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Sweet Neland Family · 04-01-2012, 04:59 PM

Any tips or things we have to do while we are staying at this resort?

MikeTheMonster · 04-01-2012, 05:56 PM

Great resort choice! I think that PO Riverside is the nicest of all Disney moderate resorts. Be sure to take a walk around the boardwalk area near the main lobby and check out the main pool as well. I would also recommend stopping at the PO French Quarter food court to pick up some Beignets for a late night snack after leaving the parks...

bfamily5 · 04-02-2012, 04:31 AM

We LOVE

POR!!! My biggest surprise there was YeeHaw Bob playing in the lounge.... This is a must do for us! It is a family friendly show, and I mean show! You can probably check him out on YouTube. Also the boat to DTD is very convenient, and relaxing! There are also horse drawn carriage rides. Hmmmm, let me see....oh ya! The Pasta bar is fabulous! Enjoy!

ZoZo · 04-02-2012, 05:27 PM

Welcome to the DIS! I just noticed a couple of really great threads about POR over on the "Resorts" board. You might check that out, too -- one thread had hundreds of posts!

One thing I really like at POR is their food court. They have great stuff, including a great rotisserie chicken meal (complete with mashed potatoes and gravy and a veggie!) and a build-your-own pasta bar. Really great options for dinner!

magchavez · 04-02-2012, 07:11 PM

We've stayed at POR 3 times and love it, especially the newly themed rooms. If you're traveling with young kids, you can get free lifevests at the marina to use at the pool. We were able to keep them for the week. They also let kids of any age go down the water slide. My 3 year old loved going down the water slide (of course with the life vest and either dh or myself standing at the bottom). And Yehaa Bob was very entertaining, even for my 8 year old!

Mom23Disneybelievers · 04-02-2012, 08:12 PM

We love POR!!
you can go fishing (very inexpensive!!)
take the boat to DTD
walk over to POFQ
rent Surrey bikes, carriage rides, rent boats
listen to the live entertainment in the lounge area by the bar
campfire with smores at night
movie by the pool at night
fun playground, pool area

Blackbeltdisneygirl · 04-02-2012, 10:59 PM

I'm going to miss staying there this next trip! We love POR! I love relaxing on the boat to DTD. I think it is such a great resort with a wonderful ambiance. I hope I don't miss that being at CBR this trip. It would have cost us $1000 more to stay in the Royal Rooms b/c that was what they had left for free dining, and it was just too tempting to save the money and stay elsewhere. I was able to turn it into an 11 day trip with the savings and may even add one more night making it 12 days. We shall see! Have fun, and soak up all that POR is b/c it has such a great feel to it.

Westerberg4 · 04-03-2012, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mom23Disneybelievers

We love POR!!
you can go fishing (very inexpensive!!)
take the boat to DTD
walk over to POFQ
rent Surrey bikes, carriage rides, rent boats
listen to the live entertainment in the lounge area by the bar
campfire with smores at night
movie by the pool at night
fun playground, pool area

Theres a campfire at night and movie by the pool? Is this every night? How do you find out about that? This is the first time I am reading about it!
Anyone know where the garden view royal rooms would be??

TIA

CdnKayDee · 04-04-2012, 10:40 AM

As mentioned YeeHaw Bob is a POR must.The DTD boat at night is great.We also like getting up early and walking over to POFQ and getting some biegnets (we get there at open). I also like the arcade here it is one of the larger resort arcades. Have fun POR is our fav resort we go there every trip but have not stayed there the past 3 trips.

shaun&miranda · 04-10-2012, 02:10 PM

We stayed at POR last year and are doing so again this summer.

There is a newsletter sheet published each week with all the times and locations of all the different events going on around the resort. It will tell you which movies are being shown, where and at what times, plus all the other details of what is going on elsewhere in the resort so that you can join in when you want and choose to be elsewhere for the things you don't want to join in with (like the pool party, which is quite loud)

The newsletters are put in your welcome pack, and I think I remember them also being in our room, plus on reception and chalked up on the announcement boards near the pool, bar and (I think) also by the foodcourt. Also any cast member or lifeguard can tell you where to go or where to find the info.

