frank2271
Member
Hello all,
I have been taking part in the Disney Fall Endurance Series the past 6-8 weeks and have stayed at three different resorts the last month. Last weekend (10/24) I stayed at Pop Century for one night after running the Tower of Terror 13k. Here are my comments and concerns with this resort.
Frist I would like to comment of the look/theme of the resort it self, it is OK. I stayed in the 90's area and our pool was a square, yup a square, BIG DEAL. It was supposed to be a computer monitor, but to my family and I it was just a big square. The theming of the buildings themselves seems cheaper than that of All Stars, instead of three dimensional effects (basketballs, tennis balls, surfboards etc) there are just flat signage (compact discs, flowers, etc) I guess the budget was cut for the theming. As with the All Star Resorts the landscaping is just beautiful, Disney really goes all out with the landscaping, we love to look around and get ideas for our own home since we live in the Tampa area.
Second, the main building where the food court, lobby, arcade and store are located. Check-in was quick and easy, no complaints at all (highly recommend the online check-in). The store was large and well stocked with just about everything you would need/want. My 12 yo son loved the large arcade. The service at the food court was very slow, VERY slow. The looks on all the faces of the people waiting in the lines said it all, they looked disgusted. The problem was with the cooks, not the servers, just the cooks. In the area that served the pancakes the line was 15 families deep and the cook would only make 4-5 servings of pancakes at a time. She only used a third of the griddle, while waiting for the pancakes the other food I had on my tray got ice cold. At lunch I waited for a cheeseburger, the woman in front of me wanted a hamburger and the cook had six burgers on the grill, she put cheese on all of them. The woman who patiently waited for her hamburger was really mad, she had two servings of chicken nuggets that had gotten cold while she waited. She gave them back and stormed off
, I couldn't blame her.
Lastly,the room itself was clean, well appointed and had enough room for my family of three. I do have a few comments/concerns though; first, the mattress was very comfortable but the pillows were lousy (next time I'll bring my own). Secondly, the water saver faucet in the bathroom sink has GOT to go, it barely rinsed off my toothbrush. Lastly and MOST disturbing and disgusting, are the walls in this hotel made of paper??? All night I could hear people peeing all around me :hurl:. Yup, you read correct, I would hear people do their thing and then flush the toilet, gross. I don't remember ever hearing that at any of the All Star rooms. Has anyone else had this happen? We were on the third floor near the end of the building.
Overall, I would give Pop another try. Only if All Stars was sold out though.
What do you guys think???
Frank
OH YEAH..
Why hasn't Disney finished off this resort and what are the other buildings going to be 1900 to 1940?? It's been eight years now, I'd think they would finish the resort. Hopefully they'll do better sound proofing on the other 10 buildings. LOL
I have been taking part in the Disney Fall Endurance Series the past 6-8 weeks and have stayed at three different resorts the last month. Last weekend (10/24) I stayed at Pop Century for one night after running the Tower of Terror 13k. Here are my comments and concerns with this resort.
Frist I would like to comment of the look/theme of the resort it self, it is OK. I stayed in the 90's area and our pool was a square, yup a square, BIG DEAL. It was supposed to be a computer monitor, but to my family and I it was just a big square. The theming of the buildings themselves seems cheaper than that of All Stars, instead of three dimensional effects (basketballs, tennis balls, surfboards etc) there are just flat signage (compact discs, flowers, etc) I guess the budget was cut for the theming. As with the All Star Resorts the landscaping is just beautiful, Disney really goes all out with the landscaping, we love to look around and get ideas for our own home since we live in the Tampa area.
Second, the main building where the food court, lobby, arcade and store are located. Check-in was quick and easy, no complaints at all (highly recommend the online check-in). The store was large and well stocked with just about everything you would need/want. My 12 yo son loved the large arcade. The service at the food court was very slow, VERY slow. The looks on all the faces of the people waiting in the lines said it all, they looked disgusted. The problem was with the cooks, not the servers, just the cooks. In the area that served the pancakes the line was 15 families deep and the cook would only make 4-5 servings of pancakes at a time. She only used a third of the griddle, while waiting for the pancakes the other food I had on my tray got ice cold. At lunch I waited for a cheeseburger, the woman in front of me wanted a hamburger and the cook had six burgers on the grill, she put cheese on all of them. The woman who patiently waited for her hamburger was really mad, she had two servings of chicken nuggets that had gotten cold while she waited. She gave them back and stormed off
, I couldn't blame her. Lastly,the room itself was clean, well appointed and had enough room for my family of three. I do have a few comments/concerns though; first, the mattress was very comfortable but the pillows were lousy (next time I'll bring my own). Secondly, the water saver faucet in the bathroom sink has GOT to go, it barely rinsed off my toothbrush. Lastly and MOST disturbing and disgusting, are the walls in this hotel made of paper??? All night I could hear people peeing all around me :hurl:. Yup, you read correct, I would hear people do their thing and then flush the toilet, gross. I don't remember ever hearing that at any of the All Star rooms. Has anyone else had this happen? We were on the third floor near the end of the building.
Overall, I would give Pop another try. Only if All Stars was sold out though.
What do you guys think???
Frank
OH YEAH..
Why hasn't Disney finished off this resort and what are the other buildings going to be 1900 to 1940?? It's been eight years now, I'd think they would finish the resort. Hopefully they'll do better sound proofing on the other 10 buildings. LOL
