Need room advice for All Star Movies..

[littleshamrock]

Ok, you have all helped me so much in deciding to stay here in March, now I am trying to get a specific location inside of the resort..
First off, is the pool in the Fantasia area a large one or a kiddie pool (or is there both)..That's causeing a little confusion for me...
Also, does anyone have a room number of a room in Fantasia that ia both close to the pool (first floor level, as well), and nearest to the main desk and bus stops?? Or would the "preferred" location be it??
Thank you so much!!
MB

 

[minnie61650]

Here is the map of All Movies.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/allstarmovie.JPG
The Fantasia Buildings are the preferred buildings.The rooms there are about
$12 more a night.
The kiddie pool and the Fantasia pool are near the Fantasia buildings.
The All Star Movie Fantasia pool has Mickey.
It is a great place to stay .
Preschoolers love it.
It is like being in the middle of a Disney Movie Fantasyland.
All Star Movies has pop up fountains now also.
The buses are wonderful.

Bus rides are quite short from the ALL Stars according to PassPorter.com

All Star Buses-CBR buses---POP buses--PO buses--- Contemporary
MK 20 min---- 20 min-----25 min------10 min---20 min(mono)
Epcot 10 min-- 15 min-----20 min------10 min---15 min
MGM 10 min----12 min-----15 min------15 min---20min
AK 10 min------20min-------15 min----15 min---20 min
DTD 15 min----20 min------20 min-----15 min---35 min

It only takes 10 minutes to get to Epcot,MGM and AK from All Stars.
MK is 20 min away. That's the same amount of time it takes on the monorail from the Contemporary.

Also All Star is closer to the main road to get to parks and that's why bus rides are shorter from there than from POP.

I have visited WDW more than a dozen times with the 1st time in Oct. 1971. It was brand new. I've stayed at FW, Disney Inn, a few the of Hotels on hotel Blvd., CBR and the towers at the Contemporary. I got to see the MK from my balcony at the Contemporary and I'm happy I got to experience it once. I just prefer the All Star Resorts.
The theaming is pure Disney.
My last 4 visits have been at The All Stars and this fall when we take dd,dsil, and our grandson age 3 we are staying at the All Stars Music. I thought about AKL and even though we can well afford AKL I just wanted Alex to experience the Disney Magic at the All Stars on his first visit.
Where else can one find Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse at the pool?
Have a great time at Disney!
Linda
AKA All Star Goddess

 

[disneynewbee]

Just wanted to say that 101 Dalmations #1 and Toy Story #10 are just as close as Fantasia without the extra cost of the preferred building if your interested.