After staying at a French Quarter, Coronado, and Caribbean Beach over the years I have to say French Quarter wins hands down. Smallest resort with one bus stop, easy to navigate, and the option of taking a boat to Disney Springs or Riverside for easy access to other dining options. We love, love, love this one.
Caribbean has always been wonderful for my family. The negative criticism is significantly over exaggerated. It's a lot of walking but that's typical of many Disney resorts.
We stay in the all star Pop Century value resort in our past visits. January 2024ntrip is going to be at the all star music resort. Always been clean, great service.
Coronado Springs for us is simple.....if you are in a non-tower (OG) room, it is comparable to Caribbean Beach and similar (way too big, and way too many long, hot walks to get around).....however, the Gran Destino tower is AWESOME, and we are staying there in August for the 2nd time in a row! It is absolutely like being in a Deluxe for Moderate prices
I can't remember if we stayed at French Quarter or Riverside, but do remember it being a nice affordable resort. We've also stayed at Caribbean Beach, Boardwalk, and Coronado. When I was with my immediate family and a teenager we stayed at Grand Floridian. I think my favorite though is Boardwalk before the remodel. We liked how close it was to 2 of the 4 main parks and how spacious and luxurious it felt. I also liked the Grand Floridian, but not if I have to pay.
Thank you for the video! I'm surprised that Boardwalk didn't make the list of best hotels. It is definitely one of the better located resorts in Disney/Orlando. Additionally, the easy access to the many shops, restaurants, Skyliner, Epcot and the Studios is a plus!
If you have dietary restrictions, it's your responsibility to check these things beforehand. You can't expect everyone to know and accommodate you when they have no idea about your needs.
AJ, you always throw shade at AofA, but it's a great resort. The theming is epic. It gives a fully immersive Disney experience, and the rooms are clean and cozy.
Some of these reviews....you know it's not the hotel's/resort's fault if you dont take maybe 10 - 15 minutes to do some advanced research on it before you book/go. In this age where all these wonderful videos are available on RUclips and review sites, there's just no excuse anymore for well known places. That's your fault for not finding out there is no bus or boat to somewhere you want to go. That's your fault for not checking room type before finding out it's not what you were expecting. It's not the 80s anymore, the info is easily accessible or a travel agent can do the footwork for you.
I visited Art of Animation cause im a huge Pixar Cars fan and wanted to see the Cars. Its an awesome venue, swimming pool has Cabana's shaped like traffic cones. The cafe had a lot of cakes that i had on my wish list, they were scrumptious and looked amazing.
The only time we used our car was to drive to Chef Mickey for a 7 AM reservation. That was a necessity or we would have never made it. The rest of the time was just go with the flow, but it did take 20 to 30 minutes to get to the parks most days and sometimes wait 30 to 45 minutes on the way back to the hotel.
If Coronado treated Gran Destino Tower like a Deluxe with Extended Evening Hours and their own separate transportation from the rest of the resort, I’d pay an extra $50 a night for the room
Have to defend Carribean Beach a bit, since we love it so much! I know there's an internal bus loop, but it has never seemed that long when we have stayed. And the rooms are still very nice, especially when you are mostly using them to sleep, shower, and regroup before heading back to the parks or meals. The village is beautiful, the quiet pools are amazing, the feature pool was spectacular, and the Skyliner itself makes this resort worth it.
Interesting. We stayed at Animal Kingdom lodge a few years back and it was the worst that we stayed at. The wait for the buses was very very long. And the service wasn’t much better. We had trouble booking anything because the staff wasn’t trained at all. The food was great and we had a great room with safari view. But we wouldn’t stay there again.
I am sorry you had that experience at AKL. We have stayed at Kidani Village and have had great service and short bus waits every time. We go the first week of December and sometimes the first week of May. We loved interacting with the Cultural representatives from Africa and love the animals. Once on the bus, i never mind if the trip is 10 minutes or 15, i just prefer to ride an not drive.
My wife and I stayed 12 nights at Grand Destino Tower club level last year. We got there the day that Ian rolled in . Being able to got to the Chronos club and not have to stand in huge crowds to get a meal of sorts during the hurricane was a real luxury , plus the staff was amazing in the club. The food at Cafe Rix was fantastic as well . We ate there a couple times after the parks opened up and the crowds thinned out. The bus issue was an issue the whole time we where there, but my wife planned ahead and put extra money back to use Minnie vans as transport.
Art of Animation resort really is 2 hotels. The Mermaid wing with the non-refurbished value rooms, and the other 3 sections with the family suites. AoA is just pop century with family suites. If all star music was here next to the skyline, would the reviews be drastically different? Overall, the pop and all star “value’ rooms are much better then the mermaid rooms.
