Pop Century

[ASweetLov]

I LOVE Pop! 171 days until my 5th trip! When I step in Pop Century I get so happy, just makes me feel like I have arrived at home I personally like a lot of the selections in the food court, The fried chicken, shrimp lo mein, pulled pork burrito, asian chicken salad, to mention just a few..... Buses are never too crowded and they come often so I never waited for a bus for a very long time. The grounds are kept clean and I love the big icons! Have a fun trip

[k10]

Buses are never too crowded and they come often so I never waited for a bus for a very long time.

i am extremely happy to hear this about the buses. i am quite impatient when awaiting my bus to the park. out of eagerness and child-like excitement, of course.

[PirateLover]

We have been very hit and miss with POP over the years. What I feel it really comes down to is whether or not there are huge groups staying there at the same time as you (Cheerleaders/pee wee football/ senior trips etc). Those are the times when we've had the most issue with noise. As for the buses, we typically have not had issues with getting to the parks, but returning is another story. If you spend a whole day at a park, it's not very fun to have to trek to the farthest stop and often wait in the longest line. On one trip, we did not once get a seat on a bus returning to the resort. All values typically share this downside, but for some reason we've had the worst luck at POP. Not trying to damper your spirits, just thought you should be aware.

Other than that, the theme is fun (We loved taking pictures with Roger Rabbit, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, and yes, the giant Walkman) and the food court is huge. Even at busy times we've always been able to find a seat, and they have a wide variety of items that not every food court has.

[jennbunn]

We are staying at pop for the first time this may for star wars weekend. I am looking foward to seeing all the icons and being able to go check out A of A. is a major bonus for me : ) 36 days to go!!!!

[SandmanGStefani24]

like most of the peeps here, we love POP too. We always enjoy it, always have good service and don't find many negatives.

Two things, we usually eat only once in the food hall, so the fact that it gets crowded at times doesn't bug us. Also, we never use the buses anymore so that is not an issue either.

Fun POP fact. We stayed in the 80s building last visit there, and if you look the opposite direction of the rest of the resort, you can see the WDW welcome sign on the highway. It's closer than you think, and they did a good job blocking the sound too bc you never hear cars going by ever.

[mechanic]

Just stopped in for 1 night stay. On way through orlando. Paying 200 and change to spend a night in the world. Could have got decent room on the strip for 1/3 the price.
But, I'm smiling. Happy to be at disney for the night. Room service pizza, wings, and tie dyed cheesecake, (fabulous!).
Walking the grounds, checking out the pools, landscaping is freshly trimmed and immaculate, icons are clean and bright, food court was was clean and well stocked earlier.
Room is very clean, no mold or odors. Clean bedding, lcd tv with more channels than I remember, iron and board, hair dryer, safe, mini fridge, free wifi(very fast), alarm clock, oversized shower head, and the hotel shampoo has mickey ears now!
I know, a lot of common info, but just so happy to be here, and I thought I would share my impressions of my quick visit, and how pleased I am with conditions at pop.

[DANAM]

We love Pop and have stayed there quite a few times. I would recommend it to anyone not wanting to spend a small fortune on a hotel room. We have always been pleased with mouse keeping. We love the pools. We normally stay in the 90's building and we are close to the food court. I will admit we normally stay 7-9 days and we may only eat one meal at Pop. I cant really speak for the buses because we normally drive our car. But overall we are always pleased at this hotel.

[k10]

thanks again for all the feedback. the trip is less than 2 months away. i requested a room in the 80s. that darn yellow walkman keeps pulling me to it. i'll probably take like 1000 pictures in front of it!

maybe i'll write up a trip review afterwards!!!

[i'm grumpy]

We love POP. I am a bit confused about the types rooms though. What is a pool standard or pool preferred?

[MargaretMessler]

We love POP. I am a bit confused about the types rooms though. What is a pool standard or pool preferred?

Not sure, but I'm gonna go ahead and GUESS that maybe it has to do with distance to the main building (food court, shopping, etc.)?

[i'm grumpy]

I would guess the pool rooms would be noisier than the regular preferred, but I'm not sure.

[disneygoofball]

maybe i'll write up a trip review afterwards!!!

Please do!! We're going to be staying there in January for the marathon weekend. I've never stayed at a value resort before, and I'm really curious about what to expect. This thread's been great, but I'd love to hear how your experience is!

[brownie]

We love POP. I am a bit confused about the types rooms though. What is a pool standard or pool preferred?

The difference would be how close the room is to the Classic Hall. Closer rooms in some of the buildings are preferred, so you pay more for the room. Both pool standard and pool preferred will give you a view of a pool.

[k10]

Please do!!

you've got it!

[#1donaldfan]

I've stayed there a couple of times and it's a great value resort !! The food court can get kinda busy, but it's very good !! I love to run and they have an incredible lake to run around and the route takes you over to AoA and back. I feel as though it's very much worth the price and much better "quality" wise, than any of the All Stars......

[thetraveler]

I'll chime in here also....and give good marks to POP. Our previous stay was at WL and I honestly didn't want to stay anywhere else. But Wife and kids wanted something different and POP was their choice.

I was not sold but kept an open mind....and was pleasantly surprised. Yes, the food court can get crowded but never enough so to be annoying. Rooms were a tad small, but very clean and functional for the four of us (including a 16 & 11 yr old). And 8 days at POP were substantially cheaper than WL....it paid for our Amtrak tickets!

We stayed in 70's...end room with a nice view of the lake. Reasonably close to food court, bus stop and pool.

Bus service is excellent. I'm sure your mileage may vary depending on when you go but late October through early November (with MNSSHP and Food & Wine going on) could not have been better.

We're planning on a return in September and will probably stay there again.....unless I can get a sweet deal on WL.