Just got back from quick long weekend trip to POP. Had a free room aka my DS had a room, and allowed other DS and I to crash his trip for FREE. It was short, mostly park trip and I never saw gondola stuff but ....
- Out in the main parking lot, I saw on arrival to meet DS, the end closest to entrance is all "fenced" off with trailer, pods and things I couldn't see well (dark) and lots of signs that were basically Pardon Our Dust While We .... Couldn't tell by looking what they were but I never saw them there during the regular renovation. I am HOPING, FINGER CROSSING, pinning good voodoo dolls that POP will finally get it's long overdue renovation of the food court. While it seems early as I wouldn't think it would start until after holidays .......... can't blame me for hoping.
- Room Check ..... Saturday we all left early and after lunch sometime DS2 headed back (DS1 and I were at Epcot). He walked in to a dirty room and no sooner sat the phone rang. They asked if they could send someone for a security check. Seriously? at the same moment he walked in. So yes more proof they are watching those MBs to know when/if you are in room. There was no housekeeping in sight. He said fine send them over, he planned to sit there and watch their every move. Well about 10 minutes later a housekeeper shows up and says she'll clean room. He was aggravated since he had to wait through all this to shower and relax.
- Room itself ........ floor dirty but that is no surprise as it's been the case every time. Chairs were very beat up and wood/stain chipped out along both sides of both chairs. Had a letter from resort manager for us to contact him with issues ... blah blah blah. Housekeeping was very good, best I've had in awhile.
- Food Court ...... seriously want a shock collar to stop me. The LINES were just terrible and we were not there during a busy time. Food took forever, and even though cooked fresh, didn't taste it. Maybe a refurb and less lines could help if it distributes CMs to be more productive, I don't know.
- Bus service was very good, no issues other than the usual of me not calculating correctly, bus running out of seats and DS1 standing. He is very obviously disabled but all but one guest let him sway in the wind.
- Coke machine ate my money.
- Best story I got is I was in room and heard a LOUD CRASH on outside wall of room. I figured some of DS2 kids (he's a coach and there with his team). He comes through door laughing so hard. He and another coach were walking back from food court behind an ECV. The woman on it was drunk, she was driving with her feet up on handles, I mean it her feet were driving ... because she was holding her phone in air blasting mariachi type music while she waved her other hand and danced in her seat. Well ........ she hit then drove up the wall. Fortunately it dropped upright and didn't rollover. I am pretty sure that drinking and driving an ECV is not allowed and certainly not driving with your feet while you rock out.