We stayed at the ASMU in '96 and we really loved it. We were in the Broadway building, which is pretty far from the food court, but it was so quiet and secluded, and the pool back there was never crowded. We didn't mind the food court, and enjoyed being able to park right outside of the building, close to our room. So, having such a good experience with the ASMU, we decided on our trip last year to try the ASMO. I'm sorry to say it was not as wonderful! We had requested a first floor room, non smoking, close to the food court. When we arrived and went to check in, the CM said they had put is in a first floor room, but it was a smoking room. Now my son has asthma and the last thing I wanted was a smoking room/building! So now we have to wait about 30 minutes till she goes back and forth trying to find where she can put us. Finally, we got a room in the Fantasia section, but it was the last room in the building, definately not close to the food court, but at least it was 1st floor. We found it to be not as clean as other Disney trips, and absolutely crowed to the max with kids running thru the main building where the food court is, unbelievable noise (we chose to drive into Kissimmee to eat because of it), and to top it off, there was an "incident" in the pool that grossed my kids out so bad they wouldnt go back in! The bus service this time was so slow, and so overcrowded that we had to stand nearly everytime no matter where we were going. So I guess it depends on many factors, but we thought we'd try something different this time.