Hello John!
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel with an excellent question!
Guests can enjoy so many great
benefits when they stay at a Disney Resort hotel! You will see that taking advantage of complimentary transportation to travel throughout the Walt Disney World Resort is an amazing benefit, especially when traveling with little ones. This is just one of the many benefits available when you stay right in middle of the magic!
I highly recommend Disney’s Art of Animation Resort in the value category. The resort is absolutely stunning and pays homage to classic Disney and Disney Pixar animated movies such as The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, and Cars. They offer beautiful standard rooms, as well as spacious family suites that come equipped with a kitchenette. In the moderate category I recommend Disney’s Port Orleans Resort Riverside. The resort grounds are just stunning, and their main pool, Ol’ Man Island, is a hit with kids all ages. What I really like about this resort is that they also offer water taxi transportation to Disney Springs. Finally, in the deluxe category I have two favorites: Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Disney’s Beach Club Resort has my favorite pool of all Disney Resort hotels, Stormalong Bay, where kids can play and build sand castles in the water. If you are looking for convenient access to Magic Kingdom Park, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is my favorite with beautiful green grounds, an amazing pool, great dining options, and convenient access to Epcot and Magic Kingdom by monorail.
I hope this helps you while planning, John! Please make sure to have your child’s birthday celebration noted on your resort and dining reservations!
Best magical wishes,
Thiana