Pop Century Resort Room #0203 Roll-in shower Measurements
20190501 Pop Century Resort's "Big Wheel", Building #10, Room #0203
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For a little history:
I usually write for the newbies, so please bear with me experienced folks.
Some folks want to know what a roll-in shower is like, of course, but some want to know the dimensions of the walkway in front of their room for using a wheelchair or mobility scooter to drive into. Other guests may want to decorate the window or metal door with Disney stuff. So this is for a lot of newbies
I travel solo to Walt Disney World and I use my own electric folding wheelchair.
I travel from Atlanta, Georgia using the mass transit called MARTA from my home into the Atlanta Airport which has a station inside the airport, and I fly with Delta Airlines. I no longer own a car.
They pack my fold up electric wheelchair under the plane with the checked luggage. It is small enough folded to fit inside the Delta commuter planes small closet, but I just don't have the heart to take up other guests space for the work coats and jackets. I pack my jacket, if needed, in my luggage when I check in with Delta Airlines.
My backpack fits on the back of my wheelchair and I carry it onboard after leaving my wheelchair in the "jetway" for the staff to take to the plane. I could ask for them to use another way like an elevator, but I just let them take it down the Delta jetway stairs to the plane.
I pack my C.P.A.P. machine and accessories, laptop computer, wheelchair charger and all of those accessories. I also pack all of my medication, camera and anything that I don't want to get lost in transit in the backpack.
I drive my own wheelchair to the Delta gate after checking my luggage, cover my wheelchair for protection and board.
I used Disney Magical Express at the MCO Orlando Airport to get to the Disney Pop Century Resort. I have photos and info on that later.
I do not own a car, so I use all of Walt Disney World Transportation.
I arrived and requested a Disney Pop Century Resort upper floor room in Building #10 with a Roll-in Shower Handicap room.
They assigned me to Room #0122 on the first floor upon check-in and I made a request at the front desk when checking and they were able to find another room on the second floor of the same building in Room #0203.
I was very lucky because the only way to be available is if the time of nine days that I am there had to match another room's same number of days. This is the first time I was able to move rooms on check-in. Disney Pop Century Resort has been full for the last two times that I have been there.
I love this section of Building #10. The Foosball court, the Big Wheel and everything about Pop. Behind me is the big "Mickey Phone" icon.
My little Disney Pop Century Resort Map with my info in the right, lower corner.
Building One starts on the right and continues around counter-clockwise to the last one called Building Ten. That is my building in room #0203 on the second floor.
The
yellow lines represent some preferred rooms, but they may have changed since this map.
This is an older map before the refurbishment, but the placement of all of the rooms are accurate.
I highlighted the information in yellow that is no longer accurate. For instance, the tiny red arrow pointing to "03" was my room #0203 and it was a handicap roll-in shower room with one Murphy bed and one queen bed.
I also saw room #0122 which was a roll-in shower room.
It does not have a "King Bed".
It is not a "Connecting Room".
But at least you can tell where the rooms are located in each building. Seventy-four rooms per building.
There are only four floors in each building and there are 24-rooms in each of the three building sections with another stairway on the end of each section. The four-room numbers represent the building floor and room. Building #10 starts with "0", my floor is "2" and my room is "03". So my room is #0203.
The room numbers are also run counterclockwise from the front, right side of Building #10 which is next to the "Big Wheel" and continue all the way around counterclockwise to the left side for 72-rooms on each floor.
There are 31 handicap, roll-in shower rooms in this resort and the rooms alternate buildings. I am in Building #10, The Big Wheel Building, in room #0203.
All of these rooms have entry doors that are flat to the outside wall instead of indented. This creates a lot more room along with the fold up Murphy bed. Well, at least for me, traveling solo.
All of these rooms have lower platform beds with one mattress. Low, but can handle a Hoyer lift underneath.
All of these rooms have handrails on the walls next to the toilet and in the roll-in shower.
There are 39 handicap, A.D.A. Florida rooms in this resort and the rooms alternate buildings.
All of these rooms have handrails on the walls next to the toilet and in the tub with glass doors
The tubs are the same height and size as the Standard Rooms.
All of these rooms have higher platform beds with one mattress. High enough to put luggage underneath.
This is the first floor with measurements from the edge of the concrete next to the grass to the wall with the window.
The longer measurement is to the recessed alcove area.
This is not a handicap roll-in shower room because it has a recessed alcove.
This is a photo of the two elevators for Pop Century Resort Building #10.
For newbies, the elevator and stairs make up the core of the three sections or buildings. It looks like a shape of an upside-down letter "T" with the elevators, stairs, ice machine, housekeeping in the center where the letter "T" crosses. At each end of the three buildings, there are stairs also.
3'-6" or 42" should be plenty of width to enter with your wheelchair or mobility scooter.
Once inside the elevator, there is 5'-4.9" or 64.9" depth. I don't know of any mobility scooter longer than that.
And the width is 6'-6.9" wide.
Most newbies just put their mobility scooter in turtle, slow mode and slowly drive straight on and to exit just back straight out slowly making sure no one is behind you. Just say, "I'm backing out if anyone would please make room for me!"
When I use my wheelchair and the elevator is empty, I roll to the far, rear side. Then I back up while turning around so that I am facing the elevator door. If there are folks on the elevator, I just drive straight ahead and back up to exit.
This is the Pop Century Resort elevator interior.
Pop Elevator dimensions:
3'-6" Doorway width [42"]
6'-6.9" Elevator Width [79"]
5'-4.9" Elevator Depth [65"]
There are four floors in each building with stairs at the end of each of the buildings and next to the elevator.
My wheelchair is 24" or 2' wide and I have arrived on the second floor and I am ready to drive straight off.
This is my view after getting off the elevator on the second floor. That's the "Big Wheel" and in the distance the "Mickey Phone". If you ever see this "Big Wheel", try and see the weight limit on that silver sign on the bike. Too funny!
When you are there, could you maybe ask the Concierge, or the front desk to list out those rooms for us? That would be so helpful!
