Disney's All-Star Movies Resort

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort Information: Rooms, Pools, Dining, and More

On this page is information on Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, including pictures of the view from every hotel room, pictures and video from inside All-Star Movies rooms, a list of amenities, restaurant reviews and dining menus with prices, pool photos and reviews, reader comments, childcare options, and more. Last updated: May 18, 2024

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Disney's All-Star Movies Resort Overview

Disney's version of a budget resort features three distinct themes executed in the same hyperbolic style. Spread over a vast expanse, the resorts comprise 30 three-story motel-style guest-room Buildings. Although the three resorts are neighbors, each has its own lobby, food court, and registration area. The All-Star Movies Resort showcases giant popcorn boxes and icons from Disney films. The lobbies of all the All-Stars are loud (in both decibels and brightness) and cartoonish, with checkerboard walls and photographs of famous film stars. Each resort has two main pools; one of Movies' is star-shaped. All pools feature plastic replicas of Disney characters, some shooting water pistols.

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How All-Star Movies Compares to Other Disney Value Resorts

Information on the other All-Star resorts can be found at our pages for All-Star Music Resort and All-Star Sports Resort.

The All-Star Resorts are slightly cheaper - and a little bit worse - than Pop Century. The All-Star Resorts and Pop Century are slightly less expensive than the newer - and better - Art of Animation value resort.

In terms of layout, architecture, and facilities, All-Star Music is similar to Pop Century, the All-Star and Art of Animation Resorts: 3- and 4-story, motel-style Buildings with a central pool, food court, and registration area.

Where To Check-In, Get Theme Park Tickets and Make Dining Reservations

A security gate guards the entrance to All-Star Movies' grounds. If you arrive by car, you'll need to provide photo ID at the gate; it's not necessary to provide your reservation number or paperwork. A dedicated parking lot across from the lobby serves as temporary parking for those who need it while checking in.

Guests keeping a car at the hotel overnight will be charged $15 per day.

Cinema Hall is All-Star Movies' lobby. In it you will find the check-in counter, concierge, Reel Fun Arcade, Donald’s Double Feature shop, and World Premiere Food Court.

Check-in time at All-Star Movies is 3:00 PM, and check-out time is 11:00 AM. All-Star Movies, like all Disney resorts, participates in Disney's Online Check-In program. This service allows you to provide your name, address, and credit card information up to 60 days before your arrival on disneyworld.com or the My Disney Experience app. If you've checked-in online and provided a mobile phone number or email address, you will receive your room number electronically. Then you can go straight to the room and use your smart phone or MagicBand to open the door, skipping the lobby altogether.

If you've not registered online, look for signs pointing you to the Registration/Check-In area. You'll need to provide a government-issued photo ID and credit/debit card when you register. While parents are completing the paperwork, kids can unwind in a nearby play area decorated with child-sized furniture, and a television showing classic Disney animated films.

All-Star Movies' gift shop has MagicBands for purchase, if needed. (They're not free with your stay as of January 1, 2021.)

Get theme park tickets and dining reservations at the Concierge Desk, to the right of the Registration Desk. If you need to check in and obtain theme park tickets, you can save some time in line if one adult gets in line for tickets just after another adult starts the registration process. The Concierge Desk can also make Disney dining reservations, and you can avoid a wait there by making them online prior to arrival.

All-Star Movies' Rooms

Guest rooms at All-Star Movies are small at 260 square feet. Almost all All-Star Movies rooms sleep 4, plus one child in a crib. The decor is upbeat, with white bedspreads and wall art depicting classic Disney characters. Dark-finish wood furniture and wood-look vinyl flooring provide an upscale touch and the fold-up bed creates a surprising amount of space while the bed is against the wall.

At 260 square feet, guest rooms at the All-Star Resorts are very small. They're so small that a family of four attempting to stay in one room might redefine "family values" by week's end. Luckily, the design of the room gives families some options. One of the room's two queen-sized beds folds into the wall leaving a small table behind. When the bed is down there is almost no extra room, but putting the bed up into the wall creates quite a bit of space. Each room has two queen beds or one king bed, a separate vanity area, and a table and chairs. No rooms have balconies. If you're planning to save for a Disney vacation, you may want to save enough for a bigger room at another resort if space is an important consideration.

