Pop Century Resort

markarja · 09-13-2006

Planning on staying at Pop Century. Any one here that can tall me about fun things at the resort? Have never stayed there before but we are looking forward to it!. Thanks

**Dana** · 09-13-2006

It's themed really cool. It has a pool, gift shop and an arcade. I don't know of any entertainment other than the things I have already listed. They also have a food court, but no restaurant. Have you ever stayed at the All stars resort? It's the same set-up sorta with the same amenities...just newer.

jk8 · 09-13-2006

Like Dana said. I like the shopping there. They have several pools. They have a place set up at times to do paint tatoos and hair stuff. Arcade.

Val32 · 09-13-2006

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Originally Posted by markarja

Planning on staying at Pop Century. Any one here that can tall me about fun things at the resort? Have never stayed there before but we are looking forward to it!. Thanks

I will be there in 50 Days!!!!

I'll let ya know, lol

Iam also from Rochester Ny!!!!!

I was born there and have a ton of family there!

iluvwdw · 09-13-2006

A lot of families with kids LOVE the Value Resorts because of their larger than life icons. I am sure my son would LOVE to wake up to a Dalmation (at ASMo) or a HUGE Big Wheel out of our window every day!!!!!!

Val32 · 09-13-2006

Iam going there because my 8yr old DD picked it!!!!!
she saw it on the planning video last year and has been wanting to go there since!!! I was skeptical since it was a Value but I went with it since I knew how bad she wanted to stay there and Iam saving myself $$!

iluvwdw · 09-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Val32

Iam going there because my 8yr old DD picked it!!!!!
she saw it on the planning video last year and has been wanting to go there since!!! I was skeptical since it was a Value but I went with it since I knew how bad she wanted to stay there and Iam saving myself $$!

You win both ways...your 8 year old gets the resort of her choice while you save money. WIN:WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Val32 · 09-13-2006

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Originally Posted by iluvwdw

You win both ways...your 8 year old gets the resort of her choice while you save money. WIN:WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She totally loved the pool area at the POP!

it also justifies my reason for picking the Poly for next year!!!

iluvwdw · 09-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Val32

She totally loved the pool area at the POP!

it also justifies my reason for picking the Poly for next year!!!

SWEET!!!!!!! That is my FAVORITE resort. Ever. Period. JEALOUS!!!!!!!!

luvtwoscrap · 09-14-2006

I must say we stayed at the POP the first year it opened and we were very impressed with it . Staff very friendly ...always clean ....very Disney magical . Well this year .....about 17 of us went and I will say I was not very impressed with it . We will be staying at a moderate next time . We checked in and my brothers room had a huge leak in it ( the one bed was drenched ) . They came and took care of it ....well 3 days later and it was still leaking ....so ..at midnight they came to wake the entire family up to LOOK at the problem . The next night we came back and they had torn up the carpet in half the room and had fans on in the room to dry it out . My brother had to go to the front desk to complain and they finally moved him and gave him money back . Well ........the next day we come back and the toliet is broke in his new room ....took 2 days to fix it ....gave him more money back . Then in our room half the time ( we were there 11 days ) they only made one bed and the other was left with no bedspread on it . My mom and aunt had to call the front desk to request toliet paper and they brought them 2 rolls ...the next day the cleaning crew had taken the extra one back out of the room . We had to call the front desk every other night because people ( kids with no parents ) would be in the pool till 2 am or later ..yellin ...screaming ... I am all for having fun but you need to sleep and with kids they need to sleep .........they would send security down to the pool to drive by but never once stopped to ask them to be quiet or get out ...... It just was not a good experience there this time . The grounds are beautiful and the icons are larger than life . The food court has really great food but the service we got was not very good . Usually the cleaning people make little animals out of the towels for you and decorate the windows with the kids stuffed animals but we got none of that and we were in a least 7 different rooms . I hope you have a good stay and maybe we just got them at a bad time . All in all it was a good vacation but we will not stay at POP again .

pkc123 · 09-14-2006

I'm so sorry you didn't have a magical time at Pop Century.We love it.This will be our third trip and have had nothing but the best time every time.The food court is very good,the pools are very clean,and the staff is very friendly.We got the towel animals everytime we have stayed there.The shopping is very good with a wide selection for everyone in the family.There is a pool bar and arcade and a stand where you can get your cariciture (sp?)drawn and your hair braided with beads.There is also a tempory tattoo stand.In the back is a bridge where you can feed the fish and turtles.I think it's called Generation Gap Bridge.Its nice to walk around and see all the big icons.I think you'll love it.

