Hi Bill,
Welcome back to Disney Parks Moms Panel! It's great to have you back.
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is really one incredible vacation destination of its very own. In addition to the incredible views of the over 30 different species of African wildlife, you will find delicious and unique
dining options and an enormous
zero entry pool.
Whether or not you can combine your two reservations, one paid with cash and the other with Disney Vacation Club Points, really depends on how your cash reservation is booked. If you will be staying in a Disney Vacation Club Villa in either Kidani Village or Jambo house, you may be able to combine your reservations and remain in the same location throughout the full 11-days of your vacation. If your current reservation is in a Resort hotel room in Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, then I am afraid the combination would not work since they are very different accommodations.
I would give a friendly
Disney Vacation Advisor a call at 407-W-Disney, or 407-934-7639 and they can ensure that your experience is as simple as Bippity, Boppity, Boo.
If you get a chance, check out
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Night Safari. This 1-hour long experience available exclusively to Guests at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas provides adventurers with night vision goggles to check out the Savannah in a whole new way. It looks wild!
Wishing you many magical memories,
Sally