Each All-Star Movie room is furnished with the following:

• Two queen beds, one of which folds into the wall (some ADA-accessible rooms have 1 king bed)
• Dresser with 3 medium-size drawers and 4 open shelves
• Small table with 2 chairs
• Nightstand with telephone
• Cuisinart "Pod-style" coffee maker
• Full-length mirror (on bath door)
• Wireless Internet (WiFi)
• Flat-panel TV
• Mini-fridge
• Ironing board and iron
• Hair dryer
• Digital thermostat
• In-room safe
• Shower-mounted shampoo, conditioner, and body wash; bar soap

The mini-fridge is a dorm-style unit that sit under a counter or desk. It's more like a beverage chiller than a refrigerator in that it'll keep drinks cool, but you're not going to freeze popsicles or make ice cubes in it. What you won't find in your All-Star Movies room is a microwave (you'll need to stay at a Disney moderate resort or higher), or wired Internet access.

All-Star bathrooms are tiny. Almost all feature a tiled tub with shower, while some wheelchair-accessible rooms have a roll-in shower without tub. One nice feature in the standard bathrooms is a shower curtain rod that curves outward, so you're not always elbowing the shower curtain while shampooing. Water pressure in the shower is average - probably less than what you get at home, but still enough to get your hair clean. Eventually.

A separate dressing area next to the bathroom includes one sink, but not much counter space. A 1500-watt, wall-mounted hair dryer is provided, but it's not very powerful. The dressing area includes a curtain that separates it from the sleeping area. Combined with the bathroom, this means that 3 people can get dressed at the same time.

Handicap-Accessible Room Options

All-Star Movies has around 200 handicap-accessible rooms. Some feature roll-in showers, while others include assistive hearing devices. A subset of these rooms have been converted to comply with Florida's Accessibility Code, with changes to everything from bed, counter-top, and dresser drawer height, to door widths, wheelchair ramps, and more.

Some of Movies' accessible rooms have the standard setup of 2 queen beds, one of them a Murphy-style folding bed; all rooms with roll-in showers have 1 king bed, and a small number of roll-in shower rooms have both 1 king bed and 1 double bed. Use our hotel room finder to see which rooms have which features.

Standard Rooms and Preferred Rooms

Disney knows that some hotel rooms are better than others. Most people prefer to be close to the lobby and dining, and want something pretty to look at from their hotel room window. To capitalize on this, Disney categorizes all of All-Star Movies' hotel rooms based on how long it takes you to walk to the lobby, and what you see from inside the room.

Here's the system Disney uses:

• A Preferred Room is a room in buildings 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 or 10 that is close to the Cinema Hall Lobby and World Premiere Food Court. The view from your window may include the pool, landscaping and trees, other buildings, maintenance areas, or be blocked almost completely by a giant decoration.
  
  
• Standard Rooms are found in All-Star Movies buildings 2, 3, 6, and 7. These Standard rooms are either a slightly farther walk to the lobby (an extra 3-5 minutes), and have generally unremarkable views of landscaping or parking lots. These are the cheapest rooms at All-Star.
  

Pools and Playgrounds at All-Star Movies

All-Star Movies has 2 pools. The largest, Fantasia pool, sits directly behind the Cinema Hall lobby and food court, between the two Buildings dedicated to the film of the same name. The pool features a sculpture of sorcerer Mickey that shoots out streams of cold water.

The two Buildings of the Mighty Ducks section contain the Duck Pond Pool. This pool area is themed like a like a hockey rink, and features goal posts and hockey sticks. The Duck Pond Pool is considered a "quiet pool," meaning that loud play and splashing around are discouraged.

All-Star Movies' pools range in depth from around 3 feet 6 inches/1.1m to 4 feet 9 inches/1.4m. Movies' pools are open every day, including winter. Pools are heated to 82F/28C throughout the year. All-Star Movies does not have a hot tub or jacuzzi; those are found at Disney's moderate and deluxe resorts.

