Live at AKL

[BuzzandAriel'smom]

We loved AKL! Do you have a savannah room? DH and I would just sit out there at night and watch the animals. He looked out at 5 am and they were all sleeping right outside. My kids (2 and 4) loved the African drumming at 5 pm. My 4 yr old had a little trouble with the slide but it didn't slow her down any. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay. AKL is kind of a tranquil environment for a Disney hotel. It's not for everyone.

 

[Vickie46]

Hope your day is going better!!!! Wishing you lots of pixie dust too!!!!

 

[Viki]

Sorry, no I wasn't on the phone for an hour, I had my privacy sign on the door, I refered to it as a do not disturb, for an hour or so..,. sorry for the confusion

OH! LOL! That was MY confusion, not yours!!!

 

[Dusted]

We're doing good. Back at the room for a little RnR before the MNSSP tonight. We went to DVC for their shpeal. Took a while!

Had a nice breakfast at the Mara. Kinda a depressing place to eat. So dark and the ceilings seem so low...Food was good though, and the Meal Plan worked well for us.

Have ADRs at the Poly for dinner. Might scrap them depending on naps...

 

[Cass]

What does DVC give you for sitting through their shpeal? Glad you are doing better

 

[Dusted]

Bubkus. I brought with me the invite I got last mo while at BC which offered $100 in Disney Bucks. They weren't able to accept it, but after seeing my dissapointment, they did give us a handful of fast passes.

Overall, very interesting. The Saratoga Springs resort was much nicer than I expected..

I got a "dream / wish granted" yesterday which was really nice. While dressed in our Family Peter Pan outfits, we went to our first ride choice of the night, strangely Peter Pan. DD3 was really excited. The CM pulled us out of about a half hour line and let us go right on!!!! We felt so special.

Have a good night everyone.

 

[Cass]

Awww that's sweet.... was it the ride CM or the YOAMD team?

Have a great day tomorrow!

 

[robinb]

Bubkus. I brought with me the invite I got last mo while at BC which offered $100 in Disney Bucks. They weren't able to accept it, but after seeing my dissapointment, they did give us a handful of fast passes.

If it makes you feel better we did't get anything when we toured OKW in 1997. We still bought there, though!
I guess that the new Animal Kingdom Villas is out for you ! If you are really interested in DVC, come over to the DVC boards when you come home. You can still but into the other DVC resorts (such as your beloved Beach Club) on the resale market. I believe that one should buy the DVC resort that you would really like to spend the most time at (because of the 11 month window). That's one of the reasons why we will be selling our OKW points and buying into Animal Kingdom. It's my DH's favorite resort. Of course, if he had to put up with all the crap you have I bet it wouldn't be!

 

[Dusted]

Just a CM. Cutie.

Funny, yeah, I doubt we'd be buying here, but there's always a chance. Still not preferred to BC, and the animals are totally wasted on my DH. But, if they allow Club Level to the DVC owner, we might CONSIDER it. The general atmosphere is very cozy here. Just very different. And foreign, in a nice way.

Couple days left. Still, better here than NJ right now!!!!

 

[Dusted]

Hey- JUST UPGRADED TO MOUSEKETEER.......

 

[Cass]

What are you up to today, Dusted? how has your weather been and the bus service?

 

[pigletforever]

are you on the 3rd floor with a mickey head and halloween decorations on oyour door? We are the 5th floor. we leave saturday. If that is you I wanted to knock on your door but DH woulnd't let me. He actually couldn't believe I wanted to bother someone just because they had a mickey head on their door. MEN!!!!!!

 

[Cass]

Hi piglet! you should leave them a note on their door saying Hi. I think that's so cute that they decorated their door

 

[Dusted]

Hi Everyone! We're home now. YES! That was us with the decorated door. Clingy static decorations, so easy to put up, and you don't have to to worry about pulling them off. I started decorating our hotel doors or windows last year so my little one would enjoy and recognize our room.

The weather was nice, hot too. Wed and Thurs there was more sun than we had the other couple days. Bus service was really great. We didn't wait more than 10 minutes at the most. The only dissapointment was at Epcot when we had to walk to the farthest point for our stop. I was real busy telling my DH a while back that the deluxe hotel stops are the closest and easiest to get too...

I will post this info on some other threads later, but the nicest thing we did all week was the last day. My DD3 was doing some medallion rubbing in the lobby I spotted a Mgr. I asked him if we could tour the club level for perhaps next time. Don't laugh, we did warm up to the place a bit... Anyway, a Wonderful man, Bruce was at our service. He took us through the CL lobby, ,introduced us the the CMs there, and showed us several empty rooms so we would have a feel for them. He toured the 5th floor too and showed us several other rooms and views and savannas. He was so knowledgeable. We got to see the baby Giraffe too. I was finally in my glory. I guess I just like a bit of personal service. My point, he shared with me some of the 5th floor rooms are already under construcion and blocked off for DVC.!!!!! The Villas they are making will be a mile away with their own 2 pools and restaurant.

BTW- my DH did complain about the moldy and leaking shower head and moldy tiles, had a manager come down to look at the mess Mousekeeping made trying to clean it. They sprayed some cleaner or gook on the shower and all over his razor and toothbrush. They must have gotten distracted because they left it there and didn't wipe it off. Anyway, we got a $100 credit to our room, and a new shower head and personal message from him later. I didn't experience it, but my DH two mornings in a row brought his boxers in and rested them on the towel rack while showering. He came out to find them soaking wet.... \

Anyway, to sum it up, we had a nice time. It wasn't a great fit for my DH, but we could see while others love it. If there was another sit down restautant that wasn't so themed, we probably would have been much more comfy. We made ADRs for JIKO because the menu looked nice, but had to cancel because we didn't want to spend to sit down credits or buy a collared shirt for DH. Oh well.

All in all, liked it enought to try another deluxe next time. Maybe the poly.I 've learned now the restuarants are very important to my family and will have even more to research for next Sept. But, that is the fun of it!

 

[Cass]

I'm sorry but the boxers thing made me chuckle!

That is great that you had a tour of CL, did you like the lounge? I love it up there... that is why I will be sooo disappointed if it becomes the DVC lounge

Well I am happy to hear you warmed up a little bit to AKL and that the bus service was good. I have always been happy with it and found it MUCH MUCH better than WL or BC.

Thanks for the tip on the door decorations

 

[robinb]

I'm sorry but the boxers thing made me chuckle!

That is great that you had a tour of CL, did you like the lounge? I love it up there... that is why I will be sooo disappointed if it becomes the DVC lounge

You know ... there is a solution for that! Ha ha! I know that we will be buying a small add-on of 75 points there. From what I have seen of the new DVC extention it looks very nice.