So what are we missing by staying "value"

[lc1965]

There are real reasons to stay at the values & I'm not knocking them. They're just not for me.

I don't travel w/ kids & the values are overrun with them, which is not an atmosphere I solicit. The mods are quieter w/ more room, both in the rooms & on the grounds.

The mod themes are still Disney, but much more elegantly expressed & less frenetic. I LOVE Port Orleans & Port Orleans Riverside & usually take at least one early morning to stroll up & down the river.

I find the mods have better, larger food courts. (To be fair, I HATED the DELUXE Polynesian's food court & found the AKL's inadequate but much better. I think that's a function of resort age rather than resort price. I don't need a sit-down, but it's a nice option if you like it.

I find the mods usually have more busstops, which makes for smaller, quieter crowds. And the resorts are primarily closer to the parks.

It sounds as if you're very happy w/ the value resorts, but I'd go crazy there: it's a matter of preference. As long as we all get what we want & Disney makes gobs of money, everybody wins!

 

[Amy&Dan]

When my kids were younger, the values were heaven on earth for them. Now that they are teenagers, some of that appeal is lost.

For us the theming of a region (Caribbean, Mexico, New Orleans) over the theming of Disney, sports, pop culture or music icons is a big pull that we are willing to pay for. We also enjoy hot tubs, larger rooms, pool slides, having a full serve restaurant right there and a more relaxed atmosphere. Quiet pools are probably the biggest draw of all. The values all have quiet pools (Pop has two), but they don't feel quite the same. At Pop's quiet pools, shade is hard to come by, they are just stuck between the buildings. At the mods, the quiet pools feel more secluded and have more landscaping.

We have enjoyed ten great value stays and have also stayed in all of the mods as well as a few deluxe's/dvc's. After all that, we have finally found that the mods work best for us.

I agree with another poster (and this just means I agree that for my family this is true) that the jump in price from value to mod is worth it, the jump from mod to deluxe is not. Again, for us.