August 9-12 - Wilderness Lodge is $426, Art of Animation $35 less a night. During certain time frames you absolutely can pay similar prices between deluxe and the other categories.
Just experienced this firsthand. Returned from the Beach Club on Sunday. Needed a room for five and was about to book at Art of Animation. Found Beach Club for hardly much more so we switched to Deluxe.
And no, we don't cook full meals in the cabins besides breakfast and making sandwiches. And we don't grill. We fly in. By the time we pay for charcoal/lighter it doesn't seem to make sense for our family.