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

[John's Mom]

This pic was taken from our balcony, Arusha Savannah, Zebra Trail.

 

[padisneylover]

Great pictures. More please it will help my time fly faster.

 

[roberrl187]

Woo Hoo!!!!! We just decidet that we are going back to AKL next summer. I can't wait....Well, I guess I'll have to. Keep the pics and info coming. I am craving AKL.

 

[Cass]

At the Arusha Rock look out there are some fences - the first pic is my daughter 'locked' behind the fence during our first stay

the second pic is exactly one year later, and this time with a friend behind the fence

Cookie decorating for the kids at Boma

The Pool

 

[kimmar067]

Posting my first picture. December trip to AKL.

....interesting, uhhhh perspective!

 

[kimmar067]

At the Arusha Rock look out there are some fences - the first pic is my daughter 'locked' behind the fence during our first stay

the second pic is exactly one year later, and this time with a friend behind the fence

....."Do not pass GO, do not collect $200....."

 

[kimmar067]

...thanks guys, for the addition of your pix! Keep 'em coming!

 

[kimmar067]

...it back to page 1!

 

[Cass]

 

[John's Mom]

 

[John's Mom]

 

[John's Mom]

 

[John's Mom]

These two elands slept outside our balcony almost every night. One of them would dig his horns in that pile of dirt.

 

[John's Mom]

I'm sorry if my pictures are very similar to ones that have already been posted. I just learned how to post pictures from scoutsmom99 and I'm just excited. I'm still working on some of my (daughter's) pics. She took some of several zebras and giraffes running across the savannah; but it was dusk and the pics turned out very dark.

Kathy

 

[roberrl187]

Any picture from AKL is a good picture. Keep them coming. I have to get my fill of AKL through others' pictures for the next 6 1/2 months.

 

[diznyfanatic]

I just booked our very first stay at AKL for the first week of April!!!

It will be an adult "girls" only "all about me" vacation so we splurged and booked a savannah view room using the AP discount. We will probably even skip the parks for a couple of days and enjoy the resort amenities and the beautiful animals!!

Can someone tell me the best location to request for a savannah view room?

We really don't mind some walking, we would just like a room that offers a lovely view with the best chance of being able to sit on the balcony, relax, and animal watch.

Thanks for the help! Can't wait to stay at AKL!!!

 

[padisneylover]

DH and I always request Zebra trail and leave the rest up to the CM's and have never been disappointed. The advantage to the Zebra trail is that it is closest to the pool and restruants. We also perfer not to be on 3rd floor since that is the main floor for everybody going to the buses daily. Enjoy your first stay it is a great place.

 

[diznyfanatic]

Thanks very much for the advice!

Are there certain floors that are better to be on than others? I thought I had read somewhere (maybe the UG or here) that savannah view isn't worth the extra money if you are assigned to certain floors. For instance, if I recall what I read, the savannah view can be obscured by trees if you are too low and if you are too high, the animals are too far away to make it worth the additional dollars.

Also, can someone tell me the difference between a standard savannah view and a deluxe savannah view?

Thanks alot!

 

[padisneylover]

We have stayed on both 4th and 5th floor and I didn't think it made us to far away from the animals. In fact the 5th floor had the advantage of being up a little higher and allowed us to see a little further. We have never had a tree problem in anyone of our three rooms there. I stayed with a friend and her two children last year in a deluxe savannah room and didn't see much difference from our standard savannah room. It was a little larger and had a little larger balcony but I don't think I would pay the extra money again if I wasn't staying CL like we are going to this time. Some of the rooms supposedly have a couch in them but this one didn't. Hope this helps some.

 

[diznyfanatic]

Thank you so much for all of your help. You have definitely made this first time AK planning much easier.