An Idiot's GUIDE TO DELUXE RESORTS at Walt Disney World | 2021

This is my introduction to Walt Disney World's value resorts aimed mainly for people that have either never stayed at one of these resorts or have little knowledge of what to expect. I think in particular it could be useful to those trying to decide which resorts is right for them.

After giving a breakdown of what to expect from a moderate resort, I'll provide a brief tour of each resort to help decide which is the best for your vacation. This will cover Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort, Disney's Beach Club Resort, Disneys Yacht Club Resort, Disney Boardwalk Inn Resort, Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Polynesian Village Resort and Disney's Contemporary Resort.

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TIMESTAMPS:

Part 1 - What is a Deluxe Resort? - 42:06
Part 2 - Resort Tours - 2:32
Disney's Animal Kingdom Resort - 2:32
Disney's Beach Club Resort - 5:46
Disney's Yacht Club - 9:21
Disney's Boardwalk Inn Resort - 11:25
Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort - 14:51
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort - 18:16
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort - 23:09
Disney's Contemporary Resort - 26:23
Summary/Outro - 30:18

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[TheFrugalBrit]

Hey guys! I've had a couple comments about missing resorts. This video only covers the deluxe resort category, and not the deluxe villas category, so the Riviera, Saratoga Springs and Old Key West DVC resorts aren't covered. Hope that makes sense! I'll be covering these in a future video 😁

[KNHarrison]

I have no plans to visit Disney for quite some time but I just love watching these videos. There's just something I really enjoy about seeing the amount of detail Disney puts into creating a theme for each resort. If I ever get the money Beach Club and Boardwalk are both on my list but for now I have to live through videos like this.

[jenniferlorimer]

Great video. Would love to stay in the Polynesian resort, especially with the incorporation on the Moana theming. But a little above my budget 😳. Thanks for all the good information. Appreciate your hard work 👏

[brettdudenhoeffer]

Love the videos! Would love it if you made a video comparing the Disney World on-site resorts to the Universal Ones. Or even just the Deluxe Disney World vs the premium Universal ones!

[tidelovinyankee]

I absolutely love your video; it is by far, the best WDW review video I have ever seen, regardless of topic. We live in Texas and take frequent vacations at Disney World. Our next trip will take place in late February of this year for three weeks, and will be spent in the Deluxe hotels with no park attendance. The parks are fantastic, but sometimes we just like spending long vacations in the resorts and enjoy the ambience and great food. Interestingly, we often run into families from England who spend extensive holidays at Disney World and stay in the Deluxe hotels. Always nice to run into you folks.

[nataliepenna]

Can't believe I missed this on update day even though I mentioned it on your last video, lol. Thanks for highlighting all the things I should do when I sell my kidneys to afford this!

[blainegowland]

I know I say this every video, but I can’t rate this channel high enough 🙌

[stephenhodgson]

Something that is often overlooked is that you don't have to stay at just one resort, this is called a split stay. Disney offer a service where they will transfer your luggage free of charge for you if you are stopping at multiple locations. So for example you may decide to begin your vacation at Animal Kingdom Lodge staying there for maybe two or three days. Then move onto Magic Kingdom and one of the resorts there. Finally moving onto an Epcot/Hollywood Studio. This will minimise the amount of travel time getting to the parks. This service is also available between different price band; so you could mix between value all the way through to deluxe. However if you decide to use this option I wouldn't recommend starting at a deluxe resort and moving down. You will either feel that you overpaid to begin with or be disappointed with you lower value resort as you will be comparing it to what you had before.

[YannLL]

Animal Kingdom Lodge and the Poly are the only 2 deluxe resorts that really appeal to me, but I'll only ever stay in moderates. I prefer to visit deluxe resorts and spend more money on restaurants or experiences. Great video as always!

[clairejones]

My husband and I have stayed at Jambo House five times. We love the Savannah view bedrooms and African decor throughout the hotel.

[sluggy]

Another great video frugal! Always wanted to stay in the contemporary! One day I will, but not very frugal

[tomcaron]

Thank you Michael Eisner for Crecent Lake area!

Thank you for this video, one of the best reviews anywhere. Right to the point and great shoots!

[CharlotteOconnorTravel]

Great info as usual and agree with the summaries. I always do a few days at Beach Club each trip as its so convenient. Love the Poly too, but as you say it feels really busy and for the price I paid for a club level room and to not even have a balcony isn't great. Grand Floridian doesn't appeal to me at, not even if it was half the price

Yes thank you for all your videos. I think these are ideal to inform you about the resorts. Going to show them to my friends to plan our 2022 trip

[MISSLEONAJB]

Thanks so much for this - really useful. I am looking forward to hearing about Swan and Dolphin to see if I should consider one of those ☺️ xx

[williamr]

Thanks for video. My favs (that I’ve stayed at) are
1) YC; 2) Polynesian; 3) GF; 4) Contemporary (wing). I hope to stay at others one day

[RireV]

Great overview video. Personally, I love Wilderness Lodge the most, it's my favorite WDW resort (esp. the DVC bungalows). The Beach Club is nice, so is the Boardwalk inn. I'd never stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge (too far and too much walking inside the resort), Grand Floridian or Contemporary (too expensive with too little to offer in return irw. exterior, crowded and posh athmosphere) or Polynesian Village (always feels extremely busy and crowded, hotel urgently needs a make-over, food options too expensive).

[daxhausentraveller]

Quality job 👍. Contemporary is my fav . But great and fair review . Nice one FB 👏

[athenahastings]

Another great video as per usual. I see your channel has really taken off...well done! You deserve it!

[jazmin]

As soon as I saw this, I couldn't click fast enough.