Thanks for this consise thread! It was helpful to have all of the Pop info in one place.
We just got back, stayed Dec 16th through the 23rd. We were pleasantly surprised! The resort was fairly empty the beginning of the week, and gradually filled up, with a large influx over the weekend before Christmas.
Here's what we liked:
-The food court. Lots of choices, great values on the 2007
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-The room was well laid out, although tiny.
-The busses. We drove to some places, but the busses were great. The longest wait we had was 20 minutes going to MGM in the morning, and we had to stand, but otherwise the waits were short.
-Housekeeping was very friendly and took good care of us.
What we didn't like:
-The beds, too small for us with a king at home.
-The mess and crowds at the food court over the weekend. Maybe they weren't staffed up for the holidays yet, but the food court was chaos every time we went there (no parks for us those days). Things were broken (toaster, coffee) and the garbage was overflowing. It was just bad.
It was a great value and we will probably stay there again, although maybe in 2 rooms. The other guests seemed nice, and everyone was happy.