View Full Version : May 12, 2006 - LIVE from the Animal Kingdom Lodge!!
SeaSpray
05-12-2006, 06:34 AM
Hi everyone!!
This is the first time I've ever posted live from a Disney resort. DH had to bring his laptop because of work...so, here I am while he's in the shower. LOL
We arrived yesterday and so far I love the resort. I haven't had a chance to explore yet, though. We have a pool view room, I won't say which room until I'm home, but we're on the second floor in the giraffe trail wing.
We had dinner last night at Jiko and everything was so good. I took pictures of all the food. lol
If anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. Hopefully I'll be posting once a day on this thread.
ENSOCK
05-12-2006, 06:37 AM
Can't wait to read more!! Have a great trip! :rotfl2:
luvfigment
05-12-2006, 07:28 AM
Looking forward to hearing more about your trip. Have a great time.
kimmar067
05-12-2006, 07:57 AM
Terry ~
So glad to hear that your are enjoying AKL...AND, you got a great location - Giraffe Trail! Can't wait to hear the latest details! :cool1: Woohoo, a live post EVERY DAY - cool beans..... :woohoo: !!
Vickie46
05-12-2006, 01:40 PM
can't wait to hear more!!! How are the crowds? Weather?? ETc..... tell us more!! Have fun on your magical vacation! :thumbsup2
SeaSpray
05-12-2006, 04:02 PM
Hi! We just got back from the Magic Kingdom. When we landed at MCO yesterday afternoon it was close to 90 and quite humid. It rained hard last night, around 11pm and it was SO nice to sit out on the balcony and just listen to it coming down, and watch it hit the pool. It really cooled things down, too. Today it was in the mid 80s and not humid at all.
Lines were rather short today at MK, walked right onto Everest last night, too.
We're having dinner at Boma at 7pm tonight, and in a minute we're going to the pool for a quick swim and perhaps a drink from the pool bar. :teeth: I'll be bringing the camera so I can get pictures of the pool area.
Did I mention that our room is in excellent shape? Looks practically brand new, no wear at all. The mini fridge is keeping our spring water, and DH's insulin, ice cold! I had to turn up the dial inside the fridge when we first got there though, someone had moved it to the warmest temp. The A/C is working great too, I'm happy to report.
I'll probably post again tonight before bed, probably late since we'll be going to Epcot for EMH, I believe it closes at midnight tonight.
jjohnson
05-12-2006, 04:26 PM
Hi Terry :wave:
I'm glad to hear you love AKL. Now aren't you happy you switched from POR?
IMHO It's worth it for the private balcony.
Check out the resort board too. We were still debating the size of the BWI beds after you left ;) LOL
Enjoy BOMA!
Joyce
tinknme
05-12-2006, 05:48 PM
I love live trip reports! Sounds like you are having a wonderful time, I can't wait to go back. Look forward to reading your updates & seeing some pictures :) Enjoy Boma tonight & remember to have a zebra dome for us all :thumbsup2
ktink
05-13-2006, 10:18 AM
Hi Terry :wave: Glad to hear you're having a wonderful time. Thanks for the live report. Can't wait to hear more about AKL.
John's Mom
05-13-2006, 11:23 AM
Terry, don't forget to check out the Lodge--inside and out. Stop by the pool bar and have a Nahtazu. You'll love it.
SeaSpray
05-13-2006, 01:16 PM
We are having a great time. Weather is perfect today. Warm but no humidity at all. Spent the morning at Animal Kingdom park. Had breakfast at Boma, the made-to-order omelette was wonderful. Oh, had dinner at Boma last night, LOVED the desserts!! Especially something called "Mount Everest", a small, rather dense, mountain shaped piece of pastry, reminiscent in appearance of a dense spice cake, but had a different flavor. LOVED THE ZEBRA DOMES!! LOL I took pictures of all of the food that I ate, but the pictures of the food at the pods themselves did not turn out very well because I couldn't get the lighting right with my camera.
