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 Touchdown! at All-Star Sports | |
| Location | Animal Kingdom Resort Area |
| Resort type | Value |
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| Theme | Sports, music and Disney films, respectively |
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| Rooms | 5444 (1920 each at Sports and Movies, 1604 at Music) |
| Suites | Standard Suites (Music only) |
| Green lodge | Yes (all three)[1] |
Disney's All-Star Resorts are a collective trio of resort hotels that are part of the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. They are three of five resorts in Disney's Value Resorts category, along with the two resorts of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Resort Area (Disney's Pop Century Resort and Disney's Art of Animation Resort). The three collective resorts are Disney's All-Star Sports Resort (themed after various sports that are popular in the United States), Disney's All-Star Music Resort (themed after music genres popular worldwide), and Disney's All-Star Movies Resort (themed after various Disney films that were popular in the 1990s or earlier).
The resorts are located together on the southern portion of the Walt Disney World property, each with their own theme, and are the only resort hotels in Walt Disney World that are located in Osceola County instead of Orange County. The use of giant novelty decorations, bright colors, and exaggerated themes throughout these resorts became characteristic of all Disney Value resorts since these resorts' construction.[2][3][4] All three resorts are designated in the Florida Green Lodging Program.[1]
History[edit]
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All three resorts were designed by Miami-based firm, Arquitectonica.[5] Groundbreaking for the All-Star Resort complex began in November 1992.
All-Star Sports was the first All-Star Resort to open on April 29, 1994.
All-Star Music was the second All-Star Resort to open. Calypso was the first building to open with the resort on November 22, 1994, and Broadway was the last to open on February 17, 1995.
All-Star Movies was the third and final All-Star Resort, opening on January 15, 1999, almost five years after the All-Star Resorts opened with All-Star Sports.
Guest rooms[edit]
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Each of the All-Star Resorts has 1920 rooms except for All-Star Music, which currently has 1604 rooms. The standard rooms are slightly smaller than the rooms at the moderate resorts with 260 square feet (24 m2). A typical room has two double beds, a small table with two chairs, television, nightstand, telephone, dresser, wall mirror, luggage rack, closet area, themed light fixtures, megaphones or stars, and a clock radio. The bathrooms have a single sink and mirror in a vanity area that is separate from the tub and toilet. A small key-operated wall safe is located in the closet area. In-room amenities include irons and ironing boards, hair dryers, wall safes, and pizza delivery.
Some of the standard rooms at All-Star Music were converted into to family suites that sleep six people plus a crib. The suites feature a kitchenette with microwave and two full bathrooms. The master bedroom has a queen size bed, desk, and television. The main sitting area has a television and a sofa that opens into a double bed and a chair with an ottoman that converts into two single beds. There are a total of 192 family suites.
Dining and shopping[edit]
Each of the resorts have a food court and a gift shop located in their main halls (Stadium Hall at Sports, Melody Hall at Music, and Cinema Hall at Movies), and a poolside bar located next to their main halls nearby the main swimming pools.
- Food courts – All three food courts (End Zone at Sports, Intermission at Music, and World Premiere at Movies) serve a variety of American cuisine for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, and seat approximately 500 people each.
- Pizza delivery – Pizza delivery is served at all three resorts. Pizza, sandwiches, salad, dessert, and beverages are available in the evening for delivery to guest rooms.
- Pool bars – All three pool bars (Grandstand Spirits at Sports, Singing Spirits at Music, and Silver Screen Spirits at Movies) serve a variety of drinks, wine, beer, spirits, and snacks.
- Gift shops – All three gift shops (Sport Goofy at Sports, Maestro Mickey's at Music, and Donald's Double Feature at Movies) sell a variety of Disney souvenirs, snacks, drinks, and sundries. While each gift shop sells similar items, some merchandise based on each resort's theme can be found exclusively at each shop (e.g. ESPN and other sports merchandise found at All-Star Sports).
In addition to the above, an unaffiliated McDonald's franchise that opened in 1998 is located outside of the resorts' main security gate,[6] accessible by car or a walkway from All-Star Sports.
Recreation and amenities[edit]
All three resorts feature the same amenities.
- Swimming pools – All three resorts have two pools each: a main pool near each resort's main hall and a smaller pool located in another section. Each main pool has a kiddie pool nearby. Each pool also has nearby buildings containing self-service laundry and changing rooms.
- All-Star Sports has Surfboard Bay (which resembles a beach) at Surf's Up! and Grand Slam Pool (which resembles the infield of a baseball field with a pitcher Goofy fountain on the "mound") at Homerun Hotel.
- All-Star Music has Calypso Pool (an acoustic guitar-shaped pool with The Three Caballeros spraying water in its center) at Calypso and the Piano Pool (shaped like a grand piano) located in the middle of the rest of the resort, surrounded by a circular walkway connecting the other four sections.
- All-Star Movies has the Fantasia Pool (with a fake stage showing Mickey in his Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit "controlling" the water) at the Fantasia section and Duck Pond Pool (a trapezoidal-shaped pool that resembles an ice hockey rink) at the Mighty Ducks section.
- Playgrounds – Each resort has a small playground for children: Sports' playground is located between Surf's Up! and Touchdown!, Music's playground is located between Calypso and Jazz Inn near the Music and Movies parking lot, and Movies' playground is located between the Fantasia and Toy Story sections.
- Arcades – Each resort has a video arcade with a variety of arcade games located in their main halls: Game Point Arcade in Sports' Stadium Hall, Note'able Arcade in Music's Melody Hall, and Reel Fun Arcade in Movies' Cinema Hall.
- Jogging trail – A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) trail surrounds Disney's All-Star Resorts.
- Celebrity Hall – An events pavilion located at the far end of the parking lot between the All-Star Sports and All-Star Music Resorts. It has hosted various small events such as Pin Trading Nights.
Disney transportation[edit]
Disney's All-Star Resorts are connected via bus to the various theme parks and activities located throughout the resort complex.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Green Lodging Program Designated Properties". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Henthorn, Dawn. "Disney All Stars Resorts". Florida for Visitors. About.com. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
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- ^ "All-Star Movies Resort". All Ears Net. Retrieved April 6, 2006.
- ^ Dunlop, Beth (1996). Building a Dream: The Art of Disney Architecture. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p. 180. ISBN 0-810931427.
- ^ Weiss, Werner. "McDonald's Food at Walt Disney World". Yesterland. Retrieved October 2, 2019.