All-Star Movies thumbs ups, thumbs downs, good, bad; give us details about your visit

ImaMouser · 11-07-2007, 04:22 PM

We are going to All-Star movies in January '08 and would like to here stories and memories, good or bad, about your stay. Also would like to know any "don't miss" or "best to avoid" stories about this resort. What building is the best in the resort?

princessariel · 11-07-2007, 04:26 PM

I was pleasantly surprised when I took my dance team a few years back and we stayed here. The price was very good and the accomodations were good. Clean and tidy rooms. If you can I'd request a room as close as you can to the front we had to hike to get from the love bug building to the front.

The negatives to me are the amount of people that also stay there, I felt like I was on a cattle call for transportation and the food court.

tarynkelly · 11-07-2007, 04:26 PM

I have stayed in All Star Movies twice. We have never had any problems there, it's great for the kids. The food court can be crowded but you get that all over Disney cause everyone wants to be there!!!
This resort gets a thumbs up from us, the rooms are basic but how long do you spend in the rooms when you're in Disney? the beds are comfy and our room was always clean.

tarynkelly · 11-07-2007, 04:29 PM

Sorry forgot, we have stayed in Toy Story and Love Bug and no one is better than the other. Fantasia is probably the most convenient for pool and food court x x

Cinderella2 · 11-07-2007, 04:32 PM

I think it is fine. I agree with the whole cattle call thing. Transportation is packed, but they sure kept the buses running so it wasn't like we had to stand around waiting all that long. Everything was clean and nice.
Chrissy just returned from there- she'll be able to give you the most recent info.

djmasterscooter · 11-07-2007, 05:17 PM

I love the all-star movies. I'm going there in January 08 also Stayed there last year too. Very friendly, great service.

kriskay · 11-07-2007, 05:38 PM

We stayed at Mighty Ducks building 2. Was a long haul to food and transportation--maybe its not really THAT far but with all the walking we did at the parks, it sure felt like it! I agree with what another poster said...Fantasia would be most convenient! The food court wasn't so great. Food didn't TASTE that bad but always seemed old or cold or something..
Transportation was excellent...never waited very long at all..maybe 5-7 minutes at most. Of course, this was in November not in the peak season.
The gift shop employees were especially nice...front desk service wasn't very accomodating. It took us like 4 phone calls to get a late checkout.
Rooms were tidy and kept...and not as small as other posters at DWT had me imagining...

So all in all, it was a perfectly fine stay. Of course, you get what you pay for..and I will be staying at a moderate resort next time.
But I was on a strict budget so AS Movies was perfect! Was much better than anything else I could have gotten for that price at any other Non-Disney accomodations...plus I think you lose the "magic" that way...

Sonny Eclipse · 11-07-2007, 05:47 PM

I stayed there a few years ago and enjoyed it. I didn't know better so ended up in the Herbie the Love Bug section. It is quite a walk to the main building so my recommendation is to request a building that is closer. I think Toy Story and 101 Dalmatians are close.

The pool is great and the food court was pretty good as well. The rooms are a little small but that is to be expected from a value resort.

My only complaint was the buses. The buses started picking up at Sports first, then Music so by the time it got to Movies, they were sometimes quite full and we often had to stand.

ImaMouser · 11-07-2007, 05:56 PM

Which building is closer to the bus stops at All-Star Music? I have read that it's actually closer to walk to and from Music bus stops than from a certain building theme in Movies resort.

tarynkelly · 11-07-2007, 06:05 PM

That is probably Mighty Ducks, but none of them are really far away from the movies bus stops.

cp1999 · 11-08-2007, 02:10 AM

Stayed there back in the first week of January '03. I waited in a que line for over an hour just to check in. Movies by far has the best food court on property. We stayed in the love bug section. Thought it was a little far from everything, but for the price of the room and the theme of the hotel makes it very easy to forget. Hope you have fun.

Chrissy&Tayen · 11-08-2007, 09:06 AM

i havent liked either of my stay at all star movies or sports.. the maids never done anything special.. the concge. desk acted like our anni was nothing special.. i have never experianced that extra mile of magic at the values.. so i'm going mod. next time

disneydreamer98 · 11-08-2007, 09:54 AM

We have stayed at ASMo numerous times and it's one of our favorites!

My boys feel like they are "home" when we arrive there. We have had WONDERFUL things happen to us when staying at ASMo including for my Son's 5th birthday they left him an electric Test Track race car set and a huge bunch of balloons with a photograph signed card from Buzz and Woody! We always get great towel animals when there as well! I have not one bad thing to say about ASMo! It's best if you walk in with no expectations because that makes the magic even better when and if it happens! If you expect the magic and it doesn't happen, it only leads to disappointment.

As far as the closest buildings to the bus stop and food court, Fantasia is directly outiside the doors and Toy Story is directly to the left and Dalmatians is directly to the right. All of these building are now considered Preferred Rooms now. It used to be just the Fantasia buildings, but they changed the status of the other 2 sections about a year and a half ago.

If you are in the Mighty Ducks section it is indeed closer to use the ASMu bus stop!

