Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is a deluxe hotel resort in the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on April 16, 2001. This African themed resort is located adjacent to Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.

It allows guests the opportunity to watch wildlife graze outside their rooms and public areas in the resort within proximity, conveying the feeling of being in an African savanna. This hotel was designed by architect Peter Dominick, who also designed Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. On October 11, 2006, Disney announced to local media that this resort would be home to the newest Disney Vacation Club property, Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas.

On February 18, 2008, Disney announced the first phase was complete with 109 rooms. A separate building, currently titled Kidani Village, is being built to the west of the lodge to house more than 300 villas. The Sunset Savanna is being extended to the new structure and an introduction of more species of animals.

Guests now have the option to stay club level while lodging in a villa. There will be a concierge lounge which will serve to a number of floors. Also, a new pool exclusive to villa residents is being built.

This pool will be more spacious than the villa pool sizes and is planned to have waterslides and an aquatic playground.

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