Credit: Inside the MagicLast week, numerous Walt Disney World Resort guests experienced issues with ice-cold or brown tap water during their stays at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. After several fruitless calls to the front desk, one Disney Resort hotel guest spoke out on social media.
Disney’s Pop Century Resort is one of five Value Resort hotels at Walt Disney World Resort. These are the most budget-friendly options for on-property lodging at the Central Florida Disney parks (besides a tent-only campsite at Disney’s Fort Wilderness & Resort and Campgrounds). Pop Century is usually cheaper than its fellow Disney Skyliner Resort, Disney’s Art of Animation, but is typically a bit more expensive than Disney’s All-Star Resorts.
Walt Disney World Resort has been refurbishing parts of Disney’s Pop Century Resort over the last few months. The new Everything Pop Shopping and Dining food court and gift shop debuted earlier this year, while lobby renovations are ongoing. Last winter, Disney cast members patched and repainted several of the larger-than-life statues around the hotel, including Baloo and Mowgli from The Jungle Book (1967).
In the late 2010s, all the hotel rooms at the decade-themed Value Resort underwent an overhaul, removing old carpeting and fixtures, and replacing one bed with a fold-up bed/table combination. However, in recent months, Disney has been installing new rugs, statement walls, and other minor updates in select rooms. This is being done in phases, with work scheduled to continue through 2026.
Unfortunately, last week, the ongoing construction at Disney’s Pop Century Resort had an unintended impact on Walt Disney World Resort guests. On Wednesday, Reddit user u/Fickle-Report9826 shared their experience with brown-colored water coming out of the faucets in their Disney Resort hotel room.
“Hey, if you are at pop century, check your water,” the social media user wrote. “Because im at pop century and my water is brown.”
Some Disney Parks fans made jokes in the comments, renaming the Value Resort hotel things like “Poop Century.” Others suggested the Reddit user speak with the front desk.
“I did,” they replied. “They just went 🤷♂️.”
Later, the guest discovered that construction workers had accidentally cut a waterline, resulting in tap water issues in several rooms: “Update:Hot water does not work anymore, the waterline broke during renovation.”
It’s unclear whether Disney cast members quickly repaired the issue or moved impacted guests to different hotel rooms.
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