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Hello all! Our trip is quickly approaching, and we're getting VERY excited about it! We have amazing plans and are super psyched to be in WDW on Leap Day this year.
That being said, I have a fairly major change in plans--for my trip, anyway. The original lodging plan looked like this...
2 nights AKL Jambo
1 night Boardwalk Studio
5 nights POP
The five nights at POP were in my own room somewhere near Melissa Sue. While Melissa Sue will still be staying at POP--because she was so looking forward to it--my new plan looks like this...
8 nights at AKL
That's quite a change, isn't it? Ha! But there's a very good--and amazing--reason for this. A friend of my mother's had a bunch of DVC points that were about to expire...so some magic happened, and now I'm staying at AKL! To be fair, I'm going to be moving around within AKL quite a bit--I'll be in three different rooms over the course of eight nights! So it actually looks like this...
2 nights AKL Jambo House Studio
5 nights AKL (don't know yet if it is Kidani or Jambo) in a 1 Bedroom
1 night AKL Kidani studio
The reasoning for this is complicated, but whatever--I'll be at AKL for eight nights! And because Melissa Sue is still staying at POP, we plan to visit each other for meals (likely breakfasts) so it's like getting to enjoy two resorts at once! How great is that???
My only sad thought is that AKL is the one resort where you can't run outside. I WILL be continuing to run on this trip, so I guess I'm going to have to get used to running on a treadmill. Oh well--I'll be in WDW! At AKL! For eight nights! In a little over a month!!!
I know you love AKL, so this sounds like a great change of plans!
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My family is going to be at PoP the 25th-29th, it is a quick trip, going to spend one day at LegoLand, but if you all get a meet togehter, let me know. I would love to make it if I can!
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My family is going to be at PoP the 25th-29th, it is a quick trip, going to spend one day at LegoLand, but if you all get a meet togehter, let me know. I would love to make it if I can!
Congrats on getting AKL for all 8 nights! I have seen folks running at Kidani, but I don't know exactly where all the paths go.
really? running? outside??? that would be fantastic. i've been there several times, and it seems my only option would be to do laps around the parking lot...which doesn't seem like fun. i guess i'm ok with the treadmill. it's better than running outside in PA in february. brrr!
The folks I've seen from the buses were running along paths that go down by the tennis courts and picnic areas. Of course, in June's heat and humidity that doesn't look fun to me at all. I'd chose the treadmill when I'm there.
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