Guests coming to or staying at Walt Disney World can take a spin back in time at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. And, with the assistance of the Disney Skyliner, this area can be a new destination to explore.
If you are staying at the resort you will marvel at the popular culture found around the resort. And, if you are not staying, this is another location to enjoy an hour of walking around and seeing up close the four-story Rubik’s Cubes and Duncan Yo-Yos, 65-foot-tall bowling pins and 55-foot cellular phones.
You can twin this tour with Disney’s Art of Animation, which is connected to this resort by a bridge in the middle of the lake.
So, let’s head back in time.
The 1950s area features giant sock-hoppers dancing on the sides of the lodge buildings. (Photo by Steve Liebman)A 40-foot-tall tabletop jukebox that anchors the courtyard. (Photo by Steve Liebman) The canine character stars from Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp” animated feature film, released in 1955, gaze at each other across the courtyard. (Photo by Steve Liebman)Tramp looks at Lady across the courtyard. (Photo by Steve Liebman)The bowling pin icons tower more than 65 feet high. A regulation bowling pin is 15 inches tall. If you count the giant bowling pin icons, there are nine standing around the resort. The 10th is the bowling pin pool in the courtyard. (Photo by Steve Liebman) The 1960s buildings bring out the fun in everyone. Giant Duncan Imperial-model yo-yos, with “strings” that measure more than one-foot in diameter, bookend each 1960s building. (Photo by Steve Liebman) Baloo and Mowgli from Disney’s “The Jungle Book,” released in 1967),are hand-in-hand across the courtyard. (Photo by Steve Liebman) Play-Doh Pete, the artful child that adorned Play-Doh labels in the 1960s, is featured on a giant can of the popular modeling compound. Peeking out the top of the can are several Play-Doh animal creations, including a blue elephant and a yellow giraffe. Sharp-eyed guests will spot the “thumbprints” on the elephant’s ears, seemingly created by the child who modeled the Play-Doh pachyderm. (Photo by Steve Liebman)In the 1970s courtyard, the colorful Big Wheel riding toy gets ready to roll. The giant Big Wheel can “accommodate” a child rider that weighs up to 877 pounds (or so says the sticker on the towering riding toy). (Photo by Steve Liebman)On the opposite side of the courtyard is a classic Mickey Mouse rotary-dial telephone. (Photo by Steve Liebman)Between the two towering icons, table soccer players stand at the ready for guests to wander amidst their imaginary game. (Photo by Steve Liebman)In the 1980s area of Disney’s Pop Century Resort is the Rubik’s Cube, towering more than 40 feet tall on each building. (Photo by Steve Liebman)One of the original Sony Walkman models, and accompanying headphone set, anchors the building. (Photo by Steve Liebman)On the opposite side is a giant Roger Rabbit, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” was released in 1988, can be found. (Photo by Steve Liebman)Closing out the century, the 1990s area pays tribute to the computer with a 28-foot-wide screen on the building. (Photo by Steve Liebman)And how can you have a Pop Century resort without these two visitors, giant Mrs and Mr. Potato Heads. (Photo by Steve Liebman)Goofy is heading over to the pool. Surfs up. (Photo by Steve Liebman)