There are no water slides at All-Star Movies' pools, nor at any of the value resort pools, but guests can find showers, storage lockers, restrooms, and laundry facilities at each of the three pools. Pool hours are at least 9 AM to 8 PM, extending to as much as 7 AM to 11 PM during busy times. The Fantasia pool will have lifeguards any time the pool is open. The Duck Pond Pool will not have lifeguards at any time.

For more information on the pools at WDW resorts, including towels, entertainment programming, handicap access, kiddie pools, life vests, and much more, see our Walt Disney World Resort Pool Fact Sheet FAQ.

Playgrounds at All-Star Movies

A small playground set is located between the Toy Story Building 9 and Cinema Hall. The set has two small plastic slides and a couple of sections with a few steps for toddlers to go up and down. Safety seems to be Disney's concern here - there are no swings, and the entire area is covered in a springy, poured rubber surface.

Restaurants and Dining

There's no full-service restaurant at any Disney value resort, including All-Star Movies. World Premiere Food Court is set up like a food court at a mall. There are 5 different stations, each selling one set of meals. For example, one station sells pizza and pasta; another sells burgers; another is dedicated to sandwiches, and so on. If your kids each want something different, you'll have to line up several times. The good news is that some of the food is prepared on demand, so you'll at least be getting your burger cooked to order.

Prices range from $6 to $15 for an entree so you won't break the bank. We haven’t received any strong good or bad feedback on the entrees from the Lunch and Dinner menu. The pizza was especially bland and tasteless. The sandwiches like the Hot Italian and Meatball Sub were good but not great, but at least both are under $10. None of the desserts are particularly interesting but there is a nice assortment of ice cream sundaes and shakes.

Free refills are available for coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and fountain drinks (including juice and milk) during your meal at World Premiere Food Court. A huge beverage station sits just beyond the cash registers, and this station also provides toaster ovens, hot water, ice, condiments, and napkins. World Premiere Food Court also participates in Disney's Rapid Fill refillable mug program, where you purchase a souvenir plastic mug once, and get free refills for the remainder of your stay. The cost is a flat $19.99 for your length of stay.

World Premiere Food Court Hours

• Breakfast 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Breakfast menu / Kids' breakfast menu
• Lunch 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lunch menu / Kids' lunch menu
• Dinner 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Dinner menu / Kids' dinner menu

Guests looking to snack or enjoy a meal at World Premiere Food Court are also encouraged to mobile order using My Disney Experience app. After selecting an arrival window, you can scroll through the menu and build your order, connect a method of payment, and then pick up your meal at a marked designated location at the food court when notified.

Pizza delivery to your resort room is unavilable at this time. But guests can still order pizza from World Premier Food Court and take it to their rooms.

Silver Screen Spirits Bar Just outside of the food court and on the way to the Fantasia Pool is the Silver Screen Spirits Bar. Silver Screen has outdoor seating and a limited drink menu, with several beer selections, a couple of wines, and a small selection of spirits. It's fine if you want a Budweiser or strawberry margarita to relax with by the pool, or to get a nightcap on the way back to your room for the night. Silver Screen Spirits Bar is usually open 12 PM to 9 PM daily, weather permitting.

Transportation to and from All-Star Movies

Driving Your Own Car Disney's All-Star Movies Resort is just off of I-4 in Lake Buena Vista. Take I-4 Exit 65 - Animal Kingdom / Wide World of Sports and you'll end up on Osceola Parkway. Stay on Osceola for 2.8 miles, then turn left on Buena Vista Dr. Go about 0.9 miles down Buena Vista Dr, then turn right on to Premiere Way, which is All-Star Movies' entrance road. You'll see All-Star Movies' sign well before you need to turn.

Here's All-Star Movies GPS address and location:

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
1901 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Latitude: 28.335950 North, Longitude: 81.572210 West

From Orlando International Airport See our Walt Disney World Transportation Options page for information about how to get to and from Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World.

