Resort Thread Disney's POP CENTURY Resort

[razlime]

What brand/kind of tea bags are in the rooms? Is it the same as what’s available at the food court?

Thank you.

Twinings Earl Grey and Green Tea!

 

[Amstar]

when is a good time to get to the skyline if you are going to rope drop Epcot and/or Hollywood?

saw that its like 5-6 minutes to carribean beach resort - then 15 minutes from there to EPCOT or is is 15 minutes total?

 

[Northern Disney Girl]

when is a good time to get to the skyline if you are going to rope drop Epcot and/or Hollywood?

saw that its like 5-6 minutes to carribean beach resort - then 15 minutes from there to EPCOT or is is 15 minutes total?

If you are trying to rope drop any park, be at your transportation (bus or skyliner) 90 minutes before early entry begins.

 

[WEDWDW]

when is a good time to get to the skyline if you are going to rope drop Epcot and/or Hollywood?

saw that its like 5-6 minutes to carribean beach resort - then 15 minutes from there to EPCOT or is is 15 minutes total?

Barring any delays,actual flight time from PopArt Station to CBR Station is 3 minutes and from CBR Station to International Gateway Station is 12 minutes.

 

[CarolynFH]

when is a good time to get to the skyline if you are going to rope drop Epcot and/or Hollywood?

saw that its like 5-6 minutes to carribean beach resort - then 15 minutes from there to EPCOT or is is 15 minutes total?

It’s not the length of the journey on the Skyliner, it’s the number of people wanting to do the same thing. Thus the recommendation to be at the station 90 minutes before ETPE begins, if you want to be near the front of the crowds instead of at the back.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Barring any delays,actual flight time from PopArt Station to CBR Station is 3 minutes and from CBR Station to International Gateway Station is 12 minutes.

However there will be another line once you reach CBR to get on the Skyliner that goes the rest of the way to either Epcot or HS.

 

[Lesverts]

I am on the bridge waiting for the skyliner sometime between 630 and 645 depending on when I wake up. Usually within the top 20 at PopArt. DHS is pretty strong to get near the front regardless. Epcot you usually arrive after they've opened the tapstiles and people are on the bridge. At the back end a bit. But Epcot is like a 3 stop process for Remy. At the bridge, at the other bridge and at the turn into Remy courtyard.

 

[ExcitedForWDW]

Hi all
Does the pop food court have hot (boiling) water for tea and oatmeal?

 

[Lsdolphin]

Hoping we don’t freeze next week on the Skyliner for early morning openings

 

[scrappinginontario]

Hi all
Does the pop food court have hot (boiling) water for tea and oatmeal?

Yes. There is a machine at each coffee station that dispenses only (very) hot water.

 

[Lesverts]

Hoping we don’t freeze next week on the Skyliner for early morning openings

Bless your heart. Don’t forget your sweater.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Bless your heart. Don’t forget your sweater.

So happy to see warmer temps expected in afternoons.

 

[debedo]

I spoke with a CM ~ they just started remodeling the other half of the store and it should be completed after the new year…

 

[Lesverts]

The construction is milder compared to when I was here in August.

I am in a room in the back of the 70s facing the lake. I love the location and the room is extremely clean and fresh looking. The bed is not great. But new soft goods soon. So it’s a pass.

Also weirdly my room charges, which included 6 nights of hotels minus the deposit, have not been pushed to my credit card. CM thinks maybe they have just upped the push to 1500$ across the board

 

[bluezy]

The construction is milder compared to when I was here in August.

I am in a room in the back of the 70s facing the lake. I love the location and the room is extremely clean and fresh looking. The bed is not great. But new soft goods soon. So it’s a pass.

Also weirdly my room charges, which included 6 nights of hotels minus the deposit, have not been pushed to my credit card. CM thinks maybe they have just upped the push to 1500$ across the board

The limit was definitely pushed past $1500 for our last several stays at AoA (I know that's not Pop Century, but it is a "Value" resort) -- dating back to at least 2016. I just checked our final portfolios for each trip between 2016 and 2024 and all four trips, we only had 1 charge to the card for our guest portfolio and that was on our check-out date. Three of those times the total was between $1600-$1900 and one trip it was just a hair under $1500. So I'm not even sure they have *any* limit anymore...or maybe it's $2,000. I didn't bother to look back any further, so the higher limit could have started before 2016.

 

[Amstar]

Room request --saw that you can request 50's section via the the Disney app. is there anything else to call in/request for the 50's section? building? I am thinking I want to be on the 4th floor (less noise outside the door -and fingers crossed good neighbors)

 

[CarolynFH]

Room request --saw that you can request 50's section via the the Disney app. is there anything else to call in/request for the 50's section? building? I am thinking I want to be on the 4th floor (less noise outside the door -and fingers crossed good neighbors)

If you have any requests beyond what’s offered online, I’d leave that part blank when doing online checkin and then call Disney to put in your complete request. Anything in the online request section will override the phone request.

PS you might be able to use Chat to submit your request.

 

[bluezy]

Room request --saw that you can request 50's section via the the Disney app. is there anything else to call in/request for the 50's section? building? I am thinking I want to be on the 4th floor (less noise outside the door -and fingers crossed good neighbors)

The app is useless for adding room requests. Ten years ago it was great and had plenty of options. Something happened and most of the options disappeared and the ones that are there might not even be available at Pop Century (and this is true for all the resorts -- no real options for room requests on the app.). Disney doesn't seem to care that the requests aren't there anymore. Many of us have complained over the years, but nothing changes. The best thing to do is call Disney and have the requests added to your reservation, or if you used a TA, you'll have to have them add the requests.

 

[Amstar]

thank you for the info. they Called the POP hotels front desk and made a request with the person who answered the phone. so we will see if it worked

 

[Dug720]

and fingers crossed good neighbors)

Unfortunately there is NO way to know that. Ditto a "quiet" room - what's quiet once could be noisy another.