The Groovy New Pop Century FAQ Thread!

[WDW1st-timers]

Start the thread! I will start it off 3/2...I leave first thing 3/5 will be ready to pass it on!!!

I will find a 4 cup maker somewhere!

Thread is started BUT I'm still waiting on an okay from the mods. The thread was placed on the BUDGET BOARD.

 

[jenseib]

How late are the POP pools open?

 

[WDW1st-timers]

How late are the POP pools open?

12:00 at night BUT I did see people last time swimming still at 1 am.

 

[2angelsinheaven]

Till 10pm, then it's "quiet time" till 12am when they close. PLEASE respect the rules and watch your volumn after 10pm, we went during POP weekend in December and got NO sleep due to the noise levels in the pool. I could care less if someone is swimming till 4am as long as they are quiet.

 

[DisneyBride'03]

1st Timers....emailed you my info...off to find the thread!

 

[WDW1st-timers]

1st Timers....emailed you my info...off to find the thread!

 

[jenseib]

So you can swim till 12, but from 10 ~ 12 it's considered quiet time. Right? OK. I don't know if we'l lever go in, but it may be at night when we do go. I wish we were going to be there longer. At first when I planned this, 4 nights seemed fine with just our 2 YO, but now I am wanting to do more, and see that we won't have enough time. We are skipping MGM this trip, and now I'm kind of sad, but we'll go back when she is older and do it then.

 

[marivaid]

Please help me get excited about POP We had a major reality check the other day and decided to do a split Pop / Poly stay instead of Poly / BC. We went to ASMO in December and it was fine (pool was in rehab though). ASMU would have been our first choice but it's full already.
We'll be there July 17-20
I'm worried about bus transportation mostly.

 

[WDW1st-timers]

Please help me get excited about POP We had a major reality check the other day and decided to do a split Pop / Poly stay instead of Poly / BC. We went to ASMO in December and it was fine (pool was in rehab though). ASMU would have been our first choice but it's full already.
We'll be there July 17-20
I'm worried about bus transportation mostly.

Well then you better start jumping up and down if your mostly worried about POP's bus transportation cause they have their own. It's faster than ASM. On the average we waited maybe 5 minutes. 10 tops for the bus. You will like it at POP.

 

[punkin413]

Please help me get excited about POP We had a major reality check the other day and decided to do a split Pop / Poly stay instead of Poly / BC. We went to ASMO in December and it was fine (pool was in rehab though). ASMU would have been our first choice but it's full already.
We'll be there July 17-20
I'm worried about bus transportation mostly.

i've heard only good things about the transportation at POP. so i think you'll be happy!

 

[marivaid]

Well then you better start jumping up and down if your mostly worried about POP's bus transportation cause they have their own. It's faster than ASM. On the average we waited maybe 5 minutes. 10 tops for the bus. You will like it at POP.

GREAT !!! I was worried since the resort is so big, the lines must be pretty impressive in the morning

 

[sybarite]

I'm going to stay at POP for the first time this Sun, MOn. & Tues. Any last minute advice? I'm staying in the 80's, I've requested a king bed & a high floor with a view of anything but the parking lot.

The only other resort we've stayed at is the POFQ. But we can't afford it anymore. Too bad I loved it there.

Thanks in Advance!

 

[candeeapril]

GREAT !!! I was worried since the resort is so big, the lines must be pretty impressive in the morning

The lines are long sometimes in the mornings but the are really quick about getting more buses there. The longest we ever waited was 20 minute and it was b/c it was late morning and we just missed the bus.

I really thought the bus system and the whole resort was great!! I think b/c it's a newer resort they really know what works and did it.

 

[SRUAlmn]

I'm going to stay at POP for the first time this Sun, MOn. & Tues. Any last minute advice? I'm staying in the 80's, I've requested a king bed & a high floor with a view of anything but the parking lot.

The only other resort we've stayed at is the POFQ. But we can't afford it anymore. Too bad I loved it there.

Thanks in Advance!

IMO, Pop is better than POFQ. We are 'fun' people and not into all the romantic mumbo jumbo that everyone likes about POFQ. Pop has WAY better bus service because they don't share with another resort, and the food court and gift shop have tons more to offer. It also has a better arcade, IMO better pools, and it just feels more Disney to us. POFQ has the advantage of the boats to DTD and the curtains that cover off the sink area, but that's about it. Have a GREAT TIME spending all the $$ you saved

 

[candeeapril]

Thread is started BUT I'm still waiting on an okay from the mods. The thread was placed on the BUDGET BOARD.

I was just checking to see if the coffee pot swap thread was under way yet. I looked on budget boards and didn't spot it yet. Thanks

 

[jenseib]

Once catching a bus, how long does it take to get to the MK form POP? or for any park for that matter. And do the yhave one that goes directly to DTD? I just am trying to kind of pre-figure how long it wil ltake to get to our ADR's. I want to be sure to allow enough time. And jsut curious too!

 

[bop28]

The Coffee Pot Swap is up and running on the Budget board, on the first page, near the bottom.

 

[punkin413]

Once catching a bus, how long does it take to get to the MK form POP? or for any park for that matter. And do the yhave one that goes directly to DTD? I just am trying to kind of pre-figure how long it wil ltake to get to our ADR's. I want to be sure to allow enough time. And jsut curious too!

someone passed this helpful little website on to me when i had some similar questions. i can't verify its accuracy, but i've heard it's pretty close. it tells you how to get to where from where and how long it should take.

http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/asp/twiz.aspx

 

[jenseib]

Thanks. Thats a great tool!

 

[ang]

someone passed this helpful little website on to me when i had some similar questions. i can't verify its accuracy, but i've heard it's pretty close. it tells you how to get to where from where and how long it should take.

http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/asp/twiz.aspx

Nice tool...had fun playing with it...