Disney's Pop Century Resort

Since Tammy works for Walt Disney World, she occasionally gets to stay at new resorts before they open as a "test" for the Cast Members working at the resort. We stayed one night at the Pop Century Resort on December 9, 2003 (the resort opened on December 14th).

We stayed in room 9116 in the Eighties building. This is a "Value" resort. To be honest, we didn't really enjoy the test stay, because the room was pretty small, and the air conditioning wasn't working properly. I guess that's why they call it a "test" :-)

It was still nice to be able to stay at the hotel before it opened, and we did walk all around the resort to see what was there, and to take a bunch of pictures. The pictures are below.

Here are some stats of the resort (Classic Years 1950s - 1990s):

• Theming/Description: Disney’s Pop Century Resort is a celebration of 20th Century pop culture. The larger-than-life icons, featured at the resort, "preserve" the toys, fads, dance crazes, catch phrases, and the way we communicated in the 20th Century. How we lived. How we played. How we celebrated. These stories and many others are all here for future generations to discover. Guests have the opportunity to live and play inside these unique time capsules – to experience the pop culture of our century like never before.
• Address: 1050 Century Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
• Phone: 407-938-4000; Fax: 407-938-4040
• 177 acres
• 2,880 rooms in 10 four-story buildings (288 rooms per building; 72 per floor)
• Rooms: 260 sq. feet, two double beds
• Dining: Everything Pop which consists of Bakery & Café, Market, Grill, East Meets West and Pizza and Pasta
• Shopping: Everything Pop
• Three Pools:
  • Bowling Pin Pool - near 1950's Lodge Buildings
  • Hippy Dippy Pool - near 1960's Lodge Buildings
  • Computer Pool - near 1980's Lodge Buildings
• Icons:
• 1950's Lodge Buildings
  • Center Icons: Juke Box and Lady & Tramp from Lady and the Tramp
  • Stairwell Icon: Brunswick Bowling Pin
• 1960's Lodge Buildings
  • Center Icons: Play-Doh and The Jungle Book (Mowgli and Baloo)
  • Stairwell Icon: Duncan Yo-Yo
• 1970's Lodge Buildings
  • Center Icons: Mickey Phone, Big Wheel and Table Soccer Players
  • Stairwell Icon: 8-Track Tape
• 1980's Lodge Buildings
  • Center Icons: Roger Rabbit and Sony Walkman
  • Stairwell Icon: Rubik's Cube
• 1990's Lodge Building
  • Center Icon: Laptop Computer
  • Stairwell Icon: Cell Phone

The remainder of the resort, "Legendary Years" has not been completed. This section will also have 2,880 rooms and will represent the 1900s - 1940s.

Photos:

	Lobby display of Atari 2600			1950s building stairwell
	1950s pool area (shaped like a bowling pin			Glenn playing with the shower at the Hippy Dippy pool
	Glenn with Baloo and Mowgli			Tammy with the Play Doh
	The Big Wheel in the 1970s building			A wider shot of the 1970s buildings
	Tammy near the Mickey phone			Tammy trying to make a call
	Glenn and Goofy			Glenn typing on the laptop
	The poster in our room			Our room (yes, it's a bit messy)
	A morning shot of the laptop			The Computer pool
	Our building			Our building again
	Chrissy describing the top 7 things to do at Disney			Tammy entering our room