Disney's POP CENTURY RESORT Information & Questions

[kaytieeldr]

I’m looking for info from Pop to Hollywood Studios.

Oh. Okay. You can find plenty of videos on YouTube and determine the time.

 

[bluezy]

Does anyone have a real time number for riding the skyline from Pop to HS at 5:45? Wondering how long after opening we’ll get there.

I don't have first-hand information but I've read what seems like a million posts on various message boards, FB groups, and blogs over the last 24 hours and it seems like you should be at DHS by 6:00 if you're at the Pop/AoA station by 5:45. It takes about 3 1/2 minutes to get from Pop/AoA to CBR. You'll transfer there and the trip from CBR to DHS is about 4 minutes from there. At least one poster who did that route yesterday first thing in the morning said there was no wait to board at Pop/AoA and only a few people ahead of them in the constantly moving line at CBR. I think they said they were stepping off the Skyliner at DHS right at 6:00 but then still had to go through security, the tap stations, and walk to SWGE.

 

[OKWFan88]

I've read a bunch but can't find what I am looking for... Please help I have never stayed at POP and looking to book a room from 12/15/19 to 12/20/19. It will be two of us (siblings) and from the layout of the room there is one queen bed and then a table bed? I'm assuming it's a table that opens to a bed? Is it comfortable? Does that dramatically make the room a tighter fit when the table bed is out? Also what would be the best building to be closest to transportation and food court. If I choose a preferred room would that have the best luck to get that area, or is booking a standard room sufficient? We aren't interested in pool just going to Disney to ride rides and eat too much. Thanks

 

[kaytieeldr]

Yes, second bed is a Murphy Bed/table during the day, then you move the chairs and pull on the cabinet handle, and voila! A bed! Comfort is subjective, but it's the same mattress and support on each bed.

 

[fla4fun]

Is it comfortable? Does that dramatically make the room a tighter fit when the table bed is out? Also what would be the best building to be closest to transportation and food court. If I choose a preferred room would that have the best luck to get that area, or is booking a standard room sufficient?

A preferred room will be closest to the lobby building with transportation and food, but I always book standard and the walk isn’t that bad.

As far as the beds, I have slept in both beds, and I actually prefer the Murphy bed to the regular bed. I like to read in bed, and the Murphy has a slanted headboard which supports my back nicely, as well as a lip around the edges to keep the mattress from shifting. It also has some nice Pluto artwork above the headboard and I am a Pluto fan, I have been known to sleep on the Murphy even when there alone. Having the bed down does make the room feel smaller than it does when it’s up, but it’s not too tight. We had three adults in one room the week after Hurricane Irma, along with a lot of extra baggage due to two of the party being there as evacuees. We used all the storage under the regular bed, but otherwise we were fine as far as space.

 

[OKWFan88]

A preferred room will be closest to the lobby building with transportation and food, but I always book standard and the walk isn’t that bad.

As far as the beds, I have slept in both beds, and I actually prefer the Murphy bed to the regular bed. I like to read in bed, and the Murphy has a slanted headboard which supports my back nicely, as well as a lip around the edges to keep the mattress from shifting. It also has some nice Pluto artwork above the headboard and I am a Pluto fan, I have been known to sleep on the Murphy even when there alone. Having the bed down does make the room feel smaller than it does when it’s up, but it’s not too tight. We had three adults in one room the week after Hurricane Irma, along with a lot of extra baggage due to two of the party being there as evacuees. We used all the storage under the regular bed, but otherwise we were fine as far as space.

How long is the walk? My brother who I am going with has some disabilities and can't walk long distances.

 

[Moliphino]

We had a standard room in the 60s building this trip and it was fantastic. If there weren't so many trees we would've had a great view of the gondolas.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Does anyone have a real time number for riding the skyline from Pop to HS at 5:45? Wondering how long after opening we’ll get there.

Approx 9-10 mins ‘in the air’ but there can be a line at CBR and the Skyliner can stop. It’s impossible to give an exact time between Pop and DHS as it depends on the line at CBR when you arrive.

If you want to definitely be inside DHS you will want to take the bus. You will not be inside the park by 6am with the skyliner opening at 5:45am.

I've read a bunch but can't find what I am looking for... Please help I have never stayed at POP and looking to book a room from 12/15/19 to 12/20/19. It will be two of us (siblings) and from the layout of the room there is one queen bed and then a table bed? I'm assuming it's a table that opens to a bed? Is it comfortable? Does that dramatically make the room a tighter fit when the table bed is out? Also what would be the best building to be closest to transportation and food court. If I choose a preferred room would that have the best luck to get that area, or is booking a standard room sufficient? We aren't interested in pool just going to Disney to ride rides and eat too much. Thanks

How long is the walk? My brother who I am going with has some disabilities and can't walk long distances.