Really miss the large pool and animals outside my window at Animal Kingdom Lodge lol.. Only thing I didn’t like was just how cold the hotel was. Never wore a jacket inside because as soon as you step outside it’s instantly warm. Never got that sticky/humidity feeling everyone claimed to get but I vividly remember just how cold the inside lobby was.
We just got back from our WDW trip and we stayed in AKL. We also visited the Grand Floridian, Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, and the Poly. Our last trip in 2019 we stayed in the Wilderness Lodge. Out of those the Wilderness Lodge is still my favorite. AKL was a close second, and the Poly was nice as well. The Contemporary just doesn't do it for me, especially at those prices. Even though the only free transportation from AKL was the buses, it's really not that big of a deal. Buses were timely and got us to the parks and Disney Springs quickly.
We absolutely LOVED Caribbean beach when we were there. We had no lines at any point for the Skyliner and the buses were never late. pirate rooms were themed well! would stay here again!!
I was literally there like 2 months ago and it was way more expensive than wasn't 2018, it was crazy and the service is not as good. Just order room service and you'll see what I mean. And the hallways stinks. Maybe it was just my floor.
Coronado is may favorite resort, followed by Wilderness Lodge and Port Orleans (I'll lump both Port Orleans and Riverside as one resort). Still have Animal Kingdom on the bucket list. But honestly, I pay little attention to Trip Advisor or anything else unless I see the place has a very low rating. But if a place is around 4 or 5 stars then it works for me. No one hotel is perfect.
If you really want a Luxury hotel experience that's worth the money, than stay at the Four Seasons. If you want a reasonably priced hotel with great amenities, nice rooms and an excellent location, than stay at the Swan and Dolphin. Disney hotels can be interesting to visit and have some nice restaurants. But they are almost never worth what Disney charges for them, even when it's (relatively) cheap.
Stayed at pop, all star movies, Coronado, French quarter (princess rooms), Boardwalk, Bay lake, Grand Floridian and AKL. Heading to Poly in a month and am ver excited to stay there even though it had a pretty bad spot on that list. Walking to Ohana to me just sounds like a dream.
Over the last couple of years we have stayed in the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds (in our pop-up trailer), Contemporary (Garden Wing), Wilderness Lodge, Pop Century, Art of Animation (Nemo Suite), and PO French Quarter. I'd have to say French Quarter was my favorite for sure. Small size, quiet, good food from the cafeteria, kid loved the pool/splash pad, pool bar was great, good vibes, and only 1 bus stop. Also loved Contemporary (pre-renovation) as our garden room had a sliding door that opened onto the sandy area by the pool so we'd go out in the evening and toss a nerf ball around. All are great hotels though and never a bad experience anywhere. Would love to try out Old Key West, Beach Club, and Caribbean Beach in the future.
We are trying art of animation for the first time, in a family suite. We have stayed at wilderness lodge on our past 14 trips.We also stayed at Coronado Springs, it was far from ideal. The buses were very slow. The food court was boring and all the drink refill stations were broken through out our entire trip.We tried the contemporary garden view room. It was pretty and the room was large. You were cast off from the regular building. It felt like we were out casts from the best part of the hotel. In the future, I would want to be in the main building.
Thank you for sharing alot of great info and reviews about so many awesome resorts, my friend! The mobile "check in" feature seems pretty helpful. The smores around the camp fire sounds REALLY GOOD, at the Wilderness Lodge! Thank you for that inportant info ablout the Contemporary, Garden Wing and the Main Tower. Excellent info that we didn't know about. Thank you for the info about the "bus loops", too. With all the walking involved, after visiting characters and enjoying all that the magical parks have to offer... we wouldn't hear the fireworks go off, while sleeping in the Cinderella suite at the Cinderella Castle. Just to comment about the "paper thin walls" at one of the resorts, lol! Thank you, for all the wonderful information. You make it look easy, Have a magical week!💖💖
Super Huge important question!!!! When enjoying any of the Disney Parks, which service for cell phones comes in the fastest ( AT&T, sprint-T Mobil, ect. Ect.) ??? After all, cell phones are now a must, and the fastest bird gets the worm/ reservation.
First, thank you for making these videos. I can go on adventure back to my old homes without spending a billion dollars 🙂 Second, I understand Walt wanted things to change and continue to progress, but some of the new room decor is not worth the money when you only are sleeping there. If you plan to spend your entire trip in your room, I would say yes the new room decors are probably a positive thing. Lasty third, from 96 to 06, when I was a CM, we called to make a reservation, at that time that is how we got a CM discount on rooms, but the call center CM would usually tell us the florida Resident rate, which was always cheaper than the CM rate. This is the only time I ever remember you could book a moderate or valve for, wait for it, $99.00 per night! That we definitely will NEVER see again. Keep up the awesome videos!
