81.602756

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