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View Poll Results: Favorite Lobby?

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  • Animal Kindgom Lodge

    37 28.91%
  • Aulani Resort & Spa

    2 1.56%
  • Beach Club Resort

    4 3.13%
  • Boardwalk Inn

    2 1.56%
  • Contemporary Resort

    1 0.78%
  • Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

    2 1.56%
  • Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

    20 15.63%
  • Polynesian Resort

    3 2.34%
  • Wilderness Lodge

    56 43.75%
  • Yacht Club Resort

    1 0.78%
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  1. #1
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    Default Favorite Lobby?

    I don't know if it's been asked before, but what's your favorite lobby and why?

    We've only stayed there once but I'd have to say AKL. It's very impressive when you first walk in. The details are awesome and the smell is incredible. the biggest plus is being and to walk right out the back overlooking the fire pit and the savanna.
    Beth & David

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    Wilderness Lodge is a close second, but AKL is my favorite!
    "If you can dream it, you can do it."

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    Wilderness Lodge! It's majestic and cozy, at the same time.
    Nice work, pal.

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    If I was answering this a couple years ago, my answer would have been the Poly, hands down. I loved everything about the lobby - the waterfall, the plants and flowers, the smell...oh, the smell. But since the refurb, not so much. It's still nice, but just not the same. So now, AKL has moved firmly into the top spot for me. It's one of those places in WDW that just makes you stop dead in your tracks when the doors open and stand there with your mouth agape. It's absolutely beautiful and really makes you feel like you've been transported to a whole different place.
    Laura
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    Many are really nice - AKL is still breath-taking.....

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    Mine is Wilderness Lodge. I love the rustic look, the fireplace, the water feature, and the expanse of windows along the back that looks out over the pool and Bay Lake.
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    AKL hands down. Truly the WL is much the same in architecture, not décor, but for me WCC takes away from the comfy feel I get at the AKL.
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    I love seeing my 'home' lobby of French Quarter, but AKL is the best! I have a picture of it on my desktop that transports me there on a regular basis
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    AKL

    You walk into that lobby and it's takes your breath away. The lobby just seems to invite you to sit and stay awhile.

    The original decor just really makes one think they are truly in another world!
    First WDW Trip 1984
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    My favorite lobby is the Wilderness Lodge. You know you're in central Florida, but when you get inside it sure takes you somewhere else.
    Caribbean Beach Resort (several times)
    Wilderness Lodge-twice
    Polynesian
    Contemporary
    Dixie Landings
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    Had to vote for the Grand Flo - its the biggest & sunniest.

    I find the Wilderness & Animal Kingdom Lodges too dark.

    I love the Boardwalk - it has my sunniest criteria - but it is too small.
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    The Wilderness Lodge. I was skeptical when my wife suggested WDW for our honeymoon, but then I saw the brochure photos of the Wilderness Lodge, including the lobby, and I was hooked. Let's just say, even the brochure didn't do it the justice it deserved. When I walked through those doors for the first time, heard the majestic classical music, saw the soaring height of the lobby totems and fireplace, smelled the smoky scent of the bbq, and heard the raucous calls for ketchup from Whispering Canyon, I instantly felt like I was truly at "home".
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    AUG '12: Pop Century, 14 days, My Dream Trip!
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    For nostalgic reasons, I like WL. But through the years, AKL has become the grandest to me. Coronado Springs also gets an honorable mention.

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    WL edges out AKL. They are close, but nothing compares to how I felt the first time I walked into WL.
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    '04 - HHI
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    '09 - BWV, BCV/SSR
    '10 - BWV
    '12 - AKV/BCV, VWL
    '13 - AKV
    '15 - BCV, AKV
    '16 - AKV
    '18 - VWL
    '19 - OKW, THV, GF
    '20 - BWV
    '21 - AKL/OKW

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    Another vote for AKL. The resort has a special place in my heart and the lobby is the gateway.
    Michael
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    Wilderness Lodge. It instantly transports you to another place.
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    AKL Jambo lobby is awesome !! From the wall of windows to the indoor fire pit, the staircase down to the animal viewing area, all are spectacular.
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    Grand Flo.... pure opulence. The style and grandeur of the huge chandeliers, the band, the grand piano, the characters in the tile flooring, the shops.... .
    NEXT TRIP - DCL Fantasy Oct. 2016
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    Poly - Dec. '07, '09
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    POR - Sept & Dec '03
    AoA - Oct. '12, Dec. '13
    Pop - May '11

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldburke View Post
    I don't know if it's been asked before, but what's your favorite lobby and why?

    We've only stayed there once but I'd have to say AKL. It's very impressive when you first walk in. The details are awesome and the smell is incredible. the biggest plus is being and to walk right out the back overlooking the fire pit and the savanna.
    I too love the smell of AKL's lobby! I am not sure what they pump in there but when you are walking in from one of the wings you know you are getting close because of that smell.
    2008 Oct-POR & BC
    2009 Oct- CS
    2009 Dec- AKL & CRB
    2010 April - Dolphin
    2010 Oct- BWI
    2011 April - POR
    2011 Oct - AKL
    2012 April - Poly
    2012 Oct - AKL & YC
    2013 April - WL
    2013 Oct - AKL
    2014 Jan - CS
    2014 April - YC & POR
    2014 Oct - WL & YC
    2014 Dec - PORFQ
    2015 April - BC

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    I went with the GF lobby......It was our first resort so it holds a special place in my heart!

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