DisneyDork712
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Just back from a wonderful stay at Pop Century! Weve already decided to stay there again next January with our friends! I wanted to give a quick review of our stay for anyone considering Pop Century.
If you have ANY questions, I would LOVE to answer them!!!
We found the resort very easily. For those of you who are driving, the directional signs on the roads are excellent and we never even came close to getting lost. As we got close to the resort, we could see the bowling pins from the 50s section poking up over the trees. It was so exciting! The Pop Century sign at the entrance was so bright and cheerful; it was a great way to be welcomed to the resort!
The CM at the gate was very nice and wished us a magical day as we pulled away now we new we were officially at Disney World! We easily found a parking spot in the check-in parking lot. As we walked into the Classic Hall, we were greeted by the cheerful, bustling noise of happy, excited people rushing through to the Everything Pop food court and shop, the check-in area, and arcade. There were several people browsing the special displays in the lobby. Pretty much every other person we saw was wearing Mickey Ears of some sort. It was so exciting to see them all in the Disney World spirit! Check-in went very smoothly. We got the room we wanted in the 80s section! After we had checked in, we went back to the car and drove a short distance to the 80s parking lot. We were in building B with a view of the computer pool! DH is a computer nerd Er, I mean a computer fan. Hehe. So he LOVED this section of the resort. I was so glad he liked it! You know how husbands can be So hard to impress at Disney World!
***Side note***
I had never realized this before, and I have never seen it mentioned anywhere before, but you can see the WDW Welcome signs from this building!!
Our room was very clean when we walked in, and we had no problems with Mousekeeping at all during our stay. Our sink was broken when we came into the room, but DH called Mousekeeping and it was fixed when we got back to the room that night.
The transportation to and from the parks, DTD, etc. was very efficient. We never waited more that a few minutes for a bus the whole week. The buses were also very clean, too.
The Everything Pop Dining area was one of our favorite meals on the trip! The food was fresh and yummy! It did get very busy at night after the parks had closed, but the lines went very fast and the CMs were very friendly and helpful. There is a huge variety of foods everyone should be able to find something to eat. There were also a lot of DDP snacks available here. DH couldnt believe some of the things that were counted as snacks!
Here is the Mediterranean wrap and the Chicken Alfredo:
We also got the refillable mugs, of course. They are so wonderful! It was quite cool on our trip at night and in the mornings, and having hot chocolate to keep us warm was great! We found that adding an Andes mint to the hot chocolate made it taste much better!
The resort itself is great fun to explore. The little Disney touches here and there make it very magical. We spent some time just walking around here on our first day. It was so relaxing and exciting at the same time!
Some people may be concerned about the number of children/noise level at a value resort. First of all, I know this is Disney World children are everywhere! We didnt really think there were any more children at POP that at any other resort at WDW. We visited several deluxe resorts during our stay and there were WAAAYY more children at the Poly and WL than there were at POP. Especially on the beach at the Poly; there were a lot of kids out on the beach playing in the sand and on the hammocks. Please dont misunderstand me! Im not complaining AT ALL about the number of children we encountered, I just wanted to give some information to people who might be concerned. Ive seen posts on here before asking about children/noise level, and I just wanted to give some information!
As for the noise level We were in a room facing the computer pool and noise was never a problem. Now, we could hear people at the pool, but it wasnt disruptive or anything, and it usually died down before 10 or 11PM. Im not sure about the Hippy Dippy pool area.
I highly recommend Pop Century for anyone who is on the fence about staying here. Like I mentioned before, weve already decided to stay here in January 2008 when we go with another couple some of our best friends! We feel that the rooms are plenty big for four adults; especially considering the small amount of time that is actually spent in the room or at the resort at all for that matter!
We also felt that is was a very central location in WDW. Some of the other resorts AKL in particular seem so far away from certain places, like DTD. The bus ride was also very short from POP, no matter where we were going. I suppose some of this could depend on the bus driver, but we still felt that this was a good location.
So, all in all it was an excellent trip, and we cant wait to stay there again!
If you have any more specific questions that I didnt answer, pleas feel free to ask! I just love talking about WDW!!
