Exposing Walt Disney World's Most Expensive Resort 

That baby is the only reason I know this hotel exists.

Coronado is the best value resort at WDW, and its a fraction of the cost of the other deluxe hotels. Going back again this year, as we had such a great stay first time round.

I still disagree that exclusivity defines luxury, nor does price. It's aesthetic, materials, design, and service

“Who wants to go to the four seasons orlando?” “Me!” ☝️

3:07 he had to mention that. We were all waiting 😂

I dont need to stay there anytime soon, but i absolutely need to experience that Four Seasons WDW pool area immediately. Holy crap that looks perfect

The houses and apartments feel like a bit..much. This is brand loyalty taken so far that an entire liminal reality has been created. 😅 I'm not hating or anything. It's just kinda strange.

We went from theme parks to real estate, great video btw.

What makes Four Seasons brand unique is its tranquility. I have visited some Four Seasons resorts in different countries and this seems always the case.

That one baby must be ecstatic about this video

I’ve lived in the Orlando metro for over 26 years now, and just 2 miles north of Magic Kingdom and the Four Seasons for 22 of those years. I also worked in television locally producing and assisting travel shows, mainly around the professional golfing world, for 18 years, as well as traveling on my own extensively. Needless to say that I feel that I have a VERY intimate understanding of what “luxury” is from that work. Even though I’ve never made enough to stay at places like the Four Seasons regularly, I’ve been allowed to stay at many places on the same level for free for my work. I can tell you, it really is true that Disney’s “deluxe” hotels are very nice, but nowhere near what I’d describe as “luxury”. Many things in Orlando are very contrived and artificial. I’m not a fan for communities like Celebration for this exact reason. This all may seem to suggest that I don’t like Orlando. Which is absolutely not the case. I wouldn’t have lived here for coming up on three decades if I didn’t like it. But all I mean to say is that you have to look very closely to find true luxury or class in the area. I personally haven’t been to the Four Seasons here in Orlando, even though I can easily see its tower almost every day as I drive in my area. But it does look like one of the actual “luxury” hotels/resorts here. Sifting through the real verses faux in the Orlando area is much more difficult than say New York City, Chicago, Boston, London, Paris, etc. But, we do have that level here if you look closely.

Well said - that got pretty philosophical 😂👏🏼. I loved Coronado Springs, just beware the walk if your room isn’t at the front 🚶🏼

10:43 rich people won’t actually use them. They’ll just use it as an investment, and maybe for their Disney vacation and maybe some of their friends who might not have enough to have a second or third house but are truly of a certain caliber and not house poor. I doubt they can sell their house on AirB&B, so they just sit there…perhaps empty sometimes. That is late stage capitalism at its finest

@12:19 - the reason they have 7 bathrooms, 2 more than you have bedrooms, is because those extra bathrooms are for your party guests and workers (maid, private chef, repairmen, etc.). I’m not rich but I can imagine what rich people do. 😂

You don’t want guests to sh*t where you sleep. That’s why you need 7 baths for 5 beds lol. 😂

I will say, at least back in the day in 2010’s the “luxury” for me staying at the BeachClub was due in no small part to the service. It was right up there with some of the better hotels I’ve stayed at. I can’t speak on this resort or the state of Disney service now.

Until I win the lottery..., the Boardwalk is perfect. And still damn expensive.

Thanks for making this. A few thoughts: 1) The reason a lot of people get the cabanas is that the cabana is yours for the day, as opposed to the chairs that others can take if you walk away, and the cabanas also are bigger/more comfortable than the chairs; 2) In terms of benefits I'm surprised that you didn't mention the children's center, where they provide day care for children with all sorts of fun activities included with the room price; 3) At times you seemed to conflate the Four Seasons Private Residences, which are condos inside the actual Four Seasons, with the Golden Oaks houses; 4) The Houses and Residences are mostly empty, with many owners being very rich Latin Americans who own the houses only as a place to park money and in some cases only use their house once a year if at all; 5) Golden Oaks owners get many Disney benefits besides the ones that the deluxe hotel guests do, such as special members only events and complimentary tickets.

i like this "philosophy of luxury" theme. very interesting

ReviewThyme can you do a video on Knott's Scary Farm.

It’s been 3 months without the ReviewTyme pod, miss you guys! Hope everything has been great!

There is a Waldorf Astoria at Disney World. So this is not the ONLY true luxury hotel

The four seasons is a top 10% of the top 1% type hotel. It really is over the top compared to the Waldorf or JW. It’s the type of place where you can call the concierge at 11pm and ask if you can get a pizza from a place in Disney springs and they’ll send someone to get it for you.