Wilderness Lodge is fantastic despite its age. It also hosts the best Disney theme dinner with Snow White, Dopey/Grump, and the Evil Queen. Our actress nailed the queen role. Kids loved it.
Coronado is a good stay; I’d recommend! Also we stayed at the Contemporary for the 1st in May & we love it!! We were near the pool & monrail not in the iconic building. I loved resort hop easily quick walk to magic kingdom & the busses
I was disappointed we stayed at Disney Polynesian on June of 2023. The garden is beautiful but the hotel is self was a little outdated. We stayed at paga paga for $700 a nights we stayed for three night with the view of parking lot 😢. We also ate dinner at Ohana the food was okay. I canceled my breakfast because I didn’t enjoy the dinner.
I gotta defend Polynesian, I stayed there for a week and I had an amazing stay, the hotel is in the Monorail loop which makes it SOO convenient as Magic Kingdom is our TOP priority park, and the rooms are pretty spacious and clean, and the Moana theme just looks so good
I know your mileage may vary depending on your family situation, but I feel like the advantage of the skyliner at AoA really cannot be overstated. My family was there a few months ago and one of our party members had just started chemo, so they were using an ECV to get around. It was insanely convenient to barely wait in a line, to just drop into a park and pop back out when we would get tired. It will be really hard to convince me to stay at any other hotel going forward!
I disagree with the comment about transportation at Contemporary. It was actually one of the best perks of the resort as MK was walkable, Contemporary is the first stop on the way back after a long park day, Epcot is also reachable by monorail, and the buses, at least when I went in Sept last year, did not get uncomfortably full. Amenities though seemed a little lacking for a deluxe resort, and some parts of the resort were outdated. Bay Lake has no gym, and even then the gym in the main tower is hidden in a weird corridor and windowless. It is a long walk if you aren't staying in the main tower; and because everything is sectioned off, the floor plans are confusing and deter from a sense of coherence in vibe and theme. Of the three monorail resorts, Grand Floridian definitely seems to be the best overall and most relaxing
Stayed at contemporary the first time we went to Disney. Love that it was so walkable to MK. With 2 little children and pushing a double stroller back and forth, it’s a life saver. Resort itself is very compact and easy to explore. Stayed at AKL for a pre cruise night. Didn’t go to the parks, so can’t say anything about the transportation, but the resort itself is beautiful, room was nice, kids loved seeing the animals, participating all the activities, enjoying the pool. Stayed at CS for an add on day due to our flight changes. The tower room was nice, easy walk to the main pool, connecting to the restaurant. Really gives a luxury hotel feeling with very reasonable price. Used bus to AK around 6:00 am, was the last stop picked up, still had a few seats. However, it might be a problem during the busy time that you have to wait for another bus if it’s already full. Stayed at Poly the second time went to WDW. We were put in a building right next to the main building, easy access to the pool, easy walk way to TTC for monorail to EPCOT. Resort itself is beautiful, newly renovated room was nice and spacious, however, we caught in a pouring rain a few times, we were able to run back into our room without getting drenched. The people who stayed away from the main building wouldn’t be able to stay dry since they have to walk for a longer distance outside to get back. We stay at Wilderness Lodge during the holiday season last time we visited, went to MK for the party. Nice boat ride back and forth, but did take longer than monorail loop resorts. The resort was absolutely breathtaking during holiday season, pool was nice. Will definitely stay here again during the same time of the year.
We stayed at Caribbean Beach in May, and I do think it gets an unfair reputation, at least recently. We were in one of the new Little Mermaid rooms and it was very bright and nice to look at. The Skyliner access more than makes up for the bus loop. The pool and poolside bar are amazing. It is a large resort though, so people saying there's a lot of walking aren't wrong. And DEFINITELY request a first floor room if you have a problem with stairs.
I am also thinking that after the remolded room at BW, BW might come back for the top 3 hotel conversation again. Like they did about 10 years ago lol. People loved BW so much 😂
Of course we all love Disney world that's why we're here but I have to say if it's possible universal does offer cheaper hotels and you can get rooms with suites in them and not pay.crazy high price. Universal does offer great prices if you are comfortable not staying with in Disney.
I stayed at Coranado Springs in the early spring and had a fun time! It was clean, spacious, had a wonderful bed and it was near a bus stop, which I didn't mind honestly, since it was the first stop in the morning and in the night. Overall, it was pretty cool and I wouldn't mind staying there again!
