The Wandering Disciple

Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head stand out as beloved cultural icons, particularly for children who grew up in the 1980s. These classic toys, with their customizable plastic body and assortment of facial and accessory parts, encouraged countless hours of creative play and continue to hold a special place in the hearts of many adults. Their enduring popularity and instantly recognizable design have cemented their status as true pop culture legends.  This iconic standing is perhaps best—and largest—memorialized at Walt Disney World’s Pop Century Resort. The resort is a vibrant tribute to the fads, phrases, and characters that shaped 20th-century American life, with each section celebrating a different decade. Here, the Potato Head duo isn't just a toy; they are transformed into massive, larger-than-life representations that tower over the resort grounds. These monumental figures serve as a playful, nostalgic landmark, perfectly fitting the resort's theme of celebrating pop icons from pas...

A giant eight track tape adorns the side of the 70's building at Disney's Pop Century Resort at Walt Disney World.  Iconic images from past decades have been transformed larger than life here the the sprawling resort.  Forty years of pop icons are represented here with bowling pins in the 50's, yo-yo's in the 60's, eight tracks in the 70's Rubix Cubes in the 80's and cell phones for the 90's. A stay at the Pop Century is a trip down memory lane to the favorites that helped shape the generation. (Photo: March 28, 2007)

The greatest pop icons are larger than life at Disney's Pop Century Resort.  The Walt Disney World Resort features enormous four story icons from the 1950's era through the 90's.  (Photo: March 26, 2007)

A larger than life Rubik's Cube adorns the 80's building at the Pop Century Resort at Walt Disney World. The resort brings back the icons that shaped the generations from the 1950's through the 1990's. (Photo: March 28, 2007)

A four story tall jukebox adorns the 50’s building at Pop Century Resort at Walt Disney World. Pop Century uses massive icons to highlight pop culture icons from the 50’s through the 90’s. (Photo: March 28, 2007)

A larger than life Lady from the Disney film Lady and the Tramp is the focal point of the 50’s building at the Pop Century Resort. The resort takes a trip through time and features buildings with icons of decades gone by. From Disney characters to massive eight track tapes, they provide a trip down memory lane. (Photo: March 27, 2007)

A four-story can of Play-Doh is just one of the many oversized childhood relics that adorn Disney's Pop Century Resort. Pop Century pays tribute to many of the pop icons of the decades from the 50's through the 90's. (Photo: March 28, 2007)

Lake Buena Vista, Florida: From the 50’s through the 90’s, our culture had seen some major changes in pop culture. The fads of these decades come back to life at Walt Disney World’s Pop Century Resort. In typical Disney style, they are brought back larger then life, in some cases more then 30 feet tall. The newest of the value class of Disney resorts, Pop Century opened in 2003. Like the other value class hotels, Pop Century is themed with oversized icons. The theme here is pop icons from 1950-1990. Each section of the hotel features color, phrases and items from the era on a very large scale. The hotel is divided into four periods: 1950’s: themed with large bowling pins, juke boxes, characters from Lady and the Tramp and a bowling pin pool. 1960’s: psychedelic colors with large yo-yo’s, play-doh container, characters from the Jungle Book and a flower shaped hippy pool. 1970’s: large eight track tapes, Mickey Mouse rotary phone, larger then life foosball game dominate this area of the...