Pop Century Room Renovations

[HopperFan]

This!

I have been trying to figure out how to put this, and you've done it perfectly.

I think we are seeing so many changes at the resorts, I think they all will have very clear identities that Disney can play up and use to price them out.

CSR, now with a 15 story tower with rooms many will want, dining at the top ... we've always called it the deluxe of the moderates and I think we'll see a new price range and demographic staying there in addition to the expanded conventions (aka expense accounts).

CBR, will now actually move to being a smaller more intimate resort or expanded with the tower since we don't know what it will be, dining on the water, possible gondola who knows, maybe something special for Pirate area ... and overall lots of change.

WL, once the small lovely tiny hotel in the woods, now a big complex with cabins and the Geyser Point which has proven quite popular and a much bigger offering than it was.

I don't think it's the end, I think they will slowly be customizing each resort so it's not comparable to another. This way they can truly price them all over the map, making it appear they are giving lots of price points/options but really they will be banking. As a stockholder I think they are smart as the occupancy rates are not going down - but as someone with over 120 on site stays ..... I'm looking more and more offsite as the onsite perks just aren't enough for us at the ever increasing rates.

 

[Sue M]

It will probably be tied more to an all around location and amenities.

Say they build the gondola, they have to pay for it, so they raise the rates of the hotels it stops at. This would be a huge selling point of these resorts just like the monorail for the MK resorts. Someone even posted about maybe the gondola going to WWoS. Huge selling point for

Look at POFQ, no TS but they still charge as much as and sometimes more than the other moderates. Totally don't get that but they sell it as a smaller more intimate resort. Smaller resort, less rooms, higher demand, sometimes higher prices.

This way no resort is tied in to a tier price range, they literally can price them individually based on timing of renovations, transportation options, location to parks and other amenities. So now they spent all this money on POP, they can raise the price and not be concerned with prices at AllStars. LM rooms at AoA are already higher and rarely discounted, because they have access to some great pools, way better than other values and decor wise compete with moderates.

Doesn't sound good for us!!
Pofq is probably a shorter walk over to TS at Riverside than the mermaid rooms are to food court! As I mentioned, for me, even AoA can't compete with mod due to room size alone. I'm staying at Pop next trip cause I have room to myself. Travelling with a friend and we each have a room. Looking forward to it, Pop looks super cute. And can walk over to AoA to try their food court. I've only spent one night at Pop so didn't have the chance to really experience much of it.
What they may do to pricing scares me.

 

[Kaytie]

Oh good. For some reason, those things always bothered me. Only useful if you are staying with the people who are next door to you.

Sure, but no hotel can just install/remove connecting doors based on whether the connection is useful to the guest. You can always request a room away from the elevators, since the Value connecting rooms are toward the building cores.

I can definitely see why it would bother you, but for larger groups that need 2 or more rooms, connecting rooms are very important.

I would think desirable more than important. With connecting rooms not ever being guaranteed, it would behoove parties to remember the a

Or potentially hard-sided luggage that doesn't fit under the queen bed

Should fit open if it's too deep closed

 

[fla4fun]

Only for Magical Express purposes. Us here on the DIS have called them MK, Epcot area resorts, but WDW has not. Not officially anyway.

Although when searching for resorts, Disney does give you the option of narrowing down your choices by looking in the MK area, or Epcot area, etc. So sort of yes, sort of no . . . They just haven't made it a big deal like the deluxe/moderate/value designations.

 

[DisneyMom93]

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Should fit open if it's too deep closed

Yeah, but then you run a greater chance of one of those huge Palmetto roaches getting in your bag and hitching a ride home with you. No way!

 

[DisneyMom93]

Although when searching for resorts, Disney does give you the option of narrowing down your choices by looking in the MK area, or Epcot area, etc. So sort of yes, sort of no . . . They just haven't made it a big deal like the deluxe/moderate/value designations.

I think what they are saying is that right now the resorts are categorized as Deluxe, Moderate, and Value.

Their location is not how they're categorized yet, but that is how they will be in the future. They will no longer use the terms deluxe, moderate, and value.

 

[bluezy]

Yeah, but then you run a greater chance of one of those huge Palmetto roaches getting in your bag and hitching a ride home with you. No way!

My thought's exactly. I would never store my luggage open and under a bed. Imagine how quickly bed bugs would be in there, too! And they're a whole lot harder to get rid of than a huge bug you can see.

 

[jerzeystar09]

love seeing the pictures in this thread! Just booked a room for September and am hoping we will manage to get a new one.

 

[bluezy]

Dave at Your First Visit just posted an update. Nothing significant, but a few more up-to-date pictures and checklists. And you can see the Cuisinart Coffee Maker.

http://**************.net/2017/06/05/pop-century-refurb-update-with-coffeemaker/

ETA: He confirmed that rooms are not yet in inventory and that work has begun on building 7.

