POP vs. ASR Why the price difference?

[*Fantasia*]

Why is it that POP is more than the ALL Star Resorts? I'm comparing apples to apples in which both rooms are in the same category (ex: both standard rooms and not one is preferred or standard and one is preferred pool view)
The sq foot is the same (??)
Both have food court.
Pretty much the same layout.
Both have the same room ammenities
Both don't have the pool slides nor hot tubs
Both are fun and vibrant to look at.
Both are very kid friendly themed.

So why is it that POP cost more than the ASR? Because POP is newer than ASR? But POP is no longer new.

 

[willowsnn3]

POP used to average out a few dollars cheaper than the All Stars. I think someone explained it as because it was a different county with different sales tax. Not long ago instead of just standard or preferred rooms POP went to like 4 different categories of rooms and the price of all the rooms went up. That's all the info I have, lol, but having stayed at both, POP wins hands down.

 

[*Fantasia*]

Different county? I didn't know that. You would think that all the Disney resorts will fall under the same county just like they have the same zip code and area code of 407. So POP at one point was cheaper than the ASR? and it went up because of the category.

 

[pigletto]

Yes, it used to price out just a little bit cheaper. But it's pricing out more now, and that's comparing standard room to standard room. I don't have my numbers in front of me but for 8 nights 2 standard rooms at an all-star was around 100 less expensive than 2 standard rooms at Pop. I can only guess they increased the rates at Pop a little bit. Maybe because it's more popular? Not sure but it's definitely coming up more.

 

[maxiesmom]

The Pop and the All Stars are in different counties, so the tax rate is slightly different. The All Stars have a 13% tax rate while the Pop has a 12.5% tax rate.

I think they charge more for the Pop because it is newer, and more centrally located. They also have more view categories at the Pop than at the All Stars, and they charge for them too.