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  • BREAKING: Bus Service to Hollywood Studios and Epcot Reduced Due to Disney Skyliner

    BREAKING: Bus Service to Hollywood Studios and Epcot Reduced Due to Disney Skyliner

    Disney Skyliner has proven to be a massive success and has prompted Disney to reduce bus service to Hollywood Studios and Epcot at Pop Century Resort and is encouraging guests to ride the Skyliner starting today.

    Disney’s Riviera Resort, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, and Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort which also have Skyliner access have not altered their bus schedules as of yet.

    Signs have been posted around Disney’s Pop Century Resort advising guests that buses traveling to Epcot and Hollywood Studios will only depart once an hour as you can see in the post below:

    Bus service to Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom are unaffected by the change.

    Disney Skyliner’s current schedule will remain unaltered, but this change now makes Disney Skyliner the preferred mode of transportation between Pop Century and Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot.

  • Man Killed In Disney World Industrial Accident Was Run Over By Cart

    Man Killed In Disney World Industrial Accident Was Run Over By Cart

    More details have been released about the Walt Disney World cast member who was killed Monday morning in an industrial accident. According to Orange County officials, the man was a vehicle technician who somehow became trapped under the cart he was working on.

    The man, identified by deputies as Juan Alberto Ojeda, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene of an industrial area near the Pop Century Resort and Waldorf Astoria golf course. Ojeda leaves behind a wife and son.

    Witnesses said they were about 20 yards away and saw Ojeda was working on the battery for a Toro motorized utility vehicle then they heard a screeching sound and saw the vehicle drive up onto a curb and into a fence, according to a report.

    One witness said that it appeared that Ojeda’s arm was caught on the steering wheel at one point during the incident. The cart climbed about six feet up the fence before it came back down on the ground and landed on top of Ojeda, deputies said.

    Two witnesses rushed over to help Ojeda, who was trapped under the motorized vehicle. Deputies said Ojeda asked them to back the cart up off of him, but they worried they would cause further injury to him. Ojeda was unconscious moments later, witnesses said. Deputies are still investigating.

    In a statement, Walt Disney World President George A. Kalogridis called Ojeda’s death a tragedy. “All of us at Walt Disney World Resort are deeply saddened today by the loss of one of our cast members. Our thoughts and concerns are with his family, friends, and fellow co-workers. This is a tragic accident, and we are providing resources and care for those impacted and are working closely with the proper authorities to understand how this happened,” Kalogridis said.

  • Disney Employee Killed in Accident Near Pop Century Resort Gondola Construction

    Disney Employee Killed in Accident Near Pop Century Resort Gondola Construction

    An employee at Walt Disney World died in an apparent industrial accident today near Pop Century Resort.

    The accident happened in an industrial area near the Pop Century Resort and Waldorf Astoria golf course. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 9:15 a.m. to respond to a guard gate next to the Pop Century Resort at Disney, officials said.

    The man who was in his late 30s was found unconscious, deputies said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Reedy Creek Fire Department.

    “All of us at Walt Disney World Resort are deeply saddened today by the loss of one of our Cast Members. Our thoughts and concerns are with his family, friends, and fellow co-workers. This is a tragic accident, and we are providing resources and care for those impacted and working closely with the proper authorities to understand how this happened,” George A. Kalogridis, president of Walt Disney World Resort said in a release.

    Officials have not identified the employee and no other information was immediately available. What we do know is that crews have been working in the area on a Skyliner gondola transit system meant to link the theme park Epcot to a slew of Disney resorts, including Pop Century.

  • Dole Whips Now Available at Pop Century

    Dole Whips Now Available at Pop Century

    Disney‘s Pop Century Resort has a tasty new treat that will have you whipping and nae nae-ing. If it doesn’t get you dancing, it will definitely delight the taste buds, because Pop Century is now offering Dole Whips on their menu at the Everything Pop Food Court.

    No trip is complete without experiencing the legendary classic Disney treat, and now there is one more place you can whip one up. And if you don’t feel like waiting in the long lines at the park for one, it will be a great way to end the night at the resort.

    The much sought-after soft-serve delight known as Dole Whip is a popular frozen treat blended in pineapple, vanilla or swirled flavors. You can get the Dole Whip by itself (all pineapple or pineapple/vanilla swirl), or with Dole pineapple juice. The latter combination is called a Dole Whip float.

    If you haven’t stayed at Pop Century in a bit now you have a great new reason to head back so you can get your whip on.