Disney's All-Star Sports Resort (Disney Value Resort) Reviews and Ratings About This Page:

[Jennifer Marx]

Get pumped at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort at Walt Disney World, located near Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park and the Blizzard Beach water park.

Official Guidebook Review: Our official review of Disney's All-Star Sports Resort can be read in PassPorter's Walt Disney World guidebook (chapter 3).

Personal Review: This is our least favorite of the three All-Star Resorts, mainly because it was the first built (and thus older) and because we prefer musical and cinematic pursuits over athletic interests (a fancy way to say we like movies and music more than sports!). Our most recent stay here was in 2006 and we were favorably impressed.

Other Reviews: See PassPorter's feature article on All-Star Sports Resort by PassPorter Guide Maureen Austin (statelady01).

Photo Reviews: See our All-Star Sports Resort photo collection.

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[SARH7]

We stayed at AllStar Sports in May of 07. Part of my begging to DH to let us go to WDW was that we'd stay at the sports themed resort! The resort was nice, but a bit run down. I know it is the oldest of the AllStars and it shows. Some of the decor and icons were faded. The rope lights outlining the icons at night- not all of them worked and some were falling off. Little things like that. Also, for some odd reason, our room had bedspreads with musical instruments and musicians on them...... I know they had just finished some refurbs on ASMusic when we were there, so apparently they were re-using the older spreads at the sports resort. Not a huge deal, but when you go to a sports themed resort, you expect to be immersed in sports.

I'd stay at aother AlllStars before staying here again, unless they do some major refurbing.

[CinderAbby]

I cheated on this. I asked my hubby for the number portion of the review.

When I go to Disney, I go for the parks so I really didn't take much (if any) notice of the hotel. The rooms were clean and comfortable and I slept well at night. The pool was huge and enjoyable and when I went to the laundry room, there were machines available. The hotel had everything I needed and wanted. Planning for our trip this year, we didn't want to stay anywhere else.

Lenny on the otherhand said the outside of the hotel needed some "sprucing up" when we went in 2006. I didn't notice. Having an Autistic daughter and Lenny using a scooter, everywhere we went was fully accesible to both of them, so that's why it got a 10 from him. Yes, everything was laid out, but we were in a preferred building, which did make it easy. We did like the theming even though we aren't into sports. It had all the amenities we wanted, we didn't miss anything it might not have had. And yes, the fridges normally cost, but that's where our magic came in. For whatever reason, the CM gave it to us for the week for free.

Not only are we going to stay there again, we would recommend it to anyone who goes to the world like we do. We go for the parks and the hotel is just someplace to shower and sleep, not a place we spend a lot of time.

[J603]

We stayed here last December. We went down as a Christmas time surprise. I was looking for tons of fun on a small budget. We found it here! We stayed in the Homerun Hotel, which had just finished its remodel. Great job Disney! The food in the food court was delicious and my son loved both the surf's up pool and the baseball pool. The bus transportation was pretty good. The longest wait we had was the day we were trying to get to Blizzard Beach for mini-golf. (It was low 50's this day so the buses were not really focused on the waterpark )

My son's favorite place at the resort was the football field. We ended up buying 2 mini footballs and had to keep 1 with us so every time we went through the football field we could toss the pigskin around.

We would definately stay here again. Next time I think we will try for the Touchdown Hotel.

[Tink and co.]

We just returned from our stay here(March 08). It was a pleasant surprise. Our room was newly refurbished, beautiful, and very clean. We were upgraded to a preferred room, and our location was convenient and a short walk to everything.
The food court was tasty, the gift shop had a great selection. The staff everywhere was top-notch, friendly, and really went out of their way to make our stay magical. Bus service was excellent, we never encountered much of a wait. We rarely stopped at the other All Star Resorts as I was expecting.
There was some pool noise (our room overlooked the pool), but not enough to keep us awake. We really were overwhelmed by the groups staying at the resort sometimes. Most of the kids were great, but there were so many of them!
All and all, a great value, and a great place to stay.

[lukeandbrookesmom]

We stayed at the All Star Sports Resort 8/30 through 9/10/08. We paid for a preferred room and we were in the Surf's Up Building, #1 in room #1201. We were probably 20 steps from the pool deck and 50 to stadium hall. Stadium Hall was undergoing a minor reurbishment (new flooring) so there were a few construction partitions up but they were not an inconvenience at all. In fact, they were doing balloon animals every morning, a coloring contest each day for the kids, and handing out stickers to all the kids, too because of the construction. The food court was great - lots to choose from and delicious for quick service food. We wait once for 20 minutes for a bus but most times it was 10 minutes or less. Only one time did we share a bus with the Movies and Music Resorts. The CMs were all wonderful as was Mousekeeping. We came back each day to either towel animals, the kids stuff being arranged in cute ways, or baskets made from towels for our toiletries. The rooms were all recently refurbished which was nice, too! This resort is a great value for anyone wishing for a nice, clean room, fun themes, large/clean pool, a second quiet pool area, and a fun family resort for a great price!

[katydid]

We were 4 Adults staying Nov. 29th-Dec. 4th. We had 2 rooms in the Homerun Hotel at the very back of the resort. This was a very nice and quiet location. We thought the walk to Stadium Hall was pleasant. Our rooms were spotlessly clean, nicely updated, and we had many towel animals throughout our stay. We never waited more than 20 minutes for a bus. Most waits were much shorter. Food a this resort was good but not exceptional. It was too cold for us to use the pool, but the few hardy souls who were there were enjoying it. We tested the water and it was nice and warm, but we did not want to brave the walk back to our rooms. Every cast member was friendly and helpful. For the price you pay at this resort, you get a great value. In today's economy, this is a great place to stay while still having plenty of magic.

