Ok, so starting a new series here. Was given the idea for this series in August on my last trip to WDW. My family walked around several different Resorts because my little sister was trying to decide where she wanted to stay for her graduation present trip in June or July of 2011. We visited several resorts and when I went back and looked at my pictures from all of them, I thought that I would share the pictures with all of you!
The first resort we will be hopping to is the resort my family and I stayed at in August of this past year: All Star Sports! It is one of the three All Star Resorts, first on the bus stop route for all parks and themed to, you guessed it, sports! Join me through a picture walk-through of the resort:
The Guard Gate
What you see as you drive up
The Lobby
Lobby
A Stairwell on the Baseball part of the resort
Towel Rack and Baseball Wallpaper
Bathroom
Sink Area
Entertainment Center
Curtains and Window
Table and Mirror
Beds
Hallway on the Baseball Side
Hallway and more wings
Closeup on the other wing
View from the second floor out to the Quad area
Baseball Pool
Baseball Pool Area
Leads to the Stairs and elevator
Pool Area
Center of the Football Area, you walk here from the Baseball area to get to the lobby, buses, store and food court
Giant Football Helmet
X's and O's on the Football Field...fun to climb and take pictures with
End of one of the Surfing wings
Football area
The Mickey in the center is really awesome!
Bus Stop
Stairwell in the Tennis Wing
Tennis Area Hallways
The center of the Tennis Area
Donald looks a bit mad on the Tennis court
Yep, I would say he's mad....I wonder why?
Yea, I would say this is probably why
Part of the Surfing Wing
Surfing Area
Mickey Statue in the center of the resort
Close up on the Mickey, statue is handicap accessible and good for photos
Surfing Wing
Surfing Wing
Cool Shark Fin in the Surfing Wing Area
This is our little walk-through of All Star Sports. The only area that I did not get any pictures of is the Basketball area. For More Pictures, I would suggest checking out Allears.net, Deb has tons of pictures on her site of all of the resorts.
When I am on a Disney vacation, there is just so much to do that I typically do not think about spending time in the hotel's arcade. This past trip though, my sister and I decided to use our points and check out the arcade. The All Star Sports Arcade is located inside the main building across from the End Zone Food Court. You walk in and there are air hockey tables to your left, a ride simulator to your right and rows of arcade games in front of you.
The first thing Emily and I tried was the ride simulator, which was pretty wild! You pick a track to ride from several tracks and then you just hang on. There is a fan to simulate wind and while the chair cannot go as wildly as the cart on the screen, it definitely still simulates the wild ride well. Just watch your head, there isn't much of a cushion and it can get pretty bumpy as the ride goes on.
Emily and I played some other arcade games, including the classic Crazy Taxi. I was walking around, deciding what to play next, and stumbled upon a game called Go Ballistic! It was a large machine with a screen that was far in the back and there were a lot of colored balls in the front tray. I swiped my game card and 5 options came up on the screen, 5 different games to play: Crazy Kitchen, Counter Attack, Wood Chuckers, Sweet Shop, and Paintball Fury. I threw a ball at the one labeled Crazy Kitchen and the game started! The point of the game: destroy as many things in the kitchen as possible in 30 seconds! You had to throw the plastic balls at the screen and it made stuff break in the kitchen! It was so cool! I called Emily over and her and I spent the rest of our tokens playing this game!
Ya know, a picture is worth 1000 words, and a video is worth even more! Check out this Factory video about the game:
Cool huh?! It was a lot of fun to play! Make sure to check out the arcade at your next Disney hotel and see what cool games you can find!
