Resort Thread Disney's PORT ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER Resort

[jodi90]

I just got back yesterday from my first stay at PORFQ. We really loved the resort. I was in Building 6 . I had reserved a Garden View room but was upgraded to a river view room!! It was really nice. The room was bright and cheerful


I loved the theming of the resort with the little streets and the wrought iron on the buildings. Everything was really close to the lobby, food court and bus stop.

The huge Mardi Gras heads in the food court were fine. I had seen pictures of it and that was the reason I had not tried FQ in the past but it wasn't bad. There is also another side with other decorations

We went over to POR riverside three times. The ride in the golf cart was quick and easy. We walked once and it was a pleasant walk that was shorter than I thought it would be.


If I have the opportunity to do so I will stay here again.

I'm booked in a river view room and I'm thinking of requesting building 6. I'm glad to know you liked it. It was funny reading your post. The heads in the food court have been one of the reasons that I've not booked here before. They kind of creep me out I'm glad to hear they are not too bad.

Is there always a golf cart to take to you Riverside or is it because of the pool? I thought I read that is was under construction?

Thanks!!

Jodi

 

[andrewilley]

Is there always a golf cart to take to you Riverside or is it because of the pool? I thought I read that is was under construction?

It's just while the POFQ pool is closed, it's not a regular thing.

Andre

 

[2Tiggies]

I have 115 more sleeps at home before I get to go back to POFQ

Does anyone else find that excitement comes and goes in waves? I seem to go through periods where I just get on with life and the trip is not the first thing on my mind ..... and then there are these short spells where it's all I can think about!

Anyway, I am waiting very impatiently for my single digits to kick in because having booked this one at 384 days out, I'm getting a little tired of waiting

André, just wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed and benefited from your website and your dedicated threads over the years. If there is anything you need / photos (I'm useless with videos I'm afraid - you'd need motion sickness bands for those) please let me know. I will post a reminder offer closer to the time again.

 

[edinburghlass]

I have 115 more sleeps at home before I get to go back to POFQ

Does anyone else find that excitement comes and goes in waves? I seem to go through periods where I just get on with life and the trip is not the first thing on my mind ..... and then there are these short spells where it's all I can think about!

Anyway, I am waiting very impatiently for my single digits to kick in because having booked this one at 384 days out, I'm getting a little tired of waiting

André, just wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed and benefited from your website and your dedicated threads over the years. If there is anything you need / photos (I'm useless with videos I'm afraid - you'd need motion sickness bands for those) please let me know. I will post a reminder offer closer to the time again.

71 sleeps to go

Just paid my bill

Now perhaps I better get my passport sorted out this week

 

[2Tiggies]

71 sleeps to go

Just paid my bill

Now perhaps I better get my passport sorted out this week

I have daughter's to sort out. I had a minor panic last week when I couldn't find her old one (not the recently expired one, but her previous one). It eventually turned out exactly where I always keep them, go figure!

I will pay my trip off the day before it is due. I don't hand over money sooner than I have to - heaven knows they get enough of it from me

 

[chuckinthechat]

71 sleeps to go Just paid my bill Now perhaps I better get my passport sorted out this week

Pretty jealous if that, I wish I had so few sleeps to go. I have over 200 still.... But I will be paying the balance off soon

 

[LMCmom25kids]

Not sure where to ask this question.... I hope some nice person can guide me...? I cant remember how to add a new vacation ticker to all my posts. I have an old one from a Disney Cruise that we took in 2010. Please help. Thank you.

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[2Tiggies]

Not sure where to ask this question.... I hope some nice person can guide me...? I cant remember how to add a new vacation ticker to all my posts. I have an old one from a Disney Cruise that we took in 2010. Please help. Thank you.

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Click on a ticker you like and it will take you to the relevant ticker site. Go through the steps to choose your ticker, slider and add your dates and any text. When the process is complete, it will give you various codes to select from. Do not close that tab, but open a new one and log into the DIS. Go to the top left of the page and click on User CP. Go to edit signature. You will see the code for your old signature which you want to select and delete. Then go to the tab where you made your ticker and select the

 

[BlueGiraffe]

I have 150 days as of tomorrow, and it's also the day there'll be enough money in our savings account to pay the balance. I like to pay off things as and when the money's there so that it can't get swallowed up by anything else. Flights are done, and next on the list is the car.

