We went this summer for two weeks and had a blast. We stayed at the All Star Movies resort for the first bit and then transferred to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. The ASM is one of the cheapest hotels on property to stay at and the AKL is one of the best. There is a HUGE difference in them. AKL was amazing and we went for the Savannah view so it was really cool to sit on the balcony in the morning and watch the giraffes and zebras having breakfast with me.
As for pools, every hotel on property has a pool if not two or three depending on the size. As for the hotels off property I cannot say but would be shocked if they did not have one.
As for a hotel on the lake, I would not touch the water with a 10 foot pole. We took the boats accross the lake to get to the other hotels for meals and the water was one one kid put it, "The colour of coke mixed with mud", in fact I believe they will not let you swim in the lakes around WDW anyways, I may be wrong but I remember seeing some signs saying that.
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