Quick Review of our Stay 12/04/15-12/07/15:
Room/Resort- 2705 Cars Family Suite
We arrived at around 7pm to AoA. Was about to check in until I saw an email from 3:29pm the read “Your resort room is ready!” located in Building #2. I’ve never been to this resort, but I must say it was extremely easy process to find our room. Buildings were marked well! You actually have to use your magic band to get into the building as this is not the typical outdoor layout like most values/moderates. So make sure you have them ready to go. We took our elevator up to the third floor, and got into our room! The view was just as requested, and amazing (pic below)! We were traveling with 4 teens and 1 adult. We had to call down to mousekeeping for extra towels + soaps & a roll away bed for the male traveling with us. It was up to us within 30 minutes. Our luggage we had to hunt down due to a dinner reservation, but they stayed on top of it & we had it to us within an hour and a half.. they made our room the first drop off which was GREAT! The room was very clean & just absolutely adorable! We walked around the resort a bit, and it does feel a bit busy. So make sure if you’re booking here that you understand it is not a relaxing, laid back resort. Every area was themed very well, I’d say my favourite area hands down was the Cars area.. theming was over the top. My second favourite was the Lion King area.. because it had some minor interactive elements. Room Rating: 7.5/10
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Beds: I really can’t say too much here..I did find the pull-down bed to be the most comfortable out of the queen bed & the pull out. However, if you’ve stayed in a value, you should know what to expect. I will say that it was much more comfortable than ASMovies. Rating: 4/10
Mouse-Keeping: The only thing I really disliked about mouse-keeping (which is my fault) but it really sucked coming back to all of the beds put away after a long day at the parks. I really wish they’d just make the beds & clean throughout the rest of the room. I also felt like for the amount of people in that room, they didn’t take into consideration how much soap we would’ve needed. However, I don’t blame them because we did not request this. I did walk in on a lady one day, they don’t talk haha! I said hello and she just continued cleaning. I felt so bad haha. We’ve had better mouse-keepers, so maybe a 6/10 here.
Buses: The busses are my favourite part of the trip LOL! Love hearing “Ladies and Gentlemen, we have now arrived at the Magic Kingdom. Please collect your belongings.. “. I thought the bus service was outstanding at AoA. Every-time we needed to catch our bus, it was already there. We had to send a member running to make sure it didn’t leave, but it was great. We only stood once this entire trip, and that was on the way to HS. I for sure think it was the best bus timing we’ve ever had. Rating: 10/10
Food Court: I wish I had more time to eat here, but we were pulling off 14 hour days in the park, so it was impossible to make it happen. We sat down one morning and had breakfast.. I found the cast members EXTREMELY helpful and sweet. I did the ‘make your own yogurt bowl’ & although it was nothing extraordinary, the cast members were very sweet. Same with an iced coffee, they just were above and beyond. Always smiling & make you feel at home. I did enjoy how you ate on real plates, with real silverware and not plastic! No rating here because I wasn’t able to review to its full potential.
Pool: We checked out the big blue pool. All I can say is WOW. I won’t over-hype it, but I must say that the under-water music is the coolest thing I’ve ever experienced at a resort. You felt like you were immersed in another world every-time you went under-water. This pool was a bit crowded, but its completely understandable as to why it would be. Rating: 7.5/10
Overall: I think that this resort was very cute.. the CM’s were very helpful & I really do think this is the best Value out of them all. We even walked over the bridge to Pop during the night, which was pretty cool! This resort is for sure a recommendation if you have young children, or for anybody who enjoys the heavy theming. Would I stay here again? If it was a good deal & a last minute trip.. yes. This value would be my first pick. However, I think this resort was a little to busy for my liking.. and I’d prefer to stay at a moderate for a cheaper price. Very cute, very spacious.. but busy. Overall Resort Rating: 7/10
Hope that helped someone looking to stay here!
