How cool that you got to rent points from your coworker!!! And a savannah room?? Too cool!
I like your idea of just soaking in the resort. Don't get me wrong...I love the parks...but on our next trip I plan to really take advantage of our resort.
Question about the drink at Boma...is it the same that they serve at Tusker? That is pretty yummy.
Ann, that's why I did AKL first! We can relax and just enjoy the beauty of the resort and all it has to offer and then hit the parks for four days and then relax on Marco Island for a week. It doesn't get much better.
Love your first 2 days... very relaxing!!!!! I know at night outside near the fire pit they have a storyteller. That might be neat to see.
I vaguely remember reading about that...I'll have to do a little research. Thanks, Tim.
Is that directed at Tim by any chance Kathy?
I'm not going to be late to this party this time! I lurked on your last TR but now I'm joining in for the fun of this one! And Nicki has the BEST dining reviews ever! I've been reading hers for probably 2 years now.
You and your DH Mark look so kind!
And I love that you love Disney, that's how I want to be when DH are older too!
Not that you're old, ok this isn't coming out right!
What I'm trying to say is that I hope that when my kids are grown, DH and I will still be going to Disney and enjoying every minute of it!
ETA: Just went back to read up. How amazing that your co-worker is renting you her points!! Ah, Animal Kingdom Lodge is on my wish list of resorts. We ate breakfast at Boma last trip and it was incredible! Seriously one of the best breakfasts on Disney property IMO. I'm sure you'll love staying there, the view is gorgeous and I think your plan of hanging around the resort is a great one.
Yes, Tim and Marv would be at the top of that list of "loose" friends.
I'm glad you are joining in this time.
That is how I met Nicki is through her dining reviews. She truly, as I said in my last TR, is my long, lost sister.
I totally understood what you were saying. I knew, unlike Marv, you were not saying we were old! I have to tell you as much as we loved our trips with our boys when they were young, we really enjoy these trips just as much--but in a different way. Our oldest son who likes Disney but likes to go elsewhere keeps asking us, "don't you want to go anywhere else?" And our answer is always NO!!!!
I'm with you, I can't imagine staying at AKL and not having a Savannah View. How exciting!!!!!!!!!!!! And a darn good reason to cheat.
We didn't eat at Emeril's while we were at Universal so I'll be very interested to see what you think of it.
That is why it took us so long to stay at AKL. I insisted we have a savannah view so I could drink my coffee and watch my favorite animals--the giraffes.
Cynthia, we've eaten at Emeril's numerous times in Orlando and Las Vegas. We LOVE it. It is very pricey, but so worth it.
all I can say is....You will love AKL! I'm so glad you are going to be able to stay there a couple nights
Thanks, Vickie. I can't wait.
Love your first two days! And ...... by all the business you bring into CSR with your thread, CSR won't hold this up against you!
Kathy, there is a tip board somewhere around the resort, with different activites they are offering all day. It's been a while since we have stayed there, so I am not really sure where to send you to look for it! But some of your other, more experienced than me, friends will hopefully chime in!
AKL is SO much fun! Have you considered Sanaa as one of your dining options? Another hidden gem in Disney's crown!
Karin, I have so many restaurants on my list I don't know what I'm going to cut/add/pay out of pocket for. That will be coming up in the next update becasue I need a lot of help. But Sanaa is on my list.
LOVE your plans for your first two days. And how cool is is that you get to rent points to stay at AKL? I'm with you that it would be tough to stay there without a savanna view. It is a resort, though, that I'd want to stay at only if I knew we were going to spend some serious time there. Actually, one of my (many) fantasy Disney vacay scenarios is doing AKL at Christmas... when Max is old enough to really appreciate the animals and not mind missing Christmas at home... oh, and when we could actually afford something like that.
At least we can eat there again this trip!
So happy that this is working out so well for you guys.
Tina, it is great, isn't it? After our first disaster at trying to rent points, I said I'd never try again. But this was an opportunity I could not pass up.
Hey Kathy, I'm late to the party, but I'm here. And I'm JEALOUS! The AKL is a big bucket-list destination for us. I can't wait to see how you guys like it.
Mark is here. I'm so happy you are here. I can't believe we're finally getting the opportunity to stay at AKL. I think we are going to
it.
, who have decided that although our trip is NOT for eight months yet that I should start our PTR. I don't get it??? It's not like they don't have other things to do--like their OWN trip report? But to keep the peace, I have agreed to get it started even though I am in NO way prepared and have nothing ready. But I'll give it a start.
The pools and grounds are beautiful....you can take a stroll over to Kidani and check out that pool too 
Like seriously embarrass 