[mama2disneyfan]

DH, DD & I stayed here for our first ever trip to WDW. Our first ever trip to Florida for that matter.

I did not love this resort and neither did DH. We said that if we ever went back to WDW we would stay at least Moderate. Unfortunately, it turned us off to all Value Resorts.

We were kindly upgraded to a pool view room and the staff was great! A major mistake in travel time on my part had us at the most magical place on earth without a room for one night. Don't ask - call it the excitement of our trip. In any case I went to guest services at MK and called the hotel. They said that we could get a room for the night at AS Sports but that we would have to change rooms the next night. No problem, it was MY fault after all. As it turned out they upgraded our room for our stay and we did not need to change rooms. We also came back one evening to a cute towel toothbrush holder. Not an animal exactly but I thought it was cute.

The food court was okay, not anything special. It was noisy, really noisy. We had our 2 y/o daughter and she wanted to use the pool. Well the 'toddler' pool was empty. No one told us that we could use another toddler pool. I took her to the larger pool next to the toddler pool but needed to hold her the whole time as she couldn't swim etc. I was hoping to let her use the toddler pool and just sit by her.

Anyway, it was a hike from the elevator to our room with DD and stuff we were carrying. The buses seem to stop at every resort and we always crowded.

A note on the rating: I used Magic to convey my happiness with the overall helpful, kind staff.

Pros:
Affordability
We love sports
Staff

Cons:
Food court
Pool issue
Noise
Buses

[thinktink79]

great theme and great pool sizes.

[JEANYLASER]

I can't wait to stay in ASports This Friday and all of us will enjoy it! I think this will be my second favorite!

[MaggieMayMouse]

We stayed here our last trip, our second time in this resort & I could tell it had been spruced up recently. Everything was cleaner, fresher & the nicks & dings were reparied. For the price I think it is a great choice, especially for kids who are into sports. We got a room in the tennis area (the only sport my daughter plays) by chance & it was not only fun (we played mock tennis every day) but it was also a much quieter area than the football section we had stayed in before. After our first stay I would have said the resort was "ok" but now I would recommend it to anyone who wants an affordable, fun place to stay.

[WDW_Fan]

Just stayed here on my last trip and liked it. I did like the fact that it was the first stop on the bus loop. The room was fine (a little mix up with the room the first night, but got fixed the next day). Where I was only in the room to sleep (for the most part), it was the perfect sized room. I was close to both the main pool and one of the quiet pools, which was handy. Buses were fine (a few were a little slow) going to the parks, but very slow at times leaving the parks. I know the resort has no control over transportation, but at one point at the Magic Kingdom it got really out of hand. I actually spoke with a transportation manager, as well as wrote a letter to the head of this department in regards to this. The resort is themed very cute and can see why it's in such high demand during sporting & cheerleading events. Food was good and check-in was a breeze. Would stay here again.

[jimmymac]

We'll never stay here again

[Arnir]

I stayed at All-Star Sports in August 2010 at the start of the Value season. It was my first time to WDW since 1979 when I stayed at the Contemporary. When I first checked out the All-Stars I thought it looked awfully cheesy, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived.

I took the Magical Express from the airport and had no problems. The check in was pretty quick and efficient. The lobby was big, bright and inviting. I had one minor hiccup but nothing major. Even though I got in before 1pm, the room was ready and waiting for me. I had used online check in before flying to Florida.

The complex was clean and bright and cheery. (And Hot! It was mid-August) The oversized sports items didn't do anything for me, but as a kid I would have loved it. I stayed in the Football building (facing away from the field) and it was nice.

The room was certainly small, but it was just me. Very clean. I had a refrigerator added for $10 a day I think. Nice Mickey towel on the bed. Small but nice touch. Furniture was basic but serviceable. No complaints about the bed. I did discover that there are no drain plugs for the sinks which spoiled my plan to wash my clothes in the sink. I would take a rubber jar opener/disc next time to keep the water in the sink to clean clothes. I never went to use the laundry facilities in the complex. My room was right at the garbage collection facility so every am I was awakened by the trash pickup. Not a big deal as I can get back to sleep quickly.

The food court was decent but nothing exciting. The folks there were all pretty good but one night before closing they had the "C" team at best. They ran out of fries but the woman giving them out never asked for more until she would run out, etc. The place was either empty or completely swamped. As a solo traveler, I didn't have anyone to save a table so sometimes I just took a chance or had to take the food back to the room.

Transportation was the only downside of this stay. The All-Star Sports is the first stop for the buses and it saved me on many days. I never had to wait for a second bus when leaving for the parks. Unfortunately, this was the only time I felt like I was in steerage class. The buses were packed and once the driver even had people get off to rearrange the bus. In August temps, we actually had one bad trip where the A/C didn't seem to work and I thought that there was going to be violence. They needed more buses, but we all get there and back in one piece.

If it had a table service restaurant I would recommend it more highly for solo travelers. I lost a few Dining Plan Deluxe meals by missing breakfast, but it was no big deal.

I would recommend it for someone wanting a decent place to stay but not looking for pampering.

[HiddenMickey]

This is the only Value resort we had yet to stay in (except the new Art of Animation). Sports was the least interesting of the All Star themes to us. However, we ended up liking it a lot. We had a room in Surf's Up Building 6 and it was very convenient to the main building, pool, and even the parking lot. Our room was in very good shape, was cleaned in the morning each day, and was quite comfortable. We also had great luck with the bus system, never having to stand, never crowded, and we nearly always had a bus waiting or it came within minutes of getting to the waiting area. The food court area is almost exactly like those at Music and Movies, so no surprises there. We got good food and fairly fast service.

We'd recommend.
Our stay was August 3-6, 2012.