Pop is a large resort. Most of the day, the bus situation is fine. Even in the morning, you won't get all that huge of a line as people don't all leave at once. Breakfast in the dining area is as crowded as it gets all day. And believe me it is crowded. But we just grab a banana or apple the night before and munch on the way to the parks in the morning anyway. Sometimes I'll run in for some milk. The register line isn't all that bad. It's the waiting for your food and eating the food where the crowds come in. And Milk and fruit are all self serve and we don't need a table. In out poof. We don't really eat a big breakfast. Then we're ready for lunch BEFORE the rush. However, in the evening after fireworks and at closing, the line for the bus is humungous. Go buy a late night ice cream and sit for about 20-30 minutes, then head out. Why stand in a long line when you can eat ice cream instead? If you've seen all the
scooter pie fights and the like on this site regarding the bus lines, well guess what? If you grab that ice cream, all that stuff isn't going to matter because you won't be waiting long for a bus anyway. The walk to the line at Epcot is a long one. Same goes for AK. I haven't found the premium rooms worth it. And some of them are positioned so people are walking by on their way to breakfast. And well people don't use their quiet voices. Something about being outside makes people forget they're in a hotel hallway right outside someone's room.
The buses aren't all that far from the 80s if you're in the building where you just cut across the parking lot. The other building though, well through the pool area, through the 90s building, no cut across the parking lot... Yeah. A haul. We joked that only one room had a longer walk than we did. And it was right next to us. But not nearly the haul you'll be doing in the parks. The upper floors of the 50s can be cool too because you get a view of the fireworks from there. In general, the outer buildings are a lot more quiet. We drive and enjoy the close proximity to the parking lot. Many of the premium rooms are not close to any parking.
All in all we do like Pop.