Ranking Walt Disney World Resorts

Let’s talk about WDW Resorts! One of my favorite parts of Disney is the resorts. I love to resort hop! When you enter a resort property you are transported into a different world based its theme, style, and location. Whatever your taste, needs, and budget there is a resort for you. Because I love the resorts so much I want to do three different ranks: category, area location, and my overall top 5 picks. Let’s get started!

Category: 

Value:

1. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
2. Disney’s Pop Century Resort
3. Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
4. Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
5. Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
6. The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort 

Moderate:

1. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
2. Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
3. Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
4. Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
5. The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Deluxe:

1. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
2. Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
3. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
4. Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
5. Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
6. Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
7. Disney’s Beach Club Resort
8. Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Deluxe Villas (Disney Vacation Club):

1. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
3. Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
4. Disney’s Riviera Resort
5. Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
6. The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
7. Disney’s Beach Club Villas
8. Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
9. Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
10. Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
11. Disney’s Old Key West Resort
12. Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Area Location: 

Magic Kingdom:

1. Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
2. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
3. Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
4. Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Epcot:

1. Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
2. Disney’s Beach Club Resort
3. Disney’s Riviera Resort
4. Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
5. Disney’s BoardWalk Inn

Animal Kingdom:

1. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
2. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
3. Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
4. Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
5. Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort

Disney Springs:

1. Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
2. Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
3. Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
4. Disney’s Old Key West Resort

Wide World of Sports:

1. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
2. Disney’s Pop Century Resort

My Top 5:

1. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
2. Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
3. Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
4. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
5. Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

These are my personal opinions based on what I prefer and like. All of these are resorts are amazing and magical because they’re a part of Disney. I’d love to hear what you think about how I ranked the resorts and what your favorites are.