Animal Kingdom Lodge

[Adam1217]

so im proposing this September to the girl i adore more then anything in this world and were staying at the animal kingdom lodge, will it be a nice hotel?????

 

[MyManGoofy!]

Yes - AKL is a nice resort. You can probably get more information over on the resorts board.

You can also go over to allearsnet for photos.

 

[mushu1313]

I stayed at akl last sept and proposed to my fiancee it was a great resort just wasnt there much

 

[byoung]

You will do good there, congrats.

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

how are you gonna do it??? details??

 

[MyManGoofy!]

how are you gonna do it??? details??

Yes! Details, details!!

You know if you stay on Concierge you can do the sunrise safari...maybe that would be a good time/place?

 

[captinhookedondisney]

Very nice resort. It's great. My personal favorite

 

[Goofy Mouse]

AKL is a very nice resort. You never have to go outside to get to any of the full service restaurants or gift shops. All the corridors are filled with interesting artifacts and make for a very nice walk. Also the view of the animals are great at times. You should enjoy your stay a lot.

 

[ms_mckenna]

Awww that is so sweet! I think you have picked a great hotel. : I totally agree I wanna hear details.

 

[Adam1217]

well i have just gotten dinner ressies at the Castle, and now I am waiting for the phone call from them. I called and had to leave a message and they call you back within 72 hours. but once they do, I am going to have setup a proposal during dinner at the castle, they will bring a engraved glass slipper to our table with the ring inside of it and it will be placed on a silver platter with rose petals and a lid. I do believe we will get a picture with the princess and some wine glasses to take with us and a lithiograph as well but im not sure at this moment, but im glad i have gotten the dinner reservations taken care of for now!!!! I will let you know what it does include when I find out!!!!

 

[Beach Bunny]

Animal Kingdom Lodge is my all time favorite

 

[ktink]

well i have just gotten dinner ressies at the Castle, and now I am waiting for the phone call from them. I called and had to leave a message and they call you back within 72 hours. but once they do, I am going to have setup a proposal during dinner at the castle, they will bring a engraved glass slipper to our table with the ring inside of it and it will be placed on a silver platter with rose petals and a lid. I do believe we will get a picture with the princess and some wine glasses to take with us and a lithiograph as well but im not sure at this moment, but im glad i have gotten the dinner reservations taken care of for now!!!! I will let you know what it does include when I find out!!!!

That is so romantic. You go boy! Congrats.

 

[TinkerbellTris]

We just cancelled our AKL ressies. They are doing all kinds of construction from now thru 2009. In lots of cases you can hear and see it going on all day and into the night. I have been dreaming of staying at AKL for the last 4 years. I just booked then found this out. So we cancelled and changed hotels. I want the full feeling If I'm gonna shell out the money. The last thing I want to do is look our to the savanna to see a bunch of annoying construction going on. For your info if this helps we had requested the Arusha savanna that overlooks the giraffs and zebras and they said we will be doing construction on floor 5 and in that savanna area so we can still give you a room but you must know now you will hear and see the construction. Yep, nice. So we cancelled.

 

[Adam1217]

that sucks i was so looking forward to staying there too . what other hotels are that nice or better for about the same price????

 

[TinkerbellTris]

We chose Wilderness Lodge. It was actually cheaper, but it looks like it's really nice. It's also a Deluxe. I think this is the one most compared to Animal Kingdom for size or rooms, price, etc. They do have a great pool, water recreation, bus and water tranfers to parks. They have more to offer than animal kingdom lodge does......but they do not have the savanna. That's o.k. I'll give it up so not hear construction and see the tractors and trucks.

 

[captinhookedondisney]

My favorite resort is the Poly. Not so romantic but lots of fun.

 

[pepe of ohio]

We stayed at AKL, once for 3 nights before moving to the Poly, Poly didn't have all our nights so wife wanted to try AKL for the first 3 nights of a 12 night stay. We had Savannah view but the animals were few and far inbetween. Looking out our room slider at a well worn forest was not to our liking/. The AKL is shaped like a big "C" with the lobby in the middle and we were out on one of the trails, quite far from the lobby. It was always a huge hike there and back for anything so we stayed in room or stayed out in a park mostly, we usually run from pool to food court in the afternoon at other resorts but not at AKL, just too far. At night, nothing to see or do around resort, AK closes at dusk and everything else is a bus ride away. Were really glad to get on to the Poly.

That being said, we like the Poly, pricey though for going to WDW 2 times a year and our faithful other resort is Wilderness Lodge. Built on the same style and order as AKL but location is tops. Boat ride to the MK or boat to CR to gain access to CR and the monorail, gets you in contact with 3 other deluxe resorts and their ammenities. Big plus for us, we like to shop and try other resort lounges and the monorail loop is the best for this. WL has a great pool, 2 hot tubes, children pool and quiet pool by the villas. Water recreation is to be had from the dock, boat rentals, pontoon rentals, bike and tandem rentals and there is a great trail that leads to FW from the Lodge. Fireworks can be seen from here but better views can be taken from the Poly and the EWP makes a stop at WL every night. We really like the food and buffets at FW, short pleasant boat ride, especially Trails End and Crocketts Tavern. Peaceful and quiet place to kick back from the hustle-bustle of the World, and the best pizza and beer on property for us. Not being on the monorail makes this resort alot cheaper but themeing is right up there with the big ones and again, its location to MK, short boat to CR and monorail and again short transfer to EPCOT monorail. Think about it, all rooms have been redone and so was the pool this year. Lobby will knock your socks off and the walk down to the pool area is just icing on the cake.