1MegMeg
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I've lived 90 minutes away from WDW my entire life and have been literally 100s of times. Since DH and I are FL residents we are lucky enough to have the FL resident annual passes so we frequently go over for just the weekend.
This past weekend we went over and stayed at Pop Century, our first time there.
Overview of Pop Century
Friday we both left work around lunch time to head home and get ready to go. We left early because a) we were seeing La Nouba at 6pm and B) I hate driving to WDW during rush hour. We have to drive through Tampa and it's crazy during rush hour.
So we got over there around 2:30 and checked right in to Pop Century. The hotel is so fun, I am so glad we stayed there! Inside the main building (where the food area is, gift shop, guest services, etc.) they have huge shadow boxes on the walls with memorabilia from different decades. Each building at the resort is a separate decade, we were in the 70s building (there is also the 50s, 60s, 80s, and 90s). Our area was called "The classic years", they are also building an area called "the legendary years". At the end of each building there is a giant (the height of the building) toy/thing that was an icon of that time period. Our building had an 8-track tape, the 60s had a yo-yo, and the 90s had a cell phone.
Our room was really nice and I was quite impressed, considering it was a value resort. First, if you stay at Pop Century, try and get into the 70s building. It's close to the main building, parking, and transportation, but it's regular price (not premium). We had a king size bed and there was plenty of room in our room. The area by the door was very open and spacious, there weren't table/chairs or the bed crammed right over by the door. Since the hotel is new everything is still very new and modern looking, yet it still fits with the decade theme. Overall I am *very* happy with the resort and would definitely stay there again. It's a great location for us because it's close to the Boardwalk and DT Disney (2 places we always go to).
This past weekend we went over and stayed at Pop Century, our first time there.
Overview of Pop Century
Friday we both left work around lunch time to head home and get ready to go. We left early because a) we were seeing La Nouba at 6pm and B) I hate driving to WDW during rush hour. We have to drive through Tampa and it's crazy during rush hour.
So we got over there around 2:30 and checked right in to Pop Century. The hotel is so fun, I am so glad we stayed there! Inside the main building (where the food area is, gift shop, guest services, etc.) they have huge shadow boxes on the walls with memorabilia from different decades. Each building at the resort is a separate decade, we were in the 70s building (there is also the 50s, 60s, 80s, and 90s). Our area was called "The classic years", they are also building an area called "the legendary years". At the end of each building there is a giant (the height of the building) toy/thing that was an icon of that time period. Our building had an 8-track tape, the 60s had a yo-yo, and the 90s had a cell phone.
Our room was really nice and I was quite impressed, considering it was a value resort. First, if you stay at Pop Century, try and get into the 70s building. It's close to the main building, parking, and transportation, but it's regular price (not premium). We had a king size bed and there was plenty of room in our room. The area by the door was very open and spacious, there weren't table/chairs or the bed crammed right over by the door. Since the hotel is new everything is still very new and modern looking, yet it still fits with the decade theme. Overall I am *very* happy with the resort and would definitely stay there again. It's a great location for us because it's close to the Boardwalk and DT Disney (2 places we always go to).
