Although deluxe would be out of my budget for my typical 10 day trip, the moderates didn't break the bank and I could book the moderates for my trips. I stayed at three moderates and loved them all.
However, I was trying to figure out why I love Pop Century much more and can't even think about going back to the mods I have stayed.
I think I came up with why it is my favoriate resort:
It is not because it is cheaper, because if it was the price of the mods, I would still stay there. It is all about the atmosphere. I get the same feeling when I walk into the lobby and the gift shop as I do when I first walk into one of the parks. It has that magical excitment about it. I don't get that at the mods or even the deluxe resorts I have visited. When I first get there and walk out of the lobby and see the Hippie Dippie Pool, it really has an atmosphere that equals that of the parks. I love the music they play throughout the day, I love the food court, basically I love everything about this place.
I just got lucky that it is in the value category, because it really is my favoriate resort. I am going again this year for the fourth time.