Does anyone else remember when AKL opened?

[AJKMOM]

This just fries me! When AKL first opened, and for a long time after, Disney begged people to stay there. I think about the rate I paid for a deluxe room for 5, and I laugh now. It was about $99 a night, if I remember correctly.

Now, they finally got people to request the AKL as their first choice and what happens? They are trying to ship them off to Saratoga Springs. I don't get the marketing strategy here, except to tick off a lot of people, and force them to another resort they don't want.

 

[scanne]

Disney isn't kicking guests out on purpose. They are trying to accommodate their guests due to (perhaps unforseen) conflicts with the construction of the new AKL Villas.

 

[johnsonet]

Yes - I think they are trying to keep people happy. I think the construction has made a lot of guests mad as heck. I have been twice during the construction with zero problems, but obviously others haven't been as lucky.

HOWEVER, I do remember the days of great rates at AKL and lots of availability. It took a while for people to catch on to what an incredibly special place it is. That's a good thing and a bad thing