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pigletto · 02-05-2013, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rsleleux

I have a question, it is non room related but it has to do with Port Orleans Food court. Where is the make your own salad/pasta bar? Is it in the POFQ or POR or both have this option? Thank you for your help!

I don't know if there is one at POFQ but there is one station where you choose your ingredients and they cook it in front of you at POR.

rsleleux · 02-05-2013, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pigletto

I don't know if there is one at POFQ but there is one station where you choose your ingredients and they cook it in front of you at POR.

Thank you! We are staying at POR so that is what I was hoping for!

Eeyore's My Favorite · 02-05-2013, 09:42 PM

Made my reservations today. We're going April 7th to 9th and booked a Preferred Room in AB to celebrate hubby's birthday! Can't wait. May possibly also do the carriage ride.

elfling8 · 02-05-2013, 09:52 PM

Another MA person piping in here

We are just north of Boston (flying out of Manchester NH - Southwest direct flights woo hoo!)

I love that our April vacay is usually a different week than the rest of the country. Hoping that means it won't be too crowded for our week in Disney - April 15-21.

Our first night we arrive at the airport about 6. I'm expecting to have some really hungry kids by the time we get to the resort. What time do you think we'll get in using ME? We have to check in first before we eat if we want to use a CS meal for dinner, yes?

nedac · 02-05-2013, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Venomhatch

I'm here on the thread someone needed me???

Andre thought you might have advice as to whether I should resend my (your) fax request again. I sent it last week and didn't hear anything.

I don't want to be a nuisance so my inclination is to not worry about it and let it ride.

About to do my OLCI now.

Teddie · 02-05-2013, 10:06 PM

Just checked in this morning to building 16, wonderful room. There is plenty of storage for myself, DM! DH, DD 2, DS 5 and all our stuff with the little closet hanger we picked up at Walmart. Did a swim, the water slide is so fun, boat to DTD, lego store, ghiradelli, and Chef Mickeys. So far, amazing!
Even awesomer (a word in my vocabulary) are the shampoos and conditioners, they have Mickey ears! Triple banana dance for that!

siskaren · 02-05-2013, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by elfling8

Our first night we arrive at the airport about 6. I'm expecting to have some really hungry kids by the time we get to the resort. What time do you think we'll get in using ME? We have to check in first before we eat if we want to use a CS meal for dinner, yes?

You should get to the resort by 7:30, and yes, you would need to check in first if you want to use dining plan credits.

lucifie · 02-05-2013, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Teddie

Even awesomer (a word in my vocabulary) are the shampoos and conditioners, they have Mickey ears! Triple banana dance for that!

LOL. I came home with a few of those.

Shlooma · 02-05-2013, 11:02 PM

Just finished up my last minute packing details. The taxi is picking us up at 6 AM. I cannot believe that after 221 days (yes, I did countdown each and every one) the day is almost here. I cannot wait to see POR after reading about it and seeing all the beautiful pictures and videos. Thanks again to everyone on this thread- I will try to post while I am there- we will be vacationing until the 16th. I had better get some sleep. Good nite ,,,

amandam32 · 02-05-2013, 11:45 PM

Hey Andre and Venom, thanks for the responses yesterday. We went to the front desk today and asked to be moved closer. I explained the whole situation to them. They called back to room assignment mgmt and they said they had nothing for us today. Tomorrow we could have 2nd floor oak manor but they wouldn't tell me where. It wasn't river view

which is what we are paying for. Sooo I guess we are in the room that we were destined to be in. My original fax said that I was 5 months pregnant and would like to request being near the foot bridge to the main lobby and food court. Idk what happened. The confirmation email I got said that he had placed us near the foot bridge. Anyway I wanted to update! We thought about renting the 2 seater bike but that was going to break the bank keeping it til Saturday haha!

Chuck65 · 02-05-2013, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by elfling8

Another MA person piping in here

We are just north of Boston (flying out of Manchester NH - Southwest direct flights woo hoo!)

I love that our April vacay is usually a different week than the rest of the country. Hoping that means it won't be too crowded for our week in Disney - April 15-21.

Our first night we arrive at the airport about 6. I'm expecting to have some really hungry kids by the time we get to the resort. What time do you think we'll get in using ME? We have to check in first before we eat if we want to use a CS meal for dinner, yes?

A buddy of mine from work is going that same week, and from what I saw on a planning website, you picked a great week to go. We had originally planned to go the first week in April, our kids spring break, but was really surprised at what the predictions were for crowd levels. I love Disney, but ain't no way in heck I'm going to fight that type of crowd. We cancelled and booked the first week in June. It was much more manageable. To put it mildly....the website didn't even recommend going to MK all week long.

dansdad · 02-06-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by amandam32

Idk what happened. The confirmation email I got said that he had placed us near the foot bridge.

It's quite possible that they had a room assigned to you that met your request, but something could have happened to that room to take it out of inventory. Here's hoping you have a magical trip anyway.

andrewilley · 02-06-2013, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by rsleleux

Thank you! We are staying at POR so that is what I was hoping for!

Yes, the pasta and salad options are at POR. For more details, see the POR food court menus at www.portorleans.org/riversidemill.php.

Andre

andrewilley · 02-06-2013, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck65

We had originally planned to go the first week in April, our kids spring break, but was really surprised at what the predictions were for crowd levels.

