JAMBO! The UN-official AKL Thread ~ UPDATED(short film/pg 8 & slideshow/pg 12) Part 3

[kimmar067]

I was just checking in to see if anyone had heard from you!!!! LOVE the pics!!! DD is a cutie!!! I cannot wait till we get "home" ~ 24 days!!!!!
Hope you all are having a great time!

...wow, how cool to be spending your B-day at WDW.....

 

[wendypooh]

...wow, how cool to be spending your B-day at WDW.....

Are you making fun of me??? LOL You know we always go to Disney in Feb. (for my b-day)!!!!

How ya doing?? I saw some of your pics from your trip......... WOW - was it crowded!! I'd love to go for Christmas, but your pics are exactly why we don't!!! I'm just so so so ready to go!!!! I'm like a dancin banana!!

 

[kimmar067]

Are you making fun of me??? LOL You know we always go to Disney in Feb. (for my b-day)!!!!

...was it that obvious??!?!

How ya doing?? I saw some of your pics from your trip......... WOW - was it crowded!! I'd love to go for Christmas, but your pics are exactly why we don't!!!...

...I still have loads of pix to share - Christmas at WDW was so amazing, but, yes it did have its drawbacks, like the relentless crowds!

 

[4 DZNY NUTZ]

Can anyone tell me how the crowds are the first week of December? we are planning for Dec 2nd thru 8th. Its the tuesday after Thanksgiving.

We usually go the first week of February & are hoping for the same kind of crowd level.

Thanks in advance

 

[TKDisneylover]

Can anyone tell me how the crowds are the first week of December? we are planning for Dec 2nd thru 8th. Its the tuesday after Thanksgiving.

We usually go the first week of February & are hoping for the same kind of crowd level.

Thanks in advance

DH & I were just there the first week of December and we thought it was busier than we had expected. We have been there during the second week of February and it was much busier in December than February.

 

[kimmar067]

DH & I were just there the first week of December and we thought it was busier than we had expected. We have been there during the second week of February and it was much busier in December than February.

....ITA!

 

[kimmar067]

...thanks d-hlaw, for REMINDING ME JUST WHAT I AM MISSING RIGHT NOW.....

[...nice pic, BTW.... !]

 

[TKDisneylover]

This pic is in my TR but I wanted to post it here too.

 

[jeni16]

We're thinking about staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge April 18th-26th, 2008. We've never stayed there before. We've only been to WDW one other time & that was last year. We stayed at the Beach Club then. So, I've got a few questions. I'm sorry if these have been asked before. I hate it that the search engine doesn't seem to be working.

1) I was wondering if this was going to be a really busy time since Easter & Spring Break will be earlier this year.

2) I know that there was construction going on in 2007, is this done now?

3) How is the pool there? Does anyone have any pictures?

4) Is the Savannah View worth the extra cost? Are you actually able to see the animals? This is one of the things that drew us to pick this hotel this time around.

5) What are the food options here?

I think that's it for now. Thanks for all of your help!

 

[Donald is #1]

We're thinking about staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge April 18th-26th, 2008. We've never stayed there before. We've only been to WDW one other time & that was last year. We stayed at the Beach Club then. So, I've got a few questions. I'm sorry if these have been asked before. I hate it that the search engine doesn't seem to be working.

1) I was wondering if this was going to be a really busy time since Easter & Spring Break will be earlier this year.

2) I know that there was construction going on in 2007, is this done now?

3) How is the pool there? Does anyone have any pictures?

4) Is the Savannah View worth the extra cost? Are you actually able to see the animals? This is one of the things that drew us to pick this hotel this time around.

5) What are the food options here?

I think that's it for now. Thanks for all of your help!

OK, I'll take a crack at some of your questions.

1) ?

2) Yes there is still some construction going on but I think that most of it now is on the new building.

3) I know that someone will be able to post pictures for you.

4) For me it was. I spent the late afternoons sitting on my balconny and watching the animals with an adult beverage of course.

5) There are 3 restaurants: Mara (counter service), Boma (table service buffet) and Jiko (signature restaurant). Here are the menus: Boma menu, Jiko menu, and Mara menu. I ate at all 3 restaurants during my May '06 trip and enjoyed them all.

