A valuable "value" introduction...

Good afternoon! I have been asked by one of my (I can hardly contain myself) readers that I talk about the values resorts and what they offer. No problem! I am here for you! So, there are technically four values resorts; the All-Star Movies, All-Star Music, All-Star Sports, and Pop Century. You can also get a huge bang for your buck on a Disney vacation if you are the camping type and drive a motor home down, Walt Disney World has Ft. Wilderness Campground, but its not technically a "value resort". I will talk about this resort more later on though.

I have stayed in each of the value resorts numerous times. It is true as much as I like the others and LOVE the deluxes, when it comes down to affordability the values are a lot of the time the way to go.

The values have pros and cons. But it all depends on the way you look at it. In general, at all of them you're going to find certain standards. Generally; the rooms will have two double beds, some have one king (but it needs to be requested at the time of booking because they use these rooms for guests with disabilities), a bathroom, a vanity area with a sink, wall safe, hangers, a TV on a dresser, and a table and chairs. What more could you really need if you're going to be at the parks all day? This is exactly what I think these rooms are best suited for. A family who is looking to go to Walt Disney World on a budget, and maybe one that has either never been there before or hasn't been there in a long time and will be spending the majority of their time at the parks. Its a place to shower and sleep.

Now if you're used to being pampered on vacation and saw some of the amenities that I began to list in the section of the deluxes, you won't find most at the values. One interesting things about the deluxes is that they all have at rooms that open to a hallway. At the values, there are different buildings, so you would walk to your building and your door would open up to outside. This is similar to what one would think a "motel" is. But for that matter, the moderate resorts are the same way as well. Also, there is no room service and no sit-down restaurants at these resorts. All of them have a very good quick service location in the main building of the resorts where the merchandise shop and guest check-in is located too.

And lastly, the other major difference is the transportation to the theme parks and Downtown Disney. If you don't have your own vehicle the only way to get where you're going on Disney property is by bus. Now, this is not a big deal. I have been there where the timing has been perfect ans I hardly waited for a bus and there was almost no one on it and got to where I was going no problem. Mind you I have also been there when as I was walking towards my bus queue I watched the one I needed pull away and they run on 15-20 minute intervals, it was crowded and there were no seats. But all in all I do not think the bus thing is a reason not to book at the values.

Really the transportation workings at Disney World is going to be several blogs on its own. I will blog about each value resort and its specific amenities all this week so stay tuned....lots of good info to come!