Pop Century Room Renovations

We are thinking of switching to POP in 2 rooms for our family, what building are scheduled to be done by March 2018? We have 5 adults total so want to stay close together.

Building 10 is being worked on now. Building 6 MAY be done by March, but no one honestly knows for sure right now. We are actually hoping for either building 10 or 6 so I hope 6 is done by the first week of March.
 
Building 10 is being worked on now. Building 6 MAY be done by March, but no one honestly knows for sure right now. We are actually hoping for either building 10 or 6 so I hope 6 is done by the first week of March.

Anything could happen (or rather, not happen), but even if they start working on only one building at a time and taking 3 full months per building, it would be really hard for them not to have bldg 6 done by March.

My current pessimistic guess is that by March 1 they'll be through bldg 6 and working on 5, but that's as far as they'll be. But that's a totally wild guess.
 
Anything could happen (or rather, not happen), but even if they start working on only one building at a time and taking 3 full months per building, it would be really hard for them not to have bldg 6 done by March.

My current pessimistic guess is that by March 1 they'll be through bldg 6 and working on 5, but that's as far as they'll be. But that's a totally wild guess.
I hope you’re right! The lake view rooms in building 6 look nice!
 
You can definitely request a building by calling.
Yes. I was just replying to what they said about online requests. I went online today to request Building 10. It would only let me choose 70s section. Of course I'll probably get an old Building 6 room. Lol.
 
I think you're only able to request a section, which is a group of building, not one specific Building. It would make it so much easier if you could request a certain Building.

Yes I’m sorry, I meant section, not building. I requested 90’s or 80’s by phone in addition to requesting 90’s by touring plans fax and online check in.
 
How early? Food Court opens at 6.
I mean like roll over and press buttons for the DH lol
I thought she meant the coffee from the new coffee makers in the new rooms.

But the rooms closest to the buses are refurbished too, so now I'm not sure. Lol.
I did but I wasn't sure how close the only far 80s is from buses I have only stayed in 60s before
 
Fair warning to all checking in today- large school groups have arrived. There was like 100 teens and no adults that I could see headed to Disney Springs. I thought to myself nope I don’t want to go to DS that bad
 
bwahaha. I might think the same.


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I thought she meant the coffee from the new coffee makers in the new rooms.

But the rooms closest to the buses are refurbished too, so now I'm not sure. Lol.
Understood. But still less than. 40% of the rooms are refurbished. Food Court is the alternative.
 
Does anyone know if the Minnie Vans will service Pop Century? By November possibly? Lol
 
Just got back, whirlwind two nights, 3 days, spent only sleep time at resort. Only saw daylight resort on my walk to lobby after first night to check out/in to my room. Building 10 looks to have drapes in all rooms. Thought that was a good sign (my thinking is you hang them last) until guys were rolling murphy beds down the sidewalks on dollies ............ so close. Never got near lake but could see cranes etc. Hopefully not as AWFUL as CBR looks right now, that would ruin my vacation if it was more than just a room to me.

I had two nights booked individually. Same resort, same category, same dates and same discount code ... but booking them together cost me $20 more per night so I booked individually. If I move I move whatever. I arrived Thursday morning, scanned a MagicBand ... since the boxes don't give info about reservation I had no idea which set was which so I brought both. CM says "You have two nights booked individually but we are going to keep you in the same room." YEAH! and I didn't even call but face it, MDE knows what I bought at the grocery last week so not surprised. Then I said "PLEASE can I have new room, anywhere, I want those beds." No problem if I will wait, sure ... it's 11 am figured I would anyway and going to park. Texted at 1 pm room ready. All I had to do was go down next morning to reset MB. No problem.

Room ...... my second visit to the new rooms, most my opinions stand.

VERY happy to find regular toiletries in my room, not dispensers but housekeeping did not replace any of them, nor my coffee products.

Still don't like the floors for multiple reason. Aside from the sterile ......... the rooms still echo'd some, and at 1 am the first night I could hear all kinds of folks walking around in their rooms. This would be arrival time after MNSSHP. I was on top floor so it wasn't like they were over me. This went on for about 30 minutes, listening to folks moving around. Also there were lots of scrapes and stains and in front of vanity looked like small burns maybe a curling iron? At one point I tossed a pillow on the bed, hit a bottle of water which in turn spilled on floor between the two beds. I threw some towels on it, waited a second to absorb and then wiped up the remaining water. UGH, the towel was dark grey ... floors ARE dirty.

Not sure if it was my room but I thought maybe due to top floor, but neither shower head could I get good pressure out of them. Plus of top floor is that this time I couldn't hear the other guests showers hitting the plastic tile walls. Very good the morning we slept in.

My phone did not charge very quick in the built in USB ports. Once I used my adapter in outlet it went much faster. I would not forget your adapters.

Bed still VERY COMFORTABLE!!! but guess I jinxed myself somehow and busted my shins a few times.

Overall good bus service, good food court service, great CMs at front desk but I do recognize many have been there for years .... as have I. As long as they keep the rates in check, I'll keep it as my home resort.
 
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We get to do our online check in on Friday we have 3 rooms in our group
My room - DH, DS (8) Nephew (10)
My other room - DS (29) and my dad who is doing pretty good, recovering from a stroke he had in February I really want his room close to my mine lol
The we are leaving on a cruise
3rd room my sis, her DH, DS (5) they are staying longer then us and not going on the cruise
I really hope my sis gets a refurbished room, I myself don't care what I get, same with my dad n older sons room
What should our request be???
If I could get my dad a preferred room and pay the difference I would so do it
tia
 

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