PC vs AS room sizes

[GoodFairies]

A friend who wants to plan a trip to WDW just heard from some recently returned relatives that the rooms at PC are much smaller that the ones at AS. I have stayed at AS, not PC, but can't imagine there being that much difference between the two. She would like as many square feet as possible since there are 4 of them and a baby. Anyone know the square footage of the rooms? Thanks.

 

[safetymom]

All Stars Room size: 260 Sq Ft.

I can't find the size of Pop

 

[magicmato]

From the Pop Century Resort Thread:

Q: How big are the rooms? How do they compare to the All-Stars?
The rooms are the same size and basic layout as the All-Stars - 260sq ft with either a King bed, or two Doubles. The dresser has been redesigned, is slightly bigger, and looks much nicer. Also, rooms come with a 25” TV, versus the 19” found in the All-Stars. The night stand has been lowered, so that one will not hit their head on it while sleeping. A data port has been installed by the table and chairs for easy access. Room colors are very subdued. Browns, blues, grays and a few mustards are the prominent colors. All rooms are identical in decoration, with the exception of a framed artwork and a wallpaper border depicting whatever decade the room is located in.

 

[GoodFairies]

Thanks! I knew they had to be around the same size, or in this case, the exact same size. Don't know why her relatives insisted that.

 

[minnie61650]

The rooms at POP and at the ALL stars are both 260 square feet. They are also laid out the same.
The big difference is the beds at POP are Bolted to the floor so you can't move them.
You can move the beds at All Stars so you push one the beds against the wall.
Thus giving you more usuable floor space.

All Stars is my favorite resort.

I am 55 years old and travel several times a year. I often stay at 4 star hotels.
So the deluxe resorts do not have anything special for me.
All Star is like being in the heart of the Magic and that is where I want to be.

All Star Music is my favorite.It is quieter because more couples stay there. I love staying at the Clypso building. It is closer to the pool,food court and bus stop.

Here is a site with a map of All Star Sports and All Star Music.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/allstarmap.htm
Scroll down.All Star Music is at the bottom of the page.
The Calypso buildings at All Star Music are #1 and #10 are nearest to the food court and bus stop.
They are the preferred buildings and cost about $12 extra per night.
The Calypso pool at ASMU has Donald Duck.

Here is the map of All Movies.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/allstarmovie.JPG
The Fantasia Buildings are the preferred buildings.
The All Star Movie Fantasia pool has Mickey.
It is a great place to stay .
Preschoolers love it.
It is like being in the middle of a Disney Movie Fantasyland.

The buses are wonderful.

Bus rides are quite short from the ALL Stars according to PassPorter.com

All Star Buses-CBR buses---CSR buses--PO buses--- Contemporary
MK 20 min---- 20 min-----15 min------10 min---20 min(mono)
Epcot 10 min-- 15 min-----15 min------10 min---15 min
MGM 10 min----12 min-----15 min------15 min---20min
AK 10 min------20min-------10 min----15 min---20 min
DTD 15 min----20 min------35 min-----15 min---35 min

It only takes 10 minutes to get to Epcot,MGM and AK from All Stars.
MK is 20 min away. That's the same amount of time it takes on the monorail from the Contemporary.

The All Star resorts have 1960 rooms each.
Pop has 2,880rooms.
That means more people in the pools,food court and in line waiting for the bus at POP.
When phase 2 of POP is built it will be 2 bus stops at POP and the 2 POPs will have the same # of rooms as the 3 All Stars.

Also All Star is closer to the main road to get to parks and thats why bus rides are shorter from there than from POP.

A WORD ABOUT BUS SHARING:

It is usually just our stop and maybe one more on the way to the parks. On the way back sometimes its all 3 but often Sports and Music share and Movies has it's own bus back.

I guess some people who stay at POP see all 3 All Star names on the return sign of our bus stop when they head to the POP bus stop and think All Stars also has 3 stops on the way to the park.
(Even when we stop at another AS resort to load up it has not taken more than 5 minutes and we are on our way!)

I love the All Star Resorts --they can't be beat. I have visited WDW more than a dozen times with the 1st time in Oct. 1971. It was brand new. I've stayed at FW, Disney Inn, a few the of Hotels on hotel Blvd., CBR and the towers at the Contemporary. I got to see the MK from my balcony at the Contemporary and I'm happy I got to experience it once. I just prefer the All Star Resorts.
The theaming is pure Disney.
My last 4 visits have been at The All Stars and this fall when we take dd,dsil, and our grandson age 3 we are staying at the All Stars Music. I thought about AKL and even though we can well afford AKL I just wanted Alex to experience the Disney Magic at the All Stars on his first visit.
Where else can one find Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse at the pool?
Have a great time at Disney!
Linda

 

[DisneyWisher]

The PC rooms seem smaller because the bed is closer to the door with a bigger gap being between the bathroom wall and the far bed. At All-Stars this gap is about one foot wide.

http://allearsnet.com/acc/asmv59.jpg
http://allearsnet.com/acc/popcent56.jpg

You will notice in PC pic the bed is closer to the door by looking at how close the headboard is while at Movies you have a little more room.

 

[minnie61650]

The PC rooms seem smaller because the bed is closer to the door with a bigger gap being between the bathroom wall and the far bed. At All-Stars this gap is about one foot wide.

http://allearsnet.com/acc/asmv59.jpg
http://allearsnet.com/acc/popcent56.jpg

You will notice in PC pic the bed is closer to the door by looking at how close the headboard is while at Movies you have a little more room.

WoW ! You are correct. Another reason for me to stay at ALL Stars.
I use an ECV and back it into the room. So I am ready to head out in the
morning.
I have been telling everyone on the disabilities board there is plenty of room
btween the door and the bed to back an EVC into a room at the values.
Guess I need to change that to the All Stars has plenty of room.
Thanks for the info.
Linda

 

[Jockaroo]

Linda,

You are the All-Star goddess! Thanks for all the wonderful info. I've stayed at Movies, Music and Pop before, but didn't know all this!

 

[minnie61650]

Linda,

You are the All-Star goddess! Thanks for all the wonderful info. I've stayed at Movies, Music and Pop before, but didn't know all this!

Awwww
Thanks.
You just made my day.
Linda

 

[DisneyWisher]

Another reason I like All-Stars over Pop is because of the A/C. Because Pop has the motion detectors on their thermostats sometimes in the middle of the night it stops running. I like a cold room. At ASsports we set the room to 65 and oh how wonderful it was when we came back from a hot day at the parks.

 

[Davefrompgh]

We just came back from DW and stayed 3 of our 8 nights at Pop. We also stayed at ASMo 5 years ago. Rest assured both were the same size. We are a family of 4 and the rooms were definetely adequate.