From Sanford International Airport It's about a 40-minute drive from Sanford to All-Star Movies. If you're not renting a car, be aware that Sanford's airport offers fewer transportation options than Orlando's, and Sanford's options are generally much more expensive. A taxi from Sanford International Airport to All-Star Movies will cost between $120 and $150, depending on traffic. Mears Transportation offers 3-passenger towncar service to All-Star Movies for around $140 each way, plus tip; 5-passenger SUV service or 10-passenger van is around $190 each way. That means round-trip transportation will run you somewhere between $240 and $380, plus tip, between Sanford and All-Star. At those prices, it may be less expensive to rent a car and park it at the hotel.

Getting to the theme parks, water parks and Disney Springs Disney provides free bus service from All-Star Movies to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, and Disney Springs. All-Star Movies' bus stops sit along the front wall of the Cinema Hall lobby, between the lobby and check-in parking lot. Each theme park has its own bus stop somewhere along the wall. Animal Kingdom's bus service is shared with Blizzard Beach, while Disney Springs and Typhoon Lagoon also share a stop and service. All-Star Movies shares bus service with All-Star Sports and All-Star Music.

All-Star Movies Bus Schedule

Ask a Disney Cast Member about Movies' bus schedule, and they'll tell you that buses run about every 20 minutes. In reality, Movies' bus schedule varies considerably depending on the time of day and where you're headed.

For example, if you're headed to the Magic Kingdom between 8 AM and 11 AM, you'll wait around 11 minutes, on average, for a bus to arrive. The bus schedules for Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios are about the same early in the day, with a bus arriving every 12-19 minutes, on average. Bus schedules to the water parks and Disney Springs are a little less frequent, and you could wait anywhere from 15 to 37 minutes for a ride.

Buses run a little slower from around 11 AM to around 4 PM, when most people are already in a park. Disney's evening buses are scheduled around the theme parks' closing times, where most of the fleet is deployed to get guests back to their hotels. Your waits to return to your hotel from a theme park should average out to around 20 minutes under most circumstances.

If you've got your own car, it's faster to drive yourself to Disney's Animal Kingdom, the Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach water parks, and Disney Springs. Disney's bus service is faster to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. We evaluate All-Star Movies' bus service annually, and the latest transportation times can be found below.

Getting to another hotel from All-Star Movies If you've got dining plans at another Disney hotel, the cheapest option is to take a Disney bus from All-Star Movies to Disney Springs, then take another bus from Disney Springs to your destination hotel. Do the reverse to get back to All-Star Movies. While that's free, it can take anywhere from 90 minutes to 2 hours each way. If your destination is one of the Magic Kingdom monorail resorts, and the Magic Kingdom is still open, you could take a bus to the Magic Kingdom, then either walk (to the Contemporary and Bay Lake Tower), hop on the monorail (to the Polynesian and Grand Floridian), or take a boat (to Fort Wilderness, the Wilderness Lodge, and the Grand Floridian). We suggest you still allow at least an hour for that.

The fastest option, however, is almost always an Uber, Lyft, or taxi from All-Star Movies to wherever you're going; it's generally not more than a $20, 15-minute cab ride to get to most Disney hotels from All-Star, and often less. Uber and Lyft rates are substantially less. Taxis are available outside the Cinema Hall lobby; if a taxi is not already sitting out front, the bell services desk also serves as a taxi stand, and they'll call one for you.

To Universal Orlando If you're staying at Walt Disney World and don't have a car, Mears Transportation will shuttle you from your hotel to Universal and back for $18 per person. Pickup and return times are at your convenience. A one-way taxi ride is around $36, and may be the cheapest option if you have three to five people.

Shopping, Recreation, and Things To Do at All-Star Movies

All-Star Movies gift shop is Donald's Double Feature, and sits just off the lobby, between the check-in area and the food court. As you'd expect from Disney, Donald's Double Feature has a decent collection of souvenirs ranging from small trinkets such as keychains and pens, to embroidered jackets and Disney princess dresses. Prices for these items are about what you'd pay in the theme parks or Disney Springs.

