Where to Stay - The Easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit 2015 - page 49

of Roger Rabbit, yo-yos, and a Mickey phone with Mickey, too. Pop has five themed
lodging areas, each with one to three buildings framed around one decade—the 50s,
60s, 70s, 80s, and one lonely building representing the 90s. All this is more fun than it
sounds, and the icons of characters—Roger Rabbit, Mickey, Mowgli and Balou, Lady and
Tramp—add Disney sparkle. Found in Classic Hall near the entrance to the resort are din-
ing, shops, and guest services. The main Hippy Dippy Pool is just outside Classic Hall.
You'll find two additional, smaller—but still plenty big—pools, the Bowling Pin pool in
the 50s area, and the Computer Pool in the 80s and 90s area. Among these three pools, Pop
has the largest area of pool and sunbathing space of any value. (You need to bring towels
from your room to any of these pools; housekeeping can get you more towels if you need
them.)
All transport to theme parks, water parks, and Downtown Disney is via bus. Pop is one
of only two resorts at Walt Disney World with one bus stop and no shared buses, making
total transit time shorter (nearby AofA is the other). Because at full capacity AofA holds
fewer people than Pop does, AofA is the clear convenience winner among the values, but
Pop is a close second. Pop is just next to and south of the Epcot Area resort Caribbean
Beach, but Disney way-finding identifies it as an ESPN Wide World of Sports Area resort.
Regardless, Pop and AofA are the two most centrally-located of Disney's value resorts,
though neither is particularly close to anything.
Not so deeply themed as Art of Animation, especially in the rooms, but more Disney
than any of the All-Star resorts except, possibly, All-Star Movies, Pop has high kid appeal,
and is a little less busy to parental eyes than AofA.
Standard rooms at Pop sleep four on two full beds (almost identical to what you'll find
in the standard rooms at the other value resorts). At about 260 square feet, these standard
rooms may be the smallest four-person rooms you will ever stay in. Besides the two full
beds, you'll find in the sleeping area a table and two chairs, a TV/dresser combo, and a
mini-fridge. There are no coffee-makers in these standard rooms. In the divided bath, you'll
find a clothes hanging area, hair dryer, and single sink separated from the rest of the room
by a fabric curtain. Next to this you'll find the toilet and tub in their own room. The rooms
themselves have next to no theming. No rooms at Pop have balconies, and all are accessed
from exterior corridors.
Dining is in Classic Hall at the food court Everything Pop. In terms of size and menu,
Everything Pop is well above average among the values. There's no indoor bar, but you'll
find an outdoor bar by the main pool. There is no table service restaurant at any value, nor
any character meals.
Amenities available at the resort include nightly movies, jogging trails, playgrounds,
and an arcade. Art of Animation and Pop Century are the only value resorts on a lake, but
the only water recreation available is bird-watching.
At Pop, you can pay extras for “preferred” rooms closer to Classic Hall and for pool
views. Standard view, non-preferred four-person rooms are $122/night on weekdays and
$146/night on Fridays and Saturdays during the 2015 Fall season. 2015 peak prices for
these rooms are $209 and prices bottom out at $107/night. These prices are about $15-$20
per night less expensive than AofA, and around $10 more per night than the All-Stars.