Sake's Alive! AKL Lite V!!

[franandaj]

Happy Thursday all!

 

[junebugTN]

Hello to all the AKL Lite peeps. You seem like a very friendly bunch! It has always been a dream of my family to spend a night at AKL, but my budget kept telling me we were more of a value resort crew.

However after several years, the dream hasn't diminished, so we decided to skip a year at Disney so that we could afford the vacation of our dreams. I'm SO excited to say that I have us booked for January 2012....woo hoo!

So, I'm happily devouring all the info I can so that I make the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime trip. Since this is all entirely new to me, I'm slowwwwly chipping away at the AKL Lite threads and learning a lot. There's so much to thread that I'm sure I'll be spending the next few weeks lurking away while I devour all the AKL info that I can. So, I thought it was only polite to say "hi" and thanks for being a part of my upcoming dream trip!

June

 

[John's Mom]

Good Morning Jamborinis and Kidanites!

We're baaaack! and we had a great trip. Bob was a Super Hero and accomplished so many things I wasn't sure he could do. I have not qualms about traveling with him again!

The earthquake was centered about 30 minutes from out house here in Virginia. Out younger daughter came over to do a quick check of the house and the dog and all seemed fine. Bob and I checked again when we got home and we don't see any structural damage. There were books off the shelves, things off the mantle, lampshades cockeyed and pictures askew. But nothing appears to be broken. We did not feel it in Boston, but we were in a low building. Older daughter felt it in her office at BU and SIL felt it in her office too.

There are broken gas lines in town and some damage. Areas around us, including DC fared much worse, oddly enough. I am glad we weren't here!

Elin, I'm so glad that you had a great time and everything went so well. Thank God that your earthquake damage was only minor.

 

[RachelTori]

Hello to all the AKL Lite peeps. You seem like a very friendly bunch! It has always been a dream of my family to spend a night at AKL, but my budget kept telling me we were more of a value resort crew.

However after several years, the dream hasn't diminished, so we decided to skip a year at Disney so that we could afford the vacation of our dreams. I'm SO excited to say that I have us booked for January 2012....woo hoo!

So, I'm happily devouring all the info I can so that I make the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime trip. Since this is all entirely new to me, I'm slowwwwly chipping away at the AKL Lite threads and learning a lot. There's so much to thread that I'm sure I'll be spending the next few weeks lurking away while I devour all the AKL info that I can. So, I thought it was only polite to say "hi" and thanks for being a part of my upcoming dream trip!

June

Welcome to our group! You will find that we often stray off-topic - I apologize for the extra reading you will likely do, but that's part of our charm!

Congrats on the booking! If you want to share your dates, I will add you to Brandi's list.



Good morning Kathy!

 

[RachelTori]

While Brandi is vacationing, I'm taking care of her wonderful "list":

Here is the latest list of everyone visiting this year....

If you have any updates please let me know...

August
OThopeful35, 14th - 27th, AKL
KarBear, 20th – 31st, AKL
Tinker_Belle, 20th - 26th, AKL
Disney9.9.10, 22nd- 29th, AKL, Kidani
RachelTori, 28th - 31st, ??? (Can't make up her mind)
Nicolepdonnelly, 28th – Sep 3rd, AKL
gracy_hm, 28th – Sep 3rd, AKL

September
Nicolepdonnelly, Aug 28th – 3rd, AKL
gracy_hm, Aug 28th – 3rd, AKL
garneska, 2nd - 7th, AKL
Aurora in blue, 3rd - 10th, AKL
Ana~n~Joseph, 4th - 8th, AKL
Bethpremier, 11th -18th, AKL - Kidani Village
chris31997, 19th - 26th, AKL
Princessreilly, 19th – 25th, AKL
WDWJohn, 20th - 25th, AKL (HONEYMOON)
hill6, 24th -27th, Jambo House
Qmom, 24th - Oct 1, AKL
DisneyBride'03, 28th - Oct 4th, AKL Kidani & BCV
RachelTori, 29th – Oct 9th, BCV
Donald is #1, 30th - Oct 5th, BCV

October… AKL Meet
DISmeet
DisneyBride'03, Sep 28th - 4th, AKL Kidani & BCV
RachelTori, Sep 29th – 9th, BCV
Donald is #1, Sep 30th - 5th, BCV
PNO4TE, 1st -6th, Saratoga Springs (waitlisted for Kidani)
TyRy, 1st – 8th, AKV
bigal'sdaughter, 1st - 5th, AKL
Wendypooh, 1st, Dolphin
Dgbg100106, 2nd – 7th, BCV
Wendypooh, 2nd – 8th, AKV
Pilferk, 6th – 15th, AKL
msylvester01, 12th -19th, AKL - Kidani
puppytrainer, 12th -17th, AKL -Kidani
athenna, 15th – 18th, AKLV CL Jambo House
snykymom, 15th - 22nd, AKV - Kidani
Grumpy Grandma, 19th -30th, AKV - Jambo
athenna, 18th – 23rd, BWV 1 bedroom garden/pool view
tde1969, 20th - 23rd, Kidani
PoohNFriends, 22nd – 29th, AKV CL
franandaj, 27th - 31st BCV
pix13dust, 31st – Nov 13, AKL CL

