Hey there! First of all I wanted to tell you that I am so sorry to hear about both of your losses and will be praying for the both of you. Secondly I wanted to mention that if you ever have any detailed questions feel free to message me on here. Theres a private messaging system for specific questions, and I've been to Disney 12 times so kinda know my way around the actual parks and hotels pretty well. At the bottom of this it shows the hotels I have been to though, and as a kid I have to say (I am a girl but a severe tomboy) I really hated the fluffy hotels like the Grand Floridian and the Boardwalk. I honestly think that the AKL sounds like a great fit for the both of you, however I cannot recommend that one since I have never stayed nor visited it, but have heard a lot of great things about it. You can see Animals from your room and you can also learn a lot about them through animal guides they have there.
The Caribbean is also a fun choice. It's very colorful and upbeat, with a private lake of it's own where people can rent boats and spend an afternoon out on the water. That's always fun, and there are bicycle trails there along with an awesome game room. It's just a casual, upbeat atmosphere that he might enjoy. If I could use one word to describe this resort it would be cheerful.
The All-Stars are simply fantastic as well. They are considered value resorts so get looked down upon a lot, but I can't wait for our next visit to them. I would take these any day over the Grand Floridian. They are rather colorful, have two shaped swimming pools at each of them, one right up front by each food court and one right out back thats a bit smaller and these tend to be the less crowded ones. There are 3 All Star resorts, Movies, Music, and Sports, and everything is themeed around them. Like the Music one has gigantic musical instruments outside of the buildings, and the Movies looks like a walk down a type of Hollywood Avenue between buildings. The Sports food court has clear statues of football players and other athletes, and pictures line the front halls according to the resorts theme. Like actors for the Movies, Athletes for the Sports, and Musicians for the Music.
One thing to keep in mind, is that kids tend to be picky eaters, and I've found that food courts tend to appeal to them. You wont find food courts at any of the Deluxe resorts. Those are only at the moderate and value resorts. That is my big problem with Deluxe resorts, their small slection of qiuck foor. Of course this is because most fast food is just that, fast food, and tends to be greasy fries and everything like that. So the selection of healthier food done quickly is much smaller at the deluxe resorts. To eat there you generally have to sit down in a restaurant or order room service (I'm not fond of either of those). :jumping4:
Another resort that he might like is the Coronado Springs resort. I've heard good things about it but have not been there before, just to visit. You might want to try showing him pictures of different resorts and see what he responds to and what he does not, that way you can get a feel for the type of theming he might want to be immersed into. I wish you the best of luck with your plans though and if you need any help or anything (this goes for everyone) feel free to PM me any time.
