0203 950 7371Are you planning a holiday to disney world? If you are and wondering whether you should stay in one of the official onsite Disney properties we break down which Disney resort is the least expensive resort and how it could help you budget successfully for your trip to Disney if you wish to stay on site and experience the thrill of the onsite resorts.
The Five Value Resorts Include:
- All-Star Sports
- All-Star Music
- All-Star Movies
- Pop Century
- Art of Animation
Affordability
The Disney Value Resorts are the most affordable of the three different tiers then the Moderate Resorts come next followed by the most expensive being the Deluxe Resorts. The rooms start at $195.00 plus tax or £141.94 per adult per night.
Location
The Value Resorts are some of the furthest resort from the theme parks, however, they are still considered inside of the park and they still have a clear advantage over any resort that’s off-site.
Privileges
Like the Moderate and the Deluxe guests, the guests of the Value Resorts also receive a lot of plenty perks because they are staying on-site and are Disney owned resorts.
The privileges include giving guests free transportation to and from the airport in Orlando, a Disney dining plan, free “MagicBands”, extra “Magic Hours”, free parking for those who have their own cars, FastPass+ reservations up to 60 days prior, Advanced dining reservations up to 180 days in advance, room charging privileges, and package delivery to guest rooms.
Transportation
Guests of Value Resorts have easy access to all of the theme parks through the free transportation program offered by Disney. The only downfall with the Value Resorts is that the free transportation offered for guests here is a bus system and there’s no access to their boat system or the monorail. But, the good news is that the buses run all day long and the bust stops are located in the front of each of the resorts.
The Art of Animation and Pop Century both have their own bus service that takes guests to and from the Disney theme parks and the All-Star Sports, Music, and Movies all share one bus line to and from the theme parks.
Resort Themes
When it comes to being the most “Disney-like” and most kid-friendly the Value Resorts win hands down. Each of the individual resorts have their own individual themes with every wing/building of the resort having their own theme that revolves around a Disney movie, sport, musical, specific decade or other specific elements.
For instance, the All-Star Sports Resort has a surfing area, the All-Star Movies has a Toy Story area, and the Art of Animation has a wing of family suites that are themed around the movie Finding Nemo. These themes help to make staying at these resorts a lot of fun for both adults and kids.
The Room Decor
While the outside of the buildings are abounding with character and tons of fun themes and great Disney personalities, the inside of the rooms really have minimal décor. To be honest, the rooms are pretty basic with no frills.
Their standard rooms usually have bright colors but have very little design. They just have a basic closet with a rod and shelf, bathrooms just have the basic needs with a towel rod and nothing impressive. All the rooms do have cable TV as well as free WiFi. Except for the Art of Animation, the rooms of all the Value resorts are accessed from outside. Basically they are like an average Motel 6 room but still with Disney magic.
Room Size
A standard room at the Pop Century and the three All-Star resorts are all 260 square feet in size and the Art of Animation rooms a a little bit bigger at 277 square feet in size. Whereas most of the Moderate Resort room sizes are about 314 square feet in size. The standard rooms sleep up to four people.
The All-Star Music Resort does offer family suites that are 520 square foot in size and the Art of Animation offer suites that are about 565 square feet in size. These family suites can sleep up to six people.
Bed Size
The standard rooms at all of the value resorts either include two double beds or they offer rooms with one king sized bed. The family suites at the All-Star Music and the Art of Animation has a master bedroom that has a queen bed with different combinations of sofa beds in the family area.
Pools, Arcades, & Play Areas
Swimming pools are almost always one of the most family fun things about staying at a resort, especially for the kids in the family. None of the Value Resorts at Disney don’t have water slides, the do have their own themed swimming pools open only to their guests. The three All-Star resorts have two different heated pools each and the Pop Century and the Art of Animation have three swimming pools. Every pool at the resorts have kiddie pools that are all located near the bigger pools.
The swimming pools at the Value Resorts do tend to be a tad smaller than the pools located at the Moderate and Deluxe Resorts. But, there is one exception which would be the Art of Animation’s “Big Blue Pool” is the biggest swimming pool in all of Disney World.
Each of the Value Resorts also have their own arcade rooms, jogging trails, and playgrounds for the kids to enjoy.
The Food
There are two different categories of “dining credits”: the Quick Service and “Table Service”. All of the five Value resorts has their own food courts to enjoy. The food served at their food courts are considered “Quick Service” meals. None of the Value Resorts offer any “Table Service” meals. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider their “Dining Plan” that offers credits for their “Table Service” because if you want to experience some great food and classy service you can just go and visit the resorts that offer this type of food service.
You’ll find that their food courts don’t disappoint because they offer enough variety of food that everyone should be able to find what they are looking for when they’re hungry.
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