The furthest walk is probably 5-6 minutes but, you’ll walk quite a distance from the bus to the front if the park at many of the parks. Gave you been to WDW before?

 

[Dug720]

Just left today after a fabulous 4-day weekend. The stuff I did was fabulous to be more specific.

Pop was generally fine. I was in Building 6 and WAY overcomplicated getting there at about 1am Saturday. My room was FRIGID. The thermostat was set at 62. I bumped it to 70 and the HEAT kicked on when the thermostat hit 66 on the way up. And the sheets felt like they had still been damp when put on. Possibly because those carts sit out in the humidity it dampened them, but I barely slept the first night because I was frozen and the damp of the sheets did not help. Around 5, I gave up and got up. After a hot shower, I clicked on the "Contact Us" link in the email and sent that (that box only lets you put 500 characters in, so I had to be brief) - I had an ADR at Garden Grill and thought that would be easier since it goes to the Duty Manager and is monitored 24/7. When I got back after hitting all 4 parks, the room had been totally serviced (in spite of turning down housekeeping) and the sheets felt a bit better. There were 2 messages from the morning duty manager, I called the number she left back and got a voice mail. I did stop by the desk Sunday morning to pass along a message since the duty manager never called back and let them know that things seemed to be better Saturday night, and I said they could let the duty manager know when they passed along the message that they could call my cell phone. The CM said "Oh, we don't like to use that because people won't know what it is and won't answer." I (I was very polite throughout this whole thing) said "Well, maybe. But most people are out in the parks all day, and no one is there to get the calls to the room" to which he nodded and said "You are right." Never heard anything else from them. It would have been nice if something had been offered since I got very little sleep the whole first night I was there because of the whole situation.

I survived and the rest of the trip was fantastic. But I do plan to send a follow-up email when I get home about it. There should be some way to keep the sheets from sitting out in covered bins in Florida humidity and making them damp. And rooms should most definitely not be left at 62 degrees by housekeeping. Even without damp sheets that is ridiculous.

 

[CouponGirl]

Just left today after a fabulous 4-day weekend. The stuff I did was fabulous to be more specific.

Pop was generally fine. I was in Building 6 and WAY overcomplicated getting there at about 1am Saturday. My room was FRIGID. The thermostat was set at 62. I bumped it to 70 and the HEAT kicked on when the thermostat hit 66 on the way up. And the sheets felt like they had still been damp when put on. Possibly because those carts sit out in the humidity it dampened them, but I barely slept the first night because I was frozen and the damp of the sheets did not help. Around 5, I gave up and got up. After a hot shower, I clicked on the "Contact Us" link in the email and sent that (that box only lets you put 500 characters in, so I had to be brief) - I had an ADR at Garden Grill and thought that would be easier since it goes to the Duty Manager and is monitored 24/7. When I got back after hitting all 4 parks, the room had been totally serviced (in spite of turning down housekeeping) and the sheets felt a bit better. There were 2 messages from the morning duty manager, I called the number she left back and got a voice mail. I did stop by the desk Sunday morning to pass along a message since the duty manager never called back and let them know that things seemed to be better Saturday night, and I said they could let the duty manager know when they passed along the message that they could call my cell phone. The CM said "Oh, we don't like to use that because people won't know what it is and won't answer." I (I was very polite throughout this whole thing) said "Well, maybe. But most people are out in the parks all day, and no one is there to get the calls to the room" to which he nodded and said "You are right." Never heard anything else from them. It would have been nice if something had been offered since I got very little sleep the whole first night I was there because of the whole situation.

I survived and the rest of the trip was fantastic. But I do plan to send a follow-up email when I get home about it. There should be some way to keep the sheets from sitting out in covered bins in Florida humidity and making them damp. And rooms should most definitely not be left at 62 degrees by housekeeping. Even without damp sheets that is ridiculous.

I wonder if the sheets felt damp due to the air conditioner being set so low.

Glad the rest of your trip fantastic!

 

[Dug720]

I wonder if the sheets felt damp due to the air conditioner being set so low.

Glad the rest of your trip fantastic!

I know that made them feel worse. But my pjs were damp in the morning.

 

[CrankyDad]

Just left today after a fabulous 4-day weekend. The stuff I did was fabulous to be more specific.

