Reviews of Art of Animation Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by graygraywillow Review Date: 02/27/2024
Rating: (9) Recommended
Art of Animation has always been one of my dream resorts to stay at, and it surpassed my expectations! My family and I stayed in a Little Mermaid room, which was immersivly decorated! loved getting to walk through the Loin King section to get to breakfast every morning. We loved the theming of everything and the cast members were wonderful!
Pros:
- Amazing theming - Wonderful cast members - Skyliner access - Concept art in the lobby area! - Really nice immersive theming details in the roomsCons:
- Walk from further rooms to lobby may be annoying to someReviewed by KyleM Review Date: 02/27/2024
Rating: (8) Recommended
This was where my family stayed at out first stay. My niece loved the theming. We stayed in the Little Mermaid rooms. It was a little far from Landscape of Flavor, but not a bad walk with fun theming.
Pros:
good value and on the Skyliner. Food isn't bad and great for small children. Big pool with smaller pools on the outer laying sections.Cons:
it is so read out. Only one quick service option for food.Reviewed by DisneyGirlMelissa Review Date: 02/19/2024
Rating: (7) Recommended
As this was likely a once in a lifetime trip for me, we chose to splurge on a Finding Nemo suite (their were only 2 of us! LOL) Since we were their for 2 full weeks and we are both used to living alone, it was actually very nice to each have our own space and the two bathrooms made getting ready a breeze in the mornings. The themeing was great, we loved all the huge statues of characters. Our room was in a great location, about mid way between the lobby and skyliner with a great view of the pool area. All the cast we encountered were super friendly and helpful. On the down side, it didn't seem like they cleaned the floors in our room at all (it felt gritty in bare feet and you could even see the dust building up in some of the corners). Twice we had to call down to housekeeping as they didn't leave us any fresh face clothes. It can also be noisy! Aside from the usual daily noise of the pool activities, you can easily hear people in the halls and sometimes even in the rooms next to you and they also do work (looked like they were cleaning the paths?) early in the morning. Overall it was a nice hotel but not sure I would spend that much if I were to go again.
Pros:
great themeing, skylinerCons:
not to sure about the cleanliness of rooms, beds aren't very comfortable, noisyReviewed by slidersport Review Date: 01/14/2024
Rating: (8) Recommended
We love the Skyliner access for a great price. We stayed in the Little Mermaid rooms, and while they are a little dated, we enjoyed our stay. The dining is fine, not amazing, but you shouldn't expect high end dining at a value resort. The Skyliner does give you easy access to dining at Rivera, Caribbean Beach, and Boardwalk area resorts.
Pros:
great theming, great value, Skyliner accessCons:
It can feel a little crowded, limited dining options on-siteReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/16/2023
Rating: (10) Recommended
Amazing! Perfect for every family! My whole family adores this resort. Easy to get around everywhere and a smaller sized resort.
Pros:
All the family suites are amazingCons:
Don’t stay in little mermaid section and this resort should be considered moderate at the priceReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/04/2023
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Choose anywhere but here! We arrived went to our suite and it was dirty. Sink had toothpaste, floors were gross. We got moved to lion king. Sheets hadnt been changed the pull out sofa sheets had hairs and bodily fluids. the fixtures in the bathroom were falling off the walls. The hallway smelled like cigarette smoke and every evening you could smell marajuana. Housekeeping came 1 time in 8 days. Getting clean linens and towels was a task
I even tried to upgrade to a different resort and they wouldnt honor online prices to upgrade.
Pros:
Pool was ok!Cons:
Dirty, smelled like smoke, no mousekeeping, old furnitureReviewed by CarissaVietti Review Date: 09/03/2023
Rating: (8) Recommended
I stayed here in a little mermaid room january 2022. The room was clean and well themed. Not very spacious but I knew that going into it. Quiet pool area in the little mermaid section. Great theming throughout the resort. Perfect for families who are looking for larger suites in a very disney forward themed resort. Main pool busy but that is to be expected. I wish there was one sit down restaurant it would be great to have a disney themed sit down restuarant such as a cozy cone cafe or something along those lines.
Pros:
Great disney theming. On the skyliner route. suites to accommodate big families. Only busy at the main pool.Cons:
Spread out. No sit down restaurant. not ideal for singles or couples.Reviewed by Reed2015 Review Date: 08/29/2023
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
Cute. Dining is fine. Go to POP instead of AoA unless you HAVE to have a suite. The walkt to The Little Mermaid area in just too far.
Pros:
Themed.Cons:
Not necessary unless you need a value suite. And most time you can pay a little more and go to a moderate.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/09/2023
Rating: (8) Recommended
A great value, awesome for families
Pros:
The suites are affordable and provide a great spot for a lager group or anyone who needs more space and privacy (plus 3 beds 2 baths) , skyliner is so convenient and awesome , the pool is amazing , food is quick and easy and the gift shop has everything you’d need including last minute gifts (and meds, toiletries , etc) it’s not TOO spread out and walkable pretty easily , and not too loudCons:
It is far from the parks so when you can’t take skyliner it takes a bit , LOTS of kids and people if you don’t like crowds, could definitely use some more options for food : the cafeteria is OK , nothing bad but nothing great but since you’re paying for the food I don’t know why they can’t have some more high quality options or a coffee place or something . Overall I stay here 80% of the time even when traveling without kids because the suite is so great for adults too !Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 06/29/2023
Rating: (8) Recommended
We stayed in a Nemo family suite for one night on April 19th. We had originally booked a family suite at the All-Star Music resort but once we arrived at the Orlando airport we received a phone call to let us know that we were moved to Art of Animation. We arrived at the resort around 10PM and were helped right away by bell service. We did the check in while on the bus from the airport and went right to our room. The room was big but filled up quickly with 4 adults and 2 teenagers (girls). My wife and I slept on the pull out couch which was not comfortable. The teenagers slept on the pull down table and they didn't have a tone of room to move. The grandparents slept in the dedicated bedroom and hey said it was very big and the bed was comfortable. We are DVC members and have never stayed at a value resort so the theming was very different and fun for one night. We enjoyed walking around the resort the next morning and taking pictures of the outdoor décor. It was nice to still have two bathrooms and the little kitchenet to store some items. We didn't really unpack since we were moving to the Beach Club Villas the next day but we did notice their weren't a lot of places to unpack if you were staying for a longer time except for the main bedroom. It was nice to jump on the Skyliner to transfer over to the Beach Club the next day instead of jumping around on buses. Overall the resort was nice and clean but the room would have felt small if we stayed the week.