I SEE you hovering your mouse over the “checkout” button on the Disney World website, you’re all ready to commit to a hotel room that’ll become your “home away from home.” But before you make that final click of confirmation, WATCH THIS VIDEO and make sure that the room you’re ABOUT to purchase isn’t actually gonna be the WORST decision for your 2025 vacation.
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Wilderness Lodge is TOP NOTCH istg. There’s actually a fireworks viewing area at Geyser Point that pipes in the music and audio from the show, you can see the Electrical Water Pageant from the resort, and it’s especially gorgeous around the Christmas season.
Water taxi is really hot for when you’re in the summer months
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“Rendered useless” 😆
My favorite resort has been and always will be Port Orleans French Quarter. Quiet, relaxing, everything's in walking distance. Love it!
I do not really think anyone wants to stay at the contemporary resort for the Incredibles theming but rather amenities and access to the monorail etc….. The rooms overall have not been very well received by experienced guests. Disney and the new obsession's with fake wood vinyl flooring in premium and moderate priced resorts has not been well enjoyed either with people preferring carpet for a more cozy room feel.
There has been a huge trend in de theming occurring when Disney renovates a resort and it feels more like your staying at a mid range hotel with the same furniture and cabinets etc…. that you would see in a random mid priced place…..only you are paying 1,200$ at Disney a night rather than 175$. All they did to make it unique after renovations at the contemporary with throw some cheap picture frames on the walls and a few minor accents and other than that is is your bog standard no frills hotel room you normally get under 200 bucks a night outside of Disney.
Waste of cash, Stay elsewhere……
Gran Destino is not the first stop in the Coronado Springs bus loop, it is the last (bus stop #2 is first drop off and pick up for park trips). The tower is the first stop for Disney Springs buses.
People need to stop buying from disney direct and are better off renting dvc points. Way better hotels for WAY cheaper.
My favorite is port orleans.
Do we know what the construction is for pop in December 2025?
Heads up for Coranado though: During cheer competitions and other competitions, the resort is HEAVYILY busy.
Please review the videos after they're posted. Need to fix the spanning shots. The stuttering is really bad.
by the way epic universe is universal's 4th park, volcano bay is the 3rd park
We select a resort for our WDW vacations based on location / convenience and we get the whole family involved in planning and making the final selections. The best part, no matter where we stay and what we do, is having our family all together. Our favorites resorts in order are: Boardwalk Villas, Polynesian Resort, Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Grand Floridian Villas, Bay Lake Tower.
We recently stayed in a Little Mermaid room at Art of Animation. The room looked new. No carpeting which is a huge plus in my opinion. No wear on anything. The bed was as comfortable as the Animal Kingdom Lodge room we stayed in for the second half of our trip.
For me….Coronado Springs, have loved it since 1997 !
Wish they made a moderate deluxe priced hotel that has elements of art of animation and all stars. Tired of the new Disney hotels looking like modern hotels .
We just spent several days at Pop Century. We love the Skyliner access for Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Plus the theming is fun and the price is friends for our Disney budget. It’s our family go-to whenever we visit WDW.
❤ Thanks AJ! After visiting almost every resort, at different times of the year and reasons, my favorite would be PO Riverside ❣😊
What about special needs people they need their naps too
My family will probably be going in 2026 or 2027, and we'll be staying in Shades of Green. Have any of your team stayed there? If so, what do they think about it?
I think the theming at Art of Animation is really cute and colourful, but we really enjoyed Pop Century, rooms were refurbished with good storage space, and it wasn’t overwhelmingly spread out like Caribbean Beach where we stayed once. And I would stay anywhere with access to the Skyliner, best way to get around!
My family and I always stay at the wilderness lodge hotel. It’s beautiful, and you can ride the boat daily to the magic kingdom. Once, we stayed at the Coronado hotel. It was awful. Way too far and the buses took over an hour to come. The main quick service was terrible too. We enjoyed pop century more. When my husband and I stayed there on our own, without our kids.
Could you maybe make a "when money's not an option" video? Like where you showcase meals, snacks, hotels, souvenirs and experiences purely for peak quality without considering money when doing the ranking? Different people have different budgets and sometimes you are able to buy the best thing in a goven category, but videos which consider budget in the ranking befuddle what's really the best versus what has a good balance of cost and quality.
Favorite themed hotel – Wilderness Lodge, hands down. Calm, emersive, elegant, awesome!
I just got back from a trip and stayed at Pop Century. My tip is get a room in the 80s building , building 7 . It’s literally like a 10 minute walk to the buses and a 10 minute walk to the Skyliner. It was very quiet too. I was on the fourth floor. I’m definitely going to request this same room every time I go. Great video as always thanks for sharing.