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off their themes better than others, and some themes are more exciting.
Wilderness
Lodge & Villas
, for example, is extraordinary. The lobby opens eight stories to a
timbered ceiling supported by giant columns of bundled logs. One look eases you into
the Northwest wilderness theme. The isolated lodge is heaven for kids.
Animal Kingdom Lodge & Villas
replicates the grand safari lodges of Kenya
and Tanzania and overlook their own private African-inspired game preserve. By far
the most exotic of the Disney resorts, it's made to order for families with children.
Another kids' favorite is
Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort
. Opened
in 2009 and designed in the adventurous image of their 1970s predecessors, the tree-
houses are nestled in the woods alongside the Lake Buena Vista Golf Course.
WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT HOTEL THEMES
HOTEL THEME
ALL-STAR RESORTS
Sports, movies, and music
ANIMAL KINGDOM LODGE & VILLAS
East African game-preserve lodge
ART OF ANIMATION
Disney's animated films
BAY LAKE TOWER AT THE CONTEMPORARY
Ultramodern high-rise
BEACH CLUB RESORT & VILLAS
New England beach club of the 1870s
BOARDWALK INN
East Coast boardwalk hotel of the early 1900s
BOARDWALK VILLAS
East Coast beach cottages of the early 1900s
CARIBBEAN BEACH RESORT
Caribbean islands
CONTEMPORARY RESORT
The future as envisioned by past and present generations
CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT
Northern Mexico and the American Southwest
DOLPHIN (SHERATON)
Modern Florida resort
FOUR SEASONS RESORT ORLANDO
Spanish Revival opulence recalling the land-
mark hotels of Florida's golden age
GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & VILLAS
Turn-of-the-20th-century luxury hotel
