Best Value Resorts at Disney World Ranked

The value resorts at Disney World are a great option for guests looking to stay on site and save a bit of money on your Disney Trip. In this post I am sharing about the Disney value resort and ranking them to help you plan your trip.

Disney's Art of Animation pool — The pool area at Disney’s Art of Animation has a fun Finding Nemo theme.

Disney World Value Resorts offer guests visiting the Walt Disney World Resort an affordable way to stay on-site and take advantage of the perks of on-site guests.

The value resort hotels offer the most budget friendly accommodations at the Walt Disney World resort. With lower prices you will find less amenities than the deluxe resorts, but can stretch your vacation dollars.

Table Of Contents

How Many Value Resorts Does Disney World Have
Which Disney Value Resort is Best
Family Suites at Disney Value Resorts
Where are the Disney Value Resorts Located
What Can You Expect at a Disney World Value Resort
Overview of the Each Disney World Value Resorts
Can a Family of 5 Stay at Disney's Value Resorts
What Do the Value Resorts Not Have that Moderate Resorts and Deluxe Resorts Do Have
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How Many Value Resorts Does Disney World Have

There are 5 value resorts at Disney World. They are Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort, Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, Disney’s All Star Music Resort, Disney’s Pop Century, and Disney’s Art of Animation.

Which Disney Value Resort is Best

Deciding which value resort is best for your Disney trip is a personal decision but there are a few difference you should be aware of to help make the decision.

The All Star Resorts are the least expensive value resort options. They offer complimentary bus transportation to and from the parks, have multiple pools, and an on-site food court.

Disney’s Pop Century and Disney’s Art of Animation will cost you a bit more because of their proximity to the Disney Skyliner transportation system.

The Disney Skyliner provides gondola transportation to Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios from these parks. Bus transportation is provided to Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom as well as the water parks and Disney Springs.

If the Skyliner doesn’t matter to you it is worth checking out the All-Star value resorts to save the most money.

If I was going to rank the Disney Value Resorts it would be like this:

Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Disney’s Art of Animation
Disney’s All-Star Resorts (Choose the theme you like best because I think they are all comparable.)

Family Suites at Disney Value Resorts

Disney value resorts family suites are located at Disney’s Art of Animation and Disney’s All-Star Music resort. These rooms fit 6 and are very popular for larger families.

Where are the Disney Value Resorts Located

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (Located in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Area)
Disney’s Pop Century Resort (Located in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Area)
Disney’s All Star-Music Resort (Located in the Animal Kingdom Area)
Disney’s All Star- Movies Resort (Located in the Animal Kingdom Area)
Disney’s All Star-Sports Resort (Located in the Animal Kingdom Area)

All of these resorts offer complimentary transportation for their guests to and from the parks.

There are pools and playgrounds as well as daily activities for your non-park days. They also all have a quick-service restaurant for guests and evening pizza delivery.

Pop Century and Art of Animation resort are part of the Disney Skyliner Resorts and offer gondola transportation to and from Epcot and Hollywood Studios.

The All-Star resorts utilize bus transportation to all four theme parks. The All-Star resorts are the most budget friendly resorts at Disney World.

summer at walt disney world skyliner — Disney Skyliner

What Can You Expect at a Disney World Value Resort

The Disney value resorts offer less amenities and on-site resort perks than the moderate or deluxe resorts, but they allow guests to stay on a budget at Disney World and enjoy the perks of being an on-site guest.

All guests will receive:

Early Entry into the theme parks. Guests can enter all 4 theme parks 30 minutes before official park open.
On-site transportation to and from the resorts and theme parks. This includes bus and Disney Skyliner transportation.
If you purchase through the Walt Disney Travel company guests receive magical extras. Check here for the latest extra offerings.
Stay inside the Disney bubble for your vacation.

The last reason, Disney magic, may be specific to a Disney loving family(like us!) but there is something special about staying on-site at Disney.

The magic and special Disney touches continue for your entire stay and it makes your Disney vacation that much better.

If you prefer to have a house or condo with more space or you are visiting other Orlando theme parks you may not want to stay on-site.

Overview of the Each Disney World Value Resorts

Each Disney Value resort includes special Disney touches. They have a different theme and are accessible to all areas of the Disney World resort.

Disney’s Art of Animation

Disney’s Art of Animation is probably my favorite value resort because of the theme but it loses points because it is the most expensive of the value resorts.

The standard rooms are 277 square feet and have two double beds. The family suites are 565 square feet and have a queen bed, sleeper sofa, and fold out double bed.

The family suites can fit up to 6 people and are a great option for families. There is a master bedroom and 2 bathrooms allowing space for families.

There are so many fun attention to details through the resort. We loved the Nemo coral reef playground and exploring the Cars area.

Although Art of Animation is in the value category the suites can be priced at $350+ a night. It is the most expensive of all the value resorts.

If you are looking for extra space but want to be as budget friendly as possible, consider pricing out the cost of adjoining rooms at one of the lesser expensive value resorts.

