Not trying to sound like a snob but...

[franw]

I would say that there is an exuberance at the CBR that I don't feel at the GF or the BWI. The kids are running around and having a bit more of a "lively" time. It is a bit more sedate and quiet around the lobby and halls of some of the other hotels. I think people are a bit more aware of the noise factor when the rooms enter from lobbies than the outside. I actually enjoy the enthusiasm and excitement that the CBR offers. I love to stay at the BWI and visit the GF but the CBR is definitely more fun. Kind of reminds me of the atmosphere at the "shore" when I was a kid.

 

[Musky]

Well, now I reckons those uppity folks at the GF insist on doing those high-falutin things like brushin their teeth and takin showers EVERY DAY and wearin shoes. They probably like some kind of fancy sauce on their 'possum and pick their noses with their pinkies instead of their index finger. Probably only have one family in each room, too. Me, I like to try to fit all 150 of my first cuzzins into my room at the All Stars when I'm there. And we don't need no fancy showers - we can wash up in that there cement pond out back. And we's just as good as anyone else. Why, Billy Bob got let out of prison early for good behavior, and my 17-year-old just gradyated the 6th grade! Maybe now he can get him a job at the fillin station....


Musky

 

[Sammie]

We have stayed in each category of room and just as you will find on these forums we have seen it all. Rude and polite.

 

[CaipiraBob]

There simply isn't any connection between financial means and "class". Too many times I have seen "wealthy" people behave as low as you could imagine, with neither regard nor concern for other individuals. Also I have seen people of modest means shower others with love and generousity.

Class is directly related to individual character, not the dollars in one's pocket.

So you can't really believe that the more expensive resorts are going to host "a better class" of people. Good people are everywhere, at every income level.

As for those who are not charitable to others:
"Tudo o maldade que você traz chegará para você três vezes"

 

[webray]

There is not much difference between the people staying at the all stars and the deluxe resorts...keep in mind...we are a 40 something couple...children grown...grandchildren....we use the all stars for our quick long weekend getaways...between stays at deluxe resorts.

Honestly, we have found the kids at the all stars to be more well behaved than the ones at deluxe resorts...lol.

Some people like to save money on a room to spend more other places...some people like to spend more on a room for the atmosphere of the resort...some people choose the resort they will stay at by the parks they will be visiting/convenience sake.

Some people save for years to be able to go to disney...some people can go whenever they want. When it comes down to it...all people are the same...believe me...rude/nice, whatever..and you will find them whereever you go/stay/work!!!

 

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Originally posted by Musky
Well, now I reckons those uppity folks at the GF insist on doing those high-falutin things like brushin their teeth and takin showers EVERY DAY and wearin shoes. They probably like some kind of fancy sauce on their 'possum and pick their noses with their pinkies instead of their index finger. Probably only have one family in each room, too. Me, I like to try to fit all 150 of my first cuzzins into my room at the All Stars when I'm there. And we don't need no fancy showers - we can wash up in that there cement pond out back. And we's just as good as anyone else. Why, Billy Bob got let out of prison early for good behavior, and my 17-year-old just gradyated the 6th grade! Maybe now he can get him a job at the fillin station....

 

[Madi100]

It's like how I look at our local supermarkets.. we have one gorgeous one, with everything you could need, floral department, seafoods, deli really nice atmosphere, music, displays and it is expensive.

I don' think comparing a no frills grocery store to the value resorts is a good comparison. I know that you didn't say that the people at the Values act like the people at your no frills supermarket. The BIG difference is that EVERYONE eats. EVERYONE. Only a small percentage of people go to Disney World. The poor don't go to Disney World. We spend more on our vacation than some people make in a year. I feel very fortunate to have gone to Disney as much as we have. The Value Resorts are not government funded housing. They are very nice resorts, they just happen to not have all of the extras that many people don't use.

