Animal Kingdom Lodge - Just Back

[KimberlyB]

Just back from AKL - it's a great place!! We love staying there.
The magic at this WDW resort is the best. The food is great and the smells are heavenly. We also saw a new Ankole Cow calf born on the Uzima Savannah this past Tuesday. Each morning and evening we would go on our balconies and watch the animals. One word of caution for those going to Orlando - we did all the WDW parks- but decided to go to Seaworld and Busch Gardens as well. There is no comparison. We were very dissapointed in both. Lots of shows and attractions were closed, the ride lines were much longer than stated at the entrance and the management didn't seem concerned. Parking was confusing, shuttles were slow. Also prices for food and drinks were astronomical - $2.50 for a bottle of water. ) Disney charges $1.25) The service was poor - most employees were not paying attention to what they were doing - we got a barbecue plate that was mostly fat. So don't waste your money going there. Stick with Disney - their quality and service is way above these other two parks.
Also went to Busch's Discovery Cove. The park was lovely, swimming with Dolphins was OK -seem to push you along. The food was lousy. For the amount we spent- the food should have been great - but again nothing was very good, not even the desserts!

So all this said - stick with Disney - they are Number 1.

 

[beebumble]

Yikes and I just picked up our 1 day passes to Sea World yesterday, Good thing they were at par.
Have a disney day

 

[swankybeth]

Thanks for the report. I've only been to Busch Gardens out of the non-Disney parks you mentioned and I have to say I wasn't overly impressed either. Good thing I had a CM discount, LOL!

 

[7thdwarf/dopey]

Originally posted by KimberlyB
Just back from AKL - it's a great place!! We love staying there.
The magic at this WDW resort is the best. The food is great and the smells are heavenly. We also saw a new Ankole Cow calf born on the Uzima Savannah this past Tuesday. Each morning and evening we would go on our balconies and watch the animals. One word of caution for those going to Orlando - we did all the WDW parks- but decided to go to Seaworld and Busch Gardens as well. There is no comparison. We were very dissapointed in both. Lots of shows and attractions were closed, the ride lines were much longer than stated at the entrance and the management didn't seem concerned. Parking was confusing, shuttles were slow. Also prices for food and drinks were astronomical - $2.50 for a bottle of water. ) Disney charges $1.25) The service was poor - most employees were not paying attention to what they were doing - we got a barbecue plate that was mostly fat. So don't waste your money going there. Stick with Disney - their quality and service is way above these other two parks.
Also went to Busch's Discovery Cove. The park was lovely, swimming with Dolphins was OK -seem to push you along. The food was lousy. For the amount we spent- the food should have been great - but again nothing was very good, not even the desserts!

So all this said - stick with Disney - they are Number 1.

Hi Kim......
The smells will last a long time in your memory. To this day , especially now with the wood stoves firing up, I am immediately brought back to the AKL when ever I smell oak or apple wood burning.
Have the fridges gone in the rooms yet?

 

[KimberlyB]

We had a refrigerator in our room when we arrived, but I am not sure that all of the rooms have them. I believe you could request one as I saw a CM carrying one in the hallways. It came in handy for our leftovers and sodas.

 

[7thdwarf/dopey]

Originally posted by KimberlyB
We had a refrigerator in our room when we arrived, but I am not sure that all of the rooms have them. I believe you could request one as I saw a CM carrying one in the hallways. It came in handy for our leftovers and sodas.

Thanks......the reason I asked is that all the deluxe and moderates are having fridges put in the rooms at no charge. I was wondering if this huge task has been completed yet or not.