I ranked all of the Walt Disney World Resorts! Do you agree?

Published on 30 June 2024 at 20:23

There are quite a few lists out there that rank the Walt Disney resorts. As I was looking at these lists, I thought it would be fun to create my own ranking! I didn’t want to factor price into my decisions. I wanted to rank them truly based on what they have to offer. The criteria for my rankings include the theming, size, restaurants, transportation, pools, proximity to parks, and rooms. Because I am not using price as a factor, it only made sense to split my rankings into how Disney categorizes their resorts. There is technically a fourth category which is part of the Disney Vacation Club called “Deluxe Villas”. A lot of these Villas are simply separate buildings on the same property as a Deluxe resort. For example, Bay Lake Tower is the Deluxe Villa that is connected to The Contemporary. Because they share amenities, I did not include those. However, there are a few that are not connected to a Deluxe resort and stand alone. These were added to the Deluxe list. Check out my list and see where your favorite resorts rank!

Value:

  1. Pop Century
  2. All-Star Music
  3. All-Star Movies
  4. Art of Animation
  5. All-Star Sports

 

Moderate: 

  1. Coronado Springs
  2. Caribbean Beach
  3. Port Orleans Riverside
  4. Port Orleans French Quarter

 

Deluxe: 

  1. Yacht & Beach Club
  2.  Riviera (Deluxe Villa)
  3.  Polynesian
  4.  Boardwalk
  5.  Grand Floridian
  6.  Contemporary
  7. Wilderness Lodge
  8.  Animal Kingdom Lodge
  9.  Old Key West (Deluxe Villa)
  10.  Saratoga Springs (Deluxe Villa)