The two weeks around Easter are always very busy indeed, second only to Xmas week really. If you can avoid them, that sounds like a good plan to me.

Andre

bumbershoot · 02-06-2013, 03:59 AM

We are here now, de-stressing from the flights and realizing DH and I each lost something at some point on the second flight

Arrived to four sheriff cars and an ambulance out front. Yikes. Hope people are OK!

Room seems good but drink machine (for much needed water for drinking and for DHs cpap tonight because everything is closed and we took ME) ate our money. Ugh. Had to go to another bldg to get water. Will report broken machine tomorrow.

And now DS and I have each slipped quite frighteningly on the blue "marble" floor divider between vanity and bed area. I literally landed arms outstretched on the front of vanity imagining having all my teeth broken if I hadn't caught myself so quickly. We immediately took off socks, but it happened again in bare feet. We are a no-shoes-indoors family, but that can't happen again! Anyone else have troubles with that slippery area?

Ok the up-late benefit of being on pacific time zone is wearing off and I'm hoping sleep re-sets this trip so no one falls or loses anything else!

02-05-2013, 09:42 PM	#3483
Eeyore's My Favorite EW Disney Mom Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,523	Made my reservations today. We're going April 7th to 9th and booked a Preferred Room in AB to celebrate hubby's birthday! Can't wait. May possibly also do the carriage ride. __________________ Me : & DH : Got our Florida Residents Seasonal Passes so we are ready to roll!! AKL, CBR, WL, POP, POR, ASMo, ASMu, AS Sports, Fort Wilderness -1973-Grad Night : 1st WDW visit the year it opened!!

02-05-2013, 09:52 PM	#3484
elfling8 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 207	Another MA person piping in here We are just north of Boston (flying out of Manchester NH - Southwest direct flights woo hoo!) I love that our April vacay is usually a different week than the rest of the country. Hoping that means it won't be too crowded for our week in Disney - April 15-21. Our first night we arrive at the airport about 6. I'm expecting to have some really hungry kids by the time we get to the resort. What time do you think we'll get in using ME? We have to check in first before we eat if we want to use a CS meal for dinner, yes? __________________ POR April 15-21 2013 Trip Report Me DH DD10 DS8

02-05-2013, 10:06 PM	#3486
Teddie Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Northeast Posts: 29	Awesome! Just checked in this morning to building 16, wonderful room. There is plenty of storage for myself, DM! DH, DD 2, DS 5 and all our stuff with the little closet hanger we picked up at Walmart. Did a swim, the water slide is so fun, boat to DTD, lego store, ghiradelli, and Chef Mickeys. So far, amazing! Even awesomer (a word in my vocabulary) are the shampoos and conditioners, they have Mickey ears! Triple banana dance for that!

02-06-2013, 03:59 AM	#3495
bumbershoot DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 37,120	We are here now, de-stressing from the flights and realizing DH and I each lost something at some point on the second flight Arrived to four sheriff cars and an ambulance out front. Yikes. Hope people are OK! Room seems good but drink machine (for much needed water for drinking and for DHs cpap tonight because everything is closed and we took ME) ate our money. Ugh. Had to go to another bldg to get water. Will report broken machine tomorrow. And now DS and I have each slipped quite frighteningly on the blue "marble" floor divider between vanity and bed area. I literally landed arms outstretched on the front of vanity imagining having all my teeth broken if I hadn't caught myself so quickly. We immediately took off socks, but it happened again in bare feet. We are a no-shoes-indoors family, but that can't happen again! Anyone else have troubles with that slippery area? Ok the up-late benefit of being on pacific time zone is wearing off and I'm hoping sleep re-sets this trip so no one falls or loses anything else! __________________ -molly + robert + eamon (8) DLR 7,9,12 2012 Universal Feb '12 DLR Dec '11 and Feb '12 WDW 1.0 WDW 2.0 pretrip and trip DLR '05-'09 found within this link feb 2013 cruise & WDW 3.0 TOT 10-miler in Oct '13//halfmarathon and mother-son5K in Jan '14 pre-TR

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02-05-2013, 11:02 PM	#3489
Shlooma Earning My Ears Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 41	Just finished up my last minute packing details. The taxi is picking us up at 6 AM. I cannot believe that after 221 days (yes, I did countdown each and every one) the day is almost here. I cannot wait to see POR after reading about it and seeing all the beautiful pictures and videos. Thanks again to everyone on this thread- I will try to post while I am there- we will be vacationing until the 16th. I had better get some sleep. Good nite ,,,

02-05-2013, 11:45 PM	#3490
amandam32 Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 5	Hey Andre and Venom, thanks for the responses yesterday. We went to the front desk today and asked to be moved closer. I explained the whole situation to them. They called back to room assignment mgmt and they said they had nothing for us today. Tomorrow we could have 2nd floor oak manor but they wouldn't tell me where. It wasn't river view which is what we are paying for. Sooo I guess we are in the room that we were destined to be in. My original fax said that I was 5 months pregnant and would like to request being near the foot bridge to the main lobby and food court. Idk what happened. The confirmation email I got said that he had placed us near the foot bridge. Anyway I wanted to update! We thought about renting the 2 seater bike but that was going to break the bank keeping it til Saturday haha!