 

[siskaren]

Then go to the tab where you made your ticker and select the http/URL ..... code and paste into your signature. I usually hit the wrong one first lol, so before you close and save, choose 'preview signature' and make sure you can see the ticker. If you are happy with it, save and there you go :)[/QUOTE]

The one you need to choose is the one labeled PseudoHTML, UBBCode™ or BBCode.

 

[PinkBudgie]

I need some help getting to breakfast.
On one Rest Day we have a 10:30am ADR for Kona at the Poly.
On another day we have an 8am ADR for The Wave at the Contemporary.

How do we get to those two places from POFQ and what time should we leave POFQ to get to it in time? Our trip is in late June.

 

[dansdad]

I need some help getting to breakfast.
On one Rest Day we have a 10:30am ADR for Kona at the Poly..

Bus to MK then boat or monorail to Poly. Be at the bus stop around 9-9:15.

On another day we have an 8am ADR for The Wave at the Contemporary..

Bus to MK then monorail or walk to Contemporary. I would be at the bus stop at 6:30-6:45.

The quickest and easiest would be to take a taxi from POFQ to both resorts, especially for the 8AM ADR at the Contemporary. We normally do the taxi route for early ADRs at another resort because of the need for 2 different forms of Disney transportation needed otherwise.

 

[PinkBudgie]

Bus to MK then boat or monorail to Poly. Be at the bus stop around 9-9:15.



Bus to MK then monorail or walk to Contemporary. I would be at the bus stop at 6:30-6:45.

The quickest and easiest would be to take a taxi from POFQ to both resorts, especially for the 8AM ADR at the Contemporary. We normally do the taxi route for early ADRs at another resort because of the need for 2 different forms of Disney transportation needed otherwise.

Thank you for the good info! About how much does a taxi run cost? And must we have cash on hand for it?

 

[dansdad]

Thank you for the good info! About how much does a taxi run cost? And must we have cash on hand for it?

It should be $15-$17. All the taxis we have used in the world take Credit Cards.

 

[PinkBudgie]

It should be $15-$17. All the taxis we have used in the world take Credit Cards.

Thanks!

 

[vrajewski10513]

I have 115 more sleeps at home before I get to go back to POFQ Does anyone else find that excitement comes and goes in waves? I seem to go through periods where I just get on with life and the trip is not the first thing on my mind ..... and then there are these short spells where it's all I can think about! Anyway, I am waiting very impatiently for my single digits to kick in because having booked this one at 384 days out, I'm getting a little tired of waiting André, just wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed and benefited from your website and your dedicated threads over the years. If there is anything you need / photos (I'm useless with videos I'm afraid - you'd need motion sickness bands for those) please let me know. I will post a reminder offer closer to the time again.

I feel like I get more excited everytime I get something done towards the trip... Book flights, schedule ADR's, schedule fast passes, pay off our trip.. 178 sleeps for me

 

[2Tiggies]

I feel like I get more excited everytime I get something done towards the trip... Book flights, schedule ADR's, schedule fast passes, pay off our trip.. 178 sleeps for me

Hey, don't worry. I had about 178 just before Christmas ... and it feels like that was yesterday!

I spend a good hour yesterday taking little things I've bought so far for the trip out of my 'Disney Box', laying them out on the bed and um... looking at them. It made me feel happy and organized

 

[BlueGiraffe]

I need some help getting to breakfast.
On one Rest Day we have a 10:30am ADR for Kona at the Poly.
On another day we have an 8am ADR for The Wave at the Contemporary.

You can easily walk to both the Poly and CR from MK

 

[PinkBudgie]

You can easily walk to both the Poly and CR from MK

Ok, thanks. I just have no idea how close anything is. Or where they are in relation to each other. It is hard to tell from maps just how close things are.

 

[andrewilley]

You can easily walk to both the Poly and CR from MK

However in the case of the Poly, only if you can walk on water. Personally I'd take a boat or the monorail first.

Andre