It is located where construction on the unfinished half of Disney's Pop Century Resort was started but later abandoned after the September 11 attacks.

Reports at the time indicated that if the test was successful, Disney would develop the second phase of Pop Century as an all-suite resort.

[7] A station for the Disney Skyliner, a gondola lift system, was built on the Generation Gap Bridge between the Art of Animation and Pop Century resorts and opened on September 29, 2019.

The Skyliner offers hotel guests access to the Epcot and Hollywood Studios theme parks and the BoardWalk shopping district.

It features four of Disney's popular character themes: Cars, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid.

Much like the other Disney Value Resorts, giant versions of various items are built around the hotel on each of the ten wings, such as a 35-foot (11 m) model of King Triton.