WilsonFlyer
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OK. Full disclosure. The title was to get your attention, though it's not as deceiving as you may think.
When we purchased AKK when it first became available, one of its rather unique sales pitches along with the savannah in the center, included simulated lighting on the savannahs to simulate moonlight on an African savannah, and to allow viewing, albeit understandably limited, of the animals during nighttime hours. For the first several years, this was wonderful and made savannah view rooms even more enjoyable.
For the last several years, the savannahs at Kidani have been pitch black every night of every stay we have had there, and we stay there a lot. I'm not sure the lights are even there anymore. I certainly can't seem to find them, even in daylight and I think I remember seeing them before this all started. Maybe I'm just imagining that. Are they gone? Are they just not being used anymore? Has my luck just been bad for the cycle on the weeks we have stayed there for the last several years? Are the savannahs over at Jambo still lit at night? Like a lot of other things at WDW, I think I can draw a line to this back to the pandemic. I may be wrong, but I don't think I am.
Does anybody know what gives? I feel like I've been sold a 'pig in a poke' as we say in the south. I was told it was/would be part of our dues and the maintenance for the savannahs, and part of our experience when staying there. I don't think our dues have been reduced. LOL
I really miss the night lighting. Anybody got any answers?
When we purchased AKK when it first became available, one of its rather unique sales pitches along with the savannah in the center, included simulated lighting on the savannahs to simulate moonlight on an African savannah, and to allow viewing, albeit understandably limited, of the animals during nighttime hours. For the first several years, this was wonderful and made savannah view rooms even more enjoyable.
For the last several years, the savannahs at Kidani have been pitch black every night of every stay we have had there, and we stay there a lot. I'm not sure the lights are even there anymore. I certainly can't seem to find them, even in daylight and I think I remember seeing them before this all started. Maybe I'm just imagining that. Are they gone? Are they just not being used anymore? Has my luck just been bad for the cycle on the weeks we have stayed there for the last several years? Are the savannahs over at Jambo still lit at night? Like a lot of other things at WDW, I think I can draw a line to this back to the pandemic. I may be wrong, but I don't think I am.
Does anybody know what gives? I feel like I've been sold a 'pig in a poke' as we say in the south. I was told it was/would be part of our dues and the maintenance for the savannahs, and part of our experience when staying there. I don't think our dues have been reduced. LOL
I really miss the night lighting. Anybody got any answers?
