StupidJudy's stupid trip! Pop Century Feb. 2018
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The plans, they are changing!
So this morning I got a PIN code from Disney and of course had to check it out. Still nothing available at Pop for my dates to get a discount. Boo. But let me go back for a minute, the original plan was to book a room and have my CM friend rebook it using his discount. Well, that did not work out so well as my trip is sandwiched between two big dance competitions held at WDW. Great.
So now I had my regular priced room booked and was a bit bummed my plan to get a discount wasn’t working out. Then Disney came out with the winter offer, 25% off room bookings, nothing there available either, probably because all of the dancers are booked at the value resorts and with the room renos going on they aren’t running on full capacity.
As I was checking the Disney site for different possibilities, and having chatted with my friend who lives locally, we decided to change our reservation using the 30% off offer and stay at Coronado Springs instead, we will also be staying with them on the night we get in and our last night to save a little bit, and this saves us 307.92 to be exact! So now we are at a moderate for 5 nights, excited!!
My CM friend will now see if he can do something with the new reservation.
I know nothing about Coronado other than what I saw posted by the Bucket Family when they stayed there and that it has a Southwest theming (and renos going on) so hopefully by February they will be done refurbing the rooms and we can stay in one of them!
I’m jumping in kinda late here, but I just wanted to say congrats on the upgrade to Coronado!! It’s a great resort!!
I’ve stayed there twice and really liked it. The grounds are beautiful and peaceful, and the rooms are really nice. If you have any questions about the resort, I’d be happy to answer any that I can based on my stays there! :blush:
@StupidJudy You bet! Coronado is made up of 3 areas – The Casitas, the Cabanas, and the Ranchos. The Casitas are closest to the main building, El Centro, where you check in and where the restaurants and gift shop are, but they are farthest from the pool. They are also closest to the convention center there, so if there is a convention going on, typically the people attending the convention and staying at Coronado are put in the Casitas. The Cabanas and the Ranchos are both about the same distance from the pool, but the Cabanas are closer to El Centro. Each section has its own bus stop, and there’s also a bus stop near El Centro. The Casitas are designed to look like an urban area, kind of like a little city. The Cabanas have a more tropical feel, decor, and landscaping to them while the Ranchos feel more like you’re in the desert with lots of rocks and cacti. Both times I stayed at Coronado, I was in the Ranchos. I really liked it there because it was kind of removed from the hustle and bustle of the main building, but still only a 5-10 minute walk to get there. I think I saw something a little while back that they now have an internal transportation system where they will shuttle guests on golf carts between El Centro and the room areas, but they didn’t have that when I was there so I’m not too sure on the specifics.
The Quick Service restaurant there is called Pepper Market and it’s big with lots of choices! It’s more like a food court, with different stations that have different types of food. It has breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There’s also a little grab and go type of place called Cafe Rix just off of the lobby. It has a coffee bar, some sandwiches and wraps, gelato, and desserts and pastries. And if you have the refillable mugs you can refill them there at a fountain soda/coffee/tea station.
I hope this helps a bit! Let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks so much @laprana! I will look at a map and get situated a bit. I need visuals!
I am so excited I am having a hard time getting my work done!! So thrilled @acamm! I just printed out three different maps with the different sections, my room is standard, not preferred (unless my CM pal can somehow work his magic) so what section would that be? What is the difference in the type of rooms between Casitas or Cabanas?
:im: :im: :im: This is great. I don’t know much of anything about Coronado Springs but I say, this is exciting! Love planning a trip.
This is great. I don’t know much of anything about Coronado Springs but I say, this is exciting! Love planning a trip.
Part of the fun for me for sure, I love planning a Disney trip! I have to take a pic of the sheet I have been scribbling on, it’s a mess!
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