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best, has a fitness center attached. The Downtown Disney fireworks are visible from
some areas.
Favorites of kids are the Treehouse Villas, nestled in a pine wood bordering the
golf course. With the entire living and sleeping area about 12 feet off the ground, you
really do feel like you're living in a treehouse. There are only 60 three-bedroom units,
so if you want to reserve one of those, book well in advance.
Disney's Pop Century Resort
STRENGTHS
• Large swimming pools
• Food court
• Convenient self-parking
• Fast check-in
• One bus stop
• In-room pizza delivery
WEAKNESSES
• Theming holds more appeal for adults than for kids and teens
• Small rooms are the same size as All-Stars' but slightly more expensive
• No full-service dining
• No character meals
• Limited recreation options
ON VICTORY WAY
near the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is Pop Century
Resort. Originally designed to be completed in phases, the first section opened in
2004. The long-planned second phase of Pop Century was canceled in favor of a new
Value resort, Art of Animation (see profile on the next page).
Pop Century is an economy resort. In terms of layout, architecture, and facilities,
Pop Century is almost a clone of the All-Star Resorts (that is, four-story, motel-style
buildings built around a central pool, food court, and registration area). Decorative
touches make the difference. Where the All-Star Resorts display larger-than-life icons
from sports, music, and movies, Pop Century draws its icons from decades of the 20th