We're heading out the pool in a few minutes. We had a couple of pool drinks yesterday; something called a Nyumi Nyumi, and the Victoria Falls Mist. I didn't see "Nahtazu" on the drink menu but I will go and ask about it now. :teeth:
I love this resort, I think its in my #2 spot, behind the Polynesian, but moved up ahead of the Grand Floridian and the Wilderness Lodge. (Although I still love those resorts too. lol). I think this resort is beautifully themed and decorated, and has a bit of an elegent feel to it.
I have to see that I was surprised at how small the Arusha Rock area was. It's adequate, but looked bigger in the pictures I'd seen.
I'm very happy with our pool view room. I've been in a savannah view room (another friend of ours arrived last night and got upgraded from a standard room to a savannah view, but it's got a very poor view of the savannah, I'll explain more when I get home). ANyway, I feel that the pool view room was the right choice for DH and I, and I don't regret not having a savannah view room :) (I asked for an upgrade at check-in {an upgrade that I wanted to pay for}, but none were availabe the day we checked in, not even in concierge).
ok I'll post more late tonight probably. ANy questions while I'm here? :)
3DisneyBuggs
05-13-2006, 02:39 PM
Hi I just read your Poly trip on your web site last nite. I opened this thread and said What they're in Disney again? Those lucky people! I have a ? about the in room fridge- is there a freezer? We're going 9/30 and I imagine I will need my ice water bottles! Enjoy your stay!
katydid08
05-13-2006, 05:13 PM
I'm getting all excited! We leave for AKL next week. Is there enough room for an air mattress? How is MARA? Sounds like your having a great time. :cool1: :Pinkbounc
bugbugmom
05-13-2006, 07:42 PM
Hi! Sea Spray! Glad you are having a great time. We'll be arriving Tuesday at AKL and can't wait. Hope to meet you! Thanks for the live reports. :Pinkbounc
SeaSpray
05-13-2006, 08:41 PM
We had a nice evening at MGM. Low crowds, walked onto Great Movie Ride, Muppetvision 3D, and Star Tours.
We had dinner at 50's Prime Time and I was very disappointed with my pot roast. It's different than when I had it the last time, in 2002. It was ok, but I won't purposely go back there for it anymore. DH's fried chicken was still very good though. The s'mores were good, but a bit too scorched on the top, the marshmallows had black on them, instead of just being toasty-brown.
I had the fried cheese appetizer and it was good, I took pictures of it. lol
3disneybuggs: My DH just checked in the fridge and said there is not a freezer section, however, we had placed several .5 liter water bottles in there the other day and the bottles that we layed down on the very bottom of the fridge are now frozen solid. The bottles that are on the shelf in the door are not frozen at all, but are very, very cold.
katydid08: We haven't had any food from Mara yet, but we just walked through there. If we get food from there, I'll let you know how it is :) There does not seem to be any room for an air mattress, except *maybe* over by the hallway in front of the door IF it's a small twin mattress, or maybe laying sideways in the hall, in front of the sinks. We're in a room with 2 queen beds and there is really no room, in the room itself, for any size air mattress. Maybe there is room for sleeping bags, on the floor at the foot of the beds.
kimmar067
05-13-2006, 08:58 PM
Sounds like you are having a wonderful time...keep the posts coming! :thumbsup2 (I feel like I'm there WITH you.... :rolleyes: )
Can't wait till August.....:hyper:... :woohoo:
(Made some dinner ressies today...one of them being Prime Time...shucks, will I be disappointed???)
7susan7
05-13-2006, 09:17 PM
I'm so happy your having what reads like a really good time, especially at the AKL. We will be going May 31st for our 20th wedding anniversary. This will be our first time staying at the AKL. We also will have a pool view. Continue on a great vacation. I look forward to reading more of your trip!
One more thing. Did you have to request a coffee maker and fridge or were they already in your room?
Thanks,
Sue H.