November
franandaj, Oct 31st - 3rd, VWL
pix13dust, Oct 31st – 13th, AKL CL
RachelTori, 1st – 5th, SSR
camsmomE, 5th – 7th, BLT
basketlacey, 12th -19th, AKL
Singinglizzie, 11th - 16th, Kidani
tiggrbaby, 13th – 15th, POP
blueshog2001, 24th - Dec 4th, AKL CL
westonkamom, 29th - Dec 9th, AKL

December
blueshog2001, Nov 24th - 4th, AKL CL
dinut, 1st -8th, AKL CL
supersuperwendy, 2nd - 7th, Jambo House
Crzyred, 3rd – 10th, AKL Kidani
huey578, 3rd – 10th, AKL Kidani
Nutty4Disney, 3rd - 10th, AKV Kidani
RachelTori, 11th - 15th POFQ
TyRy, 11th - 15th, AKV
REL1203, 11th - 18th, AKL
John's Mom, 12th - 22nd, AKL CL
DaisynDonald, 13th - 20th, AKL CL
Ana~n~Joseph, 19th - 22nd, AKL CL
twinklebug, 20th -22nd, BWV
twinklebug, 23rd -29th, AKV - Kidani


2012
January
DisneyFirstTimer10, 21st – 28th, AKV
Grumpy Grandma, 21st - 29th, AKV Kidani
junebugTN, 22nd - 27th, AKL

February
DisneyBride'03, Princess half marathon

March
DCTM, 17th - 24th, AKL

April
Denamac, 8th - 14th, AKV Jambo House

May
wendypooh, 20th - 28th, AKV - Kidani
goofyredraider, 27th - June 7th, AKV - Jambo House

June
goofyredraider, May 27th - 7th, AKV - Jambo House
supersuperwendy, 13th - 17th, Jambo House
miprender, 22nd - July 5th, AKL Jambo

July
miprender, June 22nd - 5th, AKL Jambo

August
Donald is #1, 8th - 18th, AKL Kidani

September
meg_twittles, 20th - 29th, AKL

 

[wendypooh]

Morning Jamborini's and Kidanites!!!! Happy Thursday!!!! I'm going to go wash my car before it gets too hot outside!!!! Hope you all have a great day!!!

Something is wrong with my tickers! I've been stuck on 6 days for a couple days now. Today is Wednesday, I leave on Saturday - isn't that 3 days???!!!

LOL Laura!!! Yep, it's 3 days - Lucky Duck - hope you have a great time!! (Oh, and your ticker IS showing 3 days - did ya fix it??)

 

[RachelTori]

Morning Jamborini's and Kidanites!!!! Happy Thursday!!!! I'm going to go wash my car before it gets too hot outside!!!! Hope you all have a great day!!!




LOL Laura!!! Yep, it's 3 days - Lucky Duck - hope you have a great time!! (Oh, and your ticker IS showing 3 days - did ya fix it??)

It magically fixed itself!

It must have had a glitch - I felt like I was in a time warp!!

We're supposed to hit 96 here in ATL today. Of course when I head to FL, ATL will be in the 80's!!

 

[junebugTN]

Hi RachelTori, and thanks for your kind welcome! My dates are 1/22/2012 - 1/27/2012. Eeeeee.....I'm still excited just typing them!

June

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, Jamborinis and Kidanites!!

 

[Kona65]

Question on transportation from AKL to the AK. We have a 8:45 reservation for our first Wild Africa Trek. Will we be able to take the bus from AKL and make it to the back of Tusker House by 8:30?, or should we drive over to the park?

 

[RachelTori]

Question on transportation from AKL to the AK. We have a 8:45 reservation for our first Wild Africa Trek. Will we be able to take the bus from AKL and make it to the back of Tusker House by 8:30?, or should we drive over to the park?

You're the first Trek of the day, I believe. While the tour starts behind Tusker House, you will likely meet your guides at the front of the park, just inside the entrance.

Buses start running early (7ish) and it's only a 5 minute ride AKL to AK; then about another 5 minutes to the turnstiles. If you catch a bus by 8am, that's more than enough time.

 

[RachelTori]

Hi RachelTori, and thanks for your kind welcome! My dates are 1/22/2012 - 1/27/2012. Eeeeee.....I'm still excited just typing them!

June

I added you to the list above.

Good morning, Jamborinis and Kidanites!!

Good morning Elin!

 

[snykymom]

OK, I need Kidanite & Jamborini advice!

