I've probably come to Disney every 3-5 years. But I think this is the first time I stayed at a Disney property. So this is also the first time I didn't rent a car. The bus system is pretty reasonable. But being stuck having to eat at all the Disney restaurants really blows. It's been a while since I've had so many meh meals in a row. We signed up for one of the dining plans so it's costing us like $100 a day for MEH food (not including another $40 a day for wine + tip). I guess Mrs. Fly is a keeper. Tbh tho, I think I probably just do the meal plan again, just for the convenience - some of the lines are shorter and you can just charge all extras to your room.

The Animal Kingdom villas are reasonable value. The animals outside your room is pretty cool, but basically it's the same 5 ox and 5 giraffes every day. They are also not around in the mornings, so if you're gone all day, you would never see the animals.

The only things that annoy me about the property is that the walk from your room to the lobby can be looong. The hotel is basically absurdly long and you can only exit thru the lobby in the center. Also, the hotel is eco-friendly, which I thought was cool. But I did not realize this meant the rooms were dark (because eco-friendly lighting = dim lighting). I feel like a bat. Otherwise, it's decent value.

We are back again at the hotel, because even after spending $400 on park entry fees for the first 3 days and only going on 8 rides total (all but 2 of which were uber lame), my son still wants to just hang out at the hotel pool.  I suppose that's a big thumbs up to the hotel pool and water slide.  Oh well - at least he's having fun.