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I get asked all the time what are my favorite Disney resorts so here they are! I’m so excited to be taking an in-depth look at The Boardwalk and Pop Century. I’m hoping to make this a series so let me know in the comments what you’d like to see next! xo Allison
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68 thoughts on “A Few of my Favorite Disney Things: Resorts”
We have only stayed at the Deluxe hotels…Grand Floridian, Boardwalk, Yacht Club and Animal Kingdom Lodge…..Yacht Club is our FAVORITE!!
You are too funny!! My favorites are Grand Floridian and Port Orleans Riverside. However I am nervous but excited to try Caribbean Beach this year. 🙂
Love this topic!! I agree with you about everything Pop Century! It is also our go to favorite overall resort 2nd to the Wilderness Lodge. The bus system to and from the parks I think is the very best in all of Disneyworld and we love the theaming. Every Disney resort is amazing but I too have my favorites and Pop and WL is it for us. I love the Boarwalk as well. We take many Disneyworld resort only trips and it's all about the pool! This past Thanksgiving we enjoyed Saratoga Springs for the first time and we loved it there too enjoying the amazing views and walk to Disney Springs. The renovated rooms and theaming at SS was beautiful! My daughter gave the Paddock pool her #1 favorite choice above Storm- along bay at the Beach Club but she actually gave the Boarwalk Clown pool her #2 choice, excited to see the new pool renovation. Our #3 favorite resort is the Polynesian. We loved it because you could watch the fireworks from your room or beach but now we also love the sweet walk to Magic Kingdom. We are grateful for our 2020 trips to Disneyworld. It was amazing fun, normalcy and great for our families mental health.
Sorry for my too long comment but I didn't say why Wilderness Lodge is #1 for my family and it's the absolute peaceful, beautiful, take me away from it all atmosphere. With just a moment's boat ride to Magic Kungdom. It's not a large resort and we love the Boulder Ridge lobby train room. 🏰
Wilderness Lodge is definitely in my top 5!
Love this!!
My wife and I love Pop Century!
I need to know why you don't suggest the Swan and Dolphin resorts
They’re not Disney resorts 💕
@Pixie Dust & Parenting is that the only reason you don't??
The gondolas are like my 5th favorite ride at Disney
😂😂😂
You’re hands down my favorite human 😂
LOVED this video!! Probably my favorite one you’ve done in a while!! I’d love to see a series of videos like this! I am this way about parks and rides too lol! My husband thinks I am nuts. 🤷🏻♀️ thanks for your content! Definitely a trusted source for me when it comes to WDW!
Thanks, Jessica! I plan to do more 🙂
I am probably one of your least experienced Disney followers 😶 the first time we went was feb 2020 and we stayed at Bonnet Creek because I thought I needed the extra space and kitchen etc… but now watching and listening to your videos I am learning so much and I thank you for that. I was hoping for a trip this year but my kiddo is a little anxious with you know what so we will table the idea until next year but in the meantime I will continue to watch and learn – thank you for all that you do and sharing your knowledge and passion for WD
That’s okay! And feel free to reach out before your next trip or hop on my 2022 list. I’d love to help you!
I so disagree with you! But I LOVE hearing other people’s favorite things especially when it’s different than me! My favorite is Animal Kingdom Lodge. Someday I hope to stay at every resort.
AKL would be near my top if it weren’t so far from every park. The hotel itself is AMAZING so I can totally see why people love it. I’m a parks person so being at POP or BW puts me in the center geographically and I’m never too far from the parks. 🙂
AKL would be near my top if it weren’t so far from every park. The hotel itself is AMAZING so I can totally see why people love it. I’m a parks person so being at POP or BW puts me in the center geographically and I’m never too far from the parks. 🙂
We’re staying at the Boardwalk for the first time next month. I’m even more excited now!!!
Enjoy!
We are staying at The Riviera next. We have stayed at The Animal Kingdom Lodge before. We loved it there due to the Savanna and the balcony to view the animals. Not the best to get to the parks but loved the atmosphere. I have heard both good and bad about the Riviera.
AKL is beautiful! Riviera has pros and cons but if you are there for the parks, you’ll be fine 🙂
We LOVE Pop Century. The only downside is they only have a few king size rooms…and they are hard to get because they are handicap accessible. I know I’m probably in the minority, but squeezing into a queen with my partner is challenging. 😂 Otherwise, we adore it.
Lol I’m over here wanting my own bed 😂😂😂
WAIT IM LOSING MY MIND. I just realized you have the videos I binged before my DW trip and are also the tiktoker I love!!! 😂😂😂😂
Well hello there!! 😍😍😍
I found you and your family on Tiktok and when I discovered you were a disney blogger it was such an awesome surprise!! love your content on both platforms 🙂
Thanks Lexi!
Hard to choose…probably Poly…but I hate using the front entrance of Epcot, which is my favorite park…so Yacht Club or Boardwalk are close second.
RIGHT? I am so not a fan of the front entrance 😂
Also I knew you would share my pain in Disney discontinuing Disney's Magical Express…it was the first time I've ever been angry at Disney.
It’s been rough
I’m staying at Pop for the first time on October! I’m super excited😁😁
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Lol this was such a fun video! I love Pop and we stay there when we go to Disney, but I will always have a sentimental soft spot for port Orleans Riverside as we stayed there for our honeymoon. And we must have stayed in a good section of the resort bc we were close to the lobby and had no issues with buses.
