I emailed Disney guest services to ask about the status of the renovations in February. Their response included the following:
"Room refurbishments over at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Jambo House, and Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village and the surrounding areas are currently ongoing and currently projected to end in December. These projects include walk in showers, hardwood floors, no bunks, more king size accommodations, and updated furniture " Disney Tourist Blog also reported "
Animal Kingdom Lodge (Jambo House) – Room refurbishments are occurring into early 2020. We recently stayed in a finished room and shared that experience in
Awesome Animal Kingdom Lodge New Rooms. Once this work is finished in the regular hotel rooms at Jambo House, the Value Studio villas will be renovated through Spring 2020. "
That's why I assumed the villas might be undergoing renovations as well.