Disney World Resort Hotels (By Category, Location, and Transportation Type)

Planning a stay at a Walt Disney World Resort involves navigating a maze of options. From hotels categorized by location and price to the varied modes of transportation, the decisions can get overwhelming. If you’re aiming to match your ideal resort to one or more of these factors, we can help simplify the process.

Below, we’ve listed each option and the resorts that fall underneath them. We started with a complete list of every Disney Resort Hotel, including the villa resorts that are part of larger resorts. For instance, Bay Lake Tower, a Disney Vacation Club, is part of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. If you wanted to stay at Bay Lake Tower you would reserve it separately. However, most amenities, like major dining options and transportation, would be next door at Disney’s Contemporary. You would walk across the bridge between the towers to access them.

After the initial list, each resort hotel is classified by category, location, and type. For example, Disney’s All-Star Resorts fall under the value resort category. They are located in the Animal Kingdom Resorts Area and only offer bus transportation. Now, let’s unravel the knot a little further.

Disney Resort Hotels

Here is the complete list of Disney Resort Hotels. As mentioned above, the off-sets are Disney Vacation Club Resorts that makeup part of that resort. However, a few of these resorts are dedicated DVC Resorts, like Disney’s Riviera Resort, Saratoga Springs, and Old Key West.

• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort
• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter Resort
• Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Resort
  • Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas (Jambo House)
  • Kidani Village
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
  • Beach Club Villas
• Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
  • Boardwalk Villas
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
  • Bay Lake Tower
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
  • Grand Floridian Villas
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
  • Polynesian Villas and Bungalows
• Disney’s Swan and Dolphin (Swan Reserve)*
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
  • Boulder Ridge Villas
  • Copper Creek Villas
• Disney’s Yacht Club
• Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground
• Disney’s Old Key West
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa

*Disney’s Swan, Dolphin, and the Swan Reserve are Marriott-owned and operated resorts.

Disney World Resorts by Categories

Next, we’ll examine the resorts by their category, which is based on price and amenities. You can select any of the highlighted categories to learn more about them.

Disney Value Resorts

• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Disney Moderate Resorts

• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter Resort
• Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort

Disney Deluxe Resorts

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Resort
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Swan and Dolphin (and Swan Reserve)
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Yacht Club

Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts

• Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas (Jambo House)
• Kidani Village
• Beach Club Villas
• Boardwalk Villas
• Bay Lake Tower
• Grand Floridian Villas
• Polynesian Villas and Bungalows
• Boulder Ridge Villas
• Copper Creek Villas
• The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground
• Disney’s Old Key West
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa

Disney World Resort Hotels by Location

Next, we’ll look at the Disney World Resorts by location. Based on your hotel selection, this list will help you determine which park you’ll be closest to.

Magic Kingdom Resorts Area

• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground

Epcot Resorts Area

The resorts below are considered part of the Epcot Resorts area. Additionally, you can walk or boat to Epcot or Hollywood Studios from the following Walt Disney World Resorts.

• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
• Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
• Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Resort
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

Wide World of Sports Area

• Disney’s Pop Century Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

(Disney lists these hotels as being near the Wide World of Sports. However, in terms of location, they are only a Skyliner ride away from Hollywood Studios and Epcot. They are also convenient to Animal Kingdom via bus transportation.)

Animal Kingdom Area

These Walt Disney World Resorts are part of the Animal Kingdom Resorts area. They only offer bus transportation.

• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

Disney Springs Area

The following resorts are located in the Disney Springs Resorts area. They all offer boat transportation to Disney Springs.

• Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter Resort
• Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort

Disney Resorts by Transportation Type

The following lists categorize each resort by the various forms of transportation it offers. Some resorts are listed multiple times since they offer more than one type of transportation.

Monorail Resorts

• Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
• Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Magic Kingdom Watercraft Resorts

• Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
• Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground

*Disney’s Contemporary offers a boat service to and from the Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness between 3:00 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. However, they do not have a boat to Magic Kingdom.

FriendShips

• Disney’s Beach Club
• Disney’s Yacht Club
• Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
• Disney’s Swan and Dolphin*

Skyliner Resorts

• Disney’s Caribbean Beach
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Water Taxi Resorts

• Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter
• Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside
• Disney’s Old Key West
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa

Buses Only

• Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Kidani Village
• Coronado Springs
• All-Star Movies
• All-Star Music
• All-Star Sports

*It’s important to note that all Disney Resorts offer bus transportation. We recommend reading over the resort transportation guide for the hotel you select. Each guide goes into detail about every transportation option available at your resort. It will also provide directions on how to get from your hotel to other popular destinations.

Hopefully, you found these groupings of Disney Resort Hotels helpful. We have many planning resources for our readers available on the site, but we specialize in resort hotels. If you are having difficulty deciding which resort will work best, visit our Start Here Section and then take our resort quiz. The results will help narrow down your options.

Our other popular planning resources include:

• Disney Resort Hotel Benefits
• How to Create a Budget for Disney World
• The Resorts Gal Dining Handbook for Disney World
• Walt Disney World Pool List (Photos of Every Hotel Pool)

In the Comments

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