Kellie19891992 · 09-14-2006

Do not forget to get the refillable mug which you can use during your entire stay at the pop/coffee/tea stands in the food court

Praisegirl43 · 09-14-2006

POP was the first Disney resort I have ever stayed in. I really enjoyed it. Since I am old as dirt, I loved the theming ftom the 60's and 70's. Also since I am a MAC addict it was coolseeing the shadowboxes with the early Apples. The boys loved the Hippy Dippy Pool. Food was good and it was just fuuun to walk around and look at the bigger than life icons. Highly recommend to anyone.

wdwspider · 09-15-2006

Fun things:

Tie Dye Cheescake
Twinkie Teramisu
TV Dinner Specials of the day! (better than what it sounds, it only looks like a tv dinner)
Great Gift Shop

mickaholic4077 · 09-15-2006

The quiet pools(computer and bowling pin)are better,IMHO than the Hippy Dippy Pool.

09-13-2006	#1 (permalink)
markarja Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: rochester ny Posts: 135	Pop Century Resort Planning on staying at Pop Century. Any one here that can tall me about fun things at the resort? Have never stayed there before but we are looking forward to it!. Thanks __________________ Are we there yet?

09-13-2006	#2 (permalink)
Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	Re: Pop Century Resort It's themed really cool. It has a pool, gift shop and an arcade. I don't know of any entertainment other than the things I have already listed. They also have a food court, but no restaurant. Have you ever stayed at the All stars resort? It's the same set-up sorta with the same amenities...just newer. __________________ ~82 off-site~91 off-site~97 ASMusic~ ~00 ASMovies~02 Wilderness Lodge~04 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ ~05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian~ ~05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West~ ~07 Port Orleans French Quarter~08 Old Key West~ ~09 Saratoga Springs~10 Port Orleans Fench Quarter~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day do all or die trying trip. 270 days 17 hours 54 minutes

09-13-2006	#3 (permalink)
jk8 Disney Cruise Alumni Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: IN - the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room Posts: 2,546	Re: Pop Century Resort Like Dana said. I like the shopping there. They have several pools. They have a place set up at times to do paint tatoos and hair stuff. Arcade. __________________ Julie 2008 OKW - first DVC stay! 2008 WL and Disney Magic Western! 2007 POFQ 2006 Pop Century 2006 CR & 7 day Disney Magic Eastern!!! 2004 POP Century 2004 offsite My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 2010 Disney Magic Cruise 130 days 3 hours 50 minutes

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iluvwdw BLT for me! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Floral Park Village (Long Island), NY Posts: 7,413	Re: Pop Century Resort A lot of families with kids LOVE the Value Resorts because of their larger than life icons. I am sure my son would LOVE to wake up to a Dalmation (at ASMo) or a HUGE Big Wheel out of our window every day!!!!!! __________________ Kim LIFE IS JUST BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE A DISNEY TRIP PLANNED! 1997 Double Tree ~ 1998 Vistana ~ 1999 April Vistana ~ 1999 July Vistana ~ 1999 Sept All Star Movies ~ 2000 Vistana ~ 2001 Vistana ~ 2002 Vistana ~ 2003 Aug Vistana ~ 2003 Dec All Star Sports, Polynesian & OKW ~ 2004 Feb Vistana ~ 2004 Dec Vistana ~ 2005 Vistana/All Star Music 2006 SSR and Vistana Villages ~ 2007 Sheraton Safari, Vistana, POP Century ~ 2008 Vistana Villages, Animal Kingdom Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our First Stay at BLT as DVC Members - President's Week 2010! 80 days 17 hours 24 minutes

09-13-2006	#6 (permalink)
Val32 Villainous Vixen Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey for now... Posts: 4,105	Re: Pop Century Resort Iam going there because my 8yr old DD picked it!!!!! she saw it on the planning video last year and has been wanting to go there since!!! I was skeptical since it was a Value but I went with it since I knew how bad she wanted to stay there and Iam saving myself $$! __________________ Oct 2004 - Caribbean Beach Resort Oct 2005 - Wilderness Lodge Nov 2006 - POP Century Aug 2007 - Old Key West Dec 2007 - Polynesian Oct 2008 - Caribbean Beach Resort [http://www.myspace.com/valsan71 x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxVal ´¨) My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* Going back for MNSSHP and FW Festival!!! Relaxing at the Beach Club!!

