DVC Resorts Rated | Pros/Cons/Ranking ALL DVC Resorts at Disney World! | Which Resort is Best?

We rated every Disney Vacation Club resort at Disney World, and give you a detailed overview and ranking for each resort, including park access, transportation, dining, recreation, amenities, value and availability. We've included resort maps, location info, and numerous videos and photos of each resort. Whether you're deciding which DVC resort to make your "home" resort or planning your next Walt Disney World vacation and deciding where you'd like to stay, we've got the info you need to plan the perfect vacation.

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0:00 Intro
0:12 Rating Criteria
0:28 Beach Club Resort
4:13 Boardwalk Resort
7:06 Riviera Resort
10:10 Animal Kingdom Villas
13:22 Saratoga Springs Resort
16:57 Old Key West Resort
19:59 Boulder Ridge Villas
23:24 Copper Creek
24:51 Bay Lake Tower
28:01 Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
31:16 Grand Floridian
33:48 Final Rankings

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[ezt]

Excellent overview of every single resort. This was so well thought out and presented. One of the best overviews that pretty well covers everything that you are looking for in a resort.

[timmytimmy]

This is the video I needed! Head to head friendly competition. What I liked most is that you explained your reasoning for your point assignment. That helped me consider my own weight I put on those categories to adjust how they scored for me. I'm probably one of the few people who don't love the Polynesian but absolutely concur that your well thought out points made sense! Anyway, thanks again for edifying us again!

[CarouselofDouglas]

I'm an owner at 3rd place Saratoga!! I will say that you are spot on about the cons with the buses and size, but I still love Saratoga Springs for the ease of booking there and beautiful grounds and the access to Disney Springs! My issue with Copper Creek at Wilderness Lodge matches yours, the buses take UNUSUALLY forever to get anywhere, even the Magic Kingdom!

[MainStreetandMickey]

I'm just waiting to win the lottery so I can get a DVC membership lol. I love these resorts- they're so well done!

[kayygee]

Thank you so much for putting this video together! It's been surprisingly difficult to find quality videos about Disney World resorts, and this video was exactly what I needed!

[cbar]

Thank you for showing where the resorts are located on the map. This helps me have a better idea of where I may want my "home" to be.

[Bobswatercooler]

Great video sooo much great information!

[VillainsandVice]

Lots of great info! This was one of the best DVC videos I’ve seen!

[josephtribble]

Omg. This was so informative! We typically stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani Village and we love it there. Our next adventure is going to be Boardwalk. Thanks for a great video!

[trakes]

Our favorite resorts are AKL and boardwalk. We finally got at room at Grand Flo at 7 months for last June but as you know Disney was still closed.

[HappilyEverDisney]

My two bucket list dvc resorts are Animal Kingdom Lodge and Wilderness Lodge!

[HeartlandFamilyAdventures]

Another great video 👍 The Poly is always number 1 for us if money is no object 😊. Considering value we love Saratoga with the new renovations and Old Key West with the size of the rooms.

[Tepper]

Good video. Thanks for breaking things down to the basics and explaining it well. Glad to see my favorite resorts and hopeful soon to be my home resorts scored well.

[captainstrex]

Agree with the analysis with the exception of dining and activity/amenities score on Polynesian. No way dining is a nine, O'hana, Kona Cafe, and Captain Cook's all are vastly inferior to Boma, Jiko, Sanaa, and The Mara at AKL which got the same score. Also, how it ranked above AKL in activities and amenities is a head scratcher for sure. Lots more to see and do at AKL (savanna, safari, culture ambassadors, etc.). Besides that though, solid analysis of the resorts, thanks for putting this together! Gotta love DVC 🙂

[thejusticejen]

What a great video! Very thorough. We completely agree with the top two! We are currently looking to buy a resale contract at both places even though it might not make sense because availability is good at AKL and the Poly. Bay Lake is also a contender because of the difficulty of booking rooms there.

[DisneyInsideAndy]

What a great video, so much awesome information, well worth the watch time!!

[roxannaedwards]

Yay! My home resort is Animal Kingdom Lodge, Kidani Village!! I really like it. I try and book other resorts out of curiosity and so that I can eventually say that I have stayed at all of the resort hotels. But, I always miss staying at Kidani when I'm not there and I never want to leave there when I do stay. Thanks for sharing!

[nycp]

Excellent breakdown, Jen. I think for a great many WDW fans, the resorts are rated more by prestige and bragging rights, with the MK and Epcot resorts outclassing AKV, OKW and SSR. But your robust ranking system gives a clearer point of view. I am pleased my hopefully future home resort, AKV, ranked first. Fingers crossed for ROFR!

[jennifersnyder]

This was so helpful! Planning our first DVC stay to do all the parks. I will try for poly or VGF. What do you think for first time stay? Thank you!!!

[choreomaniac]

Question about the availability score. Is that availability at 11 months or seven months? If seven, then wouldn’t a lack of availability be more of a reason to own it? Then it should be a high score if it’s impossible to get as a non-home resort. They plays a large role in my deliberation. Why choose SSR as home resort if you can get in easily at seven months? Better to own at a hard to get into resort like Beach Club if you want to stay there.