PHOTOS: New Modern Style Value Resort Rooms Debut at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Disney is currently in the process of remodeling all of the rooms at the Pop Century Resort and we have a first look inside of the newly remodeled lodging for you today.
We start with a little refresher course for those of you who may not remember what the current rooms at Disney’s Pop Century Resort look like…
I admittedly haven’t stayed at Pop Century since 2012 and the rooms look much worse than I had remembered. Perhaps they haven’t aged very well.
The carpet was looking (and smelling) pretty bad.
The current style rooms feature two double size beds, but that is about to change…
Welcome to the newly remodeled rooms at Disney’s Pop Century Resort, soon what all guest rooms at the resort will look like.
A look from the other side with the second bed pulled down. Both are queen size.
The fold down bed is a table when stood up. These units already exist across the lake at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort.
The entry with new curtains.
Yes, there is no carpet. It makes the room look (and smell) much nicer in my opinion.
The other queen bed sits on a new base that allows storage room underneath.
This new unit by the doorway holds the coffee maker, ice bucket, and new mini-fridge with a see-thru door. This will ensure that you never forget that you have items in the fridge.
“And what do we got on this thing, a Cuisinart?”
When pulled down, the headboard features Pluto sleeping in a Pop Art style. Get it?
There is a light above the bed, inside of the unit, which can be turned on and off via the small switch underneath the Pluto art.
New model phones in each room, as well as plenty of electrical outlets, including USB.
A set on each of the three end tables probably means you won’t have to fight over outlets anymore.
A rather large television can be found above the dresser, which of course has even more outlets. And yes, they now have a resort channel that plays AVATAR 24-hours…
Disney will be constructing a scenic overlook over Hourglass Lake, the body of water located between Disney’s Pop Century and Art of Animation Resorts. Permits were filed with the South Florida Water Management District and the image below is provided in the documentation. It appears as though this could be the spot for the station of the rumored gondola transportation system. The size of the plot would be big enough to hold such a item, and the placement directly between both resorts makes sense. Otherwise, it is unknown what the exact reasoning for building this overlook could be. There is already more than enough seating out in this area for those who wish to enjoy the view, so building more seating or standing space wouldn’t serve any real practical purpose. Either way, this overlook is being constructed starting soon. This one is a bit wacky, but according to recent permits filed by the Walt Disney World, it seems that a Skyway-type gondola transportation system may be installed to transport guests between Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios (as well as a few resort hotels in between). If you think Skyway systems are out of date, think again. New York City still utilizes such a system to and from Roosevelt Island and has proposed an additional system for the future, seen here. If the buildings on the permits are indeed for stations, the system would include stops at Epcot’s International Gateway, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, a shared station at the Pop Century and Art of Animation Resorts, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. See our illustration below: The rumored route, stops and turns of Walt Disney World’s new Skyway system. It’s no secret that Disney will not build a monorail expansion for cost and efficiency reasons, so would they build this instead? The timing seems right with the massive expansion work at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and soon-to-commence at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. The stations and turns are in spaces not currently used by any other structures or infrastructure. The original Skyway attraction once operated at the Magic Kingdom park from 1971 until 1999. This new system would likely include much larger, enclosed gondolas, however (similar to the New York system pictured at the top of the article). It would be nice to have the Skyway back at Walt Disney World, in name at least. A modern homage to a classic Disney attraction that would now serve a real transportation purpose for many a guest. The original Magic Kingdom Skyway We will keep you in the loop as more information on this rumored project becomes available. Our thanks to the group of Disney World fans who pieced together this information! Brandon Struve was kind enough to send us some photos from a recent trip over to Disney’s Pop Century Resort, taking a look at the current state of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort now under construction. Let’s take a look: In we go… Read More about 8/6/11 Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Update WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Pop Century Resort on Wednesday, and luckily for us, he took a TON of newsworthy photos: Sounds Dangerous has made the board, but Star Tours is still closed too WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn made a visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and took a peek at the construction on Disney’s Art of Animation Resort construction on Wednesday, so let’s taker a look at some photos from his trip: The test of “Truckosaurous” dance party will still going WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve made another journey (not really a journey when you live so close) to the Walt Disney World Resort on Saturday and has a plethora of newsworthy photos to share with us: ESPN Wide World of Sports coming February 25th
BREAKING: Hourglass Lake Overlook Being Built at Pop Century & Art of Animation; Is This the Gondola Station?
RUMOR: Skyway Gondola Transportation System Between Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios to be Constructed
8/6/11 Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Update
Adam Roth’s 5/4/11 WDW Photo Report
Robert Ashburn’s 4/20/11 WDW Photo Report
Brandon Struve’s 1/23/10 WDW Photo Report