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Jiko: The Cooking Place is Animal Kingdom Lodge’ s signature dining experience that features and an award winning wine list of entirely African wines. Each spring the Jiko’s Chef and Sommelier create a little something special to offer guests with a passion for the vine. This May two specialty-dining events are being held to celebrate the unique flavors and vintages of South African Wines. You can join wine makers from several unique wineries to share in an inspired reception followed by a meal of perfect pairings.

When planning your Disney vacation – whether you’re a guest at Animal Kingdom Lodge or not – you should consider adding Boma – Flavors of Africa to your list of dining “must do’s.” Breakfast at Boma is an exceptional meal and one that you shouldn’t miss. Yes, Boma is a buffet. But it’s unlike any other buffet on property. And that’s what makes it so special.

If you’re lucky (or wise) enough to include a resort day in your Disney vacation schedule, chances are the last thing you want to hear from anyone in your group is “we are so bored!” At Animal Kingdom Lodge, boredom is definitely not something you have to worry about.

Refurbishments are an important part of keeping out beloved Disney Resorts is tip top condition. Coming up this week, the Uzima Springs pool will be having some work done to it.

Is Animal Kingdom Lodge your "Home" Resort? If so, it's time to start looking ahead to the year 2014. 11 Month reservations for January 2014 are just a month away. To help make sure you can get the reservation you want, when you want it, the Disney Vacation Club has released the point charts for the 2014 season at the Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas.

The DVC Condo Owners Association meeting took place on Thursday December 13th, at Walt Disney World. Of not is a change in bedding that will be rolled out to most resorts in 2013 and 2014. This update across DVC properties will result in higher housekeeping costs for many owners as the rooms interiors are brought up to date to meet current industry standards.

The weeks surrounding Christmas are some of the busiest times of year for families from across the globe to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. It's no wonder with the show that's put on to celebrate all of the wonderful winter holidays. Disney spares no expense in decking the halls not only at the Parks but throughout the Resorts as well. With so much going on, it's easy to miss some of the details.

The message of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Animal Kingdom Lodge is one of conservation and stewardship for the land and it's inhabitants. To support this mission fans know that sitting next to the cash register at Animal Kingdom and Animal Kingdom Lodge every gift shop, they can buy a button or special merchandise to contribute to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF). But what is the DWCF and where does the money go to?

One of my favorite parts about staying at Disney's Deluxe Resorts on my Orlando Vacation has got to be indulging in breakfast in bed. Or, rather in the case of home home at Animal Kingdom Lodge, dining on the balcony overlooking the savanna.

Animal Kingdom Lodge’s Cultural representatives set up shop each day in the resort’s quick-service restaurant The Mara to share the magic and meaning behind Adinkra African symbols. Common amongst the people of Ghana, adrinka were originally used to decorate cloth, walls, and pottery.