Wow that would be perfect!!! All of the pools you mentioned do sound good, my brain has just switched from looking for a relaxing pool to now looking for which pool has the best slide.lol I would have loved to be at CR with a bloody mary in hand and an almost empty pool area..especially in September!
Yeah, well while we were there up until about noon, a couple of other families did come over and jump in our water, but that is OK, there was still plenty of room!
If you wind up going to Kidani, the slide at the pool there is wonderful.
I'm pretty set on Animal Kingdom, I had no idea about how many activities they offered! I actually just got off the phone with Disney. Now I'm just deciding if I want to do club level or not. It would be a no brainer if I was doing a savanna view anyway, especially since we would just order room service for a continental breakfast- so price would be even. But I'm comparing standard view vs club- with a view of the savanna.
Oh wow!...and I thought their pools were supposed to be boring... my kiddo would LOVE that slide!!!!!
This 55-year-old loves that slide.
Yes, lots of activities. Make sure you do the cookie decorating and night-time animal viewing. We also enjoyed the tour of Jiko and Boma and got to try some samples.
Awesome!!!! I think Thanksgiving will be too cold for me (yes, I know the pools are heated lol) but my kid will probably still go in!
Is that the "culinary tour"? The woman on the phone was reading the list of July activities to me and mentioned that. I definitely would like to sample some of their food, I've heard great things about the restaurants there! I just have no interest in having a big meal the day after Thanksgiving and the day before a cruise lol
Love it!!! I really had no clue!!!! I have to say I'm also hugely impressed with all of the education programs they offer during the day. I never really understood the big draw to AKL, but now I'm starting to.
It is an amazing place. We really liked it and will be going back sometime. Lots to see and do. I have not tried renting points, so I don't know about that, but it is worth a try. Kidani seems to sometimes have availability, but not sure about during a holiday period. Good luck. The restaurant tour we took visited Jiko and Boma and the samples included soup and Zebra Domes at Boma and some breads and dips at Jiko. Don't remember what it was called, but we just signed up for it and showed up at the appointed time. And there was no charge, always a plus in my book. That could have changed by now, who knows? And, having been to both, we much preferred Kidani, but many others prefer Jambo.
Thank you so much for all of this info and your opinion!!! I really appreciate it! I have been going nuts for a month trying to figure out 2 nights and 1 stupid day! I always tend to 'over do' things anyway unfortunately, but I just want this trip to be extra special since it is a surprise. AKL/AKV has never been on my radar, and I'm excited about all of the new things I've learned about it! Your photos help tremendously!!!
But the beaches are, and to my knowledge always have been, for guests of the specific resort only. People just go to them bc that rule is rarely enforced outside of a few days per year.
It's hard to know what is and isn't allowed because so little is enforced, and bc so many think 'not enforced' equals allowed..