Donald's Double Feature also sells basic pharmacy items such as sunscreen, aspirin, allergy and cold medicine, baby diapers and formula, shampoo, and the like. And Donald's Double Feature has Disney-branded cookies, chocolate, coffee tins, and similar items, if that's what you're looking for. Prices for these items are considerably higher - about double - than what you'd probably pay at home.

While the Reel Fun Arcade is located just off the Cinema Hall lobby.

Walkers, joggers and runners will find a 1-mile-long, paved jogging trail that connects All-Star Movies Resort, All-Star Music Resort and All-Star Sports Resort. This path is located at the front of Cinema Hall, along Buena Vista Drive. You won't find a gym, fitness center, indoor pool, or spa at All-Star Movies.

All-Star Movies Child Care

Disney contracts with a third party company, Kids Nite Out, to provide babysitting services at the resort hotels. See our Disney resort childcare page for more information.

Miscellaneous All-Star Movies

Washers and dryers are in laundry facilities next to each pool. For more information on guest laundry services at Walt Disney World hotels, see our WDW Laundry Information page.

If you lose something during your stay, contact Disney's Lost and Found department by calling (407) 824-4245.

List of All-Star Movies Building Icons

• Building 1, Rooms 1701-1964, 101 Dalmations theme: Pongo from 101 Dalmations
• Building 2, Rooms 2701-2964, Mighty Ducks theme: Duck Hockey Mask from Mighty Ducks
• Building 3, Rooms 3701-3964, Mighty Ducks theme: Duck Hockey Mask from Mighty Ducks
• Building 4, Rooms 4701-4964, 101 Dalmations theme: Perdita from 101 Dalmations
• Building 5, Rooms 5701-5964, Fantasia theme: Sorcerer's hat from Fantasia
• Building 6, Rooms 6701-6964, Love Bug theme: Herbie from Herbie the Love Bug
• Building 7, Rooms 7701-7964, Love Bug theme: Herbie from Herbie the Love Bug
• Building 8, Rooms 8701-8964, Fantasia theme: Jack in the box from Fantasia
• Building 9, Rooms 9701-9964, Toy Story theme: Woody from Toy Story
• Building 10, Rooms 0701-0964, Toy Story theme: Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story

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Would you recommend this hotel to a friend?

Hotel	Definitely (+/- since last year)
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort	65% (+12%)
Average for WDW hotels	76% (+0%)
Average for off-site hotels	57% (+0%)

Would you stay at this hotel again?

Hotel	Definitely (+/- since last year)
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort	80% (+8%)
Average for WDW hotels	92% (+2%)
Average for off-site hotels	79% (-7%)

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Good (and Not-So-Good) Rooms at Disney's All-Star Movies Resort

Best and Worst Room Views at Disney's All-Star Movies Resort

Being a value resort means that All-Star Movies doesn't offer many spectacular views. But there are a few rooms that are better than a parking lot. There's no large body of water near the All-Star resorts so if you want a value resort with a lake view you should try Pop Century or Art of Animation.

Good Rooms in Building 1 of 101 Dalmations

Building 1 doesn't have much to offer in terms of views. This major advantage of this Building is the short walk to Cinema Hall. Good views in Building 1 include rooms 1X01-1X09 (replace X with the floor number) offer nice views of the courtyard and giant 101 Dalmatians sculptures.

Bad views in building 1 include:

• Rooms 1X17-1X27 show mostly foliage and an unflattering angle of the building.
• Rooms 1X32-1X33, which look out at a parking lot.
• Rooms 1X40-1X50, which show a service area.

Good Rooms in Building 2 of Mighty Ducks

Good views in Building 2 include rooms 2901, and 2X55-2X64. These rooms also offer nice views of The Duck Pond Pool, but this comes at the cost of some higher than usual noise levels.

Bad views in building 2 include:

• Rooms 2X41-2X49, which shows mostly foliage and an unflattering angle of the building.
• Rooms 2X03-2X06, which looks at the side of a maintenance building.
• Rooms 2X11-2X32, which show a service area.

Good Rooms in Building 3 of Mighty Ducks

Building 3 also offers nice views of The Duck Pond Pool. Good views in Building 3 include rooms 3902-3903, and 3X04-3X10.

