momto2inKC
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2005
- Messages
- 5,064
We returned over the weekend from our trip. This was our 2nd time staying at Pop Century. It was just me and the kids this time. We stayed for 8 nights.
Room- I paid for a standard room and put in a request for 60's, building 4. When we checked in I was happy to see we actually got our request! We were building 4, 2nd floor (lake view) room 4239. We checked in at approximately 2pm and our room was ready. The room was very clean and in really great shape! The only thing I noticed was a stain on the floor, that's it. Everything else was sparkling! The beds were very comfy. We were able to occasionally hear toilets flush or water running, but that's no big deal to me. We heard the same thing when we stayed at POFQ.
I had also booked an extra night as room only for the end of our trip. We were able to stay in the same room.
Staff- Everyone we encountered were great! Check in was very fast! The lines moved quickly. They were very helpful at the food court when we had any questions about using the dining plan. Mousekeeping was great! I will say that we noticed we were the only room on our hall that did not have a towel animal placed in the window all week. Not sure why that was, but no big deal. We're hoping the 4th trip will be the charm and the kids will finally get thier first towel animal LOL
Food Court- Always busy it seemed. The food was just okay. It seems like the kids choices weren't that great. The food lines moved quickly, but paying was just awful. It always took forever.
Pool- Since we were by the Hippy Dippy Pool, that's the only one was swam in. It was never really all that crowded. It was a bit hard to find a spot in the shade to sit while the kids swam. They have the tables with the umbrellas, but they are so far back from the pool it was hard to keep a good eye on the kids. I was lucky to find a shadey spot some days.
Buses- The buses were fantastic! There was constantly a bus pulling in to pick people up. Most of the time the longest wait was about 15 minutes and IMO that is not long at all! We had an ADR for Donalds at 8am and we were at the bus stop by 6:50am. A man pulled up that worked for Disney and told all of us the buses for character meals don't start until 7:30am and he was right. The bus did not come until then. We still got there on time, but it was a bit nerve racking.
Coming back from the parks was also great. We never waited more than 10 minutes, and when it was busy they loaded 2 buses at once.
We had one bad experience coming back from MK. It was pouring out and when we got to the bus stop the groups ahead of us decided to make their own line for the bus stop. Well, those of us who know how to line up
did so correctly. When the bus showed up those people standing outside the line were not happy, they were yelling and just making the biggest scene. I don't understand why they did get in line once they realized they weren't in it. There was one man in particular verbally attacking all of us getting on the bus. He continued once on the bus. I was shocked at his behavior 
Laundry- The dryers do not seem to be as good as they used to be! I had some undergarments that I washed and it was a very small load. One cycle did not dry them. This happend twice. I would've expected that if they had been shorts or jeans, but not thin items like these. There were always at least 3 or 4 people doing laundry when I went in, but there were plenty of machines.
Check Out- Checking out was a nightmare! I got in line and stood for 30 minutes with only 5 people in front of me. I have no idea why it was taking so long. The line for ME was not much better. Definitely give yourself a couple of hours to do all of this. They were several people missing thier bus times because it was taking so long.
We will be returning to Pop. We've already booked it for next year for the Bounce Back deal.
Room- I paid for a standard room and put in a request for 60's, building 4. When we checked in I was happy to see we actually got our request! We were building 4, 2nd floor (lake view) room 4239. We checked in at approximately 2pm and our room was ready. The room was very clean and in really great shape! The only thing I noticed was a stain on the floor, that's it. Everything else was sparkling! The beds were very comfy. We were able to occasionally hear toilets flush or water running, but that's no big deal to me. We heard the same thing when we stayed at POFQ.
I had also booked an extra night as room only for the end of our trip. We were able to stay in the same room.
Staff- Everyone we encountered were great! Check in was very fast! The lines moved quickly. They were very helpful at the food court when we had any questions about using the dining plan. Mousekeeping was great! I will say that we noticed we were the only room on our hall that did not have a towel animal placed in the window all week. Not sure why that was, but no big deal. We're hoping the 4th trip will be the charm and the kids will finally get thier first towel animal LOL
Food Court- Always busy it seemed. The food was just okay. It seems like the kids choices weren't that great. The food lines moved quickly, but paying was just awful. It always took forever.
Pool- Since we were by the Hippy Dippy Pool, that's the only one was swam in. It was never really all that crowded. It was a bit hard to find a spot in the shade to sit while the kids swam. They have the tables with the umbrellas, but they are so far back from the pool it was hard to keep a good eye on the kids. I was lucky to find a shadey spot some days.
Buses- The buses were fantastic! There was constantly a bus pulling in to pick people up. Most of the time the longest wait was about 15 minutes and IMO that is not long at all! We had an ADR for Donalds at 8am and we were at the bus stop by 6:50am. A man pulled up that worked for Disney and told all of us the buses for character meals don't start until 7:30am and he was right. The bus did not come until then. We still got there on time, but it was a bit nerve racking.
Coming back from the parks was also great. We never waited more than 10 minutes, and when it was busy they loaded 2 buses at once.
We had one bad experience coming back from MK. It was pouring out and when we got to the bus stop the groups ahead of us decided to make their own line for the bus stop. Well, those of us who know how to line up
did so correctly. When the bus showed up those people standing outside the line were not happy, they were yelling and just making the biggest scene. I don't understand why they did get in line once they realized they weren't in it. There was one man in particular verbally attacking all of us getting on the bus. He continued once on the bus. I was shocked at his behavior Laundry- The dryers do not seem to be as good as they used to be! I had some undergarments that I washed and it was a very small load. One cycle did not dry them. This happend twice. I would've expected that if they had been shorts or jeans, but not thin items like these. There were always at least 3 or 4 people doing laundry when I went in, but there were plenty of machines.
Check Out- Checking out was a nightmare! I got in line and stood for 30 minutes with only 5 people in front of me. I have no idea why it was taking so long. The line for ME was not much better. Definitely give yourself a couple of hours to do all of this. They were several people missing thier bus times because it was taking so long.
We will be returning to Pop. We've already booked it for next year for the Bounce Back deal.
, I'm too excited to sleep !