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SeaSpray
05-14-2006, 07:00 AM
We had an early night last night, and are "sleeping in" this morning. DH is still in bed, but I've been awake for about a half hour now. The beds and pillows are very comfortable :teeth:
Oh.. When we first arrived in our room on Thursday, I called Housekeeping and requested a sharps container, extra pillows, and turndown service. The sharps container and pillows were brought by the time we returned from a quick walk around the resort, and housekeeping has been doing the turndown each night, leaving chocolate and cards with African proverbs, on the beds. What can I say, I love turndown service :goodvibes
It's supposed to be warmer today... hot even! lol The weather channel says in the 90s and high humidity. But it's better than the rain I see forecast for Boston. We left Boston in the rain and fog last week and it looks like we'll be returning the same thing next week.
We have an ADR for lunch at Marrakesh today, then dinner at 'Ohana with some friends tonight. We'll stay at the Magic Kingdom until midnight tonight, for the Extra Magic Hours. :hourglass
Kimmar: I'd still go to 50's Prime Time. The pot roast was still good, just different and not as good than what I remember it to be. And everything else that people at our table ordered (we were with a party of 10), was very good. DH had the fried chicken for dinner, and shrimp cocktail appetizer. He had a hot fudge sundae for dessert.
7susan7: Yes, there was already a fridge and coffee maker in the room when we checked in. There's also an iron and ironing board in the closet, as well as a Pack-N-Play, and a LAN cable if you want to connect to the internet. DH brought his own cables in case the room didn't have one, but we saw it hanging in a plastic case in the back of the closet when we arrived to our room.
The fridge is in a small wooden cabinet, it's better than it just sitting out and clashing with the wonderful theming here. :) I think all of the resorts now have the fridges in small cabinets that are themed to each resort.
Regarding the drinks at the pool bar: "Nahtazu" is not on their regular drink menu anymore, but when I asked about it they pulled out a notebook that had several drink recipes in it and showed it to me and said they could make any of the drinks in there, including that one. I ended up choosing something called a "Pretoria Punch" or something like that, that is usually served at Boma. It was really good :thumbsup2 They had the recipes to many drinks that are on the menus at other places, including Jiko, Boma, and a bar at the Animal Kingdom park.
I had a glass of African wine with dinner at Jiko the other night, I can't remember which one it was though (if I saw the drink menu, I'd be able to pick it out, it was on the righthand side of the menu, in the middle of the page. lol), but I know it cost $12.50 a glass. lol The server recommended it, and it was very good. :)
Are there any pictures of the resort that anyone would like taken? My RA (rheumatoid arthritis) has been horrible since the first night we were here, so I'm moving very slowly, but I want to see the entire resort while I'm here, so I'd be happy to try and get any pictures that I can :3dglasses I've already gotten many pictures of the lobby, pool area, room, and Arusha rock area.
ADisneygirl
05-14-2006, 07:15 AM
Hi SeaSpray! Happy Mother's Day! I just want to say that I love your live reports from one of my favorite resorts. We've been there twice now, once in a savannah view room and once in a pool view. We rather liked the pool view room for its convenience -- a few steps outside our door down the hall and we were at the elevator that took us down near the pool and the Mara. Very, very convenient. (our savannah view, while beautiful, was at the very end of one of the l-o-n-g halls!)
Have you tried the chicken pepper pot soup yet? They have it on the Boma buffet and in the Mara. I ate it all the time!
Hope you continue having a great time! pixiedust: We'll be here, :surfweb: waiting for your next report.
Jasminetigger
05-14-2006, 02:49 PM
SeaSpray, so glad to hear you are having a great time. We were at AKl for the 1st time in March and loved it. Don't know if I can move it ahead of WL on my list though, but it is a very close 2nd.
I didn't know you could request a sharps container from housekeeping. Is this something you had to arrange ahead of time? My DD has to take shots every day and that would be one less thing to pack.
Can't wait to read more about all the fun you are having! :)
Msslaydbug
05-14-2006, 03:44 PM
Hi Terry -
We are also at AKL right now. We will be here until the 18th. we have a standard view room and even though we don't have a "view" we are lovong this resort. I am falling in love with it. Have a good time. Maybe I will pass you !!
kimmar067
05-14-2006, 03:46 PM
We had an early night last night, and are "sleeping in" this morning. DH is still in bed, but I've been awake for about a half hour now. The beds and pillows are very comfortable :teeth:
Oh.. When we first arrived in our room on Thursday, I called Housekeeping and requested a sharps container, extra pillows, and turndown service. The sharps container and pillows were brought by the time we returned from a quick walk around the resort, and housekeeping has been doing the turndown each night, leaving chocolate and cards with African proverbs, on the beds. What can I say, I love turndown service :goodvibes
It's supposed to be warmer today... hot even! lol The weather channel says in the 90s and high humidity. But it's better than the rain I see forecast for Boston. We left Boston in the rain and fog last week and it looks like we'll be returning the same thing next week.
