Caribbean Beach vs Coronado Springs

Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort seen from outside — Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort seen from outside — Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

The short answer

Two of the strongest Moderates, and the choice really comes down to transport versus everything else. Caribbean Beach has the Skyliner, which scores 9 out of 10 for both EPCOT and Hollywood Studios against Coronado's 4 and 5. If those are your parks, that gap matters more than anything else on this page. Coronado Springs wins almost everything else: things to do scores 9 against 4, adults 8 against 4, and it has four sit-down restaurants against Caribbean Beach's one. It's also about $30 a night cheaper on average.

Choose Caribbean Beach if EPCOT and Hollywood Studios are your main parks, you have young kids, and you'd rather spend the day out than at the resort.

Choose Coronado Springs if you want the most resort for the money, you're traveling with adults or older kids, and you aren't tied to EPCOT.

Coronado Springs is about $27 a night cheaper on average, about $189 over a seven-night stay.

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Side by side

Category	Caribbean Beach	Coronado Springs
Nightly rate, on average	$338	$311
Pools	8 / 10	8 / 10	7.0
Splash pads and slides	8 / 10	7 / 10	7.7
Things to do on site	4 / 10	9 / 10	7.0
Suits toddlers	9 / 10	8 / 10	7.4
Suits ages 7 to 13	5 / 10	7 / 10	5.9
Suits adults	4 / 10	8 / 10	5.4
Table-service restaurants	1	4
Bars and lounges	1	4
Getting to EPCOT	9 / 10	4 / 10
Getting to Hollywood Studios	9 / 10	5 / 10
Overall average	7.0 / 10	7.0 / 10

Averaged across the scored categories the two are level, at 7.0 and 7.0 out of ten. On the numbers this is a genuine coin toss, so pick on the one or two lines above that matter most to you. Green marks the better of the two on that line. Counts of restaurants, bars and beds are quantities, not scores. The average across all 32 resorts is pools 7.0, splash pads 7.7, things to do 7.0.

The case for each

Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

Moderate · about $338 a night on average · sleeps 5

GoodThe Skyliner is the whole argument: 9 out of 10 to both EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, no bus. Fuentes del Morro is a pirate fort with cannons, two slides and a zero-entry edge, and the separate splash area scores 8.

Less goodThings to do scores 4, tied for the lowest on property, with one sit-down restaurant and one bar. The resort wraps around a big lake, so your room can be a long walk from the main pool.

Pick this one if: EPCOT and Hollywood Studios are your main parks, you have young kids, and you'd rather spend the day out than at the resort.

Dining on siteSebastian's Bistro for a sit-down meal, Centertown Market and Spyglass Grill for counter service, and one bar.

What there is to do on siteScores 4 out of 10, tied with Pop Century for the lowest on property: Under the Seashell painting, a nightly campfire on Martinique Beach, a nightly island party and a movie under the stars every night.

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

Moderate · about $311 a night on average · sleeps 4

GoodThings to do scores 9 out of 10, well above the average of 7.0 out of 10, with three instructor-led sessions including Sangria University. Four sit-down restaurants, plus four bars. It scores 8 for adults, Deluxe territory at a Moderate price.

Less goodIt's bus only, and the transport scores show it: 4 to EPCOT and 5 to Hollywood Studios against Caribbean Beach's 9 for both. The splash pads score 7 against 8, and it's a big site, so Gran Destino tower is a walk from the Dig Site pool.

Pick this one if: you want the most resort for the money, you're traveling with adults or older kids, and you aren't tied to EPCOT.

Dining on siteToledo, Maya Grill and Three Bridges Bar and Grill among four sit-down restaurants, plus four bars.

What there is to do on siteScores 9 out of 10, well above the average of 7.0 out of 10: Sangria University, Spanish mosaic art and the Colors of Coronado painting class, plus a resort scavenger hunt and a nightly campfire.

Both pools score 8, and both have a waterslide. Neither resort is the problem here, they're just built for different trips. Transport scores are our judgment of typical trips, because Disney doesn't publish bus times. Restaurant counts and nightly rates come from Disney's own pages.

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Common questions

Which Moderate resort is better, Caribbean Beach or Coronado Springs?

It depends on your parks. Caribbean Beach for EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, because the Skyliner scores 9 for both. Coronado Springs for everything else, with things to do at 9 against 4 and much better dining.

Which is cheaper?

Coronado Springs, at about $311 a night on average against $338. That's about $30 a night, which is small for the difference in what you get on site.

Is the Skyliner worth choosing a resort for?

If you're doing EPCOT or Hollywood Studios most days, yes. It's the difference between a 9 and a 4 in our transport scores, and there's no bus line.

Which is better with young children?

Caribbean Beach, by a little: it scores 9 for under-fours against 8, and its splash pads 8 against 7.