In 2016 we had a studio at the poly booked for a week. Then I was able to save over $800 by switching to AKL for last 3 days. Even though it had always been my dream to do the Poly and it was my birthday, DS had wanted to try AKL....and since we'd just done
DCL Alaskan cruise that summer, DH was threatening to make me cancel entire trip because he didn't think we needed to spend the money. So, I sucked it up and changed to AKL for those last 3 days to save my trip. (I also dropped dining plan and a few ADRs to keep the peace). I was grumpy about the switch to AKL, but I fell in love with the resort...and the bus was no further than taking a bus from Poly to AK would have been. It was about 20 mins tops by bus, and we never had to wait more than a few mins for a bus at AKL it seemed. I would definitely switch to save that kind of money. AKL is beautiful, and we really enjoyed our stay there...I dare say I liked it better than the Poly (well, except for the easy access to Dole Whips).