scrappinginontario- we are staying at pop for the first time in July- would taking the generation gap bridge to aoa be a short cut? Is the bus situation there better than what is available at pop?
thanks!
No preferred rooms face parking lots. Even the rooms that do, the 'view' generally inclined does vegetation.I have a preferred room booked at POP for early July. Since it appears all preferred rooms have been renovated or are currently closed for renovations, what should I put in my request? Preferred rooms are in the 70s, 60s and 50 sections right? Any area better than others? I understand lake view isn't an option for preferred? Don't really wanna be looking at the parking lot lol. I didn't even want a preferred room, but that's all that was available for our dates.
We only had one bus problem while staying at Pop and it was when we were at AK. It took about 20 minutes for a bus to show up while other resorts had lots of buses showing up. That really wasn't too long to wait, but it felt like a long time because we were hot and tired. We could've walked over and got on the AoA bus, but our niece was too tired and wouldn't have made the walk back from AoA. Our room at Pop was right next to the bus stop so we just chose to always use our buses.scrappinginontario- we are staying at pop for the first time in July- would taking the generation gap bridge to aoa be a short cut? Is the bus situation there better than what is available at pop?
thanks!
I can understand it feeling like a problem, but the typical bus interval is 20 minutes.We only had one bus problem while staying at Pop and it was when we were at AK. It took about 20 minutes for a bus to show up while other resorts had lots of buses showing up.
I only saw one side of building one and all of it was being worked on. What I would do is wait until a week before you go and then make my requests so you can watch what is going on. I too wanted 50's sectionHm. Trying to decide what to request. We have booked a standard rom starting June 17th. I’ve always wanted to stay in the 50’s section, but both times we’ve had 70’s.
I definitely don’t want 80’s and especially not 90’s.
I think I’ll be better off requesting lake view. Would it be a good guess that they will start on Building 2 by June 17th? I really don’t want to be in a non refurbished room. I was at Pop last summer when all the renovations were going on and didn’t get a refurbished room. I never would have thought they’d still be working on them this summer.
Or maybe I’ll just call and ask for refurbished and lake view. That’s really what I want. Maybe NEXT summer we will all be able to stay in a refurbished room (when quite a few of them will already be two years old).
scrappinginontario- we are staying at pop for the first time in July- would taking the generation gap bridge to aoa be a short cut? Is the bus situation there better than what is available at pop?
thanks!
No preferred rooms face parking lots. Even the rooms that do, the 'view' generally inclined does vegetation.
That's why I said it really wasn't that long of a wait. It just felt like it because we were hot and tired from doing After Hours the night before. I don't think I've ever really waited a significant amount of time for a bus on any trip, but that's because we arrive really early to the stops in the morning and leave awhile after fireworks at night to let the crowds thin out.I can understand it feeling like a problem, but the typical bus interval is 20 minutes.
We were there for 8 nights in Jan. Yes I gently bumped the frame once or twice but really it’s not hard to be aware of your surroundings. The platform is easy to see. Unless you are a person who moves quickly most times it isn’t difficult to avoid the platform edges.
I wouldn’t consider it s short cut (even if you’re staying in the rooms closest to the bridge) it’s just a nice option to use if you don’t mind a little extra walking and their bus arrives first. We also prefer the AoA food court to Pop’s so if we’re grabbing a bite on the way back, we sometimes go there.scrappinginontario- we are staying at pop for the first time in July- would taking the generation gap bridge to aoa be a short cut? Is the bus situation there better than what is available at pop?
thanks!
I just brought wet wipes that we used to wipe up the floor. It was easier than bringing/shipping a swiffer. As far as earplugs, my SIL went with and snored the whole trip lol. DH ended up having the brilliant idea of listening to a box fan on Youtube on our phones. I hadn't slept that well in awhile and now I do that every time I stay at a hotel.Okay, so pack pool noodle pieces and have a swiffer delivered to my room. Got it. Oh, and earplugs.
Okay, so pack pool noodle pieces and have a swiffer delivered to my room. Got it. Oh, and earplugs.
When do you arrive? At this point almost all Standard Pool View rooms are either refurbished or closed for refurbishment. There are portions of Bldg 2 that are still open pre-refurbished but since they've closed the back of that building I would anticipate that the remainder of the Standard Pool View rooms will be closing in the next 3-6 weeks.We have standard pool view, and the choice of requesting 50's or 80's. From reading it seems like I should request 80's for my best chance at a refurbished room?
When do you arrive? At this point almost all Standard Pool View rooms are either refurbished or closed for refurbishment. There are portions of Bldg 2 that are still open pre-refurbished but since they've closed the back of that building I would anticipate that the remainder of the Standard Pool View rooms will be closing in the next 3-6 weeks.
If you like to go back to your room for a rest during the day, 80's is recommended as 50's will be being worked on for the next few months.