Pop was generally fine. I was in Building 6 and WAY overcomplicated getting there at about 1am Saturday. My room was FRIGID. The thermostat was set at 62. I bumped it to 70 and the HEAT kicked on when the thermostat hit 66 on the way up. And the sheets felt like they had still been damp when put on. Possibly because those carts sit out in the humidity it dampened them, but I barely slept the first night because I was frozen and the damp of the sheets did not help. Around 5, I gave up and got up. After a hot shower, I clicked on the "Contact Us" link in the email and sent that (that box only lets you put 500 characters in, so I had to be brief) - I had an ADR at Garden Grill and thought that would be easier since it goes to the Duty Manager and is monitored 24/7. When I got back after hitting all 4 parks, the room had been totally serviced (in spite of turning down housekeeping) and the sheets felt a bit better. There were 2 messages from the morning duty manager, I called the number she left back and got a voice mail. I did stop by the desk Sunday morning to pass along a message since the duty manager never called back and let them know that things seemed to be better Saturday night, and I said they could let the duty manager know when they passed along the message that they could call my cell phone. The CM said "Oh, we don't like to use that because people won't know what it is and won't answer." I (I was very polite throughout this whole thing) said "Well, maybe. But most people are out in the parks all day, and no one is there to get the calls to the room" to which he nodded and said "You are right." Never heard anything else from them. It would have been nice if something had been offered since I got very little sleep the whole first night I was there because of the whole situation.

I survived and the rest of the trip was fantastic. But I do plan to send a follow-up email when I get home about it. There should be some way to keep the sheets from sitting out in covered bins in Florida humidity and making them damp. And rooms should most definitely not be left at 62 degrees by housekeeping. Even without damp sheets that is ridiculous.

You deserved nothing for that. Stop fishing for something free or money back

 

[SaintsManiac]

Just left today after a fabulous 4-day weekend. The stuff I did was fabulous to be more specific.

Pop was generally fine. I was in Building 6 and WAY overcomplicated getting there at about 1am Saturday. My room was FRIGID. The thermostat was set at 62. I bumped it to 70 and the HEAT kicked on when the thermostat hit 66 on the way up. And the sheets felt like they had still been damp when put on. Possibly because those carts sit out in the humidity it dampened them, but I barely slept the first night because I was frozen and the damp of the sheets did not help. Around 5, I gave up and got up. After a hot shower, I clicked on the "Contact Us" link in the email and sent that (that box only lets you put 500 characters in, so I had to be brief) - I had an ADR at Garden Grill and thought that would be easier since it goes to the Duty Manager and is monitored 24/7. When I got back after hitting all 4 parks, the room had been totally serviced (in spite of turning down housekeeping) and the sheets felt a bit better. There were 2 messages from the morning duty manager, I called the number she left back and got a voice mail. I did stop by the desk Sunday morning to pass along a message since the duty manager never called back and let them know that things seemed to be better Saturday night, and I said they could let the duty manager know when they passed along the message that they could call my cell phone. The CM said "Oh, we don't like to use that because people won't know what it is and won't answer." I (I was very polite throughout this whole thing) said "Well, maybe. But most people are out in the parks all day, and no one is there to get the calls to the room" to which he nodded and said "You are right." Never heard anything else from them. It would have been nice if something had been offered since I got very little sleep the whole first night I was there because of the whole situation.

I survived and the rest of the trip was fantastic. But I do plan to send a follow-up email when I get home about it. There should be some way to keep the sheets from sitting out in covered bins in Florida humidity and making them damp. And rooms should most definitely not be left at 62 degrees by housekeeping. Even without damp sheets that is ridiculous.

Did you try the other bed? Not sure what you expect as compensation??

 

[scrappinginontario]

Just left today after a fabulous 4-day weekend. The stuff I did was fabulous to be more specific.

Pop was generally fine. I was in Building 6 and WAY overcomplicated getting there at about 1am Saturday. My room was FRIGID. The thermostat was set at 62. I bumped it to 70 and the HEAT kicked on when the thermostat hit 66 on the way up. And the sheets felt like they had still been damp when put on. Possibly because those carts sit out in the humidity it dampened them, but I barely slept the first night because I was frozen and the damp of the sheets did not help. Around 5, I gave up and got up. After a hot shower, I clicked on the "Contact Us" link in the email and sent that (that box only lets you put 500 characters in, so I had to be brief) - I had an ADR at Garden Grill and thought that would be easier since it goes to the Duty Manager and is monitored 24/7. When I got back after hitting all 4 parks, the room had been totally serviced (in spite of turning down housekeeping) and the sheets felt a bit better. There were 2 messages from the morning duty manager, I called the number she left back and got a voice mail. I did stop by the desk Sunday morning to pass along a message since the duty manager never called back and let them know that things seemed to be better Saturday night, and I said they could let the duty manager know when they passed along the message that they could call my cell phone. The CM said "Oh, we don't like to use that because people won't know what it is and won't answer." I (I was very polite throughout this whole thing) said "Well, maybe. But most people are out in the parks all day, and no one is there to get the calls to the room" to which he nodded and said "You are right." Never heard anything else from them. It would have been nice if something had been offered since I got very little sleep the whole first night I was there because of the whole situation.

