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CELEBRATING YEARS OF VACATIONS
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Walt Disney World a Dream Come True
My family has been Timeshare owners for over 20 years and I have tried on four separate occasions during that time to get a timeshare exchange at Walt Disney World with RCI.
Last year we finally hit the jackpot, not once but twice!!! I couldn’t believe my ears when I received the call that two weeks had come through, one at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas and one at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Villas.
So in 2013 my husband and I took our
three children to Florida for our big Disney Vacation. The two timeshare resorts were just spectacular and Disney really does know how to cater to their guests. Sitting on the balcony watching the giraffes, zebras, kudu and gazelle grazing below at Animal Kingdom Lodge was just amazing and my kids absolutely loved it, particularly my seven year old.
The hotel rooms were large and the facilities were brilliant but the best thing for us was the Samawati Springs kid’s water play area where my 18 month old son could play safely in this purpose built area. We could have spent all day every day just at the pool.
There were fantastic activities for the kids and the marshmallow roast as the sun went down was a fantastic way to finish each day.
Wilderness Lodge Villas were a different experience again but equally as impressive and we loved the evening outdoor movies by Bay Lake. Disney World is an awesome holiday destination and we would love to go back one day, even just to stay at these amazing Disney Hotels. Thanks RCI.
- SUE
3R8CI members memoirs
Girwood Alaska
a Lifetime Memory
Our RCI arranged tour which was amazing took us to Girdwood, Alaska.
At the local airstrip following a safety briefing and dressing up like the Michelin Man, we boarded a helicopter for a short flight to Punchbowl Glacier (so called because it is shaped like one).
After alighting we entered into a world
of pure white ice, snow and low cloud. While it is breathtaking it is also bitterly cold. It is a scene that automatically springs to mind when we think of
Alaska. Soon 60 sled dogs break into a cacophony of howls and barks. We are off sledding with an Iditarod Race musher. The dogs are begging to be chosen for harnessing and it is obvious they love their job.
So the scene is set and majestic peaks and low thick white cloud soon surround us. Within the hour it begins to snows, not much but enough to make this a special highlight of our trip. We are off on a 45-minute ride of a lifetime. We fly across the snow pulled by the power of 16 dogs with my partner Robert taking the reins and me holding on for dear life and loving every second of it.
When we return we swap the chance of unharnessing the dogs for the guest tent which is blissfully warm. Not long after Mike the musher brings in the cutest puppy for us to cuddle, which was just delightful. We board the mosquito sized helicopter for the trip back to Girdwood having enjoyed a memory of a lifetime.
- RONITA AND ROBERT
Turnaround Arm, Alaska
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