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3. Misleading Suites The Art of Animation is the newest of the value resorts.  It is also the only value resort with three buildings filled with family suites that sleep up to 6 guests.  While this may sound fantastic for families on a tight budget, it is very misleading.  The suites at the Art of Animation can range anywhere from ...

4. Spread Out While this applies to a few moderate resorts as well, the buildings in the value resorts are very spread out, making it time consuming to travel around the property.  If you do not specify that you want a preferred room, chances are you will be in a building far away from the main lobby, food court, bus ...

5. Troubled Cell Phone Service & Wi-Fi Issues Many guests have complained about the issues with the Wi-Fi or phone service at the value resorts. Sometimes the spotty service can be a pain if you’re trying to make a phone call or use social media.  I have often had to use my own data because of how spotty the service ...

Pros 6. Great Pools The pools at the value resorts are amazing!  Not only are they very large, they are decorated with thematic elements that infuse that special Disney magic we all love.  The Art of Animation main pool is probably a fan favorite amongst the value resorts.  Not only is it the single largest pool in any Walt Disney ...

7. Same Perks The perks offered to all guests that stay at Disney resorts are all the same regardless of where you stay.  When staying at a value resort, you’ll get to enjoy complimentary parking, WI-FI, Extra Magic Hours, movies under the stars, MagicBands, and shuttles to all four theme parks, both water parks, and Disney Springs. Not to mention, ...

8. Great For Saving Money If you’re on a tight budget but you don’t want the magic to end when you leave the park, value resorts are the way to go!  You are more likely to save more money here for many reasons.  For starters, all of the meals or a la carte items at the food court are classified ...

9. Thematic Elements The value resorts are the best for kids.  We all know that Disney pays specific attention to detail in each of their resorts and their theming is consistent in each element from the state rooms to the lobby to the food at the restaurants to the color schemes to the architecture and even the plants that surround ...

10. Pricing The most common reason guests choose to stay at value resorts are to take advantage of their low rates.  Overall, Pop Century, Art of Animation, and All Star resorts all offer relatively lower rates than any other Disney owned hotel on property.  Since you’re still able to stay in the magic after leaving the parks and experience all ...

Budgeting is a huge part of planning a Disney trip for most park goers. Once of the most common ways guests like to save money is with hotels. This leads to them to choose amongst Disney’s value resorts. There are pros and cons to every resort, so here are the pros and cons of Walt Disney World’s Value Resorts! Cons ...

4. Churros A classic go-to dessert at the parks is the ever popular churro.  You can’t go wrong with one!  This large fried dough stick is covered in cinnamon sugar and perfect for an on the go snack.  While these are big enough to share, they are so good that I never really share mine!  Churros can be found in ...