Kristen H, Author at Pop Century Site

Across the Bridge: Art of Animation Resort Food Court

Kristen H — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:28:20 +0000

Art of Animation Resort

A great plus about staying at Pop Century during your Orlando Vacation is its new sister property just across Hourglass Lake — the Art of Animation Resort!

While the buildings are layout of Pop Century and Art of Animation are mirror images, the theming of these resorts, as well as their food offerings, are not! So taker a walk across the bridge and explore the new resort, and grab a meal — breakfast, lunch or dinner — at the all-new Art of Animation Landscape of Flavors Food Court.

The Disney Food Blog has a first look photo tour of the dining area and menus. There’s a full array of options here: desserts and smoothies, burgers — with interesting options like a Pastrami Cheeseburger and Surf and Turf Burger — pizzas, stir fry, and more!

Here’s another photo tour that shows options like sushi, tandoori, make-your-own pasta, hot sandwiches, kids meals, the well-stocked grab and go section, and a view of the food court stations during breakfast hours — Mickey waffle, anyone?

Check out this video walk-through tour below!

Here’s a full overview and menu of the food court. Bon appetit!

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Pop Century’s Shampoo & Soaps Made By H2O+

Kristen H — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:10:31 +0000

Art of Animation Resort

Oftentimes, bringing your own shampoo and soap is a necessity for your Orlando Vacation, even though the hotels provide it to you. That’s not the case with the toiletries at Pop Century, provided by H2O+!

H2O+ and Disney recently expanded their partnership to include several types of shampoos, conditioners and soaps, with several different varieties available based on resort. More than likely, your Pop Century selection will include a Bathtime with Mickey Bath Soap, which is available for purchase for just $2!

Scent is a powerful thing, and it’s nice to know you can bring home memories with you after you leave Pop Century!

You can view and purchase the entire product line of H2O+ Disney Resort Amenities Collection bath products here.

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Check it out: 70s 8-Track Pop Icons

Kristen H — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:43:24 +0000

70s 8 track.

Whether you’re staying in the 70s section of Pop Century or not, it’s worth it to take a stroll to check out the 70s 8 Track Pop Icons.

Situated around the stairwells of each building, the larger-than-life 8 tracks each have different names, like Easy Listening; Sweet Sounds of the Seventies, or Soul of the Seventies Greatest Grooves.

On the back of the Soul of the Seventies 8 track are the following songs: Godfather of Groove, I Missed the Funky Boogie Train, Junk Food Funk, Sisterhood of the Seventies, Boogie Thang, and Quadraphonic Love.

While these songs sound vaguely familiar, they’re not real songs at all — just reminiscent of that 70s soul!

On the Seventies Stadium Greatest Rock Hits 8 Track: Biorhythm Boogie, Custom Van Dango, Fell Off My Platform Shoes (And Into Love With You), Pet Rock Punk, Polyester Itch, Love to Love the Love You Love.

Have you ever checked out the funny song names on the 70s 8-Track Pop icons? Leave a comment below!

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Pop Century room requests

Kristen H — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:47:40 +0000

Don’t get your heart set on one particular room.

Got your heart set on a certain area of Pop Century Resort for your room, or even a specific room number? Here are some tips to give yourself the best chance of getting your request!

Room requests should be general. For instance, requesting “close to the bus stop” or “close to the Hippie Dippy pool” is a much easier request to fulfill than “room #6534.” Letting the staff know which general qualities you’re looking for makes it more likely your request can be honored.

Room requests should also be minimal. Note your requests with the most important one first. Usually only one or two requests can be fulfilled. For example, “close to the lobby” is easier to get than “close to the lobby, close to the Hippie Dippy pool, a room by Mowgli and Baloo … oh, and it has to be a king bedroom.” Put yourself in their shoes! It’s not easy to fulfill hundreds of room requests every night.

Now, how should you make your request? Here are a few ways:

1. Note the room request on the reservation when you make it. This is a little easier to do over the phone than online.

2. Call WDW a week ahead of time to make sure the request is still connected to the reservation. If you want to make EXTRA sure, call Pop Century directly 4 days ahead of check-in to make sure they have the request connected with the reservation.

3. This one’s a bit controversial, but you can fax your request to the resort room assigner 5 days before check-in as well.

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Pop Century window decoration ideas

Kristen H — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:43:59 +0000

A patriotic room decorated for the Fourth of July at Pop Century.

