All Star Music

[lisareneeo]

I have a friend staying at ASMusic in August for 1 night before they switch to WL. Can anyone give any helpful hints on this resort? (Maybe which building would be best or any info about the pool or food court) They tried for ASmovies and it was booked for the rate they wanted. Their children are 6 and 1.
Thanks for the info.

 

[allykat]

I've stayed here and we enjoyed it. Calypso are the buildings closer to the food courts. We were at Broadway in the back and it was very quiet, although a bit of a walk to the bus stops!

 

[Captain America]

Dear Lisa ,
My advice is to try and get a room in either the Calypso or Jazz Inn buildings . They are the closest to the Food Court , lobby , and bus stops .
As for the food court itself the food is about on par with mall fast food eateries .

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[DC7800]

Jazz would be the closest buildings to Melody Hall (Food Court, front desk, bus stop, etc.) that isn't considered a preferred location (and thus more expensive). Calypso rooms are even closer and (many) poolside, but are about $10 more per night.

However, If they are driving and spending just the one night (and therefore not "doing" much at the resort) then any building will be fine, since you can park near your building for unloading/loading of luggage.

Pools are near Calypso and Broadway (also convenient to Rock Inn and Country). Again, the Food Court and gift shop are in Melody Hall at the front of the resort, but not that bad a walk from anywhere.

As things look now, I'll be at this resort in July myself. I can't wait!

 

[CdnDisneyFan]

How far away is the Country/Western buildings?? If I do make it in November (I'm keeping my fingers crossed), since my best friend and I love C&W, we will try to request that section.

Jules

 

[Magnetic]

I stayed in the 2nd floor of the Jazz building in 1998. One thing I wished I'd known about the All-Stars was what their bathrooms are like. The bathrooms contain a toilet and a showerhead -- no bathtub. There is a curtain that you can pull down the middle of the room to try to prevent the toilet from getting wet while you're taking a shower, but the tile floor is the same for the whole bathroom, so the area in front of the toilet ends up getting wet and slippery because the floor drain is in the middle.

It was awful because the bathroom floor never really dried out, and when I took a shower the water ran out from under the bathroom door and got the room's carpet wet. I took a photo of the bathroom which I'll try to post here.

If you're someone who likes to soak their feet (or body) in a tub after a day at the park, this may not be the resort for you.

<img src="http://www.magnetic-media.com/allstar-bathroom.jpg">

 

[Joyce DC]

We stayed in Rock Inn 2 a couple of weeks ago (4/4) and there was a regular tub with the shower. Maybe there are rooms which are different for accessibility purposes?

 

[Magnetic]

I'm wondering the same thing now -- someone on another thread posted that the All-Star does have some handicapped bathrooms. I'm not sure why they would have a handicapped bathroom on the 2nd floor though. I went with friends who also stayed on the 2nd floor of Jazz and we all had this kind of bathroom.

 

[Tiger926]

Although I will be staying at the All-Star Music for the first time in July, I am pretty confident that this is a handicap accessible room, made specially for people who use wheelchairs. There still might be handicap accessible rooms on the second floor, because not all people are physically challenged - there are a variety of handicap challenges that aren't physical in nature. If this was king size room, then it is definitely a handicap accessible room as per my conversation with CRO this week.

Tiger

 

[DeeP]

All the WDW resorts have handicapped rooms and regular rooms. The above picture is of a handicapped bathroom. ASMu also has handicapped rooms with a bathtub also. Handicapped rooms are accessible on the 2nd floor because of the elevators. I have stayed in all 3 types of rooms at ASMu and I also prefer the rooms with a bathtub because it is alot of water all over the floor in the rooms without a tub. All of the handicapped accessible rooms have a king bed.

 

[musicfan]

We stay at the All Stars (Music and Movies) just about every time we go, and we have never had a room without a bathtub. Then again, we have never had a king bed, since we have a child.

 

[Magnetic]

Interesting info on the bathrooms! Thanks everyone My room with this shower did have two double beds in it though (as I shared the room with a girlfriend) not a single king-size bed. Now I know if I ever had to stay there again, I would request a room with a tub.

 

[DeeP]

Magnetic,
Wow, I am surprised that your room with the handicapped bathroom had 2 double beds. I thought all full handicapped rooms (those without a tub) had only a king bed because it is more spacious for those using a wheelchair to move around, but it does make sense because a guest in a wheelchair with their kids would need the two beds. I have never gotten a handicapped room without a king bed but then I am always no more than 2 people.

 

[tikibirds]

We've stayed at ASMu twice now, in the Jazz Building, and loved it!

As stated previously, the Jazz building is probably the best bet, as it is the closest building to Melody Hall that does not cost additional for location.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Just to add to the confusion, in January I stayed in a supposedly handicapped accessible room on the 3rd floor of Jazz Inn. It had a king bed and also a tub in the bathroom! But there was a pocket door, came with a refrigerator, railings around the shower, and an extra low peep hole in the door. I guess you'd call it "partially handicapped accessible (?)"

 

[elemusing]

We stayed in Jazz last March and had a "normal" tub. Looks like you got one of those handicapped accessible bathrooms? Weird.

 

[SueM in MN]

Some wheelchair accessible rooms (at all the resorts) have roll in showers. That's the kind in the picture. Other wheelchair accessible rooms have regular tubs with grab bars. Just like everyone else, some people who use wheelchairs prefer to have a tub. The roll in showers are most useful for a person with a disability who is using a shower chair. As someone else mentioned, the floor gets kind of wet and slippery, so it could be dangerous for some people who have mobility problems. That person might prefer to have a tub.
As someone else said, a king bed gives more free space in the room, but there might be a need for 2 beds (like if an attendant is with the person with a disability, they might not want to sleep in the same bed).

 

[OrlandoDisney]

The Green Calypso building at the ASMusic is the closest thing to the main pool and food court.