candleonthewater - Did you just stay at AKL? This is our favorite resort, we absolutely love the atmosphere, and actually enjoy the fact that it is what some describe as "dark," as that makes it seem cooler in the heat!!
We have never had any problems with the bus transportation, and, in fact, I have praised it here on the boards. The fact that it only goes to AKL is a bonus, and we've always had a good time.
This last stay, however, we experienced the transportation issues that some have mentioned. We had a wonderful stay, don't get me wrong, but we tend to leave the parks when they get too crowded and head back to the resort. And, since I have a pinned ankle, we go back and forth from parks to resort several times a day. DD and I were at AKL from April 8-10, day before Easter, and the parks and resorts were PACKED!! To my mind, Disney would have ADDED buses to the routes, due to the extra people, right?! This did not seem to be the case, if anything, there seemed to be less buses than in the slower months. DD and I always waited, it never failed, we would stand at the bus stop for 20-30 minutes each way. As it was only for 2 days (we also stayed at the Poly) it wasn't as big a deal, but for people that spent the whole week there, it probably left a bad impression.
Hopefully, the posters who liked AKL, but don't want to stay again due to transportation, will give it another try. This is still our favorite resort, even with the glitches last week in transportation!!
