- Average night
- $281
- Standard room sleeps
- 4
- Quickest park
- EPCOT, by skyliner
- Pools
- 5 / 10
The short answer
The family suites sleep six, with two bathrooms, and they're the cheapest room for six on the Skyliner. They ran $537 to $623 a night on the 2027 dates we checked with Disney on October 8, 2026. All-Star Music's family suites averaged about $140 a night cheaper on the same dates, but every trip from there is a bus. For a family of five or six with young kids, you won't find a suite and a Skyliner station together anywhere else at this price.
The trade-off is big, though. It ranks 27th of all 32 for adults and 26th for kids 7 to 13. The theming that makes a five-year-old's day reads as a lot of noise to a thirteen-year-old, and there's no sit-down restaurant anywhere on site.
Two Value resorts sharing a Skyliner station. Art of Animation sleeps six and has more to do; Pop Century costs about $40 a night less.
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Room access differs by building here, so which one you get matters more than usual. 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.
The family suites have interior entrances and two bathrooms. The Little Mermaid rooms are standard Value rooms with exterior doors and one bathroom, and they are a different product sold under the same resort name.
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 | 7 / 10 | 7.6 | 19th of 32 |
| Everything close together | 4 / 10 | 6.0 | 24th of 32 |
| Things to do on site | 7 / 10 | 7.2 | 18th of 32 |
| Suits under 4s | 9 / 10 | 7.8 | 1st of 32 |
| Suits ages 4 to 6 | 10 / 10 | 7.8 | 1st of 32 |
| Suits ages 7 to 13 | 3 / 10 | 6.2 | 27th of 32 |
| Suits adults | 1 / 10 | 5.5 | 28th of 32 |
| Getting to Magic Kingdom · bus | 4 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to EPCOT · skyliner | 6 / 10 | 5.5 | – |
| Getting to Hollywood Studios · skyliner | 6 / 10 | 4.5 | – |
| Getting to Animal Kingdom · bus | 4 / 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
About $281 a night on average, which mixes the Little Mermaid standard rooms with the suites, so a suite costs well above it. Pop Century next door is about $238 and sleeps four on the same Skyliner line, so two Pop Century rooms usually cost less than one suite here. What the suite buys is one door, two bathrooms, a kitchenette and a much better score for four-to-six-year-olds.
Across 53 check-in weeks, a night here ranged from $236 to $388, a swing of 64%. The cheapest week checked in on January 4, 2027 and the priciest on December 28, 2026.
Room only, before tax, for a four night midweek stay for two adults, read from Disney on September 27, 2026.
What Art of Animation is really like
The suites are the whole point. A door between the parents and the kids on a Disney budget is worth more by day four than any theming.
The family suites have two bathrooms, which is what people actually rave about afterward and why they cost what they do. The Little Mermaid rooms are standard Value rooms with one bathroom and no separate bedroom, so they're a different product under the same resort name, and most complaints about the price are about those, not the suites.
You change at Caribbean Beach for both parks, which adds 5 to 10 minutes each way compared with staying at the hub itself.
The Cars courtyard is the furthest from everything and the most popular, so families walk a long way to a room they picked from a photo.
Landscape of Flavors is a better food court than the Value tier usually gets, which matters when it's the only food on site.
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 is Art of Animation best for?
Families of five or six with young kids doing EPCOT and Hollywood Studios. Its family suites are the cheapest rooms for six on the Skyliner, and the station is on site.
Art of Animation or Pop Century?
Art of Animation, for about $43 more a night, if you need to sleep more than four or your kids are four to six. Pop Century if you need the lowest price and four beds are enough. Same Skyliner line, same park scores.
Does Art of Animation sleep six?
The family suites do, in the Cars, Lion King and Nemo wings. The Little Mermaid rooms are standard rooms and sleep four.
Is Art of Animation good for teenagers?
No. It ranks 26th of 32 for ages 7 to 13 and 27th for adults. There's no slide complex, the arcade is small, and there's no sit-down restaurant.
How do you get to the parks from Art of Animation?
The Skyliner to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, scoring 6 out of 10 each with a change at Caribbean Beach. Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are buses, at 4.