Something that’s popular for families staying at Pop Century is decorating their front windows. You can have a lot of fun with this with a little creative thinking before your next trip. Here are some ideas:

1. Your child’s favorite Disney character: Got a Stitch fan in your clan? Or a little princess who just loves her Cinderella? Go get some cling-on decorations and let them decorate the window themselves!

2. Holiday decorations: Celebrating Christmas at Disney World? Easter? Valentine’s Day? No matter the time of year, you can get creative with celebrating your favorite time of year. You could even get a strand of Christmas lights!

3. Celebration decorations: Celebrating a honeymoon, anniversary, birthday or graduation? Find some decorations at your local party store and let everyone know!

4. Attraction decorations: Got a favorite Disney World attraction? Try themeing your window to Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, Soarin’, Test Track, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Expedition Everest, Toy Story Mania … the list goes on!

Oh and be sure to not forget the tape or other supplies you’ll need to make your stuff stick!

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Why you should choose a Disney World value resort

Kristen H — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:12:32 +0000

Pop Century’s unique architecture.

Why should you choose a Disney World value resort over moderate or deluxe resorts, or off-property hotels? This is a common question. Oftentimes folks mull over staying at a Disney value resort vs. off-property, or at a Disney value resort vs. a moderate or deluxe resort. Here’s our reasons why you should choose Pop Century and its fellow value resorts.

Why you should stay at a Disney value resort vs. a hotel off Disney property:

1. Disney transport access: Being able to fly into Orlando and take advantage of Disney’s Magical Express service to Walt Disney World is a great benefit of staying on property. Plus, at Pop Century and other value resorts, Disney bus transportation is frequent and plentiful.

2. Disney Dining Plan: While prices at Disney value resorts like Pop are comparable to off-property hotels, or even a bit more expensive, none of those hotels have access to the Disney Dining Plan. In our opinion, Disney food is a theme park of its own, and knowing that food is paid off ahead of time is great. There’s several plans to choose from, too.

3. Extra Magic Hours: Bring able to get into a park an hour early, or stay up to several hours late is both convenient and magical! If you haven’t tried running around at the Magic Kingdom past midnight, or seen the animals an hour earlier at Animal Kingdom — well, you simply must take advantage.

Why you should stay at a Disney value resort vs. a Disney moderate or deluxe resort:

1. Amenities: While deluxe and moderate resorts boast extras like table service restaurants, hot tub jacuzzis, fitness centers, and recreational activities, value resorts still provide the basics, and then some: food courts, shopping, pools (and pool bars), plus great themeing! So unless you absolutely must soak in the hot tub, or demand a table service dinner at your resort, a value resort is a better cost-saving choice for you.

2. Value: Moderate resorts often cost $50 or more per night more than a value resort, and deluxe resorts cost hundreds more per night. If you have a set budget for your Disney World vacation, odds are staying at a value resort will allow you to add more to your vacation, like a dining plan, or upgrading tickets to Park Hopper or Water Park Fun & More.

3. Theme park time: If you’re a real theme park ranger, then you probably see your hotel room as simply a place to shower and sleep between long days at the parks. In this case, a value resort is more than enough for your taste. We certainly wouldn’t want to “waste” an entire stay at a deluxe resort while spending hardly any time enjoying the amenities there.

Why do you choose a value resort over other Disney resorts or off-property hotels? Leave a comment below!

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Pop Century architects

Kristen H — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:11:11 +0000

Pop Century’s unique architecture.

We all know that Pop Century is extremely unique. But have you ever wondered who designed the resort?

Well, it wasn’t architects at Disney who designed it. The resort was actually designed by Arquitectonica of Miami, Florida.

Arquitectonica has an impressive portfolio that includes schools and universities, resorts and casinos, hotels, luxury condominium towers, retail centers and office buildings all over the world.

Arquiteconia also designed Disney World’s All-Star Resort.

And what about all the big pop icons all lit up at night? Well, that was up to HLB Lighting. HLB worked closely with Arquitectonica and Image Design to provide an enchanting nighttime experience at Pop Century.

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Pop Century vs. All-Star Sports

Kristen H — Wed, 11 May 2011 04:07:14 +0000

Pop Century battles with All-Star Sports.