We have an ADR for lunch at Marrakesh today, then dinner at 'Ohana with some friends tonight. We'll stay at the Magic Kingdom until midnight tonight, for the Extra Magic Hours. :hourglass
Kimmar: I'd still go to 50's Prime Time. The pot roast was still good, just different and not as good than what I remember it to be. And everything else that people at our table ordered (we were with a party of 10), was very good. DH had the fried chicken for dinner, and shrimp cocktail appetizer. He had a hot fudge sundae for dessert.
7susan7: Yes, there was already a fridge and coffee maker in the room when we checked in. There's also an iron and ironing board in the closet, as well as a Pack-N-Play, and a LAN cable if you want to connect to the internet. DH brought his own cables in case the room didn't have one, but we saw it hanging in a plastic case in the back of the closet when we arrived to our room.
The fridge is in a small wooden cabinet, it's better than it just sitting out and clashing with the wonderful theming here. :) I think all of the resorts now have the fridges in small cabinets that are themed to each resort.
Regarding the drinks at the pool bar: "Nahtazu" is not on their regular drink menu anymore, but when I asked about it they pulled out a notebook that had several drink recipes in it and showed it to me and said they could make any of the drinks in there, including that one. I ended up choosing something called a "Pretoria Punch" or something like that, that is usually served at Boma. It was really good :thumbsup2 They had the recipes to many drinks that are on the menus at other places, including Jiko, Boma, and a bar at the Animal Kingdom park.
I had a glass of African wine with dinner at Jiko the other night, I can't remember which one it was though (if I saw the drink menu, I'd be able to pick it out, it was on the righthand side of the menu, in the middle of the page. lol), but I know it cost $12.50 a glass. lol The server recommended it, and it was very good. :)
Are there any pictures of the resort that anyone would like taken? My RA (rheumatoid arthritis) has been horrible since the first night we were here, so I'm moving very slowly, but I want to see the entire resort while I'm here, so I'd be happy to try and get any pictures that I can :3dglasses I've already gotten many pictures of the lobby, pool area, room, and Arusha rock area.
...first of all, Happy Mother's Day, Terry! Okay, Prime Time it is.... :thumbsup2 . Also, this sounds like a strange request, but could you take a pic of the laundromat?? Alot of folks ask about that, so I thought it would be a good pic to have on the "JAMBO! The UNofficial..." thread :confused3 Hey, did you haave the pressed pot of coffee yet?? I LOVE it....! :hyper:
tinknme
05-14-2006, 07:36 PM
Nope not strange, cuz I would like to see it myself :teeth: Doesn't the laundromat also have a TV for you to watch while doing laundry?
[QUOTE=kimmar067]. Also, this sounds like a strange request, but could you take a pic of the laundromat?? Alot of folks ask about that, so I thought it would be a good pic to have on the "JAMBO! The UNofficial..." thread :confused3
scoutsmom99
05-14-2006, 11:44 PM
We are having a great time. Weather is perfect today. Warm but no humidity at all. Spent the morning at Animal Kingdom park. Had breakfast at Boma, the made-to-order omelette was wonderful. Oh, had dinner at Boma last night, LOVED the desserts!! Especially something called "Mount Everest", a small, rather dense, mountain shaped piece of pastry, reminiscent in appearance of a dense spice cake, but had a different flavor. LOVED THE ZEBRA DOMES!! LOL I took pictures of all of the food that I ate, but the pictures of the food at the pods themselves did not turn out very well because I couldn't get the lighting right with my camera.
