Subject: Available: The Little Mermaid Standard Room at Disney's Art of Animation Resort
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Disney doesn’t tell you when a room at Art of Animation Resort comes back. We email you when it does, with the room, the dates and the price, and you book it on Disney’s own site. You can also watch for a lower price on a room you could already book. How alerts work, and what they can’t do.
What Art of Animation Resort costs across the year
Disney’s own standard rate for a 4-night stay, two adults, before tax, across the 46 check-in weeks still to come. A room alert is worth the most in the expensive weeks, because that’s when the resort fills up.
| Week | Per night |
|---|---|
| Cheapest week still to come, week of January 4, 2027 | $236 |
| Most expensive week still to come, week of December 28 | $388 |
| The swing | 64% |
Collected from Disney on September 27, 2026. Prices move; this is what to expect, not a quote.
How we score Art of Animation Resort
Here’s how Art of Animation Resort stacks up on our own 0–10 scores, applied the same way to all 32 resorts. These are our judgments, not Disney’s numbers.
| Measure | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Suits ages 1 to 3 | 9 / 10 | 1st of 32 (tied) |
| Suits ages 4 to 6 | 10 / 10 | 1st of 32 (tied) |
| Things to do on site | 7 / 10 | 18th of 32 (tied) |
| Splash pads and slides | 7 / 10 | 19th of 32 (tied) |
| Easy to get around | 4 / 10 | 24th of 32 (tied) |
| Pool for ages 1 to 3 | 5 / 10 | 26th of 32 (tied) |
| Pools | 5 / 10 | 27th of 32 (tied) |
| Suits ages 7 to 13 | 3 / 10 | 27th of 32 (tied) |
| Pool for ages 4 to 6 | 5 / 10 | 28th of 32 |
| Pool for ages 7 to 13 | 3 / 10 | 28th of 32 (tied) |
| Suits adults | 1 / 10 | 28th of 32 (tied) |
Art of Animation Resort has 1 bar and lounge.
What we like about Art of Animation Resort
- Top marks for young kids. It ties for first of 32 for under-fours and for ages 4 to 6, at about $281 a night.
- A Skyliner station on site. EPCOT and Hollywood Studios are a gondola ride away, with one change at Caribbean Beach.
What we don’t
- Almost nothing for adults. It ranks 28th of 32 for adults, with one food court, one bar and no sit-down restaurant.
- Older kids outgrow it fast. It ranks 27th of 32 for ages 7 to 13. The pool is below average, too.
The 5 room types at Art of Animation Resort
These are the rooms Disney sells online here, with what each sleeps. You can watch one of them, several, or the whole resort. The largest sleeps 6, and 4 of them sleep six or more.
| Room type | Sleeps |
|---|---|
| The Little Mermaid Standard Room | 4 |
| Cars Family Suites | 6 |
| Family Suite | 6 |
| Finding Nemo Family Suites | 6 |
| The Lion King Family Suites | 6 |
Sleeps counts everyone aged 3 and up. Each room also takes one baby under 3.
An alert is a head start, not a reservation: we don’t hold or book rooms, and we aren’t affiliated with Disney.
Can’t get a room at Art of Animation Resort?
These score closest to it on the measures above, and they cost less. Watching two or three resorts at once is usually faster than waiting on one room.
| Resort | Per night | Against Art of Animation Resort |
|---|---|---|
| Pop Century Resort | $238 | about $40 less a night |
| All-Star Movies Resort | $184 | about $100 less a night |
| All-Star Music Resort | $183 | about $100 less a night |
Common questions
Can I get an alert when a room at Art of Animation Resort opens up?
Yes. Pick your dates and party, then watch one room type, several, or any room here. When one becomes bookable, we email you the room, the dates, the price and a link to book it on Disney’s site, and text you too if you add your mobile.
How many people can stay in a room at Art of Animation Resort?
Rooms here sleep from 4 to 6 people aged 3 and up, depending on the room, and every room also takes one baby under 3. The table above has each one.
Do you book the room for me?
No. An alert is a head start, not a reservation. You book directly with Disney, and the room is yours once you do.
Can I watch for a lower price at Art of Animation Resort?
Yes. Set a price on the alert form and we’ll email you (and text you, if you add your mobile) when a room here drops below it, whether you’ve booked it already or not. Disney won’t lower a booked price for you: how to get the lower price after booking.
What does an alert cost?
One payment, from $19.99, and it watches until check-in. Nothing renews. Another resort or other dates is another alert.
Room availability alerts at other resorts
Deciding whether Art of Animation Resort is right for your family in the first place? Read our review of Art of Animation Resort, scored on 28 measures against the other 30 resorts.
Not sure Art of Animation Resort is the right one?
We score all 32 Walt Disney World resorts against your family's ages, budget and parks, and Art of Animation Resort is one of them. If something else fits better, it’s better to know before you wait for a room.
Resort sold out for your dates? Set a room alert and we will email you when one opens.