 

[RachelTori]

We're thinking about staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge April 18th-26th, 2008. We've never stayed there before. We've only been to WDW one other time & that was last year. We stayed at the Beach Club then. So, I've got a few questions. I'm sorry if these have been asked before. I hate it that the search engine doesn't seem to be working.

1) I was wondering if this was going to be a really busy time since Easter & Spring Break will be earlier this year.

2) I know that there was construction going on in 2007, is this done now?

3) How is the pool there? Does anyone have any pictures?

4) Is the Savannah View worth the extra cost? Are you actually able to see the animals? This is one of the things that drew us to pick this hotel this time around.

5) What are the food options here?

I think that's it for now. Thanks for all of your help!

I'll take #1!!! The crowds should be moderate (which is a good thing! ) -- and definitely lighter compared to March and early April.

Also, about the pool: I don't have any pictures handy, but it's one of the better WDW pools. I think most people will agree that BC/YC's pool, Storm Along Bay, is the best on property, but AKL's is not far behind!

And I agree with *Donald is #1* about the Savannah view. You can have a wonderful stay in a standard or pool view room and there are lots of public areas to view the animals on the savannah, but there's something so special about having a Savannah view room!


Kimmar, do you have a pool picture you can post for jeni16?

 

[CJsMom]

Here are a couple of pool pictures:

These are from our trip in December:

I copied the next two from another thread sometime in the past two years!

 

[jeni16]

Thanks for all of the pictures & info! I think we're definately booking a room at Animal Kingdom Lodge w/ the Savannah View.

 

[wendypooh]

...was it that obvious??!?!

Uhhhh YEAH!!!! Meaness!!! LOL

...I still have loads of pix to share - Christmas at WDW was so amazing, but, yes it did have its drawbacks, like the relentless crowds!

OK ~ so where are they???? HUH HUH But, ummm yeah, where are they, we wanna see them!!! LOL

Seriously, the one's you did post were crazy!!! That was way too crowded for me!!!

HEY ~ Look at my ticker............. whoo hoo 20 days!!!! I'm so excited!!!!

 

[Flossbolna]

We're thinking about staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge April 18th-26th, 2008. We've never stayed there before. We've only been to WDW one other time & that was last year. We stayed at the Beach Club then. So, I've got a few questions. I'm sorry if these have been asked before. I hate it that the search engine doesn't seem to be working.

1) I was wondering if this was going to be a really busy time since Easter & Spring Break will be earlier this year.

2) I know that there was construction going on in 2007, is this done now?

3) How is the pool there? Does anyone have any pictures?

4) Is the Savannah View worth the extra cost? Are you actually able to see the animals? This is one of the things that drew us to pick this hotel this time around.

5) What are the food options here?

I think that's it for now. Thanks for all of your help!

In order to get a feel of the hotel, may I suggest taking a look at my in-depth review to be found at: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1484743 It also has lots of pictures.

 

[RachelTori]

Hi Flossbolna!! Look at our timers!!! 16 days for you; 13 days for me!! (well, actually 12 - somehow I always end up being a day off!! )

 

[jeni16]

In order to get a feel of the hotel, may I suggest taking a look at my in-depth review to be found at: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1484743 It also has lots of pictures.

Thanks for the review. It was very helpful!

 

[jeni16]

Does anyone have any pictures of the animals they've seen from their rooms or is there a thread for this that I missed? I would love to see them.

 

[wendypooh]

Does anyone have any pictures of the animals they've seen from their rooms or is there a thread for this that I missed? I would love to see them.

Hey ~ You will LOVE the lodge. It is an amazing place!!! Here are a some pics from our balcony (ies)! These are from different trips, so you get different views, but you always see the animals. Enjoy!

This last one was from '06 - I think, but they had just had a new baby giraffe and we saw her a lot. DS loved her!!

 

[jeni16]

Thanks for the picks! I'm really looking forward to staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge in April & having a Savannah view. It will be nice to spend some afternoons just watching the animals.