Terry-glad you are having a fabulous stay. Looks as though we have gained another member of ZDA. I'm looking forward to your restaurnt reveiws as yours were some of the best ones I read last year on the Dining board.
I'm very happy with our pool view room. I've been in a savannah view room (another friend of ours arrived last night and got upgraded from a standard room to a savannah view, but it's got a very poor view of the savannah, I'll explain more when I get home). ANyway, I feel that the pool view room was the right choice for DH and I, and I don't regret not having a savannah view room :)
I really like the pool view rooms as they have a great location and some of the savannah rooms IMHO are slightly more undesireable.
Enjoy the rest of your stay :thumbsup2
SeaSpray
05-15-2006, 07:17 AM
Good morning everyone :)
We ended up staying out at the parks ALL day yesterday, including EMH at the MK until midnight. EMH was great, everything was a walk-on.
We had lunch at Marrakesh, LOVED IT! DH and I had the shish kebob and the beef was cooked just right and was tender and flavorful. Our friend who was dining with us had the chicken kebob and she said it was very good, too. Had dinner at 'Ohana with a small group, everything was great there, too. I had wanted to get a Lapu Lapu while at 'Ohana, but I chicked out and ended up getting a drink called... umm...something Sunrise or Sunset....? LOL I'll look up the correct name when I get home and post the picture of it. lol
However, this means that I spent virtually no time at all at the resort yesterday. We are going to take a break today, between MGM and Epcot, to come back to the resort and swim, and so I can take more pictures. :3dglasses
ADisneyGirl: I didn't have the pepper pot soup, I ended up having the chicken corn porridge soup. I'll have to try that pepper pot soup on our next trip. :)
Jasminetigger: We did not have to arrange for the sharps container in advance, all of the Disney resorts have them. We called for it once we checked into our room. Housekeeping brought the container at the same time as the extra pillows we requested.
Mssslaydbug: I have some lime green ribbon tied around my waistpack, but so far I haven't seen any DISers. Well, I've seen MANY Disers, but that's because we had specific plans to meet up for dinner and such. (I'll be posting DIS meet pictures on my web page when I get home). If you see me, please be sure to say Hello! :)
kimmar: Where is the laundromat? LOL When we go to the pool later I'll find out where it is and take some pictures. :3dglasses
I have to remember to go to the gift shop today to pick up the things we bought on Saturday; I forgot that if you're not staying concierge they won't bring the packages directly to your room, guess I got spoiled on previous trips. :rolleyes1 LOL
Today we're going to be having lunch at the Brown Derby in MGM, and try to do a few things there including the Backlot Tour, since DH has never done that. I don't think we'll be at MGM very long because we've already done most of the things there that we wanted to, and also because I'll be eager to get back to the resort and hit the pool. :sunny: I want to enjoy this great weather, tomorrow we'll be going back to a flooded Boston/New England :(
Tonight we're having dinner at Le Cellier at Epcot. DH has never dined there before. Cheese soup, here we come!! :teeth:
I don't think it'll be a late night for us tonight so I'll probably post again before we go to bed. :cloud9:
kimmar067
05-15-2006, 07:20 AM
Nope not strange, cuz I would like to see it myself :teeth: Doesn't the laundromat also have a TV for you to watch while doing laundry?
...yes it does! http://allearsnet.com/acc/akl_laundry4.jpg
There are 2 laundromats...the one I used was in Kudu Trail on the 3rd floor - third building out on the 'arm'....
SeaSpray
05-15-2006, 08:57 PM
Well tonight is our last night at AKL :( But we've had a wonderful stay and really love this resort. :goodvibes
Today we started out at MGM, had lunch at the Brown Derby (it was OK, I'm not sure I'd return, there wasn't much on the lunch menu that appealed to me), then came back to AKL to swim this afternoon, then went to Epcot this evening and had dinner at Le Cellier. We had excellent service at Le Cellier, our server's name was Erryn. I LOVED the pretzel bread... the cheese soup was "good" but not as good as what I had last fall during the Food & Wine Festival. It didn't even taste like the same soup to me :confused3 I ordered the 7oz filet mignon and it was good, but I was too full from the bread and soup to really enjoy it. lol I had the maple creme brulee for desset, it was good but I could only finish half of it.