I guess it depends on what time of the day and what day you arrive as far as how long you'll have to wait to be checked in. We usually get there first thing in the morning and haven't had to wait any longer checking in there as we did say at the Wilderness Lodge or The Polynesian.

We LOVE the themeing at ASMo you can't get any more Disney than that resort! And I have stayed at all levels of resorts at WDW and I have never once been treated any better or any worse at any of them. The Disney Magic transcends all resort categories... Disney see's no difference between the Value and Deluxe status when it comes to treating their guests with the utmost respect and decency!

DisneyLeo18 · 11-08-2007, 12:35 PM

i stayed at All Star Movies last summer. it was a great hotel but i dont think it matches up to Music and Sports. But then again i like when theres a lot of people at the hotel and not feel so alone and out of place. But it is definitely less crowded than Music and Sports. The food court is a lot better also. I stayed in Andys room (i think thats what it was called) and it was right by the food court and pretty close to the pool. all in all a great resort

DisneyLeo18 · 11-08-2007, 12:36 PM

i stayed at All Star Movies last summer. it was a great hotel but i dont think it matches up to Music and Sports. But then again i like when theres a lot of people at the hotel and not feel so alone and out of place. But it is definitely less crowded than Music and Sports. The food court is a lot better also. I stayed in Andys room (i think thats what it was called) and it was right by the food court and pretty close to the pool. all in all a great resort

11-07-2007, 04:22 PM	#1
ImaMouser D-Ticket Holder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 227	All-Star Movies thumbs ups, thumbs downs, good, bad; give us details about your visit We are going to All-Star movies in January '08 and would like to here stories and memories, good or bad, about your stay. Also would like to know any "don't miss" or "best to avoid" stories about this resort. What building is the best in the resort? __________________ Walt is the man, Mickey is the mouse but Minnie is THE WOMAN

11-07-2007, 04:26 PM	#2
princessariel Fastpass Holder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suburbia Houston Posts: 1,094	I was pleasantly surprised when I took my dance team a few years back and we stayed here. The price was very good and the accomodations were good. Clean and tidy rooms. If you can I'd request a room as close as you can to the front we had to hike to get from the love bug building to the front. The negatives to me are the amount of people that also stay there, I felt like I was on a cattle call for transportation and the food court. __________________ Summer '83-Off Site Dec '95- Shades Of Green March '03-All Star Movies March '06-All Star Movies October '07-POFQ March '10-POFQ Oct/Nov '11 ??? F&W ???

11-07-2007, 04:26 PM	#3
tarynkelly Waiting for Paris Mousemeet in Dec 2009!!!!! Woo Hoo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scurrying back to my closet before Debs catches me!! Posts: 2,223	I have stayed in All Star Movies twice. We have never had any problems there, it's great for the kids. The food court can be crowded but you get that all over Disney cause everyone wants to be there!!! This resort gets a thumbs up from us, the rooms are basic but how long do you spend in the rooms when you're in Disney? the beds are comfy and our room was always clean. __________________ Sign up for DLP Mousemeet at www.disneybrit.com/mousemeets.asp

11-07-2007, 04:29 PM	#4
tarynkelly Waiting for Paris Mousemeet in Dec 2009!!!!! Woo Hoo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scurrying back to my closet before Debs catches me!! Posts: 2,223	Sorry forgot, we have stayed in Toy Story and Love Bug and no one is better than the other. Fantasia is probably the most convenient for pool and food court x x __________________ Sign up for DLP Mousemeet at www.disneybrit.com/mousemeets.asp

11-07-2007, 04:32 PM	#5
Cinderella2 Thrilled to know there are others who sparkle! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 17,511	I think it is fine. I agree with the whole cattle call thing. Transportation is packed, but they sure kept the buses running so it wasn't like we had to stand around waiting all that long. Everything was clean and nice. Chrissy just returned from there- she'll be able to give you the most recent info. __________________ Dreams Really Do Come True

11-07-2007, 05:17 PM	#6
djmasterscooter B-Ticket Holder Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York Posts: 64	I love the all-star movies. I'm going there in January 08 also Stayed there last year too. Very friendly, great service. __________________ "Do Not Go To Disney World With A Bottle Of Pepsi. We will never see you again, and I'm pretty sure that's a bad thing"

11-07-2007, 05:38 PM	#7
kriskay B-Ticket Holder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 56	We stayed at Mighty Ducks building 2. Was a long haul to food and transportation--maybe its not really THAT far but with all the walking we did at the parks, it sure felt like it! I agree with what another poster said...Fantasia would be most convenient! The food court wasn't so great. Food didn't TASTE that bad but always seemed old or cold or something.. Transportation was excellent...never waited very long at all..maybe 5-7 minutes at most. Of course, this was in November not in the peak season. The gift shop employees were especially nice...front desk service wasn't very accomodating. It took us like 4 phone calls to get a late checkout. Rooms were tidy and kept...and not as small as other posters at DWT had me imagining... So all in all, it was a perfectly fine stay. Of course, you get what you pay for..and I will be staying at a moderate resort next time. But I was on a strict budget so AS Movies was perfect! Was much better than anything else I could have gotten for that price at any other Non-Disney accomodations...plus I think you lose the "magic" that way... __________________ ~~Kriskay~~

