Which Value and Why??

[NJGIRL]

Long story but our trip in October is a 3 day Disney Cruise followed by 7 days in our timeshare. Well, we were supposed to leave Saturday night but the airline changed our flight to afternoon. We would have to leave the park by 2:00 so we decided to leave on Sunday instead. We now have to find a place to stay for Saturday night. Since this is another added expense not planned for I want to go for something cheap. Which value resort do you like to stay in and why? I have never even visited the values so know nothing about them. What are the restaurants and rooms like? How about the pools? There will probably be time for swimming at night or the morning before we leave.We are two adults and two boys. Please help!

[sisterdisco]

We made an impromptu trip once, and the only choices were POP or GF. We chose POP, not knowing what to expect.

We loved it. We stayed in the 70's section. Everytime I opened the door to my room, I heard the Bee Gees' or "rollercoaster". Although the rooms are small, they are more than adequate for a one night stay.

The pool is basic.

The food court had way more choices than a Deluxe Hotel.

It is still Disney----you can't think of it as a RedRoof Inn or HoJo. You will be pleasantly surprised!

[wdwvacationeer]

About 2 years ago we stayed at the All-Star Movies and really liked it. We were in one of the Fantasia buildings, so it was close to the big pool, buses and main building where the food court and shopping was. The pool was very nice and the food court had a rather large selection. Our room was clean and mousekeeping was great. My youngest DD was 6 years old at the time and absolutely loved everything about this resort. We would definately stay there again.

[Von-Drake]

We have stayed in All Star Sports once and POP twice. Got to say we enjoyed the POP a little better overall, but my son loved the statues of Hewey Dewey and Louie on the soccer field in front of our room. I would think for a one night stay any of them would be fine, but for any longer period I would try to get into POP.

[disneymom15]

My first choice is always POP, We've stayed at all 4 values and like them all.

[henry.james.s]

Pop is my choice of the Value resorts mainly because of the location being in the middle of the resort travel wise. I always have a car and all reseort destinations are quickly reached.
The vibe there is cool too.

[Bethis26fan]

I like the movies it's just so much fun with the theme. The next one I want to stay at is Pop it looks as it would be a fun resort as well.

[Marker]

I've been fortunate enough to have stayed at all of the value resort. In my opinion, there is really not a handful of difference between them. Having said that, I think Sports may be my least favorite, but I would ( and likely will ) happily stay there again.

People will talk about the fact that POP is the newest, but don't be fooled to think that the others are therefore more run down. I have definitely NOT found that to be the case.

People will talk about the differences in transportation. The fact that POP sits alone, and the AllStar resorts sometimes share buses. They do in fact sometimes share buses, but during higher volume times, they get their own buses. And during times when they are sharing buses, I find that you'll see more All*Star buses than POP buses to better handle it. So in the end, there really isn't much difference in transportation.

The primary difference is the theming, and that's just a matter of personal choice. I think no matter which Value is chosen, your experience should be fine.

[NJGIRL]

Thanks for all the replies!

[Young@Heart]

The only value we have stayed at is POP! We were very happy w/ our stay, so much so that we chose to book POP again, even though it would have cost less to book one room at POR.

I have a feeling you'll enjoy any of the values, but for now, our value of choice is definitely POP!

[AllDisney]

We have stayed at all the values. Depends on what theme you are going for that would influence the resort that you pick. We really like Movies & Music the best. To us Sports is louder than the others. It seems more children are running around that resort than the other values. POP is fine, but a very large resort.

We like the size, the theme & the overall feel of Music or Movies.

You really can't make a bad choice here, but hope this input helps you out.

[Pop Centurion]

I've only stayed at Pop & AS Music but by far I prefer Pop for it's atmosphere. To me, no matter how tired you are the place just livens you up.

[Sam&Alex&Josh'sMOM]

We have stayed at ASMu and POP, and we liked them both. The only reason we chose POP again this time was the huge statues of Lady & Tramp that my daughters love. You are in good hands wherever you stay... It's DISNEY!

[FenwayGirl]

We have stayed at ASMovies and ASMusic suites. The kids loved the theme of the Movies. We also enjoyed our stay in the Jazz section (family suites) last January

[alicia524luvstw]

My family loves PoP. Food court, theming, the bus stops-everything

[brownie]

We've enjoyed staying at All-Star Movies. We like the theming and have never been far from the main building. The food court is bigger than at the other All-Stars, as well.

[E-OR]

We are in a similar situation and chose to stay at Pop for one night just to see what it is like. We have seen such great reviews about this resort and thought it would be fun to try. We then are switching to ASmovies. We were booked at POR but decided to switch to a value to save money and becasue we are happy staying at the value resorts.

[LizLovesDiz]

We love Pop Century! It's newer,and it seems like it's much closer to everything!

[Disney Lynn]

We've stayed in all of them at least once, but for the past several trips, we've chosen the POP. Since we always have a car, driving to and from the parks seems to be easier at the POP than at the All-Stars. (Although I always recommend taking the bus to the MK.)

The room sizes are identical at each. You'll have two double beds, a small bathroom, a vanity area, a small table and two chairs. For one night, you'll be fine. For a longer stay, you may be cramped!

No Value has a restaurant- only Food Courts. The POP food court isn't bad, although we rarely eat there. ( I personally like it more than the one at the POFQ) Since you're coming from a timeshare, you may have leftover food; be forewarned that the POP does not have refrigerators. You can pay extra for one (on a first come,first served basis) or buy a cheap cooler to store your food. We always have breakfast foods and snack items to keep cold.

The pools are large and fun for kids. No hot tubs, though. Each Value has more than one pool. If you're light sleepers, may sure you do not get a room facing one of the pools!