I've stayed at all except Coronado Springs. However, it has been years so I do not know how the years have affected them! What is your favorite, if your going to pay the extra $100 a night over the values, which moderate resort would it be for? Or, would you pick Art of animation or Pop Century over them ?
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Marathon Weekend Half Marathon: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
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My vote is CSR. We love the ease of transportation, beautiful grounds, pool, food. We stay there every time!
Riverside for me. But I am probably a little bias on that because it was the first one we stayed at on our first trip.
Mine is the French Quarter.
* stayed at more then once
Yacht Club, POR, POFQ,CSR,All Star Sports*,
CBR,Pop Century*,CR,WL,FortWilderness* Animal Kingdom lodge,All Star Music*.
It's been a few years since I've stayed at any of the moderates but my favorites are Port Orleans French Quarter and Coronado Springs resort.
Linda aka: Faline
INTERCOT Staff: Vacation Planning,Trip Reports and Disney Camping
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I have only stayed at two, CBR and POFQ. Of those I prefer POFQ. I like the smaller size and that there is only one bus stop for that resort.
Marci
Many visits. Live 20 minutes from the parks.
Work at Universal Studios in Diagon Alley. Ollivanders/ wand magic.
1. CBR
2. POF
3. POR
I like them all, but in that order.
Never stayed at the CSR...
Scallywag
August 2004 - POR
May 2006 - POF (Honeymoon Trip)
September 2006 - Royal Pacific (Universal Studios)
April 2007 - POR
July 2009 - CBR
June 2013 - CBR
June 2014 - POF
June 2016 - POLY
June 2017 - AKL
June 2018 - BC
I've stayed at all the moderates and can say there's not really a "best." They all have positives. I think it's much more about which theme you like. For instance, CBR would be my absolute least favorite. Not because there's anything wrong with it but because I live at the beach. I see beach stuff every day of the year so I don't want that at a resort, but it's still a good resort.
Are they worth it over the values? Only if you plan to take advantage of the amenities. If you're a park commando and only sleep at the resort, no, it's not worth it. If you enjoy pool time and some of the extra perks of a resort, they're definitely worth it.
Chris, aka Strmchsr
INTERCOT Staff: Vacation Planning, Guests with Special Needs, and Weather Guru
We have stayed at them all. I'll list them in order of our preference.
1. CBR - We like the beachy/tropical theme.
2. POFQ - Liked the smaller size of this resort.
3. CSR - Stayed once, never had a desire to return, but it was nice.
4. POR - We just don't like this resort. Being from Louisiana perhaps has something to do with it, just not a fan.
Denise
Resorts we've stayed at in 20+ trips: ASMo, ASMu, ASSp, PC, CSR, CBR, POR, POFQ, WL, AKL Jambo, AKL Kidani, Poly, Contemporary, BC, YC, BWV, OKW, SSR, Swan, Shades of Green, Vero Beach, Disneyland Resort
Next Trip: ???
I would also vote for POFQ, if we were going to spend the extra. Love its compact size and "feel".
But we also love Pop Century and most of the time, the $$ is a big factor for us.
1971 (age 15) MK was new!
1974 off-site (Senior Trip)
1982 off-site
1988 off-site
May 2002 AS-Sports, with DW & kids
May 2004 Pop Century
Feb 2005 Wilderness Lodge
Oct 2006 Pop Century
Oct 2008 Camped at Fort Wilderness
Feb 2010 Cruise on the Wonder
Dec 2014 POFQ for Christmas!
Coronado Springs is our favorite, though we haven't stayed at Caribbean Beach.
Steve (aka brownie)
INTERCOT Staff: Accommodations & Mousellaneous
ASMv 4/00, 10/01, 11/03, 5/21
ASMu 8/12, 11-12/22
AKL 6/18
BC 9/94
CSR 8/14, 3-4/22
POP 11-12/10, 3/12, 10/12, 7/17, 4/22
POFQ 10/01
POR 9/04, 1/16, 11/19
WL 12/03
Disneyland 6/07, 1/15, 10/24
Disney Dream 8/14
We've stayed at all four and love all four. Each have something to offer:
POR: I love the morning walk, winding through the Alligator Bayou, past Ole Man Island (theme music playing,) to the Riverside Mill food court. Plus, love boat ride to DTD.
CSR: Pepper Market is my favorite moderate food court. Beautiful Lake. Best sit-down restaurant (Maya Grill) of the four mods.
PFQ: Quaint. Perfect. Not a bad room in the resort. Boat ride to DTD. "Freshly-made Beignets!" 'Nuff said.
CBR: Big. Lots of activities. Love eating outside the food court, overlooking the lake with the pool-commotion noise in the background.
If I think real hard, the resort I'm most excited to return to is POR. But I don't think there's a bad choice in the lot.
WDW - 99 Off Site
WDW - 00 C.Springs, Wilderness
WDW - 01 POFQ, Boardwalk
WDW - 02 C.Beach, POFQ, AK Lodge
WDW - 04 Riverside
WDW - 05 C.Springs
WDW - 07 Riverside
WDW - 11 C.Beach
WDW - 12 POFQ
WDW - 14 Riverside
WDW - 15 POFQ
WDW - 19 Wilderness
WDW - 20 C.Beach
FQ or Riverside !! They feel like a deluxe with a moderate price tag.
80 1st./04POR/05POR/06POR/07POR/08POR/09POR/10POR/
11PORJan/11PORApr/12ASPJun/12AKLJul/12POPNov/13AKL/
14FQJun/14POPJul/14PORNov/15POPFeb/15FQJun/15AoADec/16ASPNov/17AoAJun/ 17POPSep/18CBJun/19PORApr/
IN GOD WE TRUST !!
STEELERS, SIX TIME SUPERBOWL CHAMPS
I've stayed at CSR the past 6 years and truely enjoy the stay. The only other moderate I have stayed at is CBR and prefer CSR. I've heard nice thing about POFQ and plan to stay there on an upcoming trip. CSR is laid out beautifully and the fitness center and spa are a tipping point for me over the other moderates.
POR!! Love it!!:mickey:
2002 All-Star
2004 Port Orleans
2008 Port Orleans & Disney Wonder
2011 Port Orleans & Beach Club
2012 Beach Club
2013 Port Orleans & Boardwalk
2014 Grand Floridian
2015 Port Orleans
2015 Wilderness Lodge
