Art of Animation Resort Suites

[Darcy03231]

Is there a door to the bedroom? I looked at various pictures and can't tell. Also, just double checking, there's 2 bathrooms, right?

 

[Boysmom1626]

Yes to both questions! We love the suites for the second bathroom and a separate bedroom.

 

[smiths02]

There is a door to the bedroom.
There are 2 bathrooms. One bathroom is in the main area and the other bathroom is within the bedroom area.
The main area bathroom has sink and classic shower/tub combo plus toilet. The bedroom area bathroom has walk in shower, sink, and toilet.

 

[Lumpy1106]

Just because it has not been mentioned, the front room has a pull-out sofa and a drop down murphy bed. The units are set up to sleep 6. We thought there would be a lot of noise from the hall - there was not. The food court and the lobby are very nice. Everyone raves about the big blue pool but I found that to be the one thing we were disappointed with. It was crowded and it doesn't have a slide. We could not find a deck chair and got bored after about an hour. The buses were great when we were there but that was pre-gondola and the latest changes to the buses to DHS and EPCOT. With the frequency of lightening closing down the gondolas that may be a deal-breaker for us. Otherwise, LOVED AoA!

 

[Darcy03231]

Thank you! I looked a lots of pictures and videos and just couldn't figure out if there was a door!

We currently have two rooms books at Sports and were thinking of changing over to AOA. After a lot of back and forth I think we're going to stick with the reservation we have. I love the theming of AOA, but it looks like the Big Blue pool will be closed while we're there and the gondola issues have me concerned.

 

[Hopefully]

Just because it has not been mentioned, the front room has a pull-out sofa and a drop down murphy bed. The units are set up to sleep 6. We thought there would be a lot of noise from the hall - there was not. The food court and the lobby are very nice. Everyone raves about the big blue pool but I found that to be the one thing we were disappointed with. It was crowded and it doesn't have a slide. We could not find a deck chair and got bored after about an hour. The buses were great when we were there but that was pre-gondola and the latest changes to the buses to DHS and EPCOT. With the frequency of lightening closing down the gondolas that may be a deal-breaker for us. Otherwise, LOVED AoA!

And what IS THE FREQUENCY of lightening closing down the Gondolas?

 

[Lumpy1106]

And what IS THE FREQUENCY of lightening closing down the Gondolas?

GOndolas are subject to electrical storm shut-downs just like Test Track has always been. You can pretty much count on the gondolas being shut down at least part of every afternoon during the summer - just like Test Track.

 

[Hopefully]

GOndolas are subject to electrical storm shut-downs just like Test Track has always been. You can pretty much count on the gondolas being shut down at least part of every afternoon during the summer - just like Test Track.

So, what you stated as fact - the Frequency of gondola shut downs - is actually speculation at this point. You maybe correct but nobody KNOWS At this point.
I believe it is important to differentiate fact from opinion.

 

[standbyme]

My family and I just returned from our WDW vacation. We stayed at AoA, a suite, this is our fourth time staying there. If you decide to stay there I recommend either the Cars or Nemo buildings for the shortest walks to the gondolas, food court & bus stop.
I would add that the Skyliner gondolas are amazing...they are fast, efficient & lots of fun! (It's like a park ride that takes you to the rides!)
The only thing that I didn't like this trip was that Disney has started switching out carpeting in the rooms with linoleum...it's everywhere, the bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms, living room....it's a very cold atmosphere...I understand it makes housekeeping easier...but it's certainly not a homey atmosphere.