Just got back from staying Club Level at Animal Kingdom Lodge from January 18th - January 28th and wanted to share my two cents!
Pros
Housekeeping - I'm not sure if this is unique to Club Level, AKL, or what the situation was, but we got full daily housekeeping (i.e. sheets changed and bed made everyday, towels replaced even when we had them hung up to reuse, bathroom fully cleaned, etc.) I know there are so many conflicting reports on the current status of housekeeping, but this was our experience.
Genie+ - yes, it sucks to have to pay for it. We added it in advance to our 10 day park hoppers so we had it and used it every day. Honestly, if you know how to use it, it works! We barely waited standby for any rides and still got to do everything we wanted with Genie+ and the individual lightning lanes. The only ride we missed out on was Slinky Dog Dash because we chose to do ROTR on both of our half days at Hollywood Studios (by the time we bought ROTR, SDD was too far out into the evening for us).
Festival of the Arts - we've been to all of the other festivals at Epcot, and this one is hands down the best! We loved all of the art, the booths, everything was so colorful and amazing!
Harmonious - I thought this was an amazing show! Extremely well down, and I think a great replacement to Illuminations. The ONLY thing that bothers me is the barges being out on the World Showcase Lagoon during the day. They are very ugly in my opinion, and the take away from the amazing views of other countries from across the lagoon.
No Dining Plan - we are typically always sucked in to doing the deluxe dining plan, but that wasn't an option this time. We had plenty of gift cards set aside and only had ADRs for dinner each night. Not having three meals a day scheduled was awesome! We could explore quick service lunches, bars and lounges, and weren't forced to eat three sit down meals per day in order to get the most value out of the dining plan.
Cons
Bus Transportation at AKL - this was awful for our stay. We ended up using Uber on several occasions. Disney Springs was the worst - waiting about 45 minutes each time we tried to go then giving up and calling an Uber. One day, late morning, we walked down to catch a bus to Hollywood Studios and there were so many people waiting, one person said they had been waiting over an hour and still no bus.
Construction at Epcot - we knew about it, but all of the constructions walls were much worse than we were anticipating. It took forever to walk anywhere in Epcot because you can't go up through the middle of the park.
Enchantment - I hate to say it, because I wanted to love this show, but I was so disappointed. The projections on Main Street are very cool, but the soundtrack and the fireworks were very disappointing. I didn't feel anything when watching, like I did with Happily Ever After. Just generic Disney soundtracks.
Covid - despite wearing masks and following all of the rules, both of us did test positive for Covid upon returning home. Mild symptoms and we're both doing fine! (Not trying to start any arguments of discussion, just stating our experience).
Overall Thoughts
The magic is still there! We had an amazing trip and definitely will be back. We felt that the experience we had was worth the money that we paid. Yes, things are different. But Disney is still Disney and we were so lucky to be able to go!
It was cold when we got home but at least we were dry!
