There are some great advantages to staying at a Disney World hotel — you can get free parking at the theme parks, take advantage of Early Entry, utilize complimentary Disney transportation, and more.
There are so many Disney World hotels to choose from and many people choose to stay at a Disney hotel during their vacation. However, that doesn’t mean it is all sunshine and rainbows. There are some things that we wish were different at the hotels, and we are turning to the Disney experts to find out the biggest gripes!
We asked the best group of Disney experts we know, our readers, what their biggest gripe about Disney World hotels is. We asked and you all answered, so let’s see what the biggest complaints are!
One of the biggest gripes we saw over and over again was the cost. So many of our readers stated that their biggest gripe was that Disney World hotels are too expensive. Stephanie, Teresa, Charlotte, Katie, Monica, Laura, Jeanne, Hooter, Emily, and even more wrote “the cost!”
As well, a few of our readers mentioned that the value of the hotels is not there anymore. Daniel wrote that, “staying at a Disney resort isn’t the perk it used to be. The Magical Express is gone. Parking is no longer free at the resorts. The extra magic hours aren’t as magical anymore. The prices for the good neighbor hotels are more economical than Disney resorts.” And Jeff agreed stating they don’t have “value anymore” and there is a “loss of perks.”
Marcy wrote that her biggest gripe is that “they aren’t ‘deluxe’ like anywhere else. I LOVE Disney & love staying at a Deluxe, but there is really nothing that special in the rooms & they give you nothing.”
Additionally, many of our readers expressed frustration that many of the Disney World hotels no longer have much theming. Lisa wrote that her biggest gripe is the “removal of theming. No difference between a Disney resort and a Marriott anymore.” Sean also agreed that the “rooms look all too similar to other Disney resort rooms. Same here same there.”
Matthew is also similarly frustrated by the lack of theming. He wrote that “the updates to each of the rooms are looking more and more like Disney is buying furniture in bulk and using cost savings to drive their decorating. Every update takes a little bit more of that original “entertainment architecture” flavor out of the rooms. My biggest gripe is that Disney is working towards homogenizing the hotel rooms everywhere and will lose the backstories that helped sell the experience of the resorts.”
We also read that a lot of our readers disliked the distance between the rooms and the amenities. As well, the walk to your room can sometimes feel like an eternity after a park day! Bridgett wrote that getting back to your room can feel like “having to walk 10 miles to your room after a long park day.”
Some of our readers had some more specific gripes. Karen wishes the water pressure was better, Jessica thinks the toilet paper is terrible at the Disney World resorts, and Sarah dislikes the bus lines from the parks to the hotels.
Finally, we can’t help but agree with Paul who wrote that he can’t live there and Jacqeline who posted that her biggest gripe is that she is not in one. We completely agree, we wish we were relaxing on our balcony overlooking Disney World right now!
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