ekmom
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We just had our first stay at a value resort (All Star Sports) after always doing mods in the past, so I thought I'd share in case this might be helpful to someone else.
We've been visiting since 1984 and we did off site for a long time because the values didn't exist yet and our budget didn't stretch to the mods. By the time we could afford onsite, we jumped right into a mod and that's what we've done ever since, either POR or CSR. Once we even treated ourselves to Yacht Club when we had an unexpected windfall
Now we have grandkids and came down with them last year. With a group of 9, renting a house was right for the budget and worked out perfectly and we're doing it again this March. But they're still small (4 yr old and 21 month old twins) so 1 day at MK is all we'll do. I was REALLY craving a stay onsite and do all the parks kind of trip with just DH, so we agreed we could do it if we stayed value, didn't rent a car, and found a cheap airfare. We didn't book until after Thanksgiving, got a $75 round trip airfare, and had a choice between Music and Sports.
So what did we think of values? Actually, we were quite pleased! The rooms ARE noticeably smaller than the mods, but this didn't bother us. Our room was still clean and comfortable. We had two double beds and the lack of queens might bother some people, so something to keep in mind. They do have kings but it was unclear to us whether these were disability rooms only so since we didn't care, we didn't request one. The bathroom is also smaller, the door barely clears the toilet, but once again not something that bothered us. There is only a single sink but counter space is ample.
We requested top floor, hoops section and got what we asked for. We were in room 3350 and our view was trees and water, so rather nice. It was quiet too. We didn't use the pool so I can't comment on that, but we sat there one day and there were plenty of loungers. Of course, we did pick one of the coldest weeks
We were quite pleased with the selection at the food court, the steak and mashed potatoes were especially yummy. We had great luck with buses and I think our longest wait was 20 mins for MK, otherwise usually 5 or less. We had our own bus except at mid-day and then we were first to be picked up and dropped off.
So if you're usually a mod family and are looking for a budget stay, don't rule out trying a value. We were pleasantly surprised!
We've been visiting since 1984 and we did off site for a long time because the values didn't exist yet and our budget didn't stretch to the mods. By the time we could afford onsite, we jumped right into a mod and that's what we've done ever since, either POR or CSR. Once we even treated ourselves to Yacht Club when we had an unexpected windfall

Now we have grandkids and came down with them last year. With a group of 9, renting a house was right for the budget and worked out perfectly and we're doing it again this March. But they're still small (4 yr old and 21 month old twins) so 1 day at MK is all we'll do. I was REALLY craving a stay onsite and do all the parks kind of trip with just DH, so we agreed we could do it if we stayed value, didn't rent a car, and found a cheap airfare. We didn't book until after Thanksgiving, got a $75 round trip airfare, and had a choice between Music and Sports.
So what did we think of values? Actually, we were quite pleased! The rooms ARE noticeably smaller than the mods, but this didn't bother us. Our room was still clean and comfortable. We had two double beds and the lack of queens might bother some people, so something to keep in mind. They do have kings but it was unclear to us whether these were disability rooms only so since we didn't care, we didn't request one. The bathroom is also smaller, the door barely clears the toilet, but once again not something that bothered us. There is only a single sink but counter space is ample.
We requested top floor, hoops section and got what we asked for. We were in room 3350 and our view was trees and water, so rather nice. It was quiet too. We didn't use the pool so I can't comment on that, but we sat there one day and there were plenty of loungers. Of course, we did pick one of the coldest weeks

So if you're usually a mod family and are looking for a budget stay, don't rule out trying a value. We were pleasantly surprised!