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Movies

1991 W. Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Telephone: (407) 939-7000
Fax: (407) 939-7111

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The magic of movies inspires Disney's 1,920-room All-Star Movies Resort, the new value resort which opened during a year of unprecedented growth at Walt Disney World Resort.

Giant icons from favorite Disney movies set the scene and cameras are rolling -- guests' cameras, that is. Colossal images from "101 Dalmatians," "Toy Story," "Fantasia," "The Mighty Ducks" and "The Love Bug" decorate the new resort hotel.

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort joins the popular pair of value resorts -- Disney's 1,920-room All-Star Music Resort and 1,920-room All-Star Sports Resort on a 62-acre site near Disney's Animal Kingdom.

The new value resort features some big stars -- really big stars. Pongo and Perdita from "101 Dalmatians" and Buzz Lightyear from "Toy Story" tower more than 35 feet tall. Buzz's partner Woody sits 25 feet tall in his super-size cowboy hat. Herbie the famous bug is approximately five times his normal size. Giant sorcerers' hats, spell books, brooms and buckets decorate the Fantasia area, and the Mighty Ducks section scores with giant hockey sticks, goalie nets and duck-shaped hockey masks.

Movies also inspire the check-in and guest service facilities and a food court with five marquee venues, a gift shop and arcade.

Guests looking for a cinematic swim can "skate" into the hockey rink-themed pool in the Mighty Ducks or join Sorcerer Mickey as he directs a liquid symphony at the Fantasia pool, featuring a kiddie area. An outdoor pool bar offers light food and drink.

Families will enjoy the whimsy of this brightly-colored movieland, along with great rates -- 2000 value rates at Disney's All-Star Resorts are $74-$104 per room per night. Most rooms sleep four. Non-smoking and connecting rooms and accommodations for guests with disabilities also are available.

The Fantasia-themed area of the new Disney's All-Star Movies Resort represents the original "Fantasia" with oversized icons such as brooms and buckets, a sorcerer's hat and a spell book. Also represented is a segment from the "Fantasia 2000" film entitled "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," with larger-than-life icons including a ballerina, a jack-in-the-box, roses and tin soldiers. "Fantasia 2000" is based on the original "Fantasia" but also features six new segments, one of which is "The Steadfast Tin Soldier."

Sports

1701 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Telephone: (407) 939-5000
Fax: (407) 939-7333

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Gigantic football helmets, megaphones, surfboards and basketballs team up with value prices to score a winning Walt Disney World vacation at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort.

Guests are greeted by bright colors and the whimsy of Coke cups big enough to hold a resort swimming pool, baseball bats a 50-foot-tall man could use on his field of dreams . . . and the lowest-priced Disney room rates: $74 per night in the value season, $89 in the regular season, $99 in the peak season, and $104 in the holiday season.

The 1,920-room family resort sports five themes: football, baseball, basketball, tennis and surfing.

"It's a lot of fun," said Norm Noble, ganeral manager, Disney's All- Star Resorts. "The theming, architecture and landscaping all work together to make this a 'fan'tastic setting."

Miami-based Arquitectonica designed the resort in conjunction with Walt Disney Imagineering on a 246-acre site just east of Disney's Animal Kingdom. Complimentary transportation to all Disney attractions is offered.

Music, landscaping and lighting create sports scenes -- palm trees arranged to look like a basketball team at tip-off, an interior courtyard that resembles a football field, a quiet pool in the shape of a baseball infield and neon and fiber optics highlighting the main icons.

Here's the lineup:

• Bold colors glisten on 38-foot-tall surfboards complementing the deep aqua tones of Surf's Up. More than 900 colorful fish appear to be swimming along a "wavy" balcony. Two giant "shark fins" encircle a free-form pool surrounded by swaying palms.
• Pennants of favorite college teams -- from Blue Devils and Tigers to Boilermakers and Gators -- rim the Hoops Hotel roof line. Basketballs five feet in diameter round out the railings.
• Stadium lights, scoreboards and an outfield fence recall a day at the ballpark at Home Run Hotel.
• Giant footballs teed for kickoff and larger-than-life football helmets welcome fans to Touchdown!
• Center Court features stairwells in the shape of tennis cans. Oversized tennis balls decorate the balconies.

Red, white and blue star-shaped seating, caged lighting such as in a basketball gym, and miniature red lockers delight sports fans at Stadium Hall, the resort's main check-in area.

Sports scenes such as surfing and football decorate the walls in the End Zone food court. Giant sports figures sit atop brightly colored green, blue and red dining booths. A selection of food is offered -- from pizza, pasta and roasted chicken, to barbecue and salads.

The name of the game is athletics in the guest rooms, which feature sports-themed bedspreads, megaphone light fixtures and artwork depicting sports scenes. Standard guest rooms sleep four. Non-smoking rooms, connecting rooms and disabled-accessible rooms are available.

Other guest areas include Team Spirits pool bar, Sport Goofy Gifts & Sundries, Game Point Arcade and coin-operated washers and dryers.

Disney's All-Star Music Resort, sister property to Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, includes five themes -- calypso, country, rock, jazz and Broadway. And recently opened Disney's All-Star Movies Resort features five themes based on Disney movies: "101 Dalmatians," "The Love Bug," "Toy Story," "Fantasia" and "The Mighty Ducks."

Music

1801 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
Telephone: (407) 939-6000
Fax: (407) 939-7222

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Sounds set the scene at Disney's All-Star Music Resort at Walt Disney World Resort. The musically themed resort doesn't "miss a beat" with giant banjos, guitars, trombones, conga drums and maracas boldly greeting guests. A collection of three-story buildings with themes like Broadway, Calypso, Jazz, Country and Rock 'n Roll make up the 1,920-room hotel.

Top hats, musical notes, and an oversized Broadway show marquee complete with "chorus line" dancers add to the facade at Broadway. Giant amplifiers, speakers, microphones and a neon-lit, oversized juke box "rock on" at the Rock Inn.

Families will enjoy the whimsy of this comic-book-colored resort, along with modest rates of $74-$104. Most rooms sleep a family of four. Handicapped-accessible rooms also are available.

The hotel is located adjacent to Disney's All-Star Sports and All-Star Movies Resorts, on a 246-acre site east of Disney's Animal Kingdom. Free bus service transports guests to all parts of the Walt Disney World Resort. The music hotel is next door to Blizzard Beach, a ski-themed water park which adds a whole new array of "winter" sports to the area with its "snowy" mountains and watery bobsled runs.

The beat goes on throughout the All-Star Music Resort with Melody Hall commercial center for check-in and guest service facilities; Intermission Food Court with pasta, pot roasts, chicken and burgers; Maestro Mickey's retail store; and Note'able Games arcade.

Families can cool off at one of two themed pools -- one in the shape of a guitar, the other a grand piano. Singing Spirits pool bar offers light food and drinks by the piano pool.