We are so excited to stay at AOA! I will say I am nervous that it coincides with the usual refurbishment window for the Skyliner and that really would be a bummer. We wanted to shoot over to the Boardwalk area for Beaches n Cream, etc… I will keep calling Disney as it gets closer, but as of now, they don’t know what dates the refurb will be for 2024.
I feel besides the dolphin resort the grand floridan is perfect I haven’t been to the hotel but been to the cafe and I give it 5 stars I imagine what the hotel would be like
I'd say a lot of what I hear in some of the disappointed reviews is people not having done some research. (And you can't rate the Contemporary poorly b/c you ended up in a faraway building-that's got nothing to do with the resort as a whole). I highly recommend @Herewiththeears video room tours on RUclips, they have stayed in just about every single type of room at every resort on property! They can tell you which club levels give the best foods and really any other type of pertinent information you'd want to know!
Stayed at Coronado resort several months ago, in a casia. Room was awesome and a nice price. The resort is spread out but really didn't mind the walking. Biggest pain was the transportation to the parks. Allowed extra time for that and besides the one time the bus was almost full, didn't have any issues really..we just allowed the extra time and expected it. Will probably stay at Port Orleans next time!
EVERY HOTEL HAS A WAIT AFTER FIREWORKS NOT JUST CORONADO! Lmfaoo - a Coronado stan. Also... almost all hotels open their door to outside in Disney... motel vibes? Bye.
NONE... let me say that again. NONE of the WDW resorts offer good value for what you pay for them. But, you are captive audience so you are stuck with it. I've stayed at cheaper / better hotels that offer breakfast while traveling for my kids sporting events. If I am not renting DVC points which is a better value, Port Orleans French Quarter is a great option due to the smaller footprint, price and boat ride to Disney Springs.
Good luck!! i would take a look at pagging mr.morrow he did do a run Disney event where you go along with him .I believe aj has done some videos in the past ..
My Favorite Resort is not on Disney property. I found for the money it's better staying at hotels or resorts off Disney. Getting that extra 30-minute early access, compared to a resort with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, full kitchen, multiple pools, and more for less than $400/night is 100% better than any Disney hotel prices.
Me and some more of my family stayed at the contemporary years ago i still remember how amazing the experience was, we were given a two story room which looked like a amazing, with the multiple beds and a big kitchen also at night we got a perfect view of the fireworks i suggest this hotel for any big family's 🙌
After staying at a French Quarter, Coronado, and Caribbean Beach over the years I have to say French Quarter wins hands down. Smallest resort with one bus stop, easy to navigate, and the option of taking a boat to Disney Springs or Riverside for easy access to other dining options. We love, love, love this one.
Personally, I would take Coronado over French Quarter, but not by much.
We loved Port Orleans Riverside! Stayed there twice!😊
Out of those I say Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort wins because the Skyliner
Oh yeah. FQ is THE place to stay. Wilderness Lodge is also awesome.
I almost drowned at french quarter when I was a kid haha
It’s true, interior corridors really do go a long way to elevate the overall vibe of your stay at any resort.
Caribbean has always been wonderful for my family. The negative criticism is significantly over exaggerated. It's a lot of walking but that's typical of many Disney resorts.
Staying Club Level @ the Grand Destino Tower is the best deal on Disney property. It is very nice and the tower has great food & Drink options.
I love the French Quarter, this will always be my favorite hotel, from the size to the boats to the the feel and vibe, this place is amazing
Is there an elevator on the FQ side?
We stay in the all star Pop Century value resort in our past visits. January 2024ntrip is going to be at the all star music resort. Always been clean, great service.
I agree with almost everything except....I love Contemporary!
Disney can’t spend a little more to sound-proof the rooms better?
Coronado Springs for us is simple.....if you are in a non-tower (OG) room, it is comparable to Caribbean Beach and similar (way too big, and way too many long, hot walks to get around).....however, the Gran Destino tower is AWESOME, and we are staying there in August for the 2nd time in a row! It is absolutely like being in a Deluxe for Moderate prices
I can't remember if we stayed at French Quarter or Riverside, but do remember it being a nice affordable resort. We've also stayed at Caribbean Beach, Boardwalk, and Coronado. When I was with my immediate family and a teenager we stayed at Grand Floridian. I think my favorite though is Boardwalk before the remodel. We liked how close it was to 2 of the 4 main parks and how spacious and luxurious it felt. I also liked the Grand Floridian, but not if I have to pay.