I'll be sorry to leave AKL tomorrow. And I'll post the pictures as soon as I'm able to. See you all on the other side of Disney World! :wave2: :wizard:
scoutsmom99
05-15-2006, 09:07 PM
kimmar: Where is the laundromat? LOL When we go to the pool later I'll find out where it is and take some pictures.
There is also one on the Zebra Trail right next to simaba's clubhouse. If you go by the mara and keep walking past the aracade there will be a door straight ahead go in there and you should see it.
doombuggy3
05-15-2006, 09:28 PM
These updates have been WONDERFUL! I leave in six days and you've managed to make me keep my mind off of looking at the clock waiting til it's time to go! Thanks for such a great report! :thumbsup2
tinknme
05-16-2006, 02:52 PM
Cool, thanks for the pic!
...yes it does! http://allearsnet.com/acc/akl_laundry4.jpg
There are 2 laundromats...the one I used was in Kudu Trail on the 3rd floor - third building out on the 'arm'....
tinknme
05-16-2006, 02:55 PM
Great reports, sounds like you had a wonderful time. Look forward to seeing your pictures!
kimmar067
05-17-2006, 10:26 AM
There is also one on the Zebra Trail right next to simaba's clubhouse. If you go by the mara and keep walking past the aracade there will be a door straight ahead go in there and you should see it.
...yup, that's right...I was on the Kudu Trail part of AKL [5th floor], so it was easier for me to use THAT one.... :thumbsup2
Terry ~
Can't wait to see all your 'food pix'..... :teeth:
Simba's Mom
05-17-2006, 04:48 PM
Hi Seaspray! I just found this post. Please tell me more about your pool view room at AKL-I just booked one for September, for the first time. I had a Savannah view room before. Could you hear the resort backround music from your balcony? I love to sit on my balcony and just listen to the music. Where did you go to see the animals from? And tell me more about the "adult beverages" you had. I love to try drinks that are kind of unique to the resort at WDW. What's a "Natahzu"?
SeaSpray
05-19-2006, 10:37 AM
Hi Seaspray! I just found this post. Please tell me more about your pool view room at AKL-I just booked one for September, for the first time. I had a Savannah view room before. Could you hear the resort backround music from your balcony? I love to sit on my balcony and just listen to the music. Where did you go to see the animals from? And tell me more about the "adult beverages" you had. I love to try drinks that are kind of unique to the resort at WDW. What's a "Natahzu"?
Hi! I've added pictures of our room and the view we had, to my web site. Here's a link directly to my AKL pages, the links to photos are at the bottom of this page: http://www.brownfamilyvacations.com/html/AKL%20comments.htm
We could hear the music from the balcony... Sometimes it was "energetic" kind of music, other times it was more mellow.
We walked out to Arusha Rock, off the lobby, to view animals, and I also saw some from some of the large windows down the Zebra Trail section of the resort.
I don't remember the exact recipe for the "Natahzu" drink, but I do remember it had Midori melon liqueur in it, and that's why I didn't get it, I don't care for the taste of that. They did have several other choices, AND they will make up any drink that you want, as long as they have the ingredients and the recipe for it. I HIGHLY recommend the "Nyami Nyami"; it's a frozen drink made with Amarula, banana liqueur, and vanilla ice cream! :teeth: It tasted like a pureed banana split! LOL
eliza61
05-19-2006, 10:55 AM
Hi Seaspray,
Just checked out your pictures. They are absolutely gorgeous!. Mind if I ask you, what kind of camera do you have? I'm in the market for a new one and your pictures were awesome.
Eliza
hanadg
07-25-2006, 04:05 PM
im doing a L&S vacation and want to get the most time out of my vaca as possible. i can still switch to poly although i have never stayed at either! is it so far away that it would save me a fair amount of time to move to poly? anyone have any advice :confused3
Mouse-Me
07-25-2006, 04:51 PM
Take a look at the disney maps. Poly is near the Magic Kindom on the Mono-rail. AKL is on the bus routes...
kimmar067
07-25-2006, 05:11 PM
im doing a L&S vacation and want to get the most time out of my vaca as possible. i can still switch to poly although i have never stayed at either! is it so far away that it would save me a fair amount of time to move to poly? anyone have any advice :confused3
...there are several things to consider:
1) how long is your stay?
