I never thought I would stay at a value resort, but we are going to be trying AS Movies in April. This is a 'budget' trip and I wanted to try to do it as inexpensively as possible. We have stayed at Deluxe's mostly and 1 time at a mod (BC, YC, BCV, GF, CR & POR). Going in I just realized that we spend very little awake time in the room/resort. We get up, get ready and head to the parks. Come back late at night and go to bed! I tried to stick to a budget for the whole trip, and the cost of the AS Movies resort was several hundred dollars cheaper than the mods. Any extra money in the budget will go to food or fun things - not on the room. I do think they are Motel 6ish, but its Disney, so I am hoping the resort and rooms are clean, safe and that the cast members are as awesome as they are at all the other resorts. I realize we will have a longer wait for the buses, longer drive on the buses, food court will be crowded, pools will be crowded, there will potentially be large groups of unsupervised kids running around (Cheerleading competition going on, and I bet they'll all be staying at the All Stars).. You know what - I will be on vacation, I will be at Disney, I will be having a wonderful time at my favorite place! Pack a little extra patience, and just going to enjoy it for what it is.
Good luck to you on your choice!