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09-14-2006	#10 (permalink)
luvtwoscrap Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 30	Re: Pop Century Resort I must say we stayed at the POP the first year it opened and we were very impressed with it . Staff very friendly ...always clean ....very Disney magical . Well this year .....about 17 of us went and I will say I was not very impressed with it . We will be staying at a moderate next time . We checked in and my brothers room had a huge leak in it ( the one bed was drenched ) . They came and took care of it ....well 3 days later and it was still leaking ....so ..at midnight they came to wake the entire family up to LOOK at the problem . The next night we came back and they had torn up the carpet in half the room and had fans on in the room to dry it out . My brother had to go to the front desk to complain and they finally moved him and gave him money back . Well ........the next day we come back and the toliet is broke in his new room ....took 2 days to fix it ....gave him more money back . Then in our room half the time ( we were there 11 days ) they only made one bed and the other was left with no bedspread on it . My mom and aunt had to call the front desk to request toliet paper and they brought them 2 rolls ...the next day the cleaning crew had taken the extra one back out of the room . We had to call the front desk every other night because people ( kids with no parents ) would be in the pool till 2 am or later ..yellin ...screaming ... I am all for having fun but you need to sleep and with kids they need to sleep .........they would send security down to the pool to drive by but never once stopped to ask them to be quiet or get out ...... It just was not a good experience there this time . The grounds are beautiful and the icons are larger than life . The food court has really great food but the service we got was not very good . Usually the cleaning people make little animals out of the towels for you and decorate the windows with the kids stuffed animals but we got none of that and we were in a least 7 different rooms . I hope you have a good stay and maybe we just got them at a bad time . All in all it was a good vacation but we will not stay at POP again .

09-14-2006	#11 (permalink)
pkc123 Big Cheese Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Right Here Posts: 552	Re: Pop Century Resort I'm so sorry you didn't have a magical time at Pop Century.We love it.This will be our third trip and have had nothing but the best time every time.The food court is very good,the pools are very clean,and the staff is very friendly.We got the towel animals everytime we have stayed there.The shopping is very good with a wide selection for everyone in the family.There is a pool bar and arcade and a stand where you can get your cariciture (sp?)drawn and your hair braided with beads.There is also a tempory tattoo stand.In the back is a bridge where you can feed the fish and turtles.I think it's called Generation Gap Bridge.Its nice to walk around and see all the big icons.I think you'll love it. __________________ Preston Dec 91 Off property~Oct 96 ASM~Oct 99 ASM~July 01 Off property~Aug 02 Wyndham Palace~July 03 ASM~Sep 04 PC~Sep 05 PC~Sep 06 PC~Sep 07 PC~Sep 08 PC~Sep 09 PC~Sep 10 POFQ "Show the world the warmth of your smile." x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxpkc123 ´¨) My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* Our 1st time at a moderate.....with free dining!!! 305 days 2 hours 24 minutes

09-14-2006	#12 (permalink)
Kellie19891992 Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Buffalo (Alden), New York Posts: 41	Re: Pop Century Resort Do not forget to get the refillable mug which you can use during your entire stay at the pop/coffee/tea stands in the food court

09-14-2006	#13 (permalink)
Praisegirl43 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Smyrna, Ga Posts: 168	Re: Pop Century Resort POP was the first Disney resort I have ever stayed in. I really enjoyed it. Since I am old as dirt, I loved the theming ftom the 60's and 70's. Also since I am a MAC addict it was coolseeing the shadowboxes with the early Apples. The boys loved the Hippy Dippy Pool. Food was good and it was just fuuun to walk around and look at the bigger than life icons. Highly recommend to anyone. __________________ Praisegirl43 11/2008- Animal Kingdom Lodge 11/2007- Wilderness Lodge 11/2006- CBR 11/2005- POR 11/2004- PC 05/1997- offsite 05/1993- offsite 11/1985- My Aunties House My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Thanksgiving Pilgrimage 2008 We came, we saw and we conquered!!

09-15-2006	#14 (permalink)
wdwspider Back in the Web! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NC Posts: 2,584	Re: Pop Century Resort Fun things: Tie Dye Cheescake Twinkie Teramisu TV Dinner Specials of the day! (better than what it sounds, it only looks like a tv dinner) Great Gift Shop __________________ Boy, It's been a while...

09-15-2006	#15 (permalink)
mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	Re: Pop Century Resort The quiet pools(computer and bowling pin)are better,IMHO than the Hippy Dippy Pool.

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