HI, just a question, where did you get that Space mountain painting on the right side of the video? its so good I lit want one

You should compare this to the prices of (luxury) rooms at Europa-Park. Beautiful themed hotels, right on the park, with brilliant hospitality and actually affordable for the regular human!

You can stay at a Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, St Regis, Fairmont etc at all major cities. Where I live, these luxury hotels are everywhere. It would make no sense to fly halfway across the world to go to Disney World but stay at a standard luxury hotel. The Disney Resorts have a charm that cannot be replicated by any luxury hotel.

From what I've been told, more than half of the residents of Golden Oak, idk about the Four Seasons residents, stay full time in Golden Oak. I know Pat Sajak owns in the Four Seasons homes. People who live or stay in the Golden Oak area, are next level amount of money. Absolutely F-You level money.

I agree with you. I expect a 5 star hotel will be built in a few years right next to the Magic Kingdom.

2:35 Clonesville!

6:48 if you don't know who tom fazio is, you have no business playing golf on any course.

I think if you’re able to afford one of those homes…it would be bought as a vacation home and the price would be irrelevant if you have enough cash to consider buying one.

Anyone else watching this video because they can’t afford a stay here?

You don’t have to be staying at the four seasons to go to their superior character breakfast

You highlight Golden Oak and the Four Seasons Resort. While there might be 300 or so homes there. 26 lots were designated as Golden Oak Four Seasons Resort Homes. The owners get all of the resort's services. Welcome to their homes, private chefs, servers, butlers, and housekeeping staff that would rival Buckingham Palace. I know one of the Luxury Custom Master Home Builders selected to build on these very select sites. I'll let you know when actual owners' names are challenging to find. The home's costs were around seven to ten million dollars. Also, not one family that owns these homes lives in them full-time. They cannot be leased; stays are relatives when the owners are not present and extremely limited. Perhaps two to three weeks. The monthly fees are around 24k when no one is present. Higher at other times. As for the $1400.00 per night at the Four Seasons Resort, the people who stay there are just using spare pocket change.

Great video! Forgot it is winter down there. Can you provide more information for on the zipper hoodie you are wearing?

totally unrelated, but love the PAX hoodie 😄

Hi, interesting video, one correction for you. You don’t have to be staying at the four seasons to enjoy the breakfast character dining. We did it two weeks ago and were not staying at the hotel or in Golden Oaks for that matter!! The breakfast is great and the youngest loved seeing Goofy, Mickey and Minnie.

Off Topic: I love the hoodie you’re wearing. Do you mind sharing what brand it is?

8:50 my family wasn’t staying at the four seasons but we did do a character breakfast so that wasn’t true back in November at least

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Corporate disney only wants whales anyway. They only tolerate the rest of the people who are there. This isn't the Disney of years past. Even when the Grand Vic and even older the Poly and Contemp were built, Disney was a different company and didn't look down on those who could only afford the moderate or value or even camping. That's why the "perks" for the parks were THE SAME! Now ONLY the deluxe places get most of the extras. Golden Oaks and the 4 seasons are just another example of this change. What they DON'T tell you is that Golden Oaks people and those who have "extended stays" at 4 seasons, still have access to late hours, they're just not "official". You can do it through the concierge. I know because the last time I was at WDW I saw and spoke with people from both Golden Oaks and 4 seasons, while I paid to stay at a deluxe for a couple of nights. I saved for years just to have a couple of late night access, that we used to get when we stayed at Pop.

I’m not sure you can say the four seasons doesn’t focus on mass accommodation when it has 400 rooms, a mid size tower, and entire housing development. Also people not staying there still can visit and go to the restaurants - or at least 1 of the restaurants. Idk it seems that the only thing that really differentiates it (or any “luxury”) hotel is the guarantee you’ll only be around very rich people.

i know a random internet baby likes this video

Thumbnail looks like brightsuntravels

Most rich people don't like to spend money. So who spend that much money on Hotel

Anyone can book a character breakfast at the resort. You don’t need to be staying there.

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Ritz Orlando does not come close to the four seasons. The customer service is far and away superior at FS.

Why would you come to Disney to not feel like you’re at Disney? Looks pretty, but generic.

I’m sorry but the intro music choice is awful and too loud. I couldn’t watch it

I would rather stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge or my home resort of Old Key West over this overpriced generic hotel any day. Ohhh, it comes with shoe shines, who's bringing dress shoes to florida, lol.

You should stick to whatever your day job is. You clearly have no clue about WDW hotels and why people choose them and then why they choose the specific hotel(s) they stay in.