MeMom I would love to have you as a co-worker! How do you feel about the commute?
That Lion King suite is too cool for school! So fun!
my trip in 2014 is likely gonna be a solo one and so I'm thinking it will be either AoA or Pop so I'm loving all of your pictures even that much more! It's definitely time for me to start planning!
I might use all my paycheck for gas, huh?
You'd like the Little Mermaid room, I bet. Even next year, the rooms are still going to feel newer and fresher, I bet. What will make you decide between the two resorts?
On our trip in April, we left at midnight and drove 14 hours the first day, DGD was like this
for the last half hour.
We had a Finding Nemo suite and I slept on the Murphy bed. I thought it was very comfortable.....or I was just exhausted every night.
I am always exhausted in WDW, too. so even sleeping on the floor, which has happened a few times, I am pretty much out and snoring the night away very quickly!
14 hours? Our 11-12 is enough for me, and I don't want to even think about people who do 20 hour trips!
A little late, but I'm here. Great start! I NEED to stay at AOA. The Little Mermaid section is my childhood dream come true. I've been obsessed with LM for basically my whole life.
Then, yes, you
need to stay there! You need a room overlooking the Mermaid pool.
What? They didn't choose Nemo???
Looks like Brooklynn made a great choice!
I like the artwork in the shower!
Hey, that's exciting stuff when you're.............uh.............even older than that!!!
I hadn't heard about the table bed before.............what a neat concept!
It worked out fine for us leaving the bed down, because we only did one night there. I don't know how much of a hassle we would have felt like it would have been to take it up and down everyday, if we had needed/wanted to use the table for eating.
Joining! Looking forward to hearing about this one.
I love the Lion King suite!
It was nice. I am glad we got to try it out. I am sure there will be future stays at AoA, and I am guessing Nemo and Cars will be checked out on some of those. I would have no problem with Jill's family getting a suite and me having a Mermaid room, either. That's not as good as connecting rooms, because I am able to help out more in the mornings and night times getting the girls ready, but with her number now and my claustrophobia, it may be the way we go in the near future. Of course, two connecting Pop rooms are still fine with me. All we would have to do is list one of the girls in my room. They are always free to sleep in my room even now, but Brooklynn can't tolerate my snoring.
Joining in!
Good to see you! Hope you had a great school year! What's coming up exciting for the new school year?
Those are the first pictures I've seen of the inside of the Lion King suites and I must say, they are adorable! It's so colorful and fun!
The suites would be great for your family, and I bet Jake would love the Cars section.
Thanks for the pictures. I want to stay there at least one time. It looks like a lot of fun. I can't wait to see the rest of your photos.
It would probably work well when you and your parents are going.
I took about 1500+ pictures on this trip. I don't recall the exact number, but I know it didn't get to 1600. The number was lower - no parks and because of my stupid foot, I had a lot of hours of doing nothing.
checking in (late as usual), I could never get sick of your reports! I actually end up missing them when I don't have time to DIS. I remember when I was working nights at Pop and reading that first report. I love seeing the comparison pictures of the girls. I truly hope we all are friends for many years to come.
A weekend for just Jill and Brooklynn, that would be such a great treat.
I was so happy to see that Welcome Center when we drove down, it had a completely different meaning to me.
Aww, sassy Bella.
I love how your suite was decorated!
I like that AoA has resort merchandise too. That's what I asked my dad for Christmas last year. It would be so nice if Pop bought back resort merchandise, even if it was only Limited time.
So glad you found our report! You need to move back closer to WDW and work in the Disney magic again.
What did your dad end up getting you from AoA? They had the paintbrush pens again this time. They get a shipment and sell them very quickly, so they are hardly ever there. Yes, I wish Pop would get back resort merchandise. They used to carry t-shirts, sweatshirts, pens, cups, etc. I am glad to have one t-shirt, two big drink mugs, and some smaller coffee mugs.
And I am 36, but I think the Murphy bed looks really cool too. 
- was the people next door coming out to the balcony to smoke. Their smoke drifted into our room, and I really didn't want our clothes smelling like smoke, so I shut the door each time.
