Disney's Pop Century Resort Reviews
1050 Century Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL
89%
We decided to take a last minute, quick, 5 day trip to Disney World in late January. Went as cheap as we could, so stayed at the Pop Century Resort because it is a "Value" resort. Was so pleasantly surprised!! Not only was it extremely
more +clean, but looked brand new. The upkeep was incredible. The "Cast Members" are the nicest, most helpful employees I've ever met.
There were several pools and many things for the kids to climb on and pose with for pictures. The restaurant is kind of set up in a cafeteria style so my first thought was that is was going to taste like cafeteria food. Oh my gosh, I was shocked...everything we had was so good. In fact, two members of our party have Gluten Allergies and we just figured they would be eating fresh fruits and vegis and that would be about it. Oh no, not at Disney! The chefs came out and talked to them about their likes and wishes. Ended up giving them many choices and amazingly produced the most incredible gluten free meals every single time. I can't even describe how important and utterly fantastic this is. It is normally very hard to eat gluten free while traveling because even fixing gluten free foods where gluten containing items have been prepared can cause terrible problems.
We had the best time at the Pop Century Resort and that was just the hotel!!! Once we hit the parks, we were in Heaven.
Highly, highly recommend this hotel.
Date of Stay: 01/26/2011
Children in Party: 3
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Hey everyone! For this trip my family consisted of myself, my husband, and our 3 year old daughter. My family and I have been to Disney World three times in the past 2 years. This was our first time staying on Disney World property. We stayed at
more +the Pop Century resort March 12-17, 2010.
We arrived about 2am and thought for sure we would be the only ones checking in..boy were we wrong! There was about 30 people checking in! We did online check-in and they had a special line with no wait! So that was great! We were in and out within 5 minutes! So needless to say, I HIGHLY recommend online check in.
Our actual room was a good distance away from the main building. If someone in your party has problems walking, then I would request a closer room or another resort all together. I have artificial legs and use a motorized scooter. Without the scooter I could not have walked to our room. The room itself was very clean but just a regular room. A mini fridge or microwave would have been nice...but these were fee extra items so we bypassed this time.
It was nice using Disney's transportation and saving the daily $12 parking fee. It took about 20 minutes to get to each park, but you did not have to ride the monorail to get to Magic Kingdom. I had read horror stories about the bus pick up and drop off, however it was VERY smooth and easy. They had a bus stop for each park/ disney area offered. When you leave the parks there's a specific bus to take you back to the resort. There are NO stops once on the bus. You go straight to the park or straight to the resort. This was a concern I had from the many reviews. So many said pop century was the last stop, etc. Not sure how the transportation system ran before but each resort has it's own bus and each park has it's own bus. With buses constantly arriving and departing.
The resort itself was nice. Lots of really cool things to see. Just looking around and playing on the resort took up a day..lol They have twister and other games for outside. In the lobby they had dances where the staff would show you how to do certain dances on certain days. Bunnies take over the grass around midnight and it's fun to watch the kids chase them around. Our particular housekeeper made several towel animals during our stay. We placed them in our window to show off how much we enjoyed them!
Overall, with this particular disney resort you get just a plain jane room. We got it for a great price and would do it again. However, if we were going during peak times we would not spend that kind of money for the plain jane room. You can get condo's and houses for the same price. You are paying for the convenience of remaining in a disney state of mind..when you stay at these resorts. We enjoyed it and again will probably stay there again on off peak times. But we ended up not wanting to leave anything Disney...so we payed a LOT more for food. I think that is their trick..lol There are a ton of pro's and con's. I hope this review has helped you make your decision! Happy Traveling!!!
Date of Stay: 03/12/2010
Children in Party: 1
My wife and I took a trip with our 3 year old daughter to Pop Century in Jan. 2010 and I wanted to write about our experience. We have stayed on Disney property many times (Port Orleans Riverside, Coronado Springs also) and have like both of the
more +other properties. We have stayed at Pop Century 4 times when going with our daughter, because it is the BEST property with kids. It is the newest of the value resorts, it's priced very reasonably.
The activities for kids are good, and their transportation to the parks is excellent as well. The pools are very big and creative, and the buildings are themed by decade which is fun and quirky. The rooms are nothing spectacular and could be modernized a little (better beds), but likely, you aren't spending a lot of time in the rooms at Disney anyway. There is a cool bar by the main pool, and they make excellent, strong mai tais. My wife and I would get one every night and relax after a long day of walking through the parks - a nice way to wind down.... the food here is good too....
If I were just going with my wife, I'd stay at a different resort due to a lot of kids here, but with kids (under age 10 or so), I wouldn't stay anywhere else .... the best, value priced, Disney-owned property!
Date of Stay: 01/14/2010
Children in Party: 1
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Well, maybe Music would rock more than Pop Century...but check out the wall of memories and you find several music related things. Remember Simon Says the electronic game? Heck most of the electronics games on display are so basic and bulky
more +compared to what kids play with now.
So we went on a package deal via Southwest Vacations (that is a whole different review...) it got us, and our luggage there and helped us enjoy a week of fun...7 nights. We also had the deluxe dining package included so that flavors some of our thoughts about the stay.
On arrival our room was ready, this was great since we arrived before lunch time. In fact we had time to take a break before heading to MGM to dine on lunch. We did first have to resolve an issue with our park tickets that was the fault of the package company, NOT a WDW issue, but the concierge we had help us got it all resolved, and in the end even put a credit on our account as a result of the changes. That was just one of the very nice interactions with the cast...usually my interactions with cast members has been positive.
The room was nice, it is about the size of a La Quinta room or a Days Inn room etc...basic sleeping arrangements. It is not a deluxe resort with lots of extras in the room, but we were there to play in the parks and rest in the room.
My daughter brought her friend...they took one double bed and my wife and I were in the other...and nobody complained that the bed was too hard or too soft. We were usually pretty tired out by bed time, or nap-time.
Each day when we came back to change, take a break, etc...the room was cleaned up nicely. If we needed extra towels they arrived in a reasonable amount of time, especially considering the resort is spread over several acres. We were in a Preferred room, a few extra bucks per day cost, and could easily get to and from the front office area and the cafe' quickly. This was nice when we went to fill our refill soda mugs that were part of our package. I think they are $12-15 each when purchased on a retail basis.
The pools were great, closed a few times when thunder was around, which is to be expected. The play areas were also very nice. Everything was clean or being cleaned.
We allowed the girls to go together from the room to various places around the resort. They had to have a cell with them so we could get hold of them, and could only travel as a pair...Generally security is pretty good there, but since they are 9 we didn't want to leave them totally to their own desires about running around.
Great place to stay, be on property and enjoy WDW.
Date of Stay: 08/10/2009
Children in Party: 2
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