Thank you for the video! I'm surprised that Boardwalk didn't make the list of best hotels. It is definitely one of the better located resorts in Disney/Orlando. Additionally, the easy access to the many shops, restaurants, Skyliner, Epcot and the Studios is a plus!
Lol at the Polynesian resort being bottom 5...you can throw this list out the window.
If you have dietary restrictions, it's your responsibility to check these things beforehand. You can't expect everyone to know and accommodate you when they have no idea about your needs.
AJ, you always throw shade at AofA, but it's a great resort. The theming is epic. It gives a fully immersive Disney experience, and the rooms are clean and cozy.
Love the all star resorts.
Some of these reviews....you know it's not the hotel's/resort's fault if you dont take maybe 10 - 15 minutes to do some advanced research on it before you book/go. In this age where all these wonderful videos are available on RUclips and review sites, there's just no excuse anymore for well known places. That's your fault for not finding out there is no bus or boat to somewhere you want to go. That's your fault for not checking room type before finding out it's not what you were expecting. It's not the 80s anymore, the info is easily accessible or a travel agent can do the footwork for you.
Anything named Disney is dead. Nice try but no one is buying this garbage. Overhyped and over priced.
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We’re going to Disney world for the first time next week, and your videos have seriously helped us so much!! Thank you :)
Same!!! We're going during the holiday season and these guys are amazing at helping plan
Have fun I normally go during Thanksgiving,but this year we are waiting and going 2nd week of January next time.
What a username! @@DisneyandCowboysfanCatholic
I visited Art of Animation cause im a huge Pixar Cars fan and wanted to see the Cars. Its an awesome venue, swimming pool has Cabana's shaped like traffic cones. The cafe had a lot of cakes that i had on my wish list, they were scrumptious and looked amazing.
Could you do a single parent edition ? I have two kids and there isn’t may tips for us
IF you stay at any of the All-Star resorts, a rental car may be a necessity. Yes there are buses, but it's a LONG ride to any of the parks.
The only time we used our car was to drive to Chef Mickey for a 7 AM reservation. That was a necessity or we would have never made it. The rest of the time was just go with the flow, but it did take 20 to 30 minutes to get to the parks most days and sometimes wait 30 to 45 minutes on the way back to the hotel.
@@BamaFreak132009how about the art of animation buses?
Yup, Polynesian is bad..stay away ( more for me 🙂 )
If Coronado treated Gran Destino Tower like a Deluxe with Extended Evening Hours and their own separate transportation from the rest of the resort, I’d pay an extra $50 a night for the room
What a great idea for a video? Iv watched DFB for a while dont think ive seen this idea before. My takeaway has arrived too. THANKS AJ
Have to defend Carribean Beach a bit, since we love it so much! I know there's an internal bus loop, but it has never seemed that long when we have stayed. And the rooms are still very nice, especially when you are mostly using them to sleep, shower, and regroup before heading back to the parks or meals. The village is beautiful, the quiet pools are amazing, the feature pool was spectacular, and the Skyliner itself makes this resort worth it.
Interesting. We stayed at Animal Kingdom lodge a few years back and it was the worst that we stayed at. The wait for the buses was very very long. And the service wasn’t much better. We had trouble booking anything because the staff wasn’t trained at all. The food was great and we had a great room with safari view. But we wouldn’t stay there again.
I am sorry you had that experience at AKL. We have stayed at Kidani Village and have had great service and short bus waits every time. We go the first week of December and sometimes the first week of May. We loved interacting with the Cultural representatives from Africa and love the animals. Once on the bus, i never mind if the trip is 10 minutes or 15, i just prefer to ride an not drive.
Totally agree, we would never stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge again!
Oh my god, finally! I thought I am the only one who thinks the Polynesian is absolutely doesn't worth the money. lol
INSANELY overpriced
Go Disney love everything at Disney. ❤❤❤❤❤ I'm you're 93 like on this video. Hi from Augusta Maine.
My wife and I stayed 12 nights at Grand Destino Tower club level last year. We got there the day that Ian rolled in . Being able to got to the Chronos club and not have to stand in huge crowds to get a meal of sorts during the hurricane was a real luxury , plus the staff was amazing in the club. The food at Cafe Rix was fantastic as well . We ate there a couple times after the parks opened up and the crowds thinned out. The bus issue was an issue the whole time we where there, but my wife planned ahead and put extra money back to use Minnie vans as transport.
It takes a special kind of crazy to love Caribbean Beach and I'm that kind of crazy. I love it there!
Art of Animation resort really is 2 hotels. The Mermaid wing with the non-refurbished value rooms, and the other 3 sections with the family suites. AoA is just pop century with family suites. If all star music was here next to the skyline, would the reviews be drastically different?
