I only know first hand the AS Movies pool...my dd (8 at the time) didn't ever want to stay at the parks, she wanted to spend all day every single day (except for a couple hours each morning, for park-touring), in the pool. Didn't miss the slid at ALL!
They did a cute thing, when they opened up the pool in the morning. They would pick a kid, to help open it. My dd was picked one day but said "No, thank you!" I was so irritated, lol.
The theming is very obnoxiously colorful, very cute. Appeals to many kids, the whole resort is full of GREAT photo ops, too.
Beth