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Disney World Resorts - by Type

Value, Moderate, Deluxe, and Deluxe Villas

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Moderate: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

Disney World Resort Caribbean Beach - photo ©  Teresa PlowrightModerate; near Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios; not far from Downtown Disney, Typhoon Lagoon.
Caribbean Beach is a Moderate price Disney World Resort, with colorful low-rises clustered around 42-acre lake; beach, and boat rentals; Parrot Caye Island with playground; and a fun pool with castle and pirate themes, and waterslide.

Location: this resort is said to be in the "Epcot Area", but its location is around the back of the Epcot theme park (and it's also to the back of Disney's Hollywood Studios.) Therefore the bus ride to Epcot is estimated as 12 minutes; 15 minutes to DHS.

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Moderate: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney World Resort.Photo courtesy of Walt Disney World Resort.
A large Moderate-priced resort,with beautiful grounds and 15-acre man-made Lage Dorado, nature walk, themed Dig Site pool with Jaguar water-slide, children's pool, playground, health club. Theming is American Southwest/ northern Mexico, with plazas and a courtyard. Marina, open seasonally on on Lago Dorado, rents kayaks, pedalboats, and other boats; bikes and surrey-bikes for rent as well. Market-style food court.

Location: Classified as "Near Animal Kingdom", but transportation time is shorter to Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Value Resort: Disney's All-Star Sports

All Star Sports Disney World Resort - photo ©  Teresa PlowrightA Value Resort; near Disney-MGM Studios and Blizzard Beach Water Park.
All four of the value-priced Disney World resorts are excellent value-for-money. They're colorful, cheerful, fun, and priced under $100; rooms sleep four; and you can enjoy all the benefits of staying at a Walt Disney World resort.

More All-Star Resorts: Disney's All-Star Movies Resort; Disney's All-Star Music Resort

Value Resort: Disney's Pop Century Resort

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney World.Near Disney's Hollywood Studios. Photo courtesy of Walt Disney World.
Newest "Value" resort at Disney World, themed around pop culture from every decade of the twentieth century. Lots of fun memorabilia and pop culture icons.

Location: said to be in "Disney's Wide World of Sports" area. Nearest theme park is Disney's Hollywood Studios. Nearest other resort is Disney's Caribbean Beach. Both are not far from Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and Downtown Disney.

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Unique: Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

photo ©  Teresa Plowright
Here's a great way to economize, have outdoors recreation, and enjoy all the perks of staying at a Disney World resort. Fort Wilderness has swimming pools, kayaking, canoes, bike rentals, pony rides, rustic restaurants, Hoop-de-Doo Revue, evening campfires and outdoors movies, and boat transport to Magic Kingdom.
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Disney's Vacation Club: Old Key West Resort

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney World.Photo courtesy of Walt Disney World.
This Disney Vacation Club resort -- which can be booked by any guests, not just Vacation Club members-- has a Florida Keys theme, and units from studios to three-bedroom guestrooms, with the convenience of kitchens and washer/dryers.

Location: near Downtown Disney; take a boat to restaurants, shops, and entertainment zone.

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Disney's Vacation Club: Beach Club Villas

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Another option, with Disney Vacation Club; and units can be booked by any guest.

Location: same prime location as the Beach Club resort, and Yacht Club and BoardWalk Inn: five minutes walk to Epcot; close to Disney's Hollywood Studios too - take a boat, or walk; and close to the Boardwalk with restaurants, shops, entertainment, and fun ambiance.

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