Overall, the pop and all star “value’ rooms are much better then the mermaid rooms.
“The buses after the fireworks were awful” applies to every resort ever
Really miss the large pool and animals outside my window at Animal Kingdom Lodge lol..
Only thing I didn’t like was just how cold the hotel was. Never wore a jacket inside because as soon as you step outside it’s instantly warm. Never got that sticky/humidity feeling everyone claimed to get but I vividly remember just how cold the inside lobby was.
We just got back from our WDW trip and we stayed in AKL. We also visited the Grand Floridian, Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, and the Poly. Our last trip in 2019 we stayed in the Wilderness Lodge. Out of those the Wilderness Lodge is still my favorite. AKL was a close second, and the Poly was nice as well. The Contemporary just doesn't do it for me, especially at those prices.
Even though the only free transportation from AKL was the buses, it's really not that big of a deal. Buses were timely and got us to the parks and Disney Springs quickly.
Ice machines?, flushing toilets?…I guess a lot of people never grew up in a major city near an airport
We absolutely LOVED Caribbean beach when we were there. We had no lines at any point for the Skyliner and the buses were never late. pirate rooms were themed well! would stay here again!!
I was literally there like 2 months ago and it was way more expensive than wasn't 2018, it was crazy and the service is not as good. Just order room service and you'll see what I mean. And the hallways stinks. Maybe it was just my floor.
Can you do a video about the good neighbor hotels? I have a disability and can only stay there if I go by myself.
I adore Grand Floridian, the staff is amazing, the rooms lovely, love being on the monorail line, all the activities. Was a refreshing stay.
Coronado is may favorite resort, followed by Wilderness Lodge and Port Orleans (I'll lump both Port Orleans and Riverside as one resort). Still have Animal Kingdom on the bucket list. But honestly, I pay little attention to Trip Advisor or anything else unless I see the place has a very low rating. But if a place is around 4 or 5 stars then it works for me. No one hotel is perfect.
If you really want a Luxury hotel experience that's worth the money, than stay at the Four Seasons. If you want a reasonably priced hotel with great amenities, nice rooms and an excellent location, than stay at the Swan and Dolphin. Disney hotels can be interesting to visit and have some nice restaurants. But they are almost never worth what Disney charges for them, even when it's (relatively) cheap.
Four Seasons is by far the best resort in the area but you pay for it.
@@MrWookie1981 Yes you do. But the Grand Floridian can be just as expensive and isn't in the same class.
Stayed at pop, all star movies, Coronado, French quarter (princess rooms), Boardwalk, Bay lake, Grand Floridian and AKL. Heading to Poly in a month and am ver excited to stay there even though it had a pretty bad spot on that list. Walking to Ohana to me just sounds like a dream.
hey aj! can you please make a resort hopping guide? 😊
Over the last couple of years we have stayed in the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds (in our pop-up trailer), Contemporary (Garden Wing), Wilderness Lodge, Pop Century, Art of Animation (Nemo Suite), and PO French Quarter. I'd have to say French Quarter was my favorite for sure. Small size, quiet, good food from the cafeteria, kid loved the pool/splash pad, pool bar was great, good vibes, and only 1 bus stop. Also loved Contemporary (pre-renovation) as our garden room had a sliding door that opened onto the sandy area by the pool so we'd go out in the evening and toss a nerf ball around. All are great hotels though and never a bad experience anywhere. Would love to try out Old Key West, Beach Club, and Caribbean Beach in the future.
Thank you for posting. My go to hotel for December is already sold out so I’m now having to look for other options 😢
What is your go to?
@@BamaFreak132009 Hilton
Thank you for the time and energy you put into this video! ❤
We are trying art of animation for the first time, in a family suite. We have stayed at wilderness lodge on our past 14 trips.We also stayed at Coronado Springs, it was far from ideal. The buses were very slow. The food court was boring and all the drink refill stations were broken through out our entire trip.We tried the contemporary garden view room. It was pretty and the room was large. You were cast off from the regular building. It felt like we were out casts from the best part of the hotel. In the future, I would want to be in the main building.
What is your favorite thing about Wlderness Lodge and least favorite thing about Wilderness Lodge?
Thank you for sharing alot of great info and reviews about so many awesome resorts, my friend! The mobile "check in" feature seems pretty helpful. The smores around the camp fire sounds REALLY GOOD, at the Wilderness Lodge! Thank you for that inportant info ablout the Contemporary, Garden Wing and the Main Tower. Excellent info that we didn't know about. Thank you for the info about the "bus loops", too. With all the walking involved, after visiting characters and enjoying all that the magical parks have to offer... we wouldn't hear the fireworks go off, while sleeping in the Cinderella suite at the Cinderella Castle. Just to comment about the "paper thin walls" at one of the resorts, lol! Thank you, for all the wonderful information. You make it look easy, Have a magical week!💖💖
Super Huge important question!!!!
