(Next Best Resort Choices)

This site recommends here the Polynesian for those who can afford it, and Disney’s Pop Century Resort for those who can’t.

For those who can’t, or won’t, stay at one of these two resorts, below are the next best options, in order, by price category.

See this for details on the features of the various resort price categories (Deluxe, Moderate, Value).

SUMMARY: BEST WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT CHOICES IN ORDER

Value Resorts:

  1. Pop Century
  2. All-Star Movies
  3. All-Star Sports
  4. All-Star-Music

(These rankings are very close…)

Moderate resorts (not recommended for first time visitors, see this for why):

(The first four rankings are close, especially 3 and 4.)

Deluxe resorts:

  1. Animal Kingdom Lodge
  2. Contemporary
  3. Grand Floridian
  4. Beach Club
  5. Yacht Club
  6. BoardWalk Inn

(These rankings are NOT close.)

Disney Vacation Club resorts (not recommended for first time visitors, see this for why):

  1. The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
  2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas–Jambo House
  3. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas–Kidani Village
  4. Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
  5. Disney’s Beach Club Villas
  6. Disney’s Boardwalk Villas
  7. Disney’s Old Key West Resort
  8. Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa, main resort
  9. Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort, Treehouse Villas area.

(These rankings are NOT close.)

WDW Resorts at Disney World Ranked and Rated

WHY THESE ARE THE BEST CHOICES

The thumbnail (click to open, when open click again one or two times to enlarge) shows the basis of these recommendations: the resorts grouped by rankings of convenience and kid appeal.

See this for more on kid appeal, and this for more on convenience.

See this for details on the features of the various resort price categories (Deluxe, Moderate, Value).

REALLY GEEKY SUPPLEMENT

Also see How Many Square Feet in a Square Foot? for a review of Walt Disney World Resort room sizes compared to industry standards.

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