Difference between Value, Moderate and Deluxe Disney Resorts

All of Disney World’s Resorts fall into 4 categories – Value Resorts, Moderate Resorts, Deluxe Resorts, and Deluxe Villas. Well… also there are the Cabins and Campgrounds at Ft Wilderness.

However, for the sake of simplifying everything, we are not going to compare Deluxe Villas, Cabins and Campgrounds in this post. They are the odd man out. But you can scroll to the bottom of this post to get information about each, and if you have more questions, just ask!

Before we look at the chart comparing Value, Moderate, and Deluxe Resorts, lets look at what all of the resorts have in common.

ALL RESORTS HAVE

• Free parking overnight
• Free parking at the theme parks
• Minifridge or Beverage Cooler
• Free Wifi
• Early Park Entry – enter the parks 30 minutes before official park opening time.
• Free baggage transfer for split stays
• Complimentary transportation to and from theme parks and Disney Springs
• Heated Pools
• Movie Under the Stars (watch a Disney movie outside at the resort)

Finally, here is the exhaustive chart of the differences between each category:

Disney Value Resorts

• All-Star Resorts
  • All-Star Movies
  • All-Star Music
  • All-Star Sports
• Art of Animation
• Pop Century

Disney Moderate Resorts

• Caribbean Beach Resort
• Coronado Springs
• Port Orleans French Quarter
• Port Orleans Riverside
• The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Disney Deluxe Resorts

• Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Beach Club Resort
• BoardWalk Inn
• Contemporary Resort
• Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
• Old Key West
• Polynesian Village Resort
• Saratoga Springs
• Wilderness Lodge
• Yacht Club Resort

DELUXE VILLAS AND CAMPGROUNDS AT FORT WILDERNESS

Deluxe Villas are what Disney World offers to their Disney Vacation Club members, as well as any other guest that is not a DVC member. Villas are typically an extension of a Deluxe Resort. However, Old Key West Resort and Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa are stand-alone resorts.

Typically, villas offer guests a studio, a one-bedroom villa, a 2-bedroom villa, or a grand villa. Additionally, at Saratoga Springs, you can stay at a 3-bedroom treehouse!

The studios typically have a queen-size bed and a fold-out couch, although some studios do offer 2 queens. The studios also offer a “mini kitchen” with a mini-fridge, microwave, coffee pot and toaster oven.

The 1- and 2-bedroom villas, along with the grand villas offer the separate bedrooms, a living room and a full kitchen with full-size appliances.

CAMPGROUNDS

If you want to stay in a cabin, a tent or in your RV, Disney offers Fort Wilderness Campground. Here you receive all of the same benefits as other guests staying at Disney Resorts, like Early Park Entry, booking all of your dining reservations once 60 days before check-in, and complimentary transportation to and from the parks, etc.

In the end, I hope this helps you decide which Resorts will be best for your trip!

Let us know if you have any questions below.

Happy planning!