Resort Thread Disney's POP CENTURY Resort

[efoote01]

For grocery delivery to Pop what are most people using now? Amazon/target/Walmart? Haven’t needed to do this in awhile.

thanks

 

[HappyGal]

If I plan on using an ecv during my stay, will I have to park it inside or outside of my room? And if it's parked outside, can I have a ground room floor?

 

[mommy2paisley]

It says we can check in now for our June 3 check-in. Is there a better time to check in or does it matter when we check in from now until then?

 

[mickeymom629]

Found my answer - deleted my question.

 

[bluezy]

It says we can check in now for our June 3 check-in. Is there a better time to check in or does it matter when we check in from now until then?

Personally, I always check in a few weeks before we arrive so I don't forget. It used to be that you could make several room location requests (near transportation, 3rd floor, etc.) but the room request options for online check-in haven't been complete or very useful (the pulldown menus often include options that aren't really applicable for a specific resort) for several years now. And you used to be able to indicate your specific arrival time but I've recently learned that they now only allow you to indicate "before 3:00" or "after 3:00". Anyway, rooms are apparently assigned a few days before arrival so it's good to do your online check-in before that. I don't think that doing online check-in super early gives you any advantage, but having it done more than 4 days before arrival could be a benefit. Like I said, I do it early so I don't forget.

 

[reefer2005]

We will be staying at POP in a few weeks. We will have a car with us. My question is, is it better to drive to Magic Kingdom or use the bus? If we take our car there's the trek from the parking lot and across bay lake etc. If we take the bus there is the mass exodus at the end of the evening for the bus. Is one better than the other?

 

[scrappinginontario]

We will be staying at POP in a few weeks. We will have a car with us. My question is, is it better to drive to Magic Kingdom or use the bus? If we take our car there's the trek from the parking lot and across bay lake etc. If we take the bus there is the mass exodus at the end of the evening for the bus. Is one better than the other?

Much better to take the bus as there will be long lines at park close for all forms of transportation. Parking at TTC will mean lining up for either monorail or ferry just as you would need to line up for a bus.

 

[WEDWDW]

And you have the option to hop on an Art of Animation bus in addition to a Pop Century bus.

 

[reefer2005]

And you have the option to hop on an Art of Animation bus in addition to a Pop Century bus.

Good point!

 

[Robbie Fowler]

Booked for Nov 2024, ages away, I know . Usually stay at POR but took a gamble on PoP to save some pennies. Will be following this thread avidly, so thank you for all the info

 

[WEDWDW]

Booked for Nov 2024, ages away, I know . Usually stay at POR but took a gamble on PoP to save some pennies. Will be following this thread avidly, so thank you for all the info

Pop Century is totally Groovy!

Beautiful Hourglass Lake and Far Out Disney Skyliner!

 

[scrappinginontario]

Glad you’re giving Pop a try as many do and quickly find out why it’s loved by so many. The information in the posts on page 1 is kept current if you’d like to learn more about this great resort!

 

[bookgirl2632]

Booked for Nov 2024, ages away, I know . Usually stay at POR but took a gamble on PoP to save some pennies. Will be following this thread avidly, so thank you for all the info

I stayed at Pop for the first time 2 years ago. We had always stayed at POR or CBR previously. I loved Pop and have booked there again for my upcoming trip in October. I think you will love it.

 

[kurts mom]

We will be staying at POP one night before a cruise and would like to go to The Dolphin for dinner. We will have a car but would like to take the skyliner. Is it best (closer) to take the skyliner to Epcot or HS?

 

[WEDWDW]

We will be staying at POP one night before a cruise and would like to go to The Dolphin for dinner. We will have a car but would like to take the skyliner. Is it best (closer) to take the skyliner to Epcot or HS?

Quickest route would be Skyliner to DHS/walk from DHS to Dolphin.

FUNNEST route would be Skyliner to Epcot/FriendShip from Epcot to Dolphin.

 

[kurts mom]

Quickest route would be Skyliner to DHS/walk from DHS to Dolphin.

FUNNEST route would be Skyliner to Epcot/FriendShip from Epcot to Dolphin.

Thank you

 

[WEDWDW]

Thank you

And if a FriendShip is at the DHS Dock when you arrive I would hop on it instead of walking.

 

[CarolynFH]

And if a FriendShip is at the DHS Dock when you arrive I would hop on it instead of walking.

I'd modify that a little to say that if a FriendShip is approaching the dock when you disembark the Skyliner, I'd take the boat. If it's already at the dock you may or may not get there in time to catch that one.

 

[mommajo143]

Reading a Disney guidebook today & it really threw me for a loop re: transportation times … indicated DRAMATIC increases in transportation time due to difficulty rehiring / replacing bus CMs let go at the height of the pandemic. Curious what your RECENT experiences at POP! have been?

 

[brockash]

Quickest route would be Skyliner to DHS/walk from DHS to Dolphin.

FUNNEST route would be Skyliner to Epcot/FriendShip from Epcot to Dolphin.

Hmmmm....I would think taking the skylner to Epcot and then walking to Dolphin would be the shorter walk/quicker time. We've stayed at Dolphin and Beach Club and done the walk to Epcot and DHS and definitely feel it's shorter/faster walking from epcot skyliner to dolphin than walking from dhs. We would (and do) skyline to Epcot to go anywhere on the Boardwalk.