It is a lovely resort, wherever your room is there is lovely theming. Be sure to try a magic cookie bar from the foodcourt, it's only sold at POR! You will have a great vacation.

Miranda

HappyGal · 04-10-2012, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaun&miranda

It is a lovely resort, wherever your room is there is lovely theming. Be sure to try a magic cookie bar from the foodcourt, it's only sold at POR! You will have a great vacation.

Miranda

What's the magic cookie bar? I'm intrigued...

shaun&miranda · 04-13-2012, 01:10 PM

A magic cookie bar is a tray bake that is cut into large squares. It is made of a whole jumble of things, including chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, I think I remember oats, and held together by a butter/syrup mix. Then it has more chocolate drizzled over the top of it. It is only available at Port Orleans Riverside in Disneyworld (I believe, although it may pop up somewhere else in the parks?)

I tried it on our last trip and it was very, very, very sweet and very, very, very nutty! I did enjoy it but I only managed like a quarter of it, and I am very fond of sweet things! It hurt me to be beaten by it so quickly

If you like coconut, sweet things and nuts, give it a try, but buy one at a time you can eat some and then stow some away for later too.

Another Port Orleans exclusive sweet snack/dessert are the fresh-cooked beignets which are only sold in the food court of Port Orleans French Quarter. One night, get off the bus or boat at French Quarter, buy a box of beignets and then walk down the river path back to Riverside. You will get powdered sugar everywhere but it's a lovely walk (only about 10 mins max at a slow pace) with a tasty snack to keep you going!

If you try either of these treats, let us know what you think of them when you get back home

miranda

04-01-2012, 04:59 PM	#1
Sweet Neland Family Earning My Ears Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Burbank, WA Posts: 5	PO Riverside Any tips or things we have to do while we are staying at this resort?

04-01-2012, 05:56 PM	#2
MikeTheMonster Part Time Employee at Monsters Inc. Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NY Posts: 23	Great resort choice! I think that PO Riverside is the nicest of all Disney moderate resorts. Be sure to take a walk around the boardwalk area near the main lobby and check out the main pool as well. I would also recommend stopping at the PO French Quarter food court to pick up some Beignets for a late night snack after leaving the parks... __________________ ME, DW, DD (3), DD (5 mos.) '81 Contemporary '83 Polynesian '90 Caribbean Beach (last trip as a kid) 2007 Caribbean Beach (1st trip w/ future DW) 2010 Port Orleans Riverside (1st trip w/ older DD) 2011 Old Key West March 2012 Caribbean Beach June 2012 Caribbean Beach May 2013 Port Orleans Riverside (1st trip w/ younger DD)

04-02-2012, 04:31 AM	#3
bfamily5 Yes, I need another guide book...it's part of the process Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: 1828 miles NE of the mouse Posts: 283	We LOVE POR!!! My biggest surprise there was YeeHaw Bob playing in the lounge.... This is a must do for us! It is a family friendly show, and I mean show! You can probably check him out on YouTube. Also the boat to DTD is very convenient, and relaxing! There are also horse drawn carriage rides. Hmmmm, let me see....oh ya! The Pasta bar is fabulous! Enjoy! __________________ CBR - Sept 2012..Just the 2 of us POR - Sept 2011..Honey, I'm Home! POR - Nov, 2009..Disney Love at first Sight! Me: DH, DD(19), DD(16), DS (13)..

04-02-2012, 05:27 PM	#4
ZoZo DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,429	Welcome to the DIS! I just noticed a couple of really great threads about POR over on the "Resorts" board. You might check that out, too -- one thread had hundreds of posts! One thing I really like at POR is their food court. They have great stuff, including a great rotisserie chicken meal (complete with mashed potatoes and gravy and a veggie!) and a build-your-own pasta bar. Really great options for dinner! __________________ (Teddy, Callie, and Zoe - my "furry kids")

