Pop Century King bed rooms?

[danijake]

Is there anything WRONG with the king bed rooms? I made a post somewhere (don't remember if it was here or another message board), but quite a few people said things like "The king bed rooms are handicapped!!" or "I wouldn't stay in those rooms!" What does this really mean? So there's a shower with no tub... I don't really see the problem with that. Is there anything I'm missing?

We requested one of these rooms for our upcoming honeymoon.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

There are a lot of misconceptions about king-bed rooms at Pop.

Yes, SOME of the king-bed rooms at Pop have wheelchair accessible roll-in showers. (no tub) There *ARE* some standard king-bed rooms at Pop complete with tub.

The problem with the roll in shower really is only for those with young ones that need to be bathed in a tub. Otherwise, there is nothing wrong with them.

 

[Kim&Chris]

We stayed in a Handicapped-accessible King room in the 50's building. Aside from the roll-in shower, it was fine.

I like to take a bath, so I was not really fond of the roll-in shower but it certainly wasn't a big deal - we don't have kids so we were fine.

The room itself was really nice....I would not hesitate to stay at Pop again, but I'd ask for a standard King room instead of a handicapped-accessible room.

 

[explorer1977]

We stayed in a Pop King Room last February and it had a full tub in the bathroom (non wheel chair accesible). The room was actually quite roomy with just the one bed.

 

[whacked]

When we stayed in a King POP it was an accessable room.

The walk in shower was no big deal.

It had a free fridge too!!! I think the fridges are in accessable rooms for insulin/etc. I don't know if they are in all the accessable rooms though.

 

[marypopfan]

I just stayed in a King room. It had a regular bathroom. I loved it because I had alot more floor space.

 

[back2disney]

Is it true also that all the king rooms on the top floor are all wheel-chair accessible?(No standards on the top floor)

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Buildings with standard king rooms will have 6 per building, on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors only. No standard kings available on the 4th floor.

Buildings with accessible king rooms will have 24 per building, and will be on all 4 floors.

 

[Aimeedyan]

We had a king regular room - bathtub and all.

 

[back2disney]

Buildings with accessible king rooms will have 24 per building, and will be on all 4 floors.

Thanks.
Also, is the accessible king room showerhead a handheld? I have a 2 year old who will have to be cleaned somehow.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

I believe it is.

 

[cdntourguide]

I have stayed in a King room with walk in shower on my last three visits to POP. The shower is a hand held unit: some have newer shower heads than others. the new shower heads have the adjustable nozzles, the older shower head has just one spray setting.
In the shower itself is a fold down bench. You could have your child stand on the bench while being showered.

 

[billsfan]

In July We stayed in a King bed room in the 60's building on the 4th floor that over looked the 60's pool. I forget what room number it was but I know I have it written down somewhere....

It had a regular bath tub!

 

[BostonRob]

Just out of curiosity, anybody know why such a large percentage of King rooms are 'accessable'? I just don't understand what one has to do with the other. I expect those who need an accessable room are just as likely as anybody to be traveling with a family and require multiple beds. What am I missing here?

 

[pugdog]

Just out of curiosity, anybody know why such a large percentage of King rooms are 'accessable'? I just don't understand what one has to do with the other. I expect those who need an accessable room are just as likely as anybody to be traveling with a family and require multiple beds. What am I missing here?

As a family that needs the king handicapped king room I can answer that for you. We need the extra room that we get to get the wheelchair around. And as far as needing extra beds if needed the ADA covers that and ANY hotel has to give you an extra room at no cost.
So if you need a King handicapped roll in shower room and there are 4 people in your party. By law they have to give you an extra room since the king room can only hold 2 people. It does not have to be connecting but WDW does it best to make sure it is.
I can't remember the numbers but there has to be X number of handicapped rooms to total guest rooms, usally its not many. WDW must have decided that it would be easier and cheaper to build more handicapped rooms then what is needed by law then not have enough for when they are needed.
There seems to be alot more disabled that go to WDW then anywhere else because of respect that WDW gives to them in making sure their whole experence is top of the line. So maybe that is why the mouse has decided to do that.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

PugDog hit the nail on the head. Because of the larger sized bathroom, two double beds would not fit in the room. Plus, one needs ample extra room to manuever a wheelchair around. Hence, a lowered king sized bed fits perfectly in the room.

Why are there so many? Because WDW is a favorite place to visit by families with special needs. Pop Century has different other types of rooms available too. Visual aid rooms, for those who are deaf. Mobility Asssit rooms with handrails in the bathroom.

 

[n2mm]

I have gotten a king bed room at Pop on my last 2 trips. However, I do always request it when I make my reservation. Knowing about the roll-in shower too, I do request a tub. HOWEVER, keep in mind that this is only a request and a person with special needs is entitled to this room before a request is filled, as it should be. On my last 3 stays at Pop, I find that they do everything possible to fill your requests. Maybe because they are so large, requests are easier to fulfill....or maybe just disney magic, they continue to make me a happy visitor on each stay. We have a 2 night stay there in mid-September, and then a 10 night stay there in late October. I have put in my request for a king bed for both of these reservations.

 

[SueM in MN]

I can't remember the numbers but there has to be X number of handicapped rooms to total guest rooms, usally its not many. WDW must have decided that it would be easier and cheaper to build more handicapped rooms then what is needed by law then not have enough for when they are needed.

Here's where to find the number of accessible rooms required by the ADA:
http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm#9.2
There is a table at that site that gives the exact number of accessible rooms (those with minimal accessibility, like a tub and toilet with grab bars) vs fully wheelchair accessible rooms (those with roll in showers). I works out to be about 4 accessible rooms plus one roll in shower room for every 100 guest rooms.
Often, resorts have more accessible rooms than the law requires (the ones with minimal accessibility) because it's inexpensive to add grab bars and those rooms usually have the same floor plan as the regualr rooms.

 

[disneymore]

When we stayed in a King POP it was an accessable room.

The walk in shower was no big deal.

It had a free fridge too!!! I think the fridges are in accessable rooms for insulin/etc. I don't know if they are in all the accessable rooms though.

Has anybody found this to be true? I have stayed at some all of the ALL-STAR resorts and I remeber they had free fridge in there once. I can't remember if it was the time we stayed in a Handicap Accessible room or if they had just forgot to take it out. I am planning on confirming my reservations this week and I was going to add my request "no first floor, ..." Only 10 days to go!!!!!!!!

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

There is a fridge in the accessible rooms (not the standard kings). However, be aware that it is about the size of a shoe box.