I would've said POR if your son was older, but since he's only 2 I think AKL would be a lot more fun for him. We just went in March and had a Standard room and saw lots of animals from our room! At one time there were around 4 giraffes, zebras, and other animals. When we got to AKL they gave us a room that wasn't really near where I asked for, so I simply asked if we could move and they were very willing to do so. The first room we had was near the stables which wasn't horrible, but definitely not as good a view as the second! Also, our first room was right next to the stairwell and that was HORRIBLE. I will never take a room next to the stairs again. We heard that large, fire door shutting all night long and it was terrible.