As you may know (at least from the list on the first page of this thread! ) we're going back to Disney in October for F&W - have to get one more use out of my AP! DH doesn't like the parks and will be very happy not setting foot into one other than Epcot. He loves Jiko, and wanted to try Boma. He likes Indian food, so I booked Sanaa as well; actually booked the lunch with the Animal Keepers. I also booked AKL with a savannah view so he could sit outside on the balcony with his laptop and my extra-long network cord, watch the animals and work. The AP rates come out and there's nothing available at Jambo House, but for the same price I can book a 1 BR at Kidani. So I did.

Now that price is still really expensive, even though I know it's a good price for Kidani. For $200 less per night, I can book a 2BR at Caribe Royale; for $250 less per night I can book a 1 BR (no kitchen). (Possible 3 adults, which is why I was looking at the 2 BR.) We're also redoing our kitchen which is coming out more expensive than we had anticipated.

With the AP, I get free parking at the parks, and it's still cheaper if I rent a car for the week.

WWYD? This will probably be our last trip to Disney for a few years - believe it or not, I'm in Disney fatigue.

 

[Kona65]

You're the first Trek of the day, I believe. While the tour starts behind Tusker House, you will likely meet your guides at the front of the park, just inside the entrance.

Buses start running early (7ish) and it's only a 5 minute ride AKL to AK; then about another 5 minutes to the turnstiles. If you catch a bus by 8am, that's more than enough time.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Bethpremier]

Hey guys! Im sure you all have gotten this question many times but my husband and I will be staying in a savannah view at Kidani for the first time. Can you suggest where we need to request our room? We would like to be near the lobby. What kind of animals would be see? Would like giraffes or zebras? Is this a choice? How do we request this?

TIA!

 

[TyRy]

Happy Thursday everyone!

We're baaaack! and we had a great trip. Bob was a Super Hero and accomplished so many things I wasn't sure he could do. I have not qualms about traveling with him again!

The earthquake was centered about 30 minutes from out house here in Virginia. Out younger daughter came over to do a quick check of the house and the dog and all seemed fine. Bob and I checked again when we got home and we don't see any structural damage. There were books off the shelves, things off the mantle, lampshades cockeyed and pictures askew. But nothing appears to be broken. We did not feel it in Boston, but we were in a low building. Older daughter felt it in her office at BU and SIL felt it in her office too.

There are broken gas lines in town and some damage. Areas around us, including DC fared much worse, oddly enough. I am glad we weren't here!

So happy to hear that the trip went well and that Bob was fantastic on it! Also glad that you did not have any damage from the earthquake.

 

[franandaj]

OK, I need Kidanite & Jamborini advice!

As you may know (at least from the list on the first page of this thread! ) we're going back to Disney in October for F&W - have to get one more use out of my AP! DH doesn't like the parks and will be very happy not setting foot into one other than Epcot. He loves Jiko, and wanted to try Boma. He likes Indian food, so I booked Sanaa as well; actually booked the lunch with the Animal Keepers. I also booked AKL with a savannah view so he could sit outside on the balcony with his laptop and my extra-long network cord, watch the animals and work. The AP rates come out and there's nothing available at Jambo House, but for the same price I can book a 1 BR at Kidani. So I did.

Now that price is still really expensive, even though I know it's a good price for Kidani. For $200 less per night, I can book a 2BR at Caribe Royale; for $250 less per night I can book a 1 BR (no kitchen). (Possible 3 adults, which is why I was looking at the 2 BR.) We're also redoing our kitchen which is coming out more expensive than we had anticipated.

With the AP, I get free parking at the parks, and it's still cheaper if I rent a car for the week.

WWYD? This will probably be our last trip to Disney for a few years - believe it or not, I'm in Disney fatigue.

I will always advocate not to over spend your means on a vacation. However, if you have never stayed at Kidani and you are experiencing Disney burn out, this might be just the thing to get you excited about coming back someday. Kidani does have two bathrooms if you have a third person. None of the other resorts you mentioned will have animals out your balcony.

However, you are the only one who knows your budget. I've never stayed off property either so I'm a bad one to ask. I love my AKL, and I've stayed there more than any other resort at WDW.

Good luck on your choice!

 

[BillyBuff]

10 more days until AKL!!

 

[RachelTori]

I will always advocate not to over spend your means on a vacation. However, if you have never stayed at Kidani and you are experiencing Disney burn out, this might be just the thing to get you excited about coming back someday. Kidani does have two bathrooms if you have a third person. None of the other resorts you mentioned will have animals out your balcony.

However, you are the only one who knows your budget. I've never stayed off property either so I'm a bad one to ask. I love my AKL, and I've stayed there more than any other resort at WDW.

Good luck on your choice!

Very good advice Alison. ITA!

10 more days until AKL!!

Congrats - you should be dancing!!

 

[bigal'sdaughter]

Hi all!
happy travels to those leaving this weekend...

Elin - I am so glad that your trip was wonderful and that your home is ok!
Other than that - hi out there and ..

GO TICKER GO!