I survived and the rest of the trip was fantastic. But I do plan to send a follow-up email when I get home about it. There should be some way to keep the sheets from sitting out in covered bins in Florida humidity and making them damp. And rooms should most definitely not be left at 62 degrees by housekeeping. Even without damp sheets that is ridiculous.

Once the heater kicked in the room should have warmed up quite quickly. Heating warms up a room much faster than AC cools a room.

Although I’ve never heard of others finding the sheets feeling damp, if they were damp as you said, I would have used the hair dryer to dry them so sleeping was more comfortable.

No compensation is required as you say as soon as you brought the concerns to Disney’s attention they corrected the problem and followed up with you.

Too many people feel Disney ‘owes’ them the moment things are perfect.

 

[FBandA]

Just left today after a fabulous 4-day weekend. The stuff I did was fabulous to be more specific.

Pop was generally fine. I was in Building 6 and WAY overcomplicated getting there at about 1am Saturday. My room was FRIGID. The thermostat was set at 62. I bumped it to 70 and the HEAT kicked on when the thermostat hit 66 on the way up. And the sheets felt like they had still been damp when put on. Possibly because those carts sit out in the humidity it dampened them, but I barely slept the first night because I was frozen and the damp of the sheets did not help. Around 5, I gave up and got up. After a hot shower, I clicked on the "Contact Us" link in the email and sent that (that box only lets you put 500 characters in, so I had to be brief) - I had an ADR at Garden Grill and thought that would be easier since it goes to the Duty Manager and is monitored 24/7. When I got back after hitting all 4 parks, the room had been totally serviced (in spite of turning down housekeeping) and the sheets felt a bit better. There were 2 messages from the morning duty manager, I called the number she left back and got a voice mail. I did stop by the desk Sunday morning to pass along a message since the duty manager never called back and let them know that things seemed to be better Saturday night, and I said they could let the duty manager know when they passed along the message that they could call my cell phone. The CM said "Oh, we don't like to use that because people won't know what it is and won't answer." I (I was very polite throughout this whole thing) said "Well, maybe. But most people are out in the parks all day, and no one is there to get the calls to the room" to which he nodded and said "You are right." Never heard anything else from them. It would have been nice if something had been offered since I got very little sleep the whole first night I was there because of the whole situation.

I survived and the rest of the trip was fantastic. But I do plan to send a follow-up email when I get home about it. There should be some way to keep the sheets from sitting out in covered bins in Florida humidity and making them damp. And rooms should most definitely not be left at 62 degrees by housekeeping. Even without damp sheets that is ridiculous.

You may have been in the room I was in 6335? I like my room to be cold when I sleep the more blankets the better. We usually turn the thermostat back on our last day when we leave the room. We left on Sept. 14th.

 

[Disneylover99]

Once the heater kicked in the room should have warmed up quite quickly. Heating warms up a room much faster than AC cools a room.

Although I’ve never heard of others finding the sheets feeling damp, if they were damp as you said, I would have used the hair dryer to dry them so sleeping was more comfortable.

No compensation is required as you say as soon as you brought the concerns to Disney’s attention they corrected the problem and followed up with you.

Too many people feel Disney ‘owes’ them the moment things are perfect.

I like the hair dryer idea. I don’t think I would have thought of that.

I probably would have just gone to the front desk and asked for new sheets or extra blankets.

 

[Disneylover99]

You may have been in the room I was in 6335? I like my room to be cold when I sleep the more blankets the better. We usually turn the thermostat back on our last day when we leave the room. We left on Sept. 14th.

My husband would be in heaven if he walked into a super cold hotel room. The first thing he does is head for the thermostat. Lol.

 

[Dug720]

You may have been in the room I was in 6335? I like my room to be cold when I sleep the more blankets the better. We usually turn the thermostat back on our last day when we leave the room. We left on Sept. 14th.

I was in exactly that room. But 2 weeks later for the thermostat to still be on it... Ridiculous. There should be a standard it is set between guests.

 

[Dug720]

I like the hair dryer idea. I don’t think I would have thought of that.

I probably would have just gone to the front desk and asked for new sheets or extra blankets.

It was 2am and I had been up since 6am (I had to teach before flying down.)

 

[Dug720]

At any rate, it is a moot point now. This was my last WDW trip for a while as I’m on a Celebrity cruise in February and then just trips to visit family until I head to Aulani in the summer of 2021 (with the Norwegian Cruise Line Hawaiian Cruise the week before) for my 50th birthday! And that involves saving up a LOT.