When enjoying any of the Disney Parks, which service for cell phones comes in the fastest ( AT&T, sprint-T Mobil, ect. Ect.) ???
After all, cell phones are now a must, and the fastest bird gets the worm/ reservation.
First, thank you for making these videos. I can go on adventure back to my old homes without spending a billion dollars 🙂
Second, I understand Walt wanted things to change and continue to progress, but some of the new room decor is not worth the money when you only are sleeping there. If you plan to spend your entire trip in your room, I would say yes the new room decors are probably a positive thing.
Lasty third, from 96 to 06, when I was a CM, we called to make a reservation, at that time that is how we got a CM discount on rooms, but the call center CM would usually tell us the florida Resident rate, which was always cheaper than the CM rate. This is the only time I ever remember you could book a moderate or valve for, wait for it, $99.00 per night! That we definitely will NEVER see again.
Keep up the awesome videos!
Wilderness Lodge is fantastic despite its age. It also hosts the best Disney theme dinner with Snow White, Dopey/Grump, and the Evil Queen. Our actress nailed the queen role. Kids loved it.
Coronado is a good stay; I’d recommend! Also we stayed at the Contemporary for the 1st in May & we love it!! We were near the pool & monrail not in the iconic building. I loved resort hop easily quick walk to magic kingdom & the busses
We love Coronado Springs in the tower. The only negative is the buses. Quite a few times a bus would arrive and be full, so we had to wait again.
I was disappointed we stayed at Disney Polynesian on June of 2023. The garden is beautiful but the hotel is self was a little outdated. We stayed at paga paga for $700 a nights we stayed for three night with the view of parking lot 😢. We also ate dinner at Ohana the food was okay. I canceled my breakfast because I didn’t enjoy the dinner.
You pronounced “waimea” correctly !!! 🎉 such a small moment , means a lot to this Hawaii Girl! 🌴
I gotta defend Polynesian, I stayed there for a week and I had an amazing stay, the hotel is in the Monorail loop which makes it SOO convenient as Magic Kingdom is our TOP priority park, and the rooms are pretty spacious and clean, and the Moana theme just looks so good
I know your mileage may vary depending on your family situation, but I feel like the advantage of the skyliner at AoA really cannot be overstated. My family was there a few months ago and one of our party members had just started chemo, so they were using an ECV to get around. It was insanely convenient to barely wait in a line, to just drop into a park and pop back out when we would get tired. It will be really hard to convince me to stay at any other hotel going forward!
I disagree with the comment about transportation at Contemporary. It was actually one of the best perks of the resort as MK was walkable, Contemporary is the first stop on the way back after a long park day, Epcot is also reachable by monorail, and the buses, at least when I went in Sept last year, did not get uncomfortably full. Amenities though seemed a little lacking for a deluxe resort, and some parts of the resort were outdated. Bay Lake has no gym, and even then the gym in the main tower is hidden in a weird corridor and windowless. It is a long walk if you aren't staying in the main tower; and because everything is sectioned off, the floor plans are confusing and deter from a sense of coherence in vibe and theme. Of the three monorail resorts, Grand Floridian definitely seems to be the best overall and most relaxing
How did I know Coronado Springs was going to be in the worst section? And, yet, it still ripped my heart out. 😂 Team AKL and CS
Stayed at contemporary the first time we went to Disney. Love that it was so walkable to MK. With 2 little children and pushing a double stroller back and forth, it’s a life saver. Resort itself is very compact and easy to explore.
Stayed at AKL for a pre cruise night. Didn’t go to the parks, so can’t say anything about the transportation, but the resort itself is beautiful, room was nice, kids loved seeing the animals, participating all the activities, enjoying the pool.
Stayed at CS for an add on day due to our flight changes. The tower room was nice, easy walk to the main pool, connecting to the restaurant. Really gives a luxury hotel feeling with very reasonable price. Used bus to AK around 6:00 am, was the last stop picked up, still had a few seats. However, it might be a problem during the busy time that you have to wait for another bus if it’s already full.
Stayed at Poly the second time went to WDW. We were put in a building right next to the main building, easy access to the pool, easy walk way to TTC for monorail to EPCOT. Resort itself is beautiful, newly renovated room was nice and spacious, however, we caught in a pouring rain a few times, we were able to run back into our room without getting drenched. The people who stayed away from the main building wouldn’t be able to stay dry since they have to walk for a longer distance outside to get back.