Bad views in building 3 include:

• Rooms 3X18-3X24, which shows mostly foliage, an electrical box and an unflattering angle of the building.
• Rooms 3X40-3X50, which show a service area.
• Rooms 3X59-3X64, which looks at the side of a maintenance building.

Good Rooms in Building 4 of 101 Dalmations

Like Building 1, Building 4 also has the advantage of being close to Cinema Hall. But on the downside there aren't many good views in this Building. Good views in Building 4 include rooms 4X01-4X10, and 4X58-4X64.

Bad views in building 4 include:

• Rooms 4X16-4X26, which show a service area.
• Rooms 4X41-4X48, which shows mostly foliage and an unflattering angle of the building.

Good Rooms in Building 5 of Fantasia

Building 5 is closely located near Cinema Hall and The Fantasia Pool, but this does mean rooms will have higher noise levels. Good views in Building 5 include rooms 5X01-5X07, 5X09-5X10, 5X59-5X61, 5X64, and 5X51-5X54.

Bad views in building 5 include:

• Rooms 5X08 and 5X57-5X58, which is mostly blocked by a large sculpture of a broom from Fantasia.
• Rooms 5X11-5X25, which shows mostly foliage, an electrical box and an unflattering angle of the building.

Good Rooms in Building 6 of Love Bug

Good views in Building 6 are hard to come by, mostly because it is flanked by 2 large parking lots. Good views in Building 6 (rooms 6X01-6X10, and 6X55-6X64) offer views of the courtyard with oversized Herbie The Love Bug icons.

Bad views in building 6 include:

• Rooms 6X18-6X25, which show a service area.
• Rooms 6X32 and 6X50-6X54, which look out on to a parking lot .

Good Rooms in Building 7 of Love Bug

Building 7 (like its neighbor Building 6) is also themed to Herbie The Love Bug. Good views in Building 7 include rooms 7X01-7X10 and 7X55-7X64.

Bad views in building 7 include:

• Rooms 7X11-7X12, which face a road.
• Rooms 7X16-7X24, which shows mostly foliage, and an unflattering angle of the building.
• Rooms 7X33-7X52, which show a service area.

Good Rooms in Building 8 of Fantasia

Building 8 is located next door to Cinema Hall and the Fantasia Pool. It does have some good views but that comes at the cost of higher than usual noise levels. Good views in Building 8 include rooms 8X01-8X10, 8X55-8X64, 8X11-8X14, 8X25-8X32, and 8X55-8X64.

Bad views in building 8 include:

• Rooms 8X14-8X22, which show a service area.
• Rooms 8X31-8X48, which face a parking lot.

Good Rooms in Building 9 of Toy Story

Building 9 and 10 are themed after Pixar's Toy Story movies and feature large Woody and Buzz Lightyear statues. These buildings also have the benefit of being located close to Cinema Hall. Good views in Building 9 include rooms 9X01-9X10 and 9X55-9X64.

Bad views in building 9 include:

• Rooms 9X11-9X25, which show a service area.

Good Rooms in Building 10 of Toy Story

Good views in Building 10 include rooms 0X01-0X10 and 0X55-0X64.

Bad views in building 10 include:

• Rooms 0X42-0X48, which shows mostly foliage, and an unflattering angle of the building.
• Rooms 0X11-0X26, which show a service area.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
Redesigned rooms are modern and very functional	All-Star Resorts often host large school groups
Least expensive of the Disney resorts	No full-service dining; food courts often overwhelmed at mealtimes
Convenient parking	All three All-Star resorts share buses during slower times of year; bus stops often crowded
Lots of pools

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort Dining

• All-Stars In-Room Dining (Room Service)
• Double Feature (Market)
• Silver Screen Spirits Bar (Bar or Lounge)
• World Premiere Food Court (Quick Service)

Commuting Times to the Parks

Park	Bus	Personal Automobile
Magic Kingdom	25.0 min	37.0 min
EPCOT	25.0 min	18.0 min
Hollywood Studios	23.0 min	16.0 min
Animal Kingdom	20.0 min	11.0 min
Disney Springs	24.0 min	13.0 min