 

[virge]

I can't remember if we can link to pages on outside sites, so I won't post the actual link, but ************** posted an update about the Pop refurb progress.

 

[DisneyMom93]

They have always grouped them like that haven't they? But I guess formally doing away doing away with designations.

They will be doing away with the categories of deluxe, moderate, and value.

Dave at Your First Visit just posted an update. Nothing significant, but a few more up-to-date pictures and checklists. And you can see the Cuisinart Coffee Maker.

http://**************.net/2017/06/05/pop-century-refurb-update-with-coffeemaker/

ETA: He confirmed that rooms are not yet in inventory and that work has begun on building 7.

Anyone know what kind of coffee pot? Is it a single brew, like a Keurig? With single serving pods? Or just a regular multi-cup one?

 

[bluezy]

Anyone know what kind of coffee pot? Is it a single brew, like a Keurig? With single serving pods? Or just a regular multi-cup one?

From what I can see in the picture, it looks very similar to the ones in the AoA suites which are single brews that use the pods (not k-cups). You can see the AoA ones in this blog post (scroll down a bit)

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2012/06/07/art-of-animation-resort-kitchenettes-and-room-service-menu/

 

[HappyGal]

Did anyone else notice the wooden corner that sticks out at the foot of the bed? I see lots of bruised shins and tears in the future...

 

[tinkerbell615]

Dave at Your First Visit just posted an update. Nothing significant, but a few more up-to-date pictures and checklists. And you can see the Cuisinart Coffee Maker.

http://**************.net/2017/06/05/pop-century-refurb-update-with-coffeemaker/

ETA: He confirmed that rooms are not yet in inventory and that work has begun on building 7.

Thank you for sharing!

 

[mikegood2]

I would think desirable more than important. With connecting rooms not ever being guaranteed, it would behoove parties to remember the a

Nope, important, or even a necessity, would be the correct word for some people. I'm also aware that connecting rooms are not guaranteed, but from everything I've heard resorts really do make an effort to accommodate groups. For our previous two trips (2011 and 2013) not being able to guarantee connecting rooms kept us from booking at a "Disney Resort". My two nieces were too young then to to chance not getting connecting rooms. We wanted/needed to have a room that the 3 adults could hang out in when the girls when the girls took a nap or went to bed early. This year we decided it was worth the risk and the girls,were old enough that we could deal with the possibility of not getting connecting rooms.

For our previous trips, this ended up being a blessing because we ended up booking an executive suite at the Swan/Dolphin. We loved those suites and it woulda been what we would be staying in this year, but with construction they didn't have any available for our dates.

 

[scrapquitler]

So 3 drawers for 4 people.

That's the current situation in the unrenovated rooms. At least this one also has the door cabinet next to it.

 

[DisneyMom93]

Nope, important, or even a necessity, would be the correct word for some people. I'm also aware that connecting rooms are not guaranteed, but from everything I've heard resorts really do make an effort to accommodate groups. For our previous two trips (2011 and 2013) not being able to guarantee connecting rooms kept us from booking at a "Disney Resort". My two nieces were too young then to to chance not getting connecting rooms. We wanted/needed to have a room that the 3 adults could hang out in when the girls when the girls took a nap or went to bed early. This year we decided it was worth the risk and the girls,were old enough that we could deal with the possibility of not getting connecting rooms.

For our previous trips, this ended up being a blessing because we ended up booking an executive suite at the Swan/Dolphin. We loved those suites and it woulda been what we would be staying in this year, but with construction they didn't have any available for our dates.

I agree. Connecting rooms can be important/necessary if you have more young kids than fit in the one room. I'd even want connecting rooms if my kids were teens. Just safer.

 

[DisneyMom93]

That's the current situation in the unrenovated rooms. At least this one also has the door cabinet next to it.

Yes, I know. I just expected an improvement in the storage situation. I'm really curious what the storage option is behind those doors.

 

[scrapquitler]

Yes, I know. I just expected an improvement in the storage situation. I'm really curious what the storage option is behind those doors.

There also appear to be shelves above the refrigerator/coffee station, the whole top of the cabinet below the tv is open for putting things (and now you have the TV sitting there, so it's not great for putting things). And by the looks of it, there will be more space in the bathroom (at least I hope) for keeping toiletries, etc.

 

[DisneyMom93]

There also appear to be shelves above the refrigerator/coffee station, the whole top of the cabinet below the tv is open for putting things (and now you have the TV sitting there, so it's not great for putting things). And by the looks of it, there will be more space in the bathroom (at least I hope) for keeping toiletries, etc.

Yeah, I think there is more storage for toiletries and "stuff," and that's exciting, but I'm concerned about clothing storage for four people. Looks like we lost closet space too. I don't want to live out of suitcases for 16 days.