We stay at Wilderness Lodge during the holiday season last time we visited, went to MK for the party. Nice boat ride back and forth, but did take longer than monorail loop resorts. The resort was absolutely breathtaking during holiday season, pool was nice. Will definitely stay here again during the same time of the year.
We stayed at Caribbean Beach in May, and I do think it gets an unfair reputation, at least recently. We were in one of the new Little Mermaid rooms and it was very bright and nice to look at. The Skyliner access more than makes up for the bus loop. The pool and poolside bar are amazing.
It is a large resort though, so people saying there's a lot of walking aren't wrong. And DEFINITELY request a first floor room if you have a problem with stairs.
I am also thinking that after the remolded room at BW, BW might come back for the top 3 hotel conversation again. Like they did about 10 years ago lol. People loved BW so much 😂
I’ve stayed at a bunch and enjoyed Coronado springs tower the most, it was beautiful close 2nd was the fort wilderness
Of course we all love Disney world that's why we're here but I have to say if it's possible universal does offer cheaper hotels and you can get rooms with suites in them and not pay.crazy high price. Universal does offer great prices if you are comfortable not staying with in Disney.
I stayed at Coranado Springs in the early spring and had a fun time! It was clean, spacious, had a wonderful bed and it was near a bus stop, which I didn't mind honestly, since it was the first stop in the morning and in the night. Overall, it was pretty cool and I wouldn't mind staying there again!
We are so excited to stay at AOA! I will say I am nervous that it coincides with the usual refurbishment window for the Skyliner and that really would be a bummer. We wanted to shoot over to the Boardwalk area for Beaches n Cream, etc… I will keep calling Disney as it gets closer, but as of now, they don’t know what dates the refurb will be for 2024.
Each person has his or her own favorite, largely depending on their needs and desires.
I feel besides the dolphin resort the grand floridan is perfect I haven’t been to the hotel but been to the cafe and I give it 5 stars I imagine what the hotel would be like
Shocker. More money usually means better accommodations and locations lol
We love the Poly and the Wilderness lodge! Our favorites
Polynesian and Art of Animation are my favorites. Pop isnt bad.
I'd say a lot of what I hear in some of the disappointed reviews is people not having done some research. (And you can't rate the Contemporary poorly b/c you ended up in a faraway building-that's got nothing to do with the resort as a whole). I highly recommend @Herewiththeears video room tours on RUclips, they have stayed in just about every single type of room at every resort on property! They can tell you which club levels give the best foods and really any other type of pertinent information you'd want to know!
Stayed at Coronado resort several months ago, in a casia. Room was awesome and a nice price. The resort is spread out but really didn't mind the walking. Biggest pain was the transportation to the parks. Allowed extra time for that and besides the one time the bus was almost full, didn't have any issues really..we just allowed the extra time and expected it. Will probably stay at Port Orleans next time!
I love caribbean beach its my favee
May goto resort is Pop Century and then Coronado.
EVERY HOTEL HAS A WAIT AFTER FIREWORKS NOT JUST CORONADO! Lmfaoo - a Coronado stan. Also... almost all hotels open their door to outside in Disney... motel vibes? Bye.
Have a great day, bye
Pop century is 🔥🔥🔥
NONE... let me say that again. NONE of the WDW resorts offer good value for what you pay for them. But, you are captive audience so you are stuck with it. I've stayed at cheaper / better hotels that offer breakfast while traveling for my kids sporting events. If I am not renting DVC points which is a better value, Port Orleans French Quarter is a great option due to the smaller footprint, price and boat ride to Disney Springs.
Hi I am doing a rundisney later this year could you do a video on rundisney to explain it a bit more.
Good luck!! i would take a look at pagging mr.morrow he did do a run Disney event where you go along with him .I believe aj has done some videos in the past ..
My Favorite Resort is not on Disney property. I found for the money it's better staying at hotels or resorts off Disney. Getting that extra 30-minute early access, compared to a resort with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, full kitchen, multiple pools, and more for less than $400/night is 100% better than any Disney hotel prices.
The CB is very big but the pool is right by the main building, unlike some of the moderate resorts. I thought it was lovely.
Disney losing a lot of money anyways
They're doing better than the boy who cried wokes poll numbers.😂😅
Me and some more of my family stayed at the contemporary years ago i still remember how amazing the experience was, we were given a two story room which looked like a amazing, with the multiple beds and a big kitchen also at night we got a perfect view of the fireworks i suggest this hotel for any big family's 🙌