Reviews of Art of Animation Resort (Value Resort)

Reviews

211

Rating

8.07 / 10

Recommended By

87%



Reviewed 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 furniture
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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.
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 06/13/2023

Rating: (2)
Not Recommended

Sub Standard and expensive, not ideal for a large family in suites as you'll feel crowded and extremely overpriced, Port Orleans and Carribbean Beach is around a similar price and much nicer and cleaner facilities - small kitchens are completely pointless providing paper utensils with not much accessibility. The worst disney resort rooms, the swimming pools are it's saving grace but when you're spending most of your time in the parks do not bother. This is comparable to campsites in quality and I've stayed in nicer accommodation in Centre Parks standard and Butlins value rooms.

Pros:

- Swimming Pool - Check in - Friendly Staff - Park perks and disney buses

Cons:

- Overpriced - Poor Quality Suites - Quick service on site is the worst food on disney property, much nicer quick services at the Caribbean Beach - Extremely Poor self-catered facilities
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 06/10/2023

Rating: (2)
Not Recommended

For $900+ for 3 nights, the room was smelly and not very clean. There was dog hair on the walls and I was out way in the very very back felt like i was walking miles to get to the main pool, cafeteria.

Pros:

Cute pools

Cons:

Dirty rooms, very one star motel quality
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 07/14/2022

Rating: (5)
Not Recommended

There are definitely benefits and downsides to this hotel (like all)! This was our first stay in a value resort. We have stayed at deluxe, moderate, and off property in the past. We stayed here for 3 nights in June 2022. The cast member/manager made our experience so special by upgrading us to a lion king suite! I was 23 weeks pregnant and we had a little mermaid room currently booked. I think our trip would have been significantly less magical had the upgrade not occurred, due to the physical size of this resort. But this cast member really made our trip special and it was so unexpected, and just awesome Disney magic! we also got to our room that night and he had sent gifts/toys for my baby!!! So over the top! The walk from the lobby/food/bus stop to the little mermaid rooms would have been a nightmare after being in your feet all day! Lion king suites are right up front near everything except the skyliner. The food options were very good for it being sort of like a food court. I actually preferred this large quick service with lots of options to the small markets other, nicer resorts have. Though we were only there for 3 nights and they play the same 4-5 songs in the food court, that got really old. The gift shop was huge which was great. The pool was large, but we didn't swim just because of time constraints and it didnt look very relaxing due to how many children and people were in it. The biggest problem I had here was when the skyliner was down due to weather. We walked up and the skyliner attendant said it was down. We asked for an ETA (like have you seen lightning recently, or if we're clear for another x minutes we will open?) And was just told he didn't know, and to go get a bus that run as a backup to Epcot for when the skyliner is down. We walk to the opposite end of the property to the lobby/bus stop area. No bus for 30+ minutes. Another frustrated guest went inside to ask a manager. The manager came out and told us "the bus to Epcot stopped running because the skyliner is back up, so go back there". Frustrating that no cast member was going to come let us (group of about 30 at this point) know that the bus wasn't coming. We all walk again across property to skyliner for them to literally close it as we walk up to the entrance again due to weather. They told us to go back to the bus stop. It was ridiculous with seemingly no communication between cast members. Totally understand weather is uncontrollable, but Disney could improve on this process of back-up skyliner buses a great deal. We waited another 25 min for a bus with no success, then finally had to order an Uber in order to not miss our dining reservation. When the skyliner is open, it's great though! Just beware in hurricane season. Overall, I can see why people love it, but I would never go back unless I was staying in a suite again, and for that price I'll just stay at a deluxe or moderate resort.

Pros:

Price, foot court if you're not looking for sit-down dining at your resort, skyliner access (though can be a con as a described above), suites are spacious, large pool

Cons:

Theming is VERY heavy and can be construed as tacky, crowded resort, back up plan for when skyliner goes down is not functional, physical distance between lobby/buses/skyliner/food and rooms
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 07/03/2022

Rating: (5)
Not Recommended

Way too expensive for what it is. Stayed in family suite. Not impressed.

Pros:

None

Cons:

Too expensive.
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 02/08/2022

Rating: (1)
Not Recommended

Make sure to check your bank accounts for a while after checking out! 4 days after we returned home from our trip, I was charged $100 by the resort. When I called to find out where the charge came from, I was transfered to 6 different employees and put on hold for a total of 9 hours, only to ultimately be told it wasn't from them.. even though the charge clearly states \"Disney resorts\"
After speaking with my bank, I was informed that it was indeed from Disney and was considered an illegal unauthorized charge. They denied charging it, so my bank is currently handling it. I have not yet gotten a refund, apology, explanation or anything. Make sure to double check those charges!

Pros:

None

Cons:

Unauthorized charges on account
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Reviewed by Reed2015 Review Date: 10/18/2021

Rating: (7)
Not Recommended

Great theming and love the access to the skyliner and the fact that you can bus to POP (if the pop bus arrives sooner) and walk back to the resort. I did give this resort a lower rating, rating because I have only stayed in the Little Mermaid rooms and never. again. That walk is just not worth it, unless you just LOVE Ariel

Pros:

Skyliner. Great Disney feel. Walk to Pop Century.

Cons:

Walk to Little Mermaid is horrible after a day at the park.
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/11/2021

Rating: (2)
Not Recommended

Honest review

Pros:

Well decorated. Nice pools. Easy access to the sky liner

Cons:

Refrigerator doesn’t work at all! Bathroom door doesn’t shut, two ROACHES were on the walls when we walked in. Luggage carts are $50 to “rent”.
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Reviewed by Agb416 Review Date: 07/30/2021

Rating: (5)
Not Recommended

This resort is great—if you’re staying in a family suite. We stayed in a Little Mermaid room and it was a HIKE. After walking all day in the park, walking super far to our room was miserable. We honestly felt like we were closer to Pop Century than Art of Animation.

Pros:

Pool Theming

Cons:

Very long walk to the room
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