We've stayed at two of the All Stars and just returned from our first time staying at Pop.
Thank you SO much for responding. I really wanted to hear from people who have stayed at both the All Stars and the POP.
We thought the bus experience was much better at Pop. Sometimes at All Stars, a bus would come and only allow a few people on it. I know at one point during an All Star stay, we watched three buses come and go, board several people each time and we were still in line! Thank goodness we had our own car. I guess it's okay if you stay at the hotel that gets the first bus stop?
I also thought the distance you had to walk from the bus stops to your rooms at Pop is much better than the All Stars. We'd walk FOREVER from the buses to our rooms at All Stars. Pop seems much more compact and quicker to get where you need.
I have heard mostly good stuff about the bus situation except when leaving the parks but I think all the resorts have that problem at the end of the night. And shorter distance from the bus stop is a DEFINITE perk.
The food court at Pop is crazy, tho. Yeah, I guess the food is okay (like a food court at a mall I suppose?), but good luck finding a seat. It seemed cleaner and had more selection than the All Stars, but we went during value season when the parks were empty and had trouble finding a table in the food court every day of our stay for breakfast. Next trip, I would avoid the food court altogether and plan something else. But I witnessed really disgusting things at the food courts at All Stars, so I'd make alternative plans there, too.
We don't spend too much time at the food courts, usually 2 meals the whole time tops. So I'm glad of that.
I'd go Pop before I'd go back to an All Stars, but I'd avoid the food courts at all the values.