Disney's All Star
Sports Resort
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At A Glance |
The All-Star Sports Resort
features over 1,900 rooms, in a collection of five themed
areas - Football, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis and Surfing.
Facilities include Babysitting, Free Parking, limited room
service, daily maid service, shops, laundry & valet service,
express checkout, and a food court. |
Overview
The All Star Resorts are the bargain basement of
Disney-owned resort hotels, but still offer comfortable, clean
accommodation ideally suited to those that wish to stay on property,
yet keep a close eye on the budget.
The main advantage in staying at one of the All-Star
Resorts is one of economy, since Room rates are the lowest available
on Disney property, yet while being affordable, they also offer
the same privileges as other Disney properties, including convenient
bus transportation throughout Walt Disney World; early entry privileges
(resort guests can enter the parks 1 ½ hours before official park
opening time); affordable food court; great Disney service from
the front desk clerks to the Guest Services desk; and clean, themed
pool areas.
Rooms
There are 1,920 rooms in total at the All-Star Sports
Resort which opened on 29th April 1994 with the first block being
Surf's Up. Each of the rooms is 260 square feet in size (the smallest
of all rooms on the Disney property). 1,344 of the rooms are designated
Non-Smoking, and 96 designed for people with disabilities.
All rooms are En-Suite, with two double, or one
King-Sized bed, table and chairs, vanity area with sink, and a
separate bathroom. Small refrigerators, large enough for a couple
of drinks, and a few other items, are available for an extra fee
of the order of $5 per night. The supply refrigerators are limited
though, so if you want one request one when making your reservation.
Rates vary based on the view from the rooms, with
'Pool View' rooms generally costing around $10 per night more
than 'Standard View' rooms, which may look out over the parking
lot, or into the courtyard area. Generally however, it is accepted
that despite the slightly higher cost for a Pool-View room, these
rooms are likely to be more noisy than rooms with a standard view,
so if you value quiet, it may be better to opt for a Standard
view room anyway.
Rooms are equipped with one sink and one mirror.
The sink area is outside the bathroom. The one sink/one mirror
can cause a logistical nightmare in the morning (especially is
you are traveling with teenagers), so plan accordingly.
Some rooms feature one King-Sized bed rather than
two double beds, and generally have facilities for the handicapped,
including enlarged areas to allow easy access for wheel-chairs.
They also generally have refrigerators built into the dresser
units as standard. Again if you require a room designed for the
disabled make sure you request one when making the reservation.
Every room at the All-Star Sports has a small key
operated safe. Larger safekeeping boxes are available at the Front
Desk.
Adjoining rooms are available, however, you must
request adjoining rooms when making your reservations. Adjoining
rooms are not guaranteed, but every effort will be made to honor
your request.
Vehicle Parking surrounds the exterior of the buildings,
so parking is convenient to all buildings.
Coin operated laundry facilities are located near
both the piano and guitar pools. Additionally, laundry bags are
available in each room. By completing the attached laundry list
and dropping the laundry off at the Guest Services desk by 8:30am,
same day laundry/dry cleaning is available. This laundry service
is offered 7 days a week, including holidays.
Food and Drink
The All-Star Sports food court is open from 6am
to 11pm and offers the a reasonable selection of fast foods including
Breakfast from bagels, to pancakes, to grits and fresh biscuits,
Lunch and Dinner - grilled sandwiches, specialty pizzas, pastas,
salads, and rotisserie chicken and prime rib.
Pizza delivery is also available from 5pm to midnight.
Special dietary needs can be met at the food court by dialing
7-6026 from your resort phone.
Refillable mugs are available at the food court.
These mugs cost around $7 and allow resort guests unlimited refills
at the food court during their stay. Mugs can be refilled with
coffee, fountain drinks (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Mountain
Dew, etc.) or iced tea. Fruit juices and milk are not available
for refills. Technically, the mug cannot be used at other Disney
resorts. The mug cannot be used in the theme parks.
Activities
Each of the resorts has a couple of pools (shaped
according to the resorts theme). There is also a small playground
for the kids and an arcade for the older kids in each hotel. There
is also a gift/sundries shop at each establishment.
Recreation
Recreation facilities are limited to the pool areas,
a small playground, a game room, and shopping. However, you can
visit other Disney resorts such as the Contemporary, the Beach
Club, Fort Wilderness Campground, or the Downtown Disney area
to participate in a wide variety of water sports and other activities
such as tennis, horse back riding, and fishing.
Additionally, Disney movies play in the front desk
lobby area and in the food court.
Shopping
The Onsite shop offers a variety of Disney merchandise
from character merchandise and souvenirs to All-Star Sports wear.
A small variety of grocery items are also available, such as snacks,
liquor, sundries, and beverages. Some of the grocery items (such
as juice and milk) are cheaper if purchased in the gift shop rather
than the food court.
Checkin/Checkout
All-Star Sports check-in time is 3pm, and check-out
time is 11am. Late check-out of 1:00 pm can be requested if required.
Express check-out is available to all guests paying with a credit
card. A detailed hotel bill is delivered to your door by 7am.
If the bill is correct, all you have to do is call the front desk
as you leave. Your room key serves as a Disney souvenir.
If you arrive early, go ahead and check in at the
ASM front desk. If your room is not ready, the All-Star Sports
luggage service will store your bags for you and deliver them
to your room when you return. The front desk will give you a resort
charge card, even if your room is not ready. The Guest Services
desk will provide your room key when you return and your room
is ready.
Guest Services
The Guest Services desk can arrange dining reservations,
sell park admission tickets, and can answer a variety of questions
regarding the WDW property. Foreign currency can be exchanged
at the Front Desk. They will also help you rent a car, send flowers
and help you out with maps.
Disney Transportation
When you stay at the All-Star Resorts you travel
by bus. Everywhere. It's not bad service, but the large number
of people at these resorts sometimes mean long waits at the bus
stops.
Bus riding time (not including wait times) are:
- Blizzard Beach - 5 minutes
- MGM Studios - 10 minutes
- Epcot - 13 minutes
- Magic Kingdom (MK) - 18 minutes
The posted wait-time for a bus is up to 20 minutes,
but generally you're unlikely to have to wait for more than 10
minutes for a bus. Buses operate one hour before and after park
closing for The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and the Disney-MGM Studios.
Directions to the Resort
Take the I-4 to Exit 25B (WALT DISNEY WORLD) and
follow the signs to The Magic Kingdom. Take the 1st exit (signed
All-Star Resort / Blizzard Beach) and continue until the road
ends. Turn left at the stop sign, and the All-Star Resorts will
be approximately 1-mile on the right. The All-Star Sports Resort
is first, followed by the All-Star Music Resort.
The resort is located at 1701 West Buena Vista Drive,
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000 in the Epcot - MGM Studios resort
area. The telephone number for the resort is (407) 939-5000. Fax
(407) 939-7333
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