I LOVE Port Orleans…it's just not open right now 🙁
I loved this video! We just booked our first trip and we’re staying at the Boardwalk. I’m so excited that it’s walking distance to 2 parks and I loved hearing about everything else you liked about it! I can’t wait to go!
Enjoy Jordan! Were you the Jordan I chatted on the phone with? 🙂
I’ve just sent a message to the IG of the same name regarding a trip to Disney World.
Favorite resort: this far I have only stayed at 2. Caribbean and All-Star Movie.
All-Star movie post remodel, never again.
Caribbean, loved it pre-child, maybe not so much now as a parent.
Scheduled trip later this year currently at Pop Century
You are just adorable! (LOL… don't start a fight…) I actually agree, especially since Disney remodeled the Pop Century rooms! The Boardwalk is great~ I prefer the Yacht Club, because of the AEP and EarMarked programs. They used to put us up there SO much, so many great memories! But most of all… I prefer to be on the Monorail! So, and because of my Hawaii background- it's The Polynesian Village for me! LOVE me some Kona Cafe!
Yacht is amazing! No complaints there. And our Poly stay was incredible. They both definitely rank in my top 10!
You are so right with personal preference on resorts. A few years ago so many people raved about Caribbean Beach (pre-skyliner) so we stayed there. Worst resort I have ever been to. The layout was bad but I don't hold it too negatively. The staff was so rude. In every area. We had a few issues and I will never stay there again based upon that. We stayed at All Star Movies and the staff there and small size made it so nice for us. We loved it! We have stayed at a few others as well but we have decided on the Contemporary as our home and bought DVC at BLT to help with the cost. Walking to MK and then the Monorail are awesome. Buses arent great but we used to use Minnie Vans. So sad about that service cancelation!
I'm so sorry about your bad experience, hopefully your next resort stay is better. I love Contemporary, you made the right choice. 🙂
I love the yacht club! We are traveling with kids to Disney in March and will be staying at the Caribbean. We chose it for the skyliner
Enjoy!
Love Pop Century! One of my favorites if I can’t stay at Boardwalk or Yacht Club!!
It's such a great resort and highly underrated!
Yes! I’m in total agreement with Pop Century-the BEST!!
I was not a fan of Caribbean! I agree waaaaay to big. Pop and AoA are tied for my fave. Coronado was also very nice if you want a hotel that doesn’t “sceam” Disney. I also tried to find the pillows they have at pop because I fell in love with them. I found close ones but they still aren’t the same.
My last trip was my first one as an adult! We stayed at CBR and loved it. We stayed in a preferred room though that was an equal distance to our pool/main building and Riviera. We used riviera skyliner stop because it was a shorter walk! Our next trip we are doing a split stay with CBR and Poly 😍 I’m so excited because it’ll be after the Moana refurb.
I've stayed all over WDW property either with my family or solo. My personal favourite if travelling solo is A*S*Sports in the Surf's Up block because the 24/7 McDonald's is only a several-minute walk. The money I save by booking a room at the least expensive WDW resort can be used for Uber/Lyft to the Parks. It's perfect for the frugal minded when all you need is a bed at night! I'll stay at a deluxe monorail resort only if someone else is paying LOL! I will say that for the price of a room at a value resort at WDW which is essentially a motel, I can book a room at a four-star hotel off-property!
I have such a weird attachment to pop century because that’s the only resort we could afford to stay at when I was little. Doesn’t matter how old I get I adore pop century and always will
Please make this a series!!! My mom is somewhat of a Disney expert but I love to hear about new things or other peoples favorites and why. Mostly because I find myself doing the same things going to the same places resorts, dining experiences, etc because I know they are great so I love hearing about different things and want to try new places!
Girl I hear you about the Boardwalk – we stayed there in 2019 and absolutely loved it. Fantastic experience. We have stayed at Caribbean Beach twice – no problem there but we also felt it was a little too big for our preference. But hey I'll stay anywhere if I can go to Disney!!
Your advice at the beginning about everyone liking different things in a resort is SPOT ON.
We stayed at Pop on our last trip and I was really impressed with the amount of storage and space. And the gondolas….are fantastic!! SO Interested in your comments on Boardwalk. We are debating between Boardwalk and Beach Club and I think you've changed my mind!! And YES, the best resort completely depends on what you value. Thanks!!!! Information is fabulous.
We are going to WDW for the first time in May. We are staying in a Saratoga Springs 2 bedroom Villa. There are 6 of us. It was overwhelming with all the options over my home park Disneyland.
Awe wish I could’ve helped you! Next time!
I couldn’t agree more! We stayed at Pop Century a couple of times and have loved it every single time!
its taken me a year of watching you on tiktok and youtube and i've finally realised who you remind me of, Kristen Bell oml x
Mine are- Beach club ( right next to world showcase entrance) and i love the decor!! Saratoga Springs ( Dining at Artist Palatte) and close to the Marketplace side of Disney Springs.
Disneyland next 😁😁
I loooove Port Orleans French Quarter. We're older folks who have adult children and I found Pop Century too loud for me but it was certainly had fun theming. Like you said, there's a Disney resort for everyone!
I’m so glad I just watched this! I’m so excited to stay there! Thank you for planning our trip, Allison ☺️
I love the Broadwalk!! Growing up in Jersey, Disney's Boardwalk is what I wish our Boardwalk was. The theming is beautiful and I never find the Boardwalk that crowded. I love that you can walk to parks or take the boats. I haven't stayed there with the skyliners yet.