Sweet Nothings

Any old mug can come to Orlando and do the theme parks. Staying in the Disney bubble for eight nights without setting foot in any of 'em? Now that's the hipster's choice.  For the first time, we tried  renting DVC points . DVC is Disney's fiendishly complicated timeshare scheme. Though keen not to refer to it as such, the small print will be like ' Fine, this is a timeshare scheme but keep it quiet, yeah? ' The idea is, DVC owners can rent out some or all of their annual points if they're not going to use them, giving buyers access to some deluxe resort rooms for reduced fees. (There are fewer refund protections, but let's not be Debbie Downers.) DVC rooms are billed as 'villas' - you can shell out for larger units with extra beds, but the cheap ones are just standard hotel rooms with a tiny kitchenette. Still, it gave us the chance to return to one of our favourite resorts -  Animal Kingdom Lodge . This time we were in the DVC-only Kidani Villa...