- Average night
- $184
- Standard room sleeps
- 4
- Quickest park
- Animal Kingdom, by bus
- Pools
- 5 / 10
The short answer
These are the cheapest rooms Disney rents, from about $170 a night, and the scores are what you'd expect at that price. All three sit near the bottom of all 32 for pools, for every age group and for adults.
What they do have is a really short bus ride to Animal Kingdom, at 6 out of 10, which beats most Moderates and several Deluxes. They're a place to sleep between park days, and they're priced honestly for it. Music is the only one of the three with family suites that sleep six.
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Your ages, budget and parks re-rank all 32. Free, about a minute.Which room to ask for
Rooms open to the outside rather than onto an internal corridor. Rooms sit in several buildings off a central hall, so the difference between the nearest and the furthest is a real walk with tired children. A request costs nothing and is never guaranteed, so make it at booking and again a day or two before you arrive.
Every measure, against the other 30
| Scored category | This resort | Average of all 32 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 5 / 10 | 7.1 | 27th of 32 |
| Splash pads and slides | 6 / 10 | 7.6 | 23rd of 32 |
| Everything close together | 5 / 10 | 6.0 | 19th of 32 |
| Things to do on site | 5.5 / 10 | 7.2 | 29th of 32 |
| Suits under 4s | 4 / 10 | 7.8 | 29th of 32 |
| Suits ages 4 to 6 | 5 / 10 | 7.8 | 30th of 32 |
| Suits ages 7 to 13 | 2 / 10 | 6.2 | 29th of 32 |
| Suits adults | 1 / 10 | 5.5 | 28th of 32 |
| Getting to Magic Kingdom · bus | 3 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to EPCOT · bus | 4 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to Hollywood Studios · bus | 5 / 10 | 4.5 | – |
| Getting to Animal Kingdom · bus | 6 / 10 | 4.0 | – |
Rank is out of all 32 Disney resorts on that one measure. The park rows show the fastest route Disney actually runs, so a bus and a monorail are not scored the same even when the map says they are the same distance.
Where it wins
Where it loses
What it costs
Sports from about $170, Music about $183 and Movies about $184. Pop Century, at about $238, costs about $50 more and has a Skyliner station, which is the biggest single upgrade in the Value tier.
Which of the three, and what to expect
Sports is the cheapest and has the weakest pool of all 32. Movies scores best of the three for pools and splash pads. Music is the only one with suites that sleep six.
The theming is huge, and that's the point. A three-year-old cares more about a giant football helmet than thread count, and these resorts know it.
For about $50 a night more, Pop Century adds a Skyliner station reaching EPCOT and Hollywood Studios. Over a week, that's about $350 more for a way to two parks that isn't a bus.
Rooms sleep four at all three, except Music's family suites. Five people means Music, Art of Animation, or a different tier entirely.
Your family will rank this differently
Ages, budget, room size and which parks you are doing all change the answer. Resortings scores all 32 resorts against what your family actually needs, and tells you when not to spend the money.
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Common questions
Who are the All-Star resorts best for?
Families who'll spend their days in the parks and want the money to go on tickets. They're the cheapest rooms Disney rents, and they rank near the bottom of all 32 for pools, splash pads and every age group.
Which All-Star resort is best?
Movies, by a little, thanks to a better pool and splash pad score. Music is the pick if there are six of you. Sports is the cheapest and has the weakest pool of all 32 resorts.
Do the All-Star resorts sleep five?
Only Music, in its family suites, which sleep six. Every standard room at all three sleeps four.
All-Star or Pop Century?
Pop Century, for about $50 a night more, if EPCOT or Hollywood Studios is on the plan. It has a Skyliner station, and the All-Stars are a bus to everything. For Animal Kingdom days, the All-Stars really are closer.
How do you get to the parks from the All-Star resorts?
By bus to all four. Animal Kingdom is the best at 6 out of 10, Hollywood Studios 5, EPCOT 4 and Magic Kingdom 3.