 

[ljfkgf]

This was an interesting thread. I personally didn't take offense. I will say though, my first visit to Disney was when the Magic Kingdom was only three months old and it was the 'only' park. People in general were so much more polite back then. We've stayed at value resorts and deluxe resorts and had a great time at both. I personally prefer to stay at the Poly now because my teenage son and daughter love the resort and find the monorail to be very convenient. I really don't think what you spend has anything to do with how you or your children behave or act towards others. I was just married in January and spent 8 days with my new husband on an expensive cruise ship. There was a very large group of adults and children, (from a state I won't mention - don't want to offend anyone), who were so rude, loud and offensive to other passengers in general. Several of the families were put off the ship at one port and the next day, the captain announced on the load speaker that if the remaining members of the group didn't shape up and control their children, others would be put off the ship at the next port. I think, as others have already written, some people just let their children go. And then again, as anyone with children knows, very tired children are sometimes not on their best behavior. Same thing probably goes for the adults. We're otta here in five days!!!Linda

 

[missypie]

I'm glad some posters finally brought up the fact that the value resorts are certainly not "cheap." When I was growing up I thought we were lucky that we took a vacation every year - my parents were so poor that they never had a vacation until they were married. Our criteria for motels: clean; air conditioned; swimming pool; CHEAP. Seriously, if we had ben able to stay at something like the All Stars when I was a kid I would have thought we were rich!

Also, recall that at the level of people who can afford a WDW vacation and stay on site at one of the value results (which rules out a HUGE portion of the population), income level does not correlate with education or lack thereof. My father had a masters degree ... but in SOCIAL WORK, and the State of Illinois (Dad's employer) did not exactly keep us rolling in money for his work with abused children. And I can tell you that once we kids were past the toddler age we would have NEVER been unruly or throw a tantrum in public ... period - end of story. It's just how we were raised.

Think of all the teachers, policepersons, firefighters and other community servants. They may never be able to afford a deluxe, but that has no correlatin at all with how they behave or how they raise their children.

 

[Rippington'sFan]

Pardon Me! But do you have any Gray Poupon ?




LMAO

 

[Jen D]

HELLO out there! Poor people DO NOT GO TO WALT DISNEY WORLD. PERIOD.

Heh. Exactly. Even the most "budget" vacation at the All Stars is a huge luxury for many families that shouldn't be taken for granted. Anyone who can afford $77 a night, plus the unbelievable prices to get into the parks and eat at WDW, isn't exactly impoverished. They fall into the "haves" category.

Watching lousy parenting at WDW is a popular pasttime! But I doubt you'll find much correlation between the parenting and income level.

 

[tinawv]

There simply isn't any connection between financial means and "class". Too many times I have seen "wealthy" people behave as low as you could imagine, with neither regard nor concern for other individuals. Also I have seen people of modest means shower others with love and generousity.

I think that CaipiraBob hit it on the dot. Wealth doesn't make you a better person; it just makes you a more fortunate person. Ignorance and rudeness comes in all kinds of packages.

 

[faithfull]

We have stayed at both the deluxe and the values. We have stayed at the values on 4 different occasions as at the time we decided more days at the values was better than fewer nicer days at the deluxe, budget considered. I do know from experience that the values are NOT the place to be during band week, cheer week, little league competitions etcetera. Lots of excited kids with usually too few chaperones running wild thru the resort. I admire their joy of being at WDW, but it is hard to tolerate when trying to put a child down for an early nap. My husband has really complained in these instances as to why I did not spend a little more so that every low cost group was not at the resort with us. Let's face it...adult convention goers although annoying are usually not wild doing cannonballs into the pool...soaking every other guest in the area.

 

[Cruise04]

Excuse me - I do think I need to put my two cents in here. I do know of people who have gotten financial assistance for their kids to go to school (full load assistance at that), are scrapping to find money for food weekly and pay the bills, have gone on vacations that they couldn't afford and shouldn't have gone on and instead of paying their bills for a certain time period they went on vacation - left their bills to go and then claimed bankruptcy later because they couldn't keep up. So, yes, poor people do go on vacations - they shouldn't but they do.