04-02-2012, 07:11 PM	#5
magchavez DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 580	We've stayed at POR 3 times and love it, especially the newly themed rooms. If you're traveling with young kids, you can get free lifevests at the marina to use at the pool. We were able to keep them for the week. They also let kids of any age go down the water slide. My 3 year old loved going down the water slide (of course with the life vest and either dh or myself standing at the bottom). And Yehaa Bob was very entertaining, even for my 8 year old! __________________ Maggie 2006 - POR 2007 - CSR 2008 - POR 2009 - CBR and DCL (Wonder) 2010 - CBR and Disneyland 2011 - POR and DCL (Dream) 2012 - CBR

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04-02-2012, 08:12 PM	#6
Mom23Disneybelievers DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 676	We love POR!! you can go fishing (very inexpensive!!) take the boat to DTD walk over to POFQ rent Surrey bikes, carriage rides, rent boats listen to the live entertainment in the lounge area by the bar campfire with smores at night movie by the pool at night fun playground, pool area __________________

04-02-2012, 10:59 PM	#7
Blackbeltdisneygirl Disney obsessed and proud of it!!! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,285	I'm going to miss staying there this next trip! We love POR! I love relaxing on the boat to DTD. I think it is such a great resort with a wonderful ambiance. I hope I don't miss that being at CBR this trip. It would have cost us $1000 more to stay in the Royal Rooms b/c that was what they had left for free dining, and it was just too tempting to save the money and stay elsewhere. I was able to turn it into an 11 day trip with the savings and may even add one more night making it 12 days. We shall see! Have fun, and soak up all that POR is b/c it has such a great feel to it. __________________ 2010: POR 7 days, 2011 split stay: POR 4 days CSR 7 days, 2012: CBR 12 days, 2013: POR 9 days, 2014: 12-14 days AoA???

04-04-2012, 10:40 AM	#9
CdnKayDee Kim & Danelle Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan Posts: 394	As mentioned YeeHaw Bob is a POR must.The DTD boat at night is great.We also like getting up early and walking over to POFQ and getting some biegnets (we get there at open). I also like the arcade here it is one of the larger resort arcades. Have fun POR is our fav resort we go there every trip but have not stayed there the past 3 trips.

04-10-2012, 02:10 PM	#10
shaun&miranda Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hythe, UK Posts: 218	We stayed at POR last year and are doing so again this summer. There is a newsletter sheet published each week with all the times and locations of all the different events going on around the resort. It will tell you which movies are being shown, where and at what times, plus all the other details of what is going on elsewhere in the resort so that you can join in when you want and choose to be elsewhere for the things you don't want to join in with (like the pool party, which is quite loud) The newsletters are put in your welcome pack, and I think I remember them also being in our room, plus on reception and chalked up on the announcement boards near the pool, bar and (I think) also by the foodcourt. Also any cast member or lifeguard can tell you where to go or where to find the info. It is a lovely resort, wherever your room is there is lovely theming. Be sure to try a magic cookie bar from the foodcourt, it's only sold at POR! You will have a great vacation. Miranda __________________ Miranda and Shaun [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] We got married at WDW Wedding Pavillion 24th May 2007

04-13-2012, 01:10 PM	#12
shaun&miranda Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hythe, UK Posts: 218	A magic cookie bar is a tray bake that is cut into large squares. It is made of a whole jumble of things, including chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, I think I remember oats, and held together by a butter/syrup mix. Then it has more chocolate drizzled over the top of it. It is only available at Port Orleans Riverside in Disneyworld (I believe, although it may pop up somewhere else in the parks?) I tried it on our last trip and it was very, very, very sweet and very, very, very nutty! I did enjoy it but I only managed like a quarter of it, and I am very fond of sweet things! It hurt me to be beaten by it so quickly If you like coconut, sweet things and nuts, give it a try, but buy one at a time you can eat some and then stow some away for later too. Another Port Orleans exclusive sweet snack/dessert are the fresh-cooked beignets which are only sold in the food court of Port Orleans French Quarter. One night, get off the bus or boat at French Quarter, buy a box of beignets and then walk down the river path back to Riverside. You will get powdered sugar everywhere but it's a lovely walk (only about 10 mins max at a slow pace) with a tasty snack to keep you going! If you try either of these treats, let us know what you think of them when you get back home miranda __________________ Miranda and Shaun [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] We got married at WDW Wedding Pavillion 24th May 2007

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