Pop Century is ready to “game, set, match” with All-Star Sports Resort! Who will win this Disney World Value resort battle? Let’s look at a few key areas and let them duke it out!

Guest Rooms

We’re positive that the rooms at All-Star Sports and Pop Century are almost exactly alike. Rooms at All-Star Sports were renovated in 2008, and Pop Century rooms finished renovations recently as well. Rooms at both resorts are 260 sq. ft., with colorful, whimsical motifs. So once you’re in the room itself, there’s little difference between the two resorts. We call this category a tie.

Location

Pop Century is located near Epcot and Hollywood Studios, while All-Star Sports is located near Animal Kingdom and Blizzard Beach. Of the three All-Star resorts (Movies and Music being the other two), All-Star Sports is located nearest to the resort entrance. We give the edge here to Pop Century, which we think has a more central location — plus views of Epcot’s IllumiNation’s in certain spots!

Dining

Pop Century has the Everything Pop Food Court, Peace of Pizza pizza delivery, and Petals Pool Bar. All-Star Sports has the End Zone Food Court, pizza delivery and Team Spirits pool bar. So the types of eateries are the same. But, WDWForGrownups.com recently rated Everything Pop Food Court as one of their top 5 resort counter service eateries, so we’ll go with their reasoning and give Pop Century a slight edge in the dining category.

Special Features

Both resorts are highly themed, with larger-than-life icons. At All-Star Sports, you can find BIG baseball, basketball, football, surfing and tennis icons, while Pop Century has the pop icons from the 1950s through 1990s that we all know and love. Other special features are similar at each resort, so we call this category a toss-up!

Overall, Pop Century wins here. With a more central location and a slight edge in dining, we have to admit that among the Value resorts, we’re completely biased — we love Pop Century!

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Pop Century’s Fast Forward game arcade

Kristen H — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:18:08 +0000

Fast Forward arcade.

Pop Century Resort’s Fast Forward Arcade is a popular place for kids of all ages, and kids at heart.

But don’t feel like you need to start rolling your quarters now! Fast Forward Arcade and all arcades at Disney World resorts don’t take coins. Instead, you can buy points to load up on a rechargeable card.

Fast Forward Arcade is located in Classic Hall, across from Everything Pop shopping and dining, and just inside the doors from the Hippy Dippy pool.

You can find all of the arcade classics at Fast Forward. There should be some newer releases too, like a Pirates of the Caribbean pinball game. Fast Forward is a great place to send the kids while the adults relax at the Petals pool bar!

If you’re on the Magic Your Way Package, look for your coupon booklet — it includes a voucher for free credits at a Disney World resort arcade!

What’s your favorite game at the Fast Forward arcade? Leave a comment below!

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Pop Century Resort Discounts

Kristen H — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:41:36 +0000

Who doesn’t want to save some cash on a room at Pop.

Many fans of Pop Century are the frugal type — I know I am! I always want to know that I’m getting the best bang for my buck.

Historically, discounts for Disney World resorts are given out for the less-busy Value and Regular seasons. See the 2011 calendar of seasons for value resorts at Disney World.

Don’t hold your breath on finding a discount during Peak and Holiday seasons — and if you’re wanting to save money, you wouldn’t want to go to Disney World during these times of year anyway, as the room rates and crowd levels are at their peak. An exception: there currently ARE some room discounts available for summer 2011 dates for Deluxe resorts — check below for details.

Many types of discounts have become available in the past — percentage discounts on rooms; free Disney dining plan; and more. Many of these discounts are available to the general public, but others are Annual Passholder or Florida Resident only.

It’s helpful to know the full rack rates for each season when looking for discounts. Here’s the calendar of seasons and rack rates for rooms at value resorts, including Pop Century. When discounts are offered for Value resorts, they’re usually about 25% off these rack rates.

Mousesavers.com is a great place to find Disney World discounts. Check out general public discounts, annual and seasonal passholder discounts, and Florida Resident and other discounts for specific states and countries.

Disney World’s website also lists all the currently available discounts on their Special Offers page. If you’re a Florida resident, be sure to input your zip code to see what’s available for you.

If you’re a Disney World Annual Passholder, be sure to know the discounts available to you. Check the Passholder Program page on the Disney World website to see your passholder benefits.

What’s the best discount you’ve ever found for a stay at Pop Century? Do you think Disney World will offer more discounts for 2011 at Pop? Leave a comment below!

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