Jambo! The newest AKL Information thread

[Disneybiginner]

We saw the animals most active early morning and late evening just before sunset. I think you will have a good chance of seeing some animals at Sanaa at either time.

Thank you for your detailed response, helped a lot!

 

[Disneybiginner]

Since you will be in your room less than 24 hours and for many of those hours you’ll be sleeping, visiting the outlooks to view the animals makes the most sense to me.
The animals are called into the barns in the morning, they do one savanna at a time, so for 1 - 1 1/2 hr.s of your one morning the animals wouldn’t be on your savanna anyway. Whereas if you see no animals on one savanna from one viewing spot you can just wander over to another savanna’s overlook.
Arusha savanna’s overlook is out the back of the lobby at Arusha rock - but there are also balconies w/ seating adjacent to Arusha rock. Uzima savanna’s overlook is beyond the pool to the left, that’s where the night vision binoculars are as well. There’s a viewing area for Sunset savanna near the lobby in Jambo but the overlook in back of Kidani’s lobby (by Sanaa) has a better view IMO. They used to have night vision binoculars there as well, not sure if they still do. There’s an overlook for the small Pembe savanna by the Kidani pool.
I’m confused about your Sanaa ADR question - if you aren’t landing until 5:30 & likely arriving at AKL until 7, how can you even make a 5ish ADR? You can always spend time at the Kidani overlook while you wait for your Sanaa dinner if you are a bit early for Sanaa.

Thank you for your detailed reply, helped a lot. Sorry for the confusion, we will stay 1 night at families post cruise, trying to fit in AKL as much as possible.

 

[eratess]

My mom and I will be at AKL - Jambo from 7/19-7/22. First time at the resort... so happy to be able to make one of her dreams come true for a change.

 

[39CINDERELLA]

From what I understand you can't call the hotel directly. So I'll just call the reservation line and hope for the best.
Even though we didn't get our requests for our split stay none of the locations we did get were terrible. We were at Disney so we were just happy to be there.

Thank you! °o°

 

[ZOOMAMA]

So I used to keep the "list" here and I let it get away from me so I just started over...

Here is the latest list of everyone visiting in 2019 & 2020

If you have any updates please let me know…

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7/2 - 7/6 kimmar067 - YC

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9/23 - 9/28 DGBG100106 - Aulani

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2020

Our family will be at AKL December 5-12, 2020

 

[RADOPT]

I will be at AKL CL July 13-16, 2019.

Hope you have a great time. Please let us know how CL is. We will be at AKL CL Nov 16-18. Can’t wait!

 

[DigitalOlli]

We are at AKL May 31 till June 8. Booked Standart hope to get a Partial View of the Animals ( send a fax on Friday )

 

[TammyLynn33]

i purposely use vacation as a time to initiate change with the kiddos as I find it much easier. We discuss on “vacation things are different because we aren’t gone and that’s the fun part “before we leave
This worked to have the littles try new foods whatever you need.. vacations you can stay up late etc ...
That said after a long day st the parks I need a hot bath
Good luck

 

[wifey]

Just booked our vacation 01 October 2020 for 10 nights standard view at AKL. Never stayed there before although we have dined there. We had to cancel our plans this year so decided to pick this location. Now to get the research done and get to grips with everything for the trip.

 

[DigitalOlli]

Are all rooms at Kudu Trail complete and will they beginning with Zebra trail? we have request Zebra Trail by Fax :-(

 

[pooh2001]

Any pictures of a Giraffe standard room view ?
Do the Giraffe standard rooms also have balconies on the higher floors ?
I am fond of AKL and want to stay there next time we go to WDW
But need the least expansive room.
The Giraffe side looks close to the buses and eateries.
Plus I like Giraffes

 

[twinprincesses09]

June 16-24 Jambo House standard view. 1st stay at AKL

 

[DigitalOlli]

Any new infos about the refurb going on? Will Check in on Friday

 

[Jennasis]

We will be there September 7-13 in a DVC studio savannah view.

 

[Amy M]

Hope you have a great time. Please let us know how CL is. We will be at AKL CL Nov 16-18. Can’t wait!

Will do! We are really looking forward to it. This will be our first CL stay.

 

[bobbie68]

Hi I am staying one night at AKL CL June 30th. Celebrating my DD's high school graduation as a resort only stay!!!

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

I will be arriving at AKL Villas Jambo House standard view studio a week from today! Staying 4 nights and then transferring to BWV and then one night at POFQ (I know, I'm insane).

Super excited to enjoy both Jambo & Kidani with my husband and our 5 & 3 year old daughters.... we will definitely hit up the splash pad area at Kidani on our resort day. My girls get excited when staying at a Comfort Inn in Mason, Ohio, so seeing giraffes and flamingos behind the hotel should blow their mind.

 

[danikoski]

We are at AKL May 31 till June 8. Booked Standart hope to get a Partial View of the Animals ( send a fax on Friday )

We will be there just one night on June 3

 

[Amy M]

I will be arriving at AKL Villas Jambo House standard view studio a week from today! Staying 4 nights and then transferring to BWV and then one night at POFQ (I know, I'm insane).

Super excited to enjoy both Jambo & Kidani with my husband and our 5 & 3 year old daughters.... we will definitely hit up the splash pad area at Kidani on our resort day. My girls get excited when staying at a Comfort Inn in Mason, Ohio, so seeing giraffes and flamingos behind the hotel should blow their mind.

Mason, Ohio??? That is near me! I know what you mean though! My girls love staying in any hotel. Although, since we have been going to Disney they’re starting to expect more out hotels!

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Mason, Ohio??? That is near me! I know what you mean though! My girls love staying in any hotel. Although, since we have been going to Disney they’re starting to expect more out hotels!

We live in Indianapolis but try to get to King's Island every summer and hit up Planet Snoopy. Although it is certainly not Disney-level, it's a nice little vacation in which I don't have to secure ADR's 6 months early or Fastpasses 2 months ahead of time!

Disney resorts will most certainly ruin my girls for anything else. Sorry, little ones, the Holiday Inn Express lacks a zero entry pool and theming. You'll just have to cope.