When my mom, our friend, and I decided we'd go to Disney World for my 21st birthday, we thought we'd do it on the cheap. Stay at one of the value resorts and upgrade to the Dining Plan so that we wouldn't have to worry about spending so much money.
And just like always, that's what we did. Our travel agent got us the quotes for a few of the value resorts and we decided on Pop Century.
But, like all almost 21-year olds that change their minds a lot, I decided value didn't sound like any fun. So we upgraded to a moderate.
That spiraled a few months later when Disney opened the free-dining package, and it didn't include the one moderate resort we were planning to stay at.
And then it happened . . .
The only resort available that had free dining left was Animal Kingdom Lodge!
My family had always stayed moderate before and never had the opportunity to try out a deluxe resort, mostly because of the money. But with a little bit of effort, we moved our reservations around and settled on Animal Kingdom Lodge for our 5 night stay.
And BOY! Was that a great idea!
When we finally got off the Magical Express Bus, I felt at home instantly. The homey feeling of Animal Kingdom Lodge is one in a million. The wonderful time and effort Disney puts into making the resorts beautiful is amazing to me.
The rooms are beautiful, which just goes to show that Disney's theming is beyond better than anyone else's.
We stayed in room 5003. It was on the fifth floor, and RIGHT off the elevators. We did NOT upgrade to a Savannah view because it was about $150 per night more for a room with a view. The view we had was over the parking lot, but it really wasn't that bad. We had a nice balcony and one morning we even saw hot air balloons out our window!
Not only was my 21st birthday trip amazing, but our stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge was great, too! While it's more expensive than anywhere we've ever stayed before, I found that it was well worth the money, and would stay there again in a heartbeat!
I completely agree Ashley! We stayed there for our last trip and just loved it too!
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