Also I have seen a difference in the way kids are disciplined between the various resorts - the nicer resorts I have seen kids running all over the place and the parents sitting there ignoring them - and I mean running into people that are hauling their luggage in to check in or check out, etc. When we stayed at the All Stars I didn't see that as much - I saw alot of parents telling their kids to stop running around and stay put if they were running and also parents telling their kids that they are here to relax and have fun and if they are going to act that way it isn't going to be fun and they won't come back. And the kids tend to act much better.

Just my opinion.

 

[Aisling]

I have been to WDW twice so far, the first time at the value All Star Sports, and the second time at the deluxe Beach Club. And I have found that there are indeed different types of people, that's a fact, whether it sounds nice or not.

To the OP, I would like to say that from my experiences, the type of people at the value resort were down-to-earth, well-mannered, polite people with lots of kids who were having a ball. I did not experience even one incident of rudeness or notice a parent letting their child get away with something inappropriate. It felt like a family place, like we were all one big happy family there, and people were really courteous to each other. Don't let the word "value" unfairly influence you.
If anything, I'd give you a warning in case you're planning a Beach Club stay. There was "atttitude" everywhere. It was like "I paid big money to stay here and so my kids and I can do no wrong." I felt sorry for the poor CMs at times, trying to deal with some of the arrogance.
Yes, I am making generalizations. We all know there are all types of people at all types of resorts. I'm just telling about what stood out in my experience.

 

[Aisling]

Is it just me? All the countdown clocks have extremely high numbers on them! My trip is in 2oo something days and my clock now says 600 something! And that's what I'm seeing on all of yours' too!

 

[kaabost]

I think that the OP asked a perfectly good question as well. I also think that it was worded well. Gutzy, yes. Maybe what the OP was getting at (and this is how I interpretted it) was......do people behave differently in different "tier" resorts. This is a great question. I know that my behavior is altered by my surroundings. For example, while dining at McDonalds, I talk louder and I may let my table manners slide (a little)......comeon, it's a relaxed atmosphere. If I am dining at some fancy schmancy place (which doesn't happen too often), I speak much more quietly and use strict table manners. Perhaps the OP simply wanted to know if people (and their kids) behaved drastically differently DUE TO SETTING!!!!

 

[deb305]

We have done moderate and deluxe at WDW. Frankly your experience is less dependent on the type of families that stay there (mixed in all cases) than what the resort has to offer, and the atomsphere it offers it in. For example we went to then Dixie Landings with our extended family there was lots of casual stuff for the kids to do, great pool, playground, fishing etc. The eating hall could accomodate all types of kids, my then 2 year old's melt down was barely heard over the drone of the rest of the room.
On our recent trip we stayed at GF, lots of restaraunts for us parents, not much to eat, or a comfortable place for the kids. We stayed in concierge so that helped on food. At Dixie Landing rooms opened tot he outside so no hallway noise to worry about. At GF kids had to stay quiet in halls. GF worked for us then because it was our immediate family, and the kids, being only 1 and 4 were too tired to do anything after the parks.
While we try to be considerate of the other guests, we really don't pay attention to them so the potential snob, or the reverse, doesn't factor.
We are going again next October and will split between Poly and AKL. The reasons are the then to be 6 year old wants to stay on the Savannah and see the animals, MMNSHH at MK, the then 2 year old loves anything Polynesian and I want to eat everything at the EPCOT food festival. When the oldest hits her early teen years we'll go back to moderates and get two rooms, i.e. two bathrooms. WDW with teenage girls is always an experience.
OP, bottom line don't worry about everyone else's family, just do what makes your family happy, really look at the anemities of the resort and decide if you'll use them, if not don't waste your money.

 

[faithfull]

To Aisling...You commented about the countdown clocks....how do you get a countdown clock? I go in aro 6 months and would enjoy watching the countdown but have never been able to figure out how you got one in the first place. Sorry if off the subject.

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

We stayed at a value resort once (ASMu) and I did notice more foreign tour groups and teens, but they didn't cause any problems for me. Also, I didn't think young children were acting any differently than anywhere else. One of the worst displays I EVER saw at WDW was a family sitting next to us at Palio's. They seemed very "well off", dressed nice, drinking expensive wine, etc, and their kids were running around like wild animals!