Rooms: Standard Rooms are The Little Mermaid Rooms (4 People) & Family Suites: Cars, Finding Nemo, Lion King (6 People)
Dining: Landscape of Flavor Food Court in the Main Building
Pool Area: Big Blue Pool and Splash Pad in Nemo Section, Smaller Pools in Cars Section and The Little Mermaid Section
Playground, Arcade
Daily Activities (Trivia/Games/Crafts) and Nightly Outdoor Movies
Parking is free at the resort.
Bus and Skyliner transportation that provides easy access to the theme parks.
Gift shop

Art of Animation is one of the most popular Disney resorts because it is visually so much fun for for families. The con to staying here is that it is the most expensive value resort at Disney.

Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Disney’s Pop Century was the resort we stayed in for our very first Disney vacation. It offers basic amenities and themed around different era’s like the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.

We loved Pop Century and it’s price point. They also recently updated the rooms.

Rooms: Standard (4 People)
Dining: Everything POP Shopping and Dining (Food Court)
Pool: Hippy Dippy Pool, Bowling Pool, Computer Pool
Playground, Arcade
Daily Activities(Trivia/Games/Crafts) and Nightly Outdoor Movies
Parking on-site is free.
Bus and Disney Skyliner transportation to the theme parks.

Prices at Pop Century start around $185.00+ a night. There are not family suites at this resort but it is a favorite among a lot of Disney fans.

I stayed in the updated rooms and really liked them. Even though my family of five no longer fits in a standard room we would consider booking connecting rooms for our next Disney trip.

Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort

Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort is decorated with bright colors and over-sized sports decor. It is a fun resort for the kids and offers basic amenities. If you have an athlete in your family you should consider staying here.

Disney’s All-Star Sports is part of the All-Star resorts which are the least expensive resorts at Disney World.

Prices start around $150+/night.

Rooms: Standard (4 People), 260 square feet, 1 king bed or 2 queen beds.
Dining: End Zone Food Court
Pool Area: Surfboard Bay Pool and Grand Slam Pool
Playground, Arcade
Daily Activities(Trivia/Games/Crafts) and Nightly Outdoor Movies
Parking is free.
Bus transportation to and from the Disney theme parks.

Disney’s All-Star Movies

The All-Star Movies resorts are themed to five Disney movies: The Mighty Ducks, The Love Bug, Toy Story, Fantasia, and 101 Dalmatians.

Each has it’s own charm and larger than life characters to take your picture with. The rooms themselves are not themed to the individual movies.

Prices at the All-Star Movies resort start around $150.00+/night.

Rooms: Standard (4 People), 260 square feet with 1 king bed or 2 queen beds.
Dining: World Premiere Food Court
Pools: Fantasia Pool and Duck Pond Pool
Playground and Arcade
Daily Activities(Trivia/Games/Crafts) and Nightly Outdoor Movies
Parking is free at the resort.
Bus transportation is complimentary to and from the theme parks.

value resort at disney world all star movies

Disney’s All Star Music

Disney’s All-Star Music is themed to Broadway, Jazz, and Rock and Roll. It is another fun themed resort with little frills.

All-Star Music does have family suites that can fit 6 and are usually a little less expensive than the family suites at Art of Animation.

The family suites have been recently updated to include 3 queen size beds. One in the master bedroom, and 2 murphy beds in the living area. There are also 2 bathrooms.

Rooms: Standard (4 People, 260 square feet) & Family Suites (6 People, 520 square feet)
Dining: Intermissions Food Court
Pool, Playground, Arcade
Daily Activities(Trivia/Games/Crafts) and Nightly Outdoor Movies
Parking is free for guests of the resort.
Bus transportation to and from the theme parks.

Prices start at $150.00+/night for standard rooms and $320.00+/night for family suites.

The All-Star Resorts are close enough to each other that you could take time to explore them all during your trip. The nightly price is also fairly comparable so I suggests choosing the theme you like the best!

Can a Family of 5 Stay at Disney’s Value Resorts

Yes a family of five can stay at the Disney value resorts. They have 2 options for accommodations.

Families of five can book a family suite at Art of Animation or All-Star Music or book 2 standard rooms that are connecting at any of the 5 value resorts.

Be sure to specify that you need connecting rooms to a cast member during the reservation process. If you book it online, just call to make a note.

When I am researching our Disney trip I will run prices for all three options: 2 standard rooms, a family suite, and a room at the moderate resorts (Caribbean Beach and Port Orleans have 5th sleeper) to see what is the best budget value for us.

It can depend on the special offers Disney is currently running as well as the time of year of visit and availability of rooms. Always check and compare prices to find the best value for your trip!

What Do the Value Resorts Not Have that Moderate Resorts and Deluxe Resorts Do Have

Staying at a Disney Value resort will save you money on your Disney trip but there are amenities that you will not have at a value resort that you may have at a moderate or deluxe resort.

If they are important to you, you may have to increase your budget for a moderate or deluxe resort.

Value resorts do not have on-site table service dining. They have basic pool areas that do not have water slides.

Some deluxe and moderate resorts are within walking distance to the parks or offer monorail transportation.

It really depends on what type of trip you are doing. On our Disney trips we spend most of our time at the theme parks and really only sleep at the hotel.

It is not worth spending a large part of our budget on hotel. If you are spending a significant time at the resort you may want to upgrade.

Wherever you choose to stay at Disney World will be a great choice!

Disney value resorts offer a budget friendly way to stay inside the magic at the Walt Disney World resort. They offer clean and comfortable accommodations and are great for families.