dansdad
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Is the pool at Jambo open yet?
Yup, opened November 5th.
Is the long refurb finished? If so, is anything different?
Nothing different. It was closed for plumbing work.
Is the pool at Jambo open yet?
Is the long refurb finished? If so, is anything different?
So the toilets flush faster.....(lol)....Heheh j/k of course.Yup, opened November 5th.
Nothing different. It was closed for plumbing work.
Hello, prepping for our upcoming stay and had a couple quick questions. We are staying at Kidani in a 2 bedroom DVC room.
Will there be blow dryers available?
What type of coffee makers are in the rooms? Normal drip, pod, etc?
Any reccomend savannah rooms near transportation?
Where are drink refill stations?
Thanks!
Just booked AKV (Jambo) for my wife and I for 3 nights starting on November 6th. Never been to AKL before, so we are so excited to explore the resort. We booked with points for Savannah room. Were a little worried about the construction that will be happening at the resort, but this is the only time of the year we can go, and we really wanted to stay at AKL.
Hello, prepping for our upcoming stay and had a couple quick questions. We are staying at Kidani in a 2 bedroom DVC room.
Will there be blow dryers available?
What type of coffee makers are in the rooms? Normal drip, pod, etc?
Any reccomend savannah rooms near transportation?
Where are drink refill stations?
Thanks!
I think I completely missed something....what construction will be going on at the resort? I booked Jambo next fall and hadn't heard anything about construction, uh oh.
looked the same to us 3 weeks ago, and yes openedIs the pool at Jambo open yet? Is the long refurb finished? If so, is anything different?
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House- starting 2/12/2018 pilot program where transactions will be handled with cash free option. All purchases and service will accept MagicBands, credit cards, debit cards, Disney Gift Cards, Disney Rewards Redemption Cards, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, or Google Pay. Children's Activity Center closed as of 8/1/2018. Jambo House- room refurbishment- Mid 8/2018- Fall 2019. Uzima Springs Pool- Jambo House, Uzima Springs Pool and Uzima Springs Pool Bar closed 9/1/2018- Winter 2018. During this time Samawati Springs Pool and Maji Pool Bar in Kidani Village will be available. A shuttle will be provide to and from the Animal Kingdom Villas to Jambo house. Guests may see or hear construction butnoise should not be heard betweek dusk and 9 AM.
https://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/rehab.htm
It's just a soft goods refurb on the rooms, pillows, linens, etc.....pretty much zero noise. The noise that they were referring to from 9am-dusk was the pool noise but that's done
Does anyone know how often the Kidani/Jambo shuttle runs? We were hoping to have breakfast at Sanaa once or twice before heading to the parks but were wondering how time consuming that would be..
Does anyone know how often the Kidani/Jambo shuttle runs? We were hoping to have breakfast at Sanaa once or twice before heading to the parks but were wondering how time consuming that would be..
It’s a small white bus (stopped being a mini van a couple of years ago) and runs between the 2 lobbies - max of 10 minutes, maybe?As the bellmen & valet mentioned at Kidani, if the shuttle isn't in front of Kidani when you get there, it's at Jambo and vice versa. We've always found it in front of the resort when we wanted to take it, but I can't imagine it takes more than 5 min at ea stop. It's a white mini van and rarely full. In fact, my mom would usually be the sole traveler on the shuttle to / from the Mara and the driver would always comment about how good the food smelled! You can also take the regular park buses to / from the two resort buildings. Just check with the driver first. If I recall correctly, the first half of our trip I felt like the buses dropped off or picked up from Jambo first before Kidani (this was around 12/19 and 12/20), but then in the second half of the trip, it reversed with Kidani being the first top post park. Disney Springs bus is supposed to be the opposite of the park buses. I would just always ask the drivers first before you make any decisions! And also, as always, listen to the announcements on the buses before they pull up to the bus stop. We once encountered a very sleepy (and grumpy!) family that must've been asleep on the bus coming back from MK or DHS and they got off at Kidani thinking it was Jambo, only to walk up to the door and realize they were not "home."