One of the most coveted perks to being a Disney Vacation Club Member at the Contemporary Resort’s Bay Lake Tower is access to the exclusive member lounge, Top of the World.

Bay Lake Tower lobby desk will be open and staffed from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. to facilitate check in for guests who are arriving by car or taxi.

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is the flagship hotel at Disneyland Resort with a AAA four-diamond rating that is themed as a bygone-era National Park lodge with styling from the 20th Century American Arts & Crafts movement.

Picking a resort for your Walt Disney World Vacation can be both one of the most fun and most stressful parts of your planning. With so many choices available you want to make sure that you’re getting the most out of your vacation dollars; for some families that means the convenience of having all the amenities of an Orlando Condo with a Disney Villa.

This morning I took a kayak tour of the Indian River around Pelican Island and the mangrove islands surrounding it. I had never kayaked before, but this offered a great opportunity to try something new and see the area from a different perspective.