Animal Kingdom Lodge Club Level

About five weeks ago, I lucked out and was able to book a Club Level 1-Bedroom at Animal Kingdom Lodge. We were thrilled to be able to stay there again. The Club Level cast members there really know how to do it right!

When we arrived at about 1:30pm, we were greeted by a cast member under the portico. He escorted us straight to the Kilimanjaro Club Lounge and offered to get us drinks. Marc and I both got some Jungle Juice, which was so refreshing after our long drive.

In less than five minutes, we had our Welcome Home packet and room key cards, and our room was ready. We dropped off our bags and were surprised with this nice little gift:

We also had chocolate giraffe lollipops and a letter waiting that explained all the day's offerings in the Kilimanjaro Club. We headed straight over to the lounge and got some snacks. 

After filling our tummies, I was ready to chill out and take some pictures. As always, the room was gorgeous and immaculately clean. 

The Kitchen

The Living Room

The Living Room

View from Our Patio

The Bedroom

The Bedroom

The Bathroom

The Bathroom

The New Toiletries Bottles

After resting for a little bit, we went to dinner at High Tide Harry's with my sister and her family. After that, SNORKELING PRACTICE!!!

Animal Kingdom Lodge's Sunrise Safari

We began the last day of our trip with a Sunrise Safari, which you can only do if you are staying in club level at Animal Kingdom Lodge. We had to be up very (very!!!) early so we could meet our group in the lobby. After a quick briefing, we were on our way!

Getting ready to leave...



Some of the animals along the safari...

Can you see the lion?

After the safari, they had a breakfast set up for our group at Tusker House. (Or was it Pizzafari?) It was set up buffet style, so we were able to get what we wanted to eat.


On the way out of the park, I had to take a picture of this tree, because it had my favorite Disney character: Eeyore!


I think the Sunrise Safari is one of those Disney things that you have to do once just to mark it off your list. To be honest, we had a better safari with more animal interaction the day before when it was raining off and on all day long. So, the Sunrise Safari was quite a disappointment. Lesson learned!

Animal Kingdom Lodge Club Level

After four glorious nights on board the Disney Wonder, we moved over to club level at Animal Kingdom Lodge. We loved the Christmas decorations!




We were a little worried that we'd be disappointed after the amazing level of service that we had on the Wonder, but we were pleasantly surprised. This is what we found when we arrived in our room:

Welcome Letter and Chocolate Lollipops

After we unpacked our suitcases, we went to the DVC Member Merry Mixer at the Contemporary Resort. Then, we went to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. (Kicking myself for not taking more pictures at the Christmas party!)

After the party, we were exhausted and ready to head back to our room. Maria, our mousekeeper, had turned back our bed linens and left us some yummy chocolates. She took such good care of us during our entire stay!


While staying in club level, we were able to enjoy the Kilimanjaro Club. They had different offerings depending on the time of day: Breakfast, Snacks and Afternoon Tea, Lunch and Dinner, and Desserts and Cordials. They also had sodas, water, teas, smoothies, and fruit available all day long. (Wishing I would've taken pictures...)

We can't wait to be able to stay in club level again!