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Disney's All-Star Music Resort
Disney's All-Star Music Resort (“Music”) is themed around five musical genres—calypso,
jazz, Broadway, rock, and country, with two accommodation buildings in each theme.
These genres are represented by much-larger-than-life icons of musical instruments and
other objects related to the theme, e.g., cowboy boots in the country music area, and by a
bit of theming here and there of the spaces between the two buildings to the musical genre.
Found in Melody Hall near the entrance to the resort are dining, shops, and guest services.
The main Guitar pool is just outside Melody Hall. You'll find a smaller—but still plenty
big—piano-themed pool deeper in the resort. (You need to bring towels from your room to
any of these pools; housekeeping can get you more towels if you need them.)
All transport to theme parks, water parks, and Downtown Disney is via bus. At lower
demand times, Music shares buses (except to Magic Kingdom) with sister resorts All-
Star Movies and All-Star Sports. Shared buses stop at Sports first and Movies last—which
means that Music guest are less likely than Sports guests to get a seat, but more likely
than Movies guests. This makes Music of average convenience among the All-Stars, and of
below-average convenience among the values. The All-Star resorts are Animal Kingdom
Area resorts, and are the least conveniently located of the values.
Music appeals to kids interested in its specific themes, but is otherwise quite thin on
general kid appeal. The rooms themselves have only the lightest theming related to their
area. Adults will find it the loveliest of the values, and its overall layout the easiest to un-
derstand and navigate.
Music has two very different room types: standard four-person rooms found in all its
themed areas, and six-person family suites in the Calypso and Jazz areas.
Standard rooms at Music sleep four on two full beds in rooms pretty much identical to
what you'll find at the other All-Stars. At about 260 square feet, these standard rooms are
really small but adequate for sleeping. Besides the two full beds, you'll find in the sleeping
area a table and two chairs, a TV/dresser combo, and a mini-fridge. There are no coffee-
makers in these standard rooms. In the divided bath, you'll find a clothes hanging area, hair
dryer, and single sink separated from the rest of the room by a fabric curtain. Next to this
you'll find the toilet and tub in their own room. No rooms at Music have balconies, and all
are accessed from exterior corridors.
Family Suites at Music sleep six in twice the area of standard rooms, and contain a living
room with three furniture items that fold out into beds—a couch that folds out into a full,
and a chair and an ottoman that each fold out into twins. It also has a master bedroom with
a queen and two full baths, each accessible to anyone in the room, plus a kitchenette with a
mini-fridge, microwave, and coffee-maker. These rooms are not nearly as much fun as the
suites at AofA, and the fold-out beds are not nearly as comfortable for older/heavier guests.
But some families will appreciate the more flexible number of sleeping spots, and others
the fact that these suites are typically $70/night less expensive than those at AofA.
Dining is in Melody Hall at the renovated in 2014 Intermission food court. This space
is too small for the guests it tries to serve, and is below average among the values. The bar
is set in the exterior wall between the food court and the pool, and serves guests from both
areas. There is no table service restaurant at any value, nor any character meals.
Amenities available at the resort include nightly movies, jogging trails, playgrounds,
and an arcade.