You have stayed at WL with the pools restaurants currently in place ?
Yes. Although it was very brief so we didnāt get to the pool and Iāve always wanted to go back.
The main pool at WL was kind of a letdown for me. It is a beautiful setting, but the pool itself is small and awkwardly shaped. It was hard to get a place to just exist in it that was deep enough for an adult to actually float. The DVC pool was much better.
I struggle with if the two pools are overall better than the one pool at Kidani.
I started with CC because you had stated at Jambo but missed you had stayed at WL too. So my vote was for the new resort you have never stayed at before.
Youāve already decided my friend.
Iām about as decided as this poll so far!
Iām literally of two minds and keep switching back and forth. I think it will end up being a decision based on availability at 7 months, so probably Kidani.
1 word: animals
For DH itās access to amenities ā walk down for coffee in the am and a beer in the pm. He particularly likes CC because of Gyser point.
For me itās access to a QS for breakfast, interior hallways and an overall general vibe. Hotel-hotels just have more energy. They feel homier to me.
I totally get what youāre saying, and I largely agree.
So we now have two DVC contracts - one at Copper Creek and one at Animal Kingdom (and uh, have actually never stayed at either Copper Creek or Kidani! We have stayed at Wilderness Lodge before buying DVC, and our last trip was in a 2 BR at AKL but in Jambo House). Iād vote for savanna view at AKL for this one as much as I love WL. Our last trip to AKL we didnāt have a savanna view, and now all I want for my next time at AKL is savanna view and coffee on my balcony and watching whatever animals are around! (That is already booked for our January and my DDās 10th birthday trip!). Again - I love WL so so much, but would still vote for savanna AKL this time for you.
If you came to me and said you get two free nights at CC or Kidani, I would actually pick CC.
I have stayed at WL twice and have never stayed at AKL (and havenāt stayed in DVC accomodations for either). While both are amazing, my favorite park is MK and the proximity/boat to MK is the thing that puts it over the top.
Unless you were sitting on your balcony for the vast majority of your two night stay, I would go w/ CC over Kidani.
ā¦and donāt get me wrong, if I was offered Kidani w/o a choice I would say yes in a nanosecond, but given the choice CC wins.
Both, and forget about BCV?
LOL that may end up happening. This is all preconditioned on my ability to get BCV at 7 months, which should be ok but is by no means guaranteed.
Which 7 months mark is yours? Itās nasty out there in 7month world these days. Very tough to secure many resorts.
Weāre going late May / early June 2023 and staying in a 2BR Villa. I circled our dates below. We have some flexibility. At least 2 nights at BCV would be great, but weāre hoping for 7. We will supplement with stays at other resorts.
Also, this availability chart is worse than it was when I first bought points. Iām hoping next year isnāt as bad as 2021 was for availability (which I believe this chart was based on). Who knows.
I think weāre still seeing the covid effect
It was not easy at all resorts before covid to book at 7 months, but it sure was easier than it has been.
If thatās a current chart from the website, they are updated regularly. Daily I think. For sure 2023 will be better for points. The extra points from covid should be mostly used up by then.
Thatās true, but their data for May/June would have to be from bookings for 2022 in 2021, right? Iām hoping bookings for 2023 in 2022 will be slightly better, but Iām not counting on it.