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Hotel overview
The incredible Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will create for you, as never before, the sensation of being a character inside some of the most popular and beloved animated films of all time. From the magically themed family suites (especially designed to accommodate up to six Guests) and rooms to the spectacular courtyards, this Resort draws its inspiration from four classic Disney Animated films: The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Disney Pixar's Finding Nemo and Cars.
Location
Lake Buena Vista, FloridaProperty information
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Hotel details
Hotel advisories
General policies & fine print
Smoking Policy - All Disney owned and operated resort hotels are smoke-free environments. Smoking is permitted in designated outdoor smoking locations only.
Guest Names Policy - Walt Disney World reservations must be booked with the correct guest names. A complete name change to the lead name is considered a cancellation and will require a new reservation.
Deposit Requirements - A major credit card and photo I.D. is required upon check-in to cover phone or incidental charges.
Convention Policy - Guests attending a convention at the hotel may not use this package for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be charged directly by the hotel.
Room Taxes - Room taxes are included in the vacation price.
As to Disney artwork, logos and properties: ©Disney
Ratings & reviews
TripAdvisor traveler rating
8789 reviews-
BEWARE OF BEDBUGS
BEWARE OF BEDBUGS!!!!!! We spent $400 a night to stay at art of animation. We loved the theming and the fact that it has skyliner access. Our joy ended there. Our Cars suite had 3 beds (a bedroom, a kitchen table bed, and a pullout couch.) We slept on the pullout couch. On the 2nd day of visiting the parks, my husband started to notice small bug bites. They were completely unlike mosquito bites, but we live across the country so we dismissed it. The bites increased each day to the point that we were worried about bed bugs by the time we were heading home. Unfortunately, we were only on resort for 4 nights and had 3 full park days planned so we didn't get a chance to ask art of animation staff to check our room. Bed bugs, turns out, are a delayed reaction for up to two weeks so we've seen more and more pop up each day. I personally experienced reactions about 5 days after my husband started. By the time we were needing to head to the airport, both of us were covered in bites. Our bites meet every single sign of bed bugs. We filed a claim with Disneyworld and asked them to check the room. Since we'd seen reddit reviews that Disney takes care of guests who experience bedbugs, we were confident they would be honest and kind. It took Disney 5 days from when they inspected the room for bed bugs to tell us that we don't have them. Pat Casey, our awful Disney claims rep, even had the gall to tell us she thought we got them at home. We've never experienced bites like this until visiting Art of Animation. We've done a thorough screening of our house, heat washed everything (120+ degrees F). My guess is since we aren't throwing a fit on resort, they are covering it up. Absolutely appalling. Evil resort. I will never visit Disneyworld again. (This is coming from a lifelong Disneyland fan who goes several times a year.) Save your money and skip this place.
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Family Vacation
This Resort is so much fun for families with children.Three different Themes to stay in. Three Pools, big Checkers Board, Cornhole, Arcade, Bus Transportation to and from all Disney Parks, Sky ride to and from Disney Parks. Small Kitchens in some rooms. Restaurant serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Small Store on site. Off site store Delivery available to you at the Resort. Such a Wonderful place to stay. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Can't wait to go back. Loved not having to rent a Vehicle. Everything right there for you.
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magical
The place was really magical and wonderful, everything is beautiful and I felt I was on a disney film. It’s very close to the parks. The rooms are comfortable, all my family liked to be there. I really loved to have the experience of being in this hotel.
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no more free airport transportation
there is no longer free airport transportation- hopefully trip advisor will update this because that was one of the main reasons we booked this hotel. Airport transport is easily $100 uber/lyft or catching a magic bus group transport. Which when time is of the essence for a trip like this, that can be a bit of a bummer
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Dusty rooms.. but its not pixie dust...
We stayed here for two reasons: 1) my young children wanted a fully animated hotel 2) the skyliner But i will never stay here again. We upgraded to a nemo suite .... when we entered at first glance looked ok. we unpacked and left for the day. Once we returned I started looking around i could see the dust & dirt. The room appeared to not have been dusted or deep cleaned in Months. For example I could write my name in the dust on top of the microwave. The drawers had even some crumbs left in them from previous gusts. Every corner filled with dust/dirt.... the lights layered in dust.... and i could go on. The vents for the room had clumps of dust on them in all the rooms! My daughter is allergic to dust and pet dander so the whole trip she had a rash/hives on her skin. We were able to manage with cream and Benadryl but she was uncomfortable. I complained and all that could be done was a deep clean while all our stuff was there ... so that wasn't a risk i wanted to disturb all the dust and have in on our clothes etc. the other option was to check out of a room and wait 4-5 hours for a different suite to be cleaned and ready.... again not ideal. For the price i would say this is not worth it and truly poor attention paid to Proper cleaning aside from a swiffer and fresh towels. We would've switched hotels but my sister in law was coming for a night as well and most hotels were full due to it being marathon weekend. The food court also looks like it needs attention. Half the soda machines were broken and the chairs in the hall when you looked at them from the side you could see old food and grime. tables sticky. it is a high volume hotel so i understand it is tough but this just was not up to my disney standards. If you or someone in your family has dust allergies definitely do not stay here. But I will say all the employees in food court and other areas were very nice and wanted to help. the transportation was great on bus and skyliner