Reviews of Art of Animation Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by Dale Review Date: 01/12/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had a great stay at Art of Animation. Staying in the Little Mermaid Section, we found the rooms bright well themed, and large for the two of us. We had a great view of hourglass lake and Pop Century Resort. The grounds were filled with lively thememing from the corresponding movies. The lobby was bright and colorful and the large food court had an excellent variety of items.
Pros:
Vibrant Design, Nice Pools, ElevatorsCons:
—Reviewed by clayalex02 Review Date: 01/07/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Stayed at AoA Dec 15-23. Loved the extra room, however there was not enough comfortable furniture in the living room if we all wanted to watch TV together.
The resort is beautifully designed, did not see much other than what was immediately around us, but what we did see we loved. Stayed in Lion King Suite in building 10. Great location, not far from the buses (going the back way through the parking lot was even quicker), close to the pool and the food court.
The only issue was the air conditioning system. We, as a family, prefer to sleep in a cold room and cover up with blankets. The system kept shutting off in the middle of the night and the room would become warm, waking me up. I finally figured out that if you left it on Auto, it would shut off automatically thinking no one was in the room. So finally, left the fan running on med. That seemed to solve the issue.
Phone service was spotty. Could not get the internet service to work at all.
Would stay here again.
Pros:
Theming, two bathrooms, food courtCons:
air conditioning systemReviewed by mamalydia Review Date: 01/07/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
This was our 1st visit and it was great! Front desk as extremely helpful..got to check in as soon as we arrived at 11am! Room in NEMO section was perfect....close to main lobby, food court and pool. Hotel themes were great!! Took LOTs of pictures!!
Housekeeping was GREAT!! Clean rooms, rooms were FULLY stocked with all necessary items, shampoo, towels, places,cups,utensils. We had our own bus transportation to/from parks, DID NOT share the ride with any other hotel..this is a PLUS, especially after a very LONG day at the theme parks! We will definitely return to this hotel! Price was great for the NEMO Suite, and room enough for 4 adults!!!
Pros:
great location;bus transportation;great housekeeping;fun hotel themeCons:
noneReviewed by mg0914 Review Date: 01/07/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We stayed at AofA during the first week of December in a suite in the Nemo section. The lobby, hallways and rooms themselves are all visually stunning. So much thought and imagination went into the design!
We had a negative experience our first night at the hotel that bears mentioning and I'd like to do that first and then talk about all the good stuff! After turning in for the night around 11:00, we were awakened repeatedly until past midnight (and then again after 2:00 a.m.) by people returning to their rooms. It was amazing how many families think it's okay to be loud and obnoxious at that hour. I've never experienced that to that degree at any other Disney hotel. It only happened that one night however.
The cast members were all very friendly and helpful. We had an issue on the first day and were unable to get into our room but several cast members went out of their way to help us out.
The four of us had enough space in the suite. There were two full baths - very nice! The beds were only okay - I believe they were full size, not queens and just semi-comfortable. Everything else about the room was very cool though.
We experienced no problems whatsoever with the Wifi, or the tv reception or cell phone reception as I read others have in previous posts.
The cafeteria has a wide variety of selections. It's best to go at off peak times of course and take a few minutes to study the various selections before jumping into a line. We went to the cafeteria twice and it was not crowded. The gift shop is large and has a nice selection of resort themed items.
The bus wait was very reasonable. It was usually crowded coming home at night and it still amazes me that most guys won't give up their seats for a lady or for kids. Come on guys...be a gentleman. Seat arrangements shouldn't be determined strictly on a "first come, first served" basis!
Everything else about our stay was great and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend AofA. We toured the entire resort and were amazed. Disney did a great job! Even if you're not planning on staying there, it's worth a visit!
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design & layoutCons:
noneReviewed by motoman41 Review Date: 01/06/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Just got back from stay 12-28 to 1-3-13. Had a king room in Building 7 of Little Mermaid. Great room on 3rd floor in back facing Hourglass lake and Pop Century. Long walk to Animation Hall and bus stop and main pool.
Room has motion sensor thermostat so room got hot in middle of night. when I got up it turned air on. Food court was crowded at times but ok.
Will probably stay at Pop Century again next time.
If you stay in a suite up front, you will be ok.
