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ROOM COMPARISON: ART OF ANIMATION VS ALL-STAR SPORTS
On this trip, we started out at Art of Animation for six days, followed by ten days at All-Star Sports. I thought I'd do a post comparing the two rooms. Both rooms were regular (i.e., non-suite) rooms.
I assume the Disboards forum allows links to youtube videos which give room tours, if the reviewer isn't affiliated with a travel agent. So, I'll provide links to two videos below (if I'm breaking a Disboard rule, then I imagine the links will disappear from my post). You may find it useful to refer to the videos to confirm the comments I will be making about the rooms.
Disney's Art of Animation Room Tour | Little Mermaid Standard Room
Disney's All-Star Sports Resort Room Tour
One minor interesting point: Art of Animation has a painting of Prince Eric and his dog on the wall, with the painting deliberately attached to the wall at an angle. Within minutes of entering the room, all three of us independently tried to straighten the painting, which of course can't be done. While it may be a trivial thing to complain about, the crookedness of the painting was kind of annoying, although I imagine not all guests would think that.
ROOM SIZE: The Art of Animation (from now on, Animation) room has a small round table at the room entrance which All-Star Sports (from now on, Sports) lacks. This additional piece of furniture implies that the Animation room is slightly larger. The Unofficial Guide to Disney World confirms this, with the Animation room having an area of 277 square feet vs 260 square feet for Sports (rooms at all three All-Star resorts and Pop Century are 260 square feet and have similar floor plans). Advantage Animation for room size.
MIRRORS: I didn't notice this myself, but my wife and daughter noticed that Animation has an extra mirror above the small table. They said this helped when multiple people are getting ready in the morning (we must all look our best when meeting Mickey and his friends). Advantage Animation for mirrors.
INTERNAL DOORS: Animation has a curtain separating the sink from the sleeping area, while Sports has a much superior sliding barn door. Likewise, the Animation shower/bathtub has a shower curtain, while Sports has sliding doors. Advantage Sports for doors.
STORAGE SPACE: Animation has a dresser which appears to contain six drawers, but three of the drawers are faux and hide the fridge. Both rooms have three drawers, but the ones at Sports are wider by an inch or two. The other half of the dresser at Sports contains the room safe and two additional shelves which contain two extra pillows. Removing the pillows would create two storage areas which are each roughly equivalent to a drawer. Animation has four coat hooks, while Sports has a mini closet with additional shelves for storage. Sports has many more shelves by the sink than does Animation. Rather than a small table, Sports has a narrow piece of furniture with the fridge at the bottom, coffee maker and supplies in the middle, and a couple of small shelves at the top. In terms of storage, a landslide victory for Sports.
MURPHY BED: I was a bit leery of the Murphy bed, but my fears were totally unfounded. It can easily be raised and lowered with one hand. When raised, the room seems to open up, and a table much larger than the small table at Animation magically appears. I slept on the bed, and there is no difference when comparing it to the regular bed. Game, set, and match to Sports for the Murphy bed.
The unanimous opinion of my family is that the All-Star Sports room is vastly superior to the Art of Animation room.
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In my next post, I'll give my opinion on regular rooms vs suites, standard rooms vs preferred rooms, and give my final opinion on which resort is better over-all.
ROOM COMPARISON: ART OF ANIMATION VS ALL-STAR SPORTS
On this trip, we started out at Art of Animation for six days, followed by ten days at All-Star Sports. I thought I'd do a post comparing the two rooms. Both rooms were regular (i.e., non-suite) rooms.
I assume the Disboards forum allows links to youtube videos which give room tours, if the reviewer isn't affiliated with a travel agent. So, I'll provide links to two videos below (if I'm breaking a Disboard rule, then I imagine the links will disappear from my post). You may find it useful to refer to the videos to confirm the comments I will be making about the rooms.
Disney's Art of Animation Room Tour | Little Mermaid Standard Room
Disney's All-Star Sports Resort Room Tour
One minor interesting point: Art of Animation has a painting of Prince Eric and his dog on the wall, with the painting deliberately attached to the wall at an angle. Within minutes of entering the room, all three of us independently tried to straighten the painting, which of course can't be done. While it may be a trivial thing to complain about, the crookedness of the painting was kind of annoying, although I imagine not all guests would think that.
ROOM SIZE: The Art of Animation (from now on, Animation) room has a small round table at the room entrance which All-Star Sports (from now on, Sports) lacks. This additional piece of furniture implies that the Animation room is slightly larger. The Unofficial Guide to Disney World confirms this, with the Animation room having an area of 277 square feet vs 260 square feet for Sports (rooms at all three All-Star resorts and Pop Century are 260 square feet and have similar floor plans). Advantage Animation for room size.
MIRRORS: I didn't notice this myself, but my wife and daughter noticed that Animation has an extra mirror above the small table. They said this helped when multiple people are getting ready in the morning (we must all look our best when meeting Mickey and his friends). Advantage Animation for mirrors.
INTERNAL DOORS: Animation has a curtain separating the sink from the sleeping area, while Sports has a much superior sliding barn door. Likewise, the Animation shower/bathtub has a shower curtain, while Sports has sliding doors. Advantage Sports for doors.
STORAGE SPACE: Animation has a dresser which appears to contain six drawers, but three of the drawers are faux and hide the fridge. Both rooms have three drawers, but the ones at Sports are wider by an inch or two. The other half of the dresser at Sports contains the room safe and two additional shelves which contain two extra pillows. Removing the pillows would create two storage areas which are each roughly equivalent to a drawer. Animation has four coat hooks, while Sports has a mini closet with additional shelves for storage. Sports has many more shelves by the sink than does Animation. Rather than a small table, Sports has a narrow piece of furniture with the fridge at the bottom, coffee maker and supplies in the middle, and a couple of small shelves at the top. In terms of storage, a landslide victory for Sports.
MURPHY BED: I was a bit leery of the Murphy bed, but my fears were totally unfounded. It can easily be raised and lowered with one hand. When raised, the room seems to open up, and a table much larger than the small table at Animation magically appears. I slept on the bed, and there is no difference when comparing it to the regular bed. Game, set, and match to Sports for the Murphy bed.
The unanimous opinion of my family is that the All-Star Sports room is vastly superior to the Art of Animation room.
******
In my next post, I'll give my opinion on regular rooms vs suites, standard rooms vs preferred rooms, and give my final opinion on which resort is better over-all.
