UPDATED July 24, 2024
Get ready to roll through the decades and celebrate everything fab, nifty, and altogether GROOVY from the 1950s through the 1990s at Disney’s Pop Century Resort!
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Walt Disney World offers three Resort hotel levels: Value, Moderate, and Deluxe. Disney’s Pop Century is a Value Resort. With buildings whimsically themed to various decades, reasonably priced rooms, enormous pools, access to the Disney Skyliner and much more, there are many reasons why Pop Century is a POP-ular choice for many guests!
Let’s GET GROOVY!!
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- Pop Century Atmosphere
- Pop Century Dining and Shopping
- Pop Century Guest Rooms
- Pop Century Amenities and Activities
- Disney World Resort Hotel Guest Benefits
- Pop Century Transportation
Atmosphere
From the 1950s through the 1990s, various areas of the Resort represent the different decades. They’re characterized by larger-than-life icons from the time periods!
1990s Computer
For instance, Rubik’s cubes were pretty big in the ’80s and they’re even BIGGER here!
Rubik’s Cubes
It’s well worth exploring the entire Resort to spot them all! Thanks to the GIGANTIC SIZE of everything…
Mickey Phone!
…it’s not terribly difficult. 😉
Foosball
Let’s Be-Bop our way through everything Pop Century has to offer!
Jukebox
P.S. You can see MORE of the signature icons at Pop Century Resort here!
Dining and Shopping
Connected to the lobby and main check-in area is Everything POP Shopping and Dining.
Everything Pop Shopping and Dining
This location is the main dining and retail location for the Resort with plenty of merchandise, including unique-to-Pop Century items.
GROOVY Pop Century EARS!
It also boasts a full food court open for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Everything Pop Shopping and Dining
The menu offers classics such as pizza, pasta, burgers, and more. You may even find a late-night snack, like Everything Pop’s signature snack: Tie-Dye Cheesecake!
Tie-Dye Cheesecake
Guests can also grab a drink outside at Petals Pool Bar located by the Hippy Dippy Pool.
Petals Pool Bar
It’s FAR OUT!
Find our COMPLETE GUIDE TO EATING at Disney’s Pop Century Resort HERE.
Guest Rooms
Guests may reserve a Standard Room, a Standard Pool View Room, a Preferred Room, or a Preferred Pool View Room for their Pop Century stay.
Pop Century Guest Room Building
The Standard Rooms at Pop Century come with either a king bed or a queen bed and a queen-size table bed (pictured below).
Pop Century Standard Room
When folded, the second queen bed has a table with seats for two.
Pop Century Resort room
You can pull it down at night to fit your room for four people.
Standard room at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
The room is also home to a TV and a dresser with drawers and cabinet storage.
Pop Century Room Tour
In the corner, you’ll find shelving with a coffee maker and a mini-fridge.
Kitchenette
Bathrooms feature a large mirror on the wall above the sink, as well as a smaller magnification mirror, and quite a bit of storage and shelving.
Pop Century Room Tour
There’s a sliding door separating the toilet and shower from the sink area, which is convenient for multiple people getting ready at once. The shower pictured below has a tub and a sliding door, as well as a movable shower head.
Pop Century Room Tour
Inside the shower is a selection of Disney’s shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. These are refillable, reusable bottles.
Pop Century Room Tour
Take a Photo Tour to see ALL the details of a Pop Century Resort Standard Room here!
Amenities and Activities
Make time to take a DIP in the main Pop Century pool: the Hippy Dippy Pool!
Peace, Love, and Happiness at the Hippy Dippy Pool
The other pools include the Bowling Pool in the ’50s section and the Computer Pool in the ’90s area. (Keep your eyes peeled for FLOPPY DISCS! Then get ready to explain to the kiddos what floppy discs are. 😉 )
Computer by the Computer Pool!
A Jogging Trail around Hourglass Lake, the Fast Forward Arcade, and a playground (in the 70s section) offer more Resort amenities.
Running Trail
And the Front Desk will provide you with information about current Resort Activities which may include options like Movies Under the Stars, Pool Parties, and additional activities for a nominal fee such as Mickey Tie-Dye!
Tie Dye Activity at Pop Century
You will also see signs alerting to the day’s and week’s activities.
Additional amenities for Resort guests also include complimentary Wi-Fi, currency exchange, self-service laundry rooms, mail services, and online check-in.
Additional Benefits
MORE Theme Park Hours
Guest staying at Disney’s Pop Century Resort have access to ADDITIONAL hours in the Disney World theme parks! Early Theme Park Entry allows guests to enter any of the parks 30 minutes early to get a head start on their day in the parks.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
This benefit is available for ANY theme park every day. Please note that guests need a valid theme park ticket AND for the park they’re planning to visit in order to gain early access.
Early Access to Lightning Lanes for Theme Park Attractions
Lightning Lane Multi Pass is an optional paid service available through the My Disney Experience app which allows you to bypass standby lines and enter the Lightning Lane at select attractions in the parks by paying a base price for multiple attractions. When purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you can make up to 3 Lightning Lane Multi Pass selections in a park in advance of your visit.
Lightning Lane sign at Kilimanjaro Safaris in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Additionally, guests may opt to purchase Lightning Lane Single Passes via the My Disney Experience app. Lightning Lane Single Pass is essentially a pay-per-ride service. Guests pay a fee to utilize the Lightning Lane for an individual, in-demand attraction.
DISNEY WORLD RESORT GUEST BENEFIT: Those staying at a Disney World Resort hotel (including Disney’s Pop Century Resort) can purchase and select their first 3 Lightning Lane Multi Pass selections and/or Lightning Lane Single Passes up to seven days in advance of their check-in day for their entire stay (up to 14 days), with all other guests being able to purchase and select their first 3 Lightning Lane Multi Passes three days in advance.
Learn everything you need to know about Lightning Lanes in Disney World HERE!
“Hey, Disney!”
“Hey, Disney!” offers “custom voice assistance” to guests staying at Resort hotels in Walt Disney World!
“Hey, Disney!”
This complimentary service, which works with Alexa on Amazon Echo devices, assists guests with room amenities, guest services, planning, and weather info… AND it brings along LOTS of extra Disney MAGIC to make all of these things a lot more FUN!
Click HERE to learn MUCH more about “Hey, Disney!”
Transportation
Disney’s newest form of transportation, the Disney Skyliner, hosts a station located between Pop Century and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort.
Disney’s Art of Animation and Pop Century Skyliner Station
This is a HUGE perk for Pop Century guests that makes getting around Disney World a whole lot easier. (And it’s really FUN, to boot!)
Pop Century and Art of Animation Skyliner
From Pop Century and Art of Animation, the Skyliner goes directly to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort where guests can then transfer to Disney’s Riviera Resort, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT.
Additionally, guests have access to Disney Bus Transportation to and from all four theme parks and Disney Springs.
Let’s GO!
Another fun perk: guests can walk to the neighboring Art of Animation Resort to check out the atmosphere or perhaps visit Landscape of Flavors, as the two Resorts are connected by Hourglass Lake.
Disney’s Skyliner over Hourglass Lake
ENJOY rolling through the decades at Disney’s Pop Century Resort!
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