11-07-2007, 05:47 PM	#8
Sonny Eclipse Fastpass Holder Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 604	I stayed there a few years ago and enjoyed it. I didn't know better so ended up in the Herbie the Love Bug section. It is quite a walk to the main building so my recommendation is to request a building that is closer. I think Toy Story and 101 Dalmatians are close. The pool is great and the food court was pretty good as well. The rooms are a little small but that is to be expected from a value resort. My only complaint was the buses. The buses started picking up at Sports first, then Music so by the time it got to Movies, they were sometimes quite full and we often had to stand. __________________

11-07-2007, 05:56 PM	#9
ImaMouser D-Ticket Holder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 227	Which building is closer to the bus stops at All-Star Music? I have read that it's actually closer to walk to and from Music bus stops than from a certain building theme in Movies resort. __________________ Walt is the man, Mickey is the mouse but Minnie is THE WOMAN

11-07-2007, 06:05 PM	#10
tarynkelly Waiting for Paris Mousemeet in Dec 2009!!!!! Woo Hoo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scurrying back to my closet before Debs catches me!! Posts: 2,223	That is probably Mighty Ducks, but none of them are really far away from the movies bus stops. __________________ Sign up for DLP Mousemeet at www.disneybrit.com/mousemeets.asp

11-08-2007, 02:10 AM	#11
cp1999 D-Ticket Holder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester,NY Posts: 259	Stayed there back in the first week of January '03. I waited in a que line for over an hour just to check in. Movies by far has the best food court on property. We stayed in the love bug section. Thought it was a little far from everything, but for the price of the room and the theme of the hotel makes it very easy to forget. Hope you have fun. __________________ Mike from Rochester. Yes that Mike from Rochester. Vista Way- 1999 Coronado Springs- 2000 All Star Movies- 2003 Caribbean Beach- 2004 Animal Kingdom Lodge- 2005 Saratoga Springs- 2008 AllAbouttheMouseketeer #119 TEAM VOICE '09 "Many Goals, One Voice"

11-08-2007, 09:06 AM	#12
Chrissy&Tayen on my fall disney vacation!!!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hillbillyville.. Home of Billy Ray Cyrus....lol Posts: 5,285	i havent liked either of my stay at all star movies or sports.. the maids never done anything special.. the concge. desk acted like our anni was nothing special.. i have never experianced that extra mile of magic at the values.. so i'm going mod. next time __________________ All Star Sports July 2006 All Star Movies October 2007 Coronado Spring February 2010 Pop Century October 2010 All Star Movies September 2011 *Chrissy*

11-08-2007, 09:54 AM	#13
disneydreamer98 fed up Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 46,886	We have stayed at ASMo numerous times and it's one of our favorites! My boys feel like they are "home" when we arrive there. We have had WONDERFUL things happen to us when staying at ASMo including for my Son's 5th birthday they left him an electric Test Track race car set and a huge bunch of balloons with a photograph signed card from Buzz and Woody! We always get great towel animals when there as well! I have not one bad thing to say about ASMo! It's best if you walk in with no expectations because that makes the magic even better when and if it happens! If you expect the magic and it doesn't happen, it only leads to disappointment. As far as the closest buildings to the bus stop and food court, Fantasia is directly outiside the doors and Toy Story is directly to the left and Dalmatians is directly to the right. All of these building are now considered Preferred Rooms now. It used to be just the Fantasia buildings, but they changed the status of the other 2 sections about a year and a half ago. If you are in the Mighty Ducks section it is indeed closer to use the ASMu bus stop! I guess it depends on what time of the day and what day you arrive as far as how long you'll have to wait to be checked in. We usually get there first thing in the morning and haven't had to wait any longer checking in there as we did say at the Wilderness Lodge or The Polynesian. We LOVE the themeing at ASMo you can't get any more Disney than that resort! And I have stayed at all levels of resorts at WDW and I have never once been treated any better or any worse at any of them. The Disney Magic transcends all resort categories... Disney see's no difference between the Value and Deluxe status when it comes to treating their guests with the utmost respect and decency!

11-08-2007, 12:35 PM	#14
DisneyLeo18 A-Ticket holder Join Date: May 2007 Location: Elmont, NY Posts: 23	i stayed at All Star Movies last summer. it was a great hotel but i dont think it matches up to Music and Sports. But then again i like when theres a lot of people at the hotel and not feel so alone and out of place. But it is definitely less crowded than Music and Sports. The food court is a lot better also. I stayed in Andys room (i think thats what it was called) and it was right by the food court and pretty close to the pool. all in all a great resort

11-08-2007, 12:36 PM	#15
DisneyLeo18 A-Ticket holder Join Date: May 2007 Location: Elmont, NY Posts: 23	i stayed at All Star Movies last summer. it was a great hotel but i dont think it matches up to Music and Sports. But then again i like when theres a lot of people at the hotel and not feel so alone and out of place. But it is definitely less crowded than Music and Sports. The food court is a lot better also. I stayed in Andys room (i think thats what it was called) and it was right by the food court and pretty close to the pool. all in all a great resort

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