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Disney's Animal Kingdom is shuffling two of its character meet and greets beginning May 24 2015.
Tarzan will be meeting guests on the Discovery Island Trail, near to the Cotton Top Tamarin exhibit at the Tree of Life.
Pocahontas will be moving from that location and heading to the Discovery Island Character Landing, with the entrance just opposite the Flame Tree Barbecue.

Disney looks to be moving ahead with plans to add waterside Disney vacation Club villas to the Wilderness Lodge Resort.
Permits and plans have been filed with the South Florida Water Management District showing a series of one story lodging buildings to the east and west of the Lodge fronting onto Bay Lake. Also included with the project are new restaurants and recreation buildings (also one story) together with new pools and upgrades to existing pools.
Wilderness Lodge already has a DVC component to the resort, so this will further add to that inventory and continues to expand the DVC presence at Walt Disney World.
Check out this link to see the plans. 

Chef Mickey's at Disney's Contemporary Resort will be introducing brunch from May 31 2015.

To include brunch, breakfast operating hours will be extended to 2:30 PM, with brunch menu items added to the buffet from 11:30 AM. Breakfast will continue to be served from 7:00 PM, with the new
Image courtesy Disney Parks Blog
hours being 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM, and dinner from 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

Brunch menu items include soup, salads, seafood, fresh broccoli, antipasto, chicken and Caprese, and hot dishes such as barbecued ribs, seafood étouffée, baked salmon, ice cream bar and bakery sweets.

Breakfast and brunch will cost $37.99 for adults and $19.99 for ages 3-9. Dinner will be $46.99 for adults and $23.99 for ages 3-9.

Reservations for the brunch hours began on May 22 via 407-WDW-DINE, online, and the My Disney Experience apps.

Beginning May 18 2015, The BOATHOUSE will be begin accepting the Disney Dining Plan, with 2 credits required per guest. Some menu items that are designated as serving 2 guests will require 4 credits.

Reservations online at My Disney Experience will begin shortly, joining the reservations on Open Table and via phone directly with the restaurant.
The BOATHOUSE is not yet included on the Tables in Wonderland discount plan, although there are discounts available for Cast Members and Military.



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