If you have ANY questions, I would LOVE to answer them!!!
We found the resort very easily. For those of you who are driving, the directional signs on the roads are excellent and we never even came close to getting lost. As we got close to the resort, we could see the bowling pins from the 50s section poking up over the trees. It was so exciting! The Pop Century sign at the entrance was so bright and cheerful; it was a great way to be welcomed to the resort!
The CM at the gate was very nice and wished us a magical day as we pulled away now we new we were officially at Disney World! We easily found a parking spot in the check-in parking lot. As we walked into the Classic Hall, we were greeted by the cheerful, bustling noise of happy, excited people rushing through to the Everything Pop food court and shop, the check-in area, and arcade. There were several people browsing the special displays in the lobby. Pretty much every other person we saw was wearing Mickey Ears of some sort. It was so exciting to see them all in the Disney World spirit! Check-in went very smoothly. We got the room we wanted in the 80s section! After we had checked in, we went back to the car and drove a short distance to the 80s parking lot. We were in building B with a view of the computer pool! DH is a computer nerd Er, I mean a computer fan. Hehe. So he LOVED this section of the resort. I was so glad he liked it! You know how husbands can be So hard to impress at Disney World!
***Side note***
I had never realized this before, and I have never seen it mentioned anywhere before, but you can see the WDW Welcome signs from this building!!
Our room was very clean when we walked in, and we had no problems with Mousekeeping at all during our stay. Our sink was broken when we came into the room, but DH called Mousekeeping and it was fixed when we got back to the room that night.
The transportation to and from the parks, DTD, etc. was very efficient. We never waited more that a few minutes for a bus the whole week. The buses were also very clean, too.
The Everything Pop Dining area was one of our favorite meals on the trip! The food was fresh and yummy! It did get very busy at night after the parks had closed, but the lines went very fast and the CMs were very friendly and helpful. There is a huge variety of foods everyone should be able to find something to eat. There were also a lot of DDP snacks available here. DH couldnt believe some of the things that were counted as snacks!
Here is the Mediterranean wrap and the Chicken Alfredo:
We also got the refillable mugs, of course. They are so wonderful! It was quite cool on our trip at night and in the mornings, and having hot chocolate to keep us warm was great! We found that adding an Andes mint to the hot chocolate made it taste much better!
The resort itself is great fun to explore. The little Disney touches here and there make it very magical. We spent some time just walking around here on our first day. It was so relaxing and exciting at the same time!
Some people may be concerned about the number of children/noise level at a value resort. First of all, I know this is Disney World children are everywhere! We didnt really think there were any more children at POP that at any other resort at WDW. We visited several deluxe resorts during our stay and there were WAAAYY more children at the Poly and WL than there were at POP. Especially on the beach at the Poly; there were a lot of kids out on the beach playing in the sand and on the hammocks. Please dont misunderstand me! Im not complaining AT ALL about the number of children we encountered, I just wanted to give some information to people who might be concerned. Ive seen posts on here before asking about children/noise level, and I just wanted to give some information!
As for the noise level We were in a room facing the computer pool and noise was never a problem. Now, we could hear people at the pool, but it wasnt disruptive or anything, and it usually died down before 10 or 11PM. Im not sure about the Hippy Dippy pool area.
I highly recommend Pop Century for anyone who is on the fence about staying here. Like I mentioned before, weve already decided to stay here in January 2008 when we go with another couple some of our best friends! We feel that the rooms are plenty big for four adults; especially considering the small amount of time that is actually spent in the room or at the resort at all for that matter!
We also felt that is was a very central location in WDW. Some of the other resorts AKL in particular seem so far away from certain places, like DTD. The bus ride was also very short from POP, no matter where we were going. I suppose some of this could depend on the bus driver, but we still felt that this was a good location.
So, all in all it was an excellent trip, and we cant wait to stay there again!
If you have any more specific questions that I didnt answer, pleas feel free to ask! I just love talking about WDW!!
back!!
We booked Pop for early May and I was really worried about how much we would enjoy a value resort, I have stayed at the Coronado and really liked it but it was booked up for the times we needed
It sounds like you had a really good time good
so I am not so concerned now