2) which park[s] do you primarily visit?
3) what are the ages of the persons going?
4) how important is 'theming'?
If you have very young children, the Poly is the place for you, because of its access to the monorail and its proximity to MK. However, you cannot beat the theming of AKL, with its serenity and top-notch service, not to mention that it does NOT share buses with any other resort...AND the animals are a big favorite of the little ones..... :teeth:
hanadg
07-26-2006, 11:35 AM
Take a look at the disney maps. Poly is near the Magic Kindom on the Mono-rail. AKL is on the bus routes...
i did this. but it wasnt that helpfull considering that they didn't really put the time it would take to get from one to the other. Sure i can see where its placed but i dont know the scale.
Also. I wanted to get it from the point of view of someone who actually has been on the bus route. Googlemaps would have just told me the time approx. A DIS'r has a little more experince.
hanadg
07-26-2006, 11:41 AM
...there are several things to consider:
1) how long is your stay?
2) which park[s] do you primarily visit?
3) what are the ages of the persons going?
4) how important is 'theming'?
If you have very young children, the Poly is the place for you, because of its access to the monorail and its proximity to MK. However, you cannot beat the theming of AKL, with its serenity and top-notch service, not to mention that it does NOT share buses with any other resort...AND the animals are a big favorite of the little ones..... :teeth:
Thank You!
1) i have been saving since i was 8 to ride on this cruise. So i only have enough for the 3 day land and 4 day sea. Which I know is too short, but im hoping my mother will fall in love with DCL and want to go back for a longer cruise.
2) Im not sure what parks!!!! i havent been to WDW since 2000. I know when we go to disneyland ( i have been there this year and last year) i spend an equal amount of time in adventures and MK) But it will be just me and my mom, and this trip is for my eightenth bday so im guess we will be going to all parks to explore.
3) 18 & 39 ( but that dosnt say much about us. im a major disney fan and my mom acts like shes 12 hahahaha)
4) i cant lie..i love a good theme! :rotfl:
kimmar067
07-26-2006, 11:43 AM
i did this. but it wasnt that helpfull considering that they didn't really put the time it would take to get from one to the other. Sure i can see where its placed but i dont know the scale.
Also. I wanted to get it from the point of view of someone who actually has been on the bus route. Googlemaps would have just told me the time approx. A DIS'r has a little more experince.
... :confused3 does it matter if it takes 12 minutes [as oppsed to, say, 8 minutes!] to get from a resort to a park?? I suppose that it is all relative - it's obviously easier to get to MGM, AK, Epcot, and BB from the AKL since these destinations are CLOSER to it. However, it is [OBVIOUSLY] closer from the Poly to MK (via the monorail), but fairly close to DTD and Epcot (DTD because of the buses and Epcot because of the monorail)....
hanadg
07-26-2006, 06:33 PM
... :confused3 does it matter if it takes 12 minutes [as oppsed to, say, 8 minutes!] to get from a resort to a park?? I suppose that it is all relative - it's obviously easier to get to MGM, AK, Epcot, and BB from the AKL since these destinations are CLOSER to it. However, it is [OBVIOUSLY] closer from the Poly to MK (via the monorail), but fairly close to DTD and Epcot (DTD because of the buses and Epcot because of the monorail)....
well thats exactly what i was looking for. i didn't know that it was that little of a difference. now i see it was a silly question. sorry to bug you all.l
kimmar067
07-26-2006, 07:17 PM
well thats exactly what i was looking for. i didn't know that it was that little of a difference. now i see it was a silly question. sorry to bug you all.l
...no, no, no! Not at all!! That's what we're here for! It sounds to me like to and your mom would both love AKL, but that's just MY opinion.... :rolleyes1 (hey, if you're a sucker for a BEAUTIFUL, graceful, long-necked creature :love: , AKL is a MUST!!! :teeth: )
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