Pop Century for my 30th Birthday Trip?

I love Pop. I've stayed there during my last four November trips and will stay there again in July when I go down for my cousin's wedding. I love the theming. My favorite section is the 50s.

I've stayed at POP twice and really liked it. We tend to only be in the room to sleep so upgrading to a moderate didn't make sense to us.

We stay in the Values too based on budget. One day i will make it to a Deluxe but I doubt it will be an every time kind of thing. We are go go go when we are on vacation usually getting back to our room to CRASH!!! We have stayed at AoA and all of the Values. I've never encountered any issues. Rooms are clean and comfortable. We've never had too bad of a walk but after walking all day, a little more ain't gonna kill ya! I say go for it! The money we save we put towards food and more souvenirs to bring home or just save it an put it towards the next trip!!!

I love POP and would absolutely stay there again in a heartbeat. The rooms are nice, the theming is great, and the food court is the best out of the values I've stayed at (All Star Sports, Music and Pop). I loveee that it has its own bus with the one stop so you don't have to worry about extra stops. Overall I felt that the bus rides were significantly less than the ones for All Stars. And although it doesn't have a table service restaurant, the pool bar makes excellent drinks and is awesome for a late night cocktail after the parks. This year we are trying out renting DVC points but if we weren't we would definitely be staying at POP again.

We stayed at Coronado in September and while it was a perfectly fine resort, our room was in a bit of a need of rehab (lots of chips in the dark wood desk and dresser) and we had terrible experiences with the busing (though I would like to think they will have this worked out by 2016! ) We also stayed at Caribbean Beach in Oct 2012 and had just a so-so experience there, as well. While we haven't stayed at either of the Port Orleans resorts that both get awesome reviews, based on the two experiences we've had at Moderates I would say save your money and stay at Pop. Neither hotel had anything wrong with it per se, but I wouldn't say either were worth the increased price.

We stayed at Pop for our last trip. This was the first time we had tried it, and we were really happy with our choice. I have a soft spot for POR, but the last trip was a budget trip, so we decided on a Value. We've also stayed at All Star Music a couple of times years ago, but we liked Pop better. We had the best mousekeeping ever there! Plus the bus service seemed really fast. We were in the 50's, overlooking the lake, and it was lovely.

I vote for Pop Century as well. We stayed there last April and loved the place. We'll happily stay there again the next time we're paying out of pocket instead of doing a timeshare exchange into a DVC resort.

My first choice of resorts, after a lot of research, reading reviews, and looking at tons of photos, was Pop. Then, after more planning, I settled on all Star sports. Finally, while on the phone with the Disney reservation people, adding days to our trip to take advantage of the stay, play and dine special, I changed our resort to Pop. The theming really appeals to me and so many reviews I've read recommended it.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Bus service from Pop was amazing. Only on Marathon day did I wait more than ten minutes for a bus!

Pop, in general, exceeded my expectations. The food portions at the cafeteria were more than adequate and I learned you could take your food to your room! They even put little plastic lids on top of the plates for that very purpose. Cast Members were all cheerful and helpful. Hint: ask mousekeeping for extra shampoo and soap. They will give you enough to last till your next trip!

I've never stayed at Pop but I think it sounds great for a 30th birthday!

I've stayed at Pop before and I quite enjoyed it. This was back in 2010. The decor is nice but most importantly, I loved having its own designated bus line for every stop. No need to share with others. I think generally speaking from a price point, it's not as expensive compared to Art of Animation but not as cheap as the All-Stars. Also Art of Animation is walking distance away from Pop so if you're not that impressed with Everything Pop food court, a short walk to dine at Landscape of Flavors may be well worth it considering it's gotten great reviews as a really good counter-service spot out of all of the resorts.

Pop is quite popular and has a dedicated fan base. Go check out our friends over at http://www.popcenturysite.com/

I agree! We loved Pop and will be staying there again in November. Just like others have said.... the designated bus, the overall theme and the food court make it awesome (the sundae is huge!) It was just fun.

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I love Pop. We stayed at AoA 3 years ago, and it was great. I had no complaints about it at all, but my husband really likes the nostalgia factor of Pop. The food court is good albeit a bit insane at times. All in all, the rooms are very comparable in Pop and AoA. We also spend very little time in the room, so spending a ton of money is insane for us. We love the values for this very reason. The pools are nice and clean and there are three of them to choose from just like AoA.
AoA is a short walk away, so you can always walk over and see the grounds and eat in the food court if you get bored of breakfast at Everything Pop!
We just booked again for October and I did not even consider anything other than Pop.

I had a choice between Pop and AS Sports and chose Pop because of the dedicated bus service. While we'd talking about POP, does anyone know how long the bus ride from POP to MK is?

I would estimate about 15 minutes...maybe 20 if you hit a lot of lights.

Perfect..Thanks!