Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10

**mickey** · 10-06-2005

Travel + Leasure Magazine has released their top 20 family friendly hotels in the US for 2005. Disney placed 5 of their resorts in the top 10, and 8 of the top 20:

Travel + Leasure top 20 family friendly resorts 2005

1 Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort
3. Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
4. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort
5. Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
10. Disney's Vero Beach Resort
12. Disney's Polynesian Resort
15. Disney's Beach Club Resort
16. Disney's Boardwalk Inn and Villas

Looks like we all have some visiting to do!

**Dana** · 10-06-2005

I am so glad to see the AKL in the top 5. It definately deserves it. I love that resort. Way to go disney!!!

iluvwdw · 10-06-2005

WOW...IMPRESSIVE!!!!! WHOO HOO DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!

catfish1999 · 10-07-2005

I knew I wasn't the only one who felt that way about WL!

BuzzLightyear · 10-07-2005

Wow! Pretty impressive.
Guess I'll have to see about that Grand Floridian for myself............someday.

**DisneyTeacher** · 10-07-2005

That's great! Excellent choices.

akershusalumn · 10-10-2005

With the fact that Disney Company owns The Travel Channel it is not a big suprise:)
hehe

**mickey** · 10-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by akershusalumn

With the fact that Disney Company owns The Travel Channel it is not a big suprise:)
hehe

Actually, this is Travel + Liesure magazine, it is owned by Time/Warner.

Cavey · 10-10-2005

I'd like to see the entire list, if you don't mind posting it.

Peppertink · 10-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cavey

I'd like to see the entire list, if you don't mind posting it.

Cavey...I think Mickey included a link to the Trvel + Leisure list.....

Cavey · 10-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peppertink

Cavey...I think Mickey included a link to the Trvel + Leisure list.....

Well, of course he did. I wouldn't want to look like an idiot or anything.

Peppertink · 10-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cavey

Well, of course he did. I wouldn't want to look like an idiot or anything.

You're right, you wouldn't.

No really...I didn't find it until you asked which caused me to go back and look at his original post...

_landry · 10-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dana

I am so glad to see the AKL in the top 5. It definately deserves it. I love that resort. Way to go disney!!!

me too, since I'll be staying there in a couple of months!!!!

Princess Tessa · 10-11-2005

YAY DISNEY!!!!! It's a little sad how excited I get by seeing Disney on a top 10 list lol

Thanks for the link!

akershusalumn · 10-11-2005

ok. so this is not the travel channel? Because Disney owns the Travell Chanell

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,229	Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 Travel + Leasure Magazine has released their top 20 family friendly hotels in the US for 2005. Disney placed 5 of their resorts in the top 10, and 8 of the top 20: Travel + Leasure top 20 family friendly resorts 2005 1 Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort 3. Disney's Grand Californian Hotel 4. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort 5. Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge 10. Disney's Vero Beach Resort 12. Disney's Polynesian Resort 15. Disney's Beach Club Resort 16. Disney's Boardwalk Inn and Villas Looks like we all have some visiting to do! __________________ Frank Costanza: You can drop a grand in Disney World, like that. My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Disneyland, 2008 I am riding the Matterhorn

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 22,697	Re: Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 I am so glad to see the AKL in the top 5. It definately deserves it. I love that resort. Way to go disney!!! __________________ 82 off-site ~ 91 off-site ~ 97 ASMusic ~ 00 ASMovies 02 Wilderness Lodge ~ 04 Animal Kingdom Lodge 05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian 05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West 07 Port Orleans French Quarter ~ 08 Old Key West~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day WDW blowout bonanza! 623 days 19 hours 55 minutes

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iluvwdw BLT for me! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Floral Park Village (Long Island), NY Posts: 6,866	Re: Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 WOW...IMPRESSIVE!!!!! WHOO HOO DISNEY!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Kim :) LIFE IS JUST BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE A DISNEY TRIP PLANNED! 1997 Double Tree ~ 1998 Vistana ~ 1999 April Vistana ~ 1999 July Vistana ~ 1999 Sept All Star Movies ~ 2000 Vistana ~ 2001 Vistana ~ 2002 Vistana ~ 2003 Aug Vistana ~ 2003 Dec All Star Sports, Polynesian & OKW ~ 2004 Feb Vistana ~ 2004 Dec Vistana ~ 2005 Vistana/All Star Music 2006 SSR and Vistana Villages ~ 2007 Sheraton Safari, Vistana, POP Century ~ 2008 Vistana Villages, Animal Kingdom Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Thanksgiving at Animal Kingdom Villas! It's a surprise for the kids! On a Thanksgiving Safari at AKV

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DisneyTeacher Moderator/WL Tour Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 16,368	Re: Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 That's great! Excellent choices. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We're going to HHI for the first time 176 days 19 hours 55 minutes

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akershusalumn Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norm: Norway, Now working for NATO in Brussels, Belgium. Posts: 50	Re: Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 With the fact that Disney Company owns The Travel Channel it is not a big suprise:) hehe __________________ NOVEMBER 3 coming up..Going back to Orlando. Going to be insane. Staying for 9 nights and going to be fun

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Cavey MB's Rabble Rouser® Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Carlinville, IL Posts: 6,180	Re: Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 I'd like to see the entire list, if you don't mind posting it. __________________ . . Cavey, Tigger, BossMouse, Soundgod Erin, and Lil'pocohantas in association with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Juicy Juice are proud to present Cavey-Fest III December 13, 2008

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Princess Tessa Starting over Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 1,989	Re: Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 YAY DISNEY!!!!! It's a little sad how excited I get by seeing Disney on a top 10 list lol Thanks for the link! __________________ Disneyland Trips 1989, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2004 (yes, twice, I'm obsessed okay?!) 2005, 2007 (I'm missing three trips but I don't remember what years) WDW Canadian Cast Member 2006 - 2007

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akershusalumn Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norm: Norway, Now working for NATO in Brussels, Belgium. Posts: 50	Re: Disney places 5 resorts in Travel + Leasures top 10 ok. so this is not the travel channel? Because Disney owns the Travell Chanell __________________ NOVEMBER 3 coming up..Going back to Orlando. Going to be insane. Staying for 9 nights and going to be fun

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