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Pop Century Stole My Hair Towel & Other Lost Stuff

June 17, 2022June 17, 20222 Comments

Question for you frequent WDW visitors: how much of your lost stuff do you think Disney has collected over the years? I ask because back in January, Pop Century Mousekeeping STOLE my hair towel!!!! JK, I’m confident it was an honest mistake. Housekeeping is stretched really thin right now with understaffing issues, and they’re working quickly. My hair towel was white, and while I kept it out of the bathroom, they were probably just grabbing everything without inspection. I filed a missing item report and emailed Disney but no one ever got back to me. 🙁 Oh well; it...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: 1/7

January 14, 2022January 14, 20222 Comments

Time for another trip report! I’ll be covering my 2022 WDW Marathon Weekend trip. Find all the posts in this report here. Onward! Despite the delays and cancellations that have plagued the airline industry of late, my departure to WDW was smooth sailing: up at 4am, flight at 6am, no problems. We landed early and everything. Hooray! Unfortunately my trip buddy Erika didn’t arrive for another 3 hours. Under normal circumstances I would’ve posted up in Starbucks or something to wait for her, but in the COVID Age it seemed wise to get away from all my fellow travelers....

In Which Jenn Does (& Doesn’t) Run In Walt Disney World

June 23, 2021August 16, 2021Leave a comment

The full trip report is over, but the details still need filling in. Read on for more May 2021 WDW fun! Remember how one of my pre-trip to-do items was to run the full loop around Seven Seas Lagoon? Well, I… didn’t. But it’s not entirely my fault. See, I thought with the completion of the bridge from the Magic Kingdom to the Grand Floridian that the loop would finally close – and that if you could walk from The Contemporary to the TTA, or the Polynesian to the Grand Floridian, it stood to reason that you can run the full...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: A Food Review Hodgepodge

February 12, 2020August 18, 20212 Comments

And now for the food review portion of my 2020 WDW Marathon trip. You can read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Denouement! Allow me to present a random assortment of food we ate that didn’t warrant its own post. Pop Century Food Court Curious about the new plant-based options, I picked up the new plant-based BBQ burger with sweet potato fries. It was actually pretty good, but a meaty taste that, while not exactly fooling me, was enjoyable. Sort of like a well-done burger. And the avocado on top was a nice touch. But holy crap, could...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: Everything Pop Food Court Review

December 4, 2018August 23, 2021Leave a comment

Trip report time! See all the posts in this report. Soooo I committed a cardinal blogger sin when it comes to this post about Pop Century’s food court offerings at Everything Pop: I didn’t take much in the way of photos. I KNOW. Amateur hour. In my defense, I don’t usual eat at my resort’s food court with much frequency, and I was caught by surprise when we hit up Everything Pop with the frequency that we did. Once I realized I had a post on my hands, it was practically too late. Lack of pictures aside, I’m going to...

In Which It’s Rough Out There In Disney Hotel Room Reservations

May 21, 2018August 26, 20212 Comments

Hot damn, you guys. Can we take a second to talk about how near impossible it’s gotten to book a room in a Walt Disney World hotel room in a reasonable time frame? I’ve talked about some of my odd room reservation experiences before, and I’ve learned a lot from them. Primarily, I’ve learned to book a room the SECOND you so much as CONSIDER going to WDW, a year in advance if possible. I was smart for this year’s Wine & Dine Half weekend, and booked my room at Pop in January. When I decided to extend my races weekend to include the...

In Which Jenn Tries To Let The People Choose Her WDW Resort

December 1, 2016September 2, 20212 Comments

I know what you’re thinking: Jenn, since when are you a Democratic Republican?* Generally never. Well, I always consult with my traveling companions before I make WDW-related travel plans, but I certainly have the final word when the only traveler is me. WHICH WDW RESORT? Nonetheless I found myself somewhat perplexed when attempting to select a resort for the WDW Marathon in January. Of the value resorts, Pop and All-Star Movies were both available. Pop was about $25 more expensive, but I like Pop and feel comfortable there; you could call it my home resort. I’ve only stayed at...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: 11/07

November 21, 2016September 2, 20213 Comments

Trip report time! I’ll be covering my November 2016 trip. You can read all posts in the trip report here. Onward! Ugh, leaving day. Always hate the last day of a WDW trip, no matter its length. It’s just so demoralizing. But I’ve given myself the wonderful guarantee of being registered for two more runDisney races in the future! I was at least able to comfort myself with that promise as I woke, performed my morning ablutions, checked my carry-on at luggage assistance, and hopped a bus to the Magic Kingdom. Said bus took a bit to show (not my luckiest...

The Last Photos: Walt Disney World, 2008 – 2012

April 13, 2016August 10, 2021Leave a comment

The Disney Hipsters recently did a nifty series highlighting the final photo they took on their Disney vacations. I have neither the photographic skill, nor the effortless style, nor the devastating wit of the Disney Hipsters. What I do have: a bunch of rapidly ageing Disney park Facebook albums and a crippling weakness for nostalgia. And so I give you: The Last Photo From My Disney Albums, Part 1. Apologies for the quality on these; being from the oldest trips, I don’t know where the originals are anymore. The year: 2008 The companion(s): Moon, Elizabeth, and mutual friend Megan The title...

In Which Jenn & Moon Run Around the Lake at Pop Century

September 6, 2013August 15, 20214 Comments

I mentioned on Tuesday that I don’t generally run outside unless I’m racing or at Disney. Here is the story of one out of two! For our Princess Half Marathon trip, Moon and I were forced by tragic circumstance (*cough* grad school *cough*) to head down to WDW and leave the evening after the race. Naturally it’s better to do your park touring after your running, but what can you do. This did mean, though, that we had time for a little tune-up run before the race, so on Wednesday, after we’d gotten back from our first day in...