Just Back 9/13-9/16...POR

[Steve Hurley]

Just back from our aniversary trip. It was unbelievable...details as follows.

Arrived Friday 9/13/02...POR @ 1:30
Ate luinch in food court..both had grilled chicken sandwich ($6.49) and very good
Room not ready (1st time ever) AG Room 1440
Parking lot view but didn't care as quick access to car.
POR is BEAUTIFULL.. DW & I loved it...have stayed at CBR (3 times) and CSR (1 time)...POR best by far
Arrived at MGM 3:00 and walked onto every ride/show. We did RRC & TOT 2 times each in 25 minutes!!!! Stayed until 7:30 (skipped Fantasmic this time)
Back to POR..boat to DTD (both enjoyed this very much)... did shopping with DC caed 10% off
Ate at Captain Jacks, both had Clam chowder(ery good)and split Seafood Fetticine ($18.99 and very good and plenty for both of us to split)
Boat ride back and off to bed

Saturday 9/14/02..Epcot @ 8:45AM
Breakfast at Boatwrights, DW had omlet ($6.49) and i had BB Pancakes ($6.49).. both large portions and excellent
Rode Spaceship Earth
Test Track 2 times in a row ..no wait
Universe of Energy
Shrunk Audience
Journey to Imagination
Living Seas
Land
Off to MK at 12:00 (monorail)
Ate at Kona Cafe
DW had grilled chick ($8.49..excellent)
I had Kahuna Burger ($9.99 excellent but should be for that price)
MK at 1:15...very crowded as MK was open till 9:00PM
Went on Jungle Cruise, Pirates, SM, Thunder Mt....Fastpass for SM and the rode TM.
Left at 5:00 because of crowds... good thing as skies opened up just as we returned to our room
After rain went to Muddy Rivers for a Pina Colada(wicked good!!) and then a swim in the pool (Rehab scheduled for January 2003 is info bartender and lifeguards gave me)
Over to Pleasure Island at 9:00PM
Did 2 Comedy Club shows (very, very funny) and spent the night in the Adventurer's Clud and saw 2 shows in the Library (We both love this palce...CM's are so talented)
Stayed for fireworks...what a waste as they lasted 10 seconds

Sunday 9/15/02 (anniversary!!)...AK at 9:00AM
No crowds at all
Walked onto Safari, Khali river ride, liesurely walk through both trails (saw 2 gorrila's do battle..way cool!!!), Dinosor, Primeval Whirl, Bugs Life.
Off to ESPN Club at 1:00 to watch my World Champion New England Patriots put a whooping on the NY Jets (this was my Anniv. present..i love that woman)
Appetizers, Buffalo wings, ect.
Back to POR to rest up for big anniversary dinner (went for another swim also)

Priority seating at Rose & Crown for 7:30.
Check in at kiosk at 4:30 and asked for patio table for anniversary..Caroline said they could't guarantee but would do their best)
Valet parking at Boardwalk ($6.00 plus $2.00 tip..well worth it)
Walked thru some countries and saw American Adventure.
back to R&C @ 7:15 and was told wait of 20 minutes...Went to Pub, but vibration went off immediatelyu and we returned to be seated in the best seat on the patio for Illuminations
Free small bottle of Champagne
DW had Prime Rib ($18.99 and i had Fish & Chips ($14.99)...large portions and bothe were excellent .. i highly recommend it, CM's were very very friendly and went out of there way to make the night special.
Boatride back to Boardwalk and back to POR

Monday 9/16/02... MK at 10:00 to finish trip
No crowds at all!!!!!!
SM 3 times, Buzz 2 times, Alien, and Tram ride?? all in 40 minutes
Then race cars, SP Mt. TM, Pirates, Jungle Criuse
Lunch at Peco's Bills...chicken wraps.. unbelievably good!!!!!!!

Left at 5:00 to go visit DW uncle in Tampa.

Awesome trip.

Any questions...I'll be happy to answer!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Winniemouse]

Welcome back Steve, It sounds like you had a wonderful time.
That's great! Congratulations on your anniversary.
My question is, you said :Boat ride back to Boardwalk then back
to POR, how did you get back to POR from the Boardwalk?
Just curious.
Winnie

 

[Winniemouse]

Welcome back Steve, It sounds like you had a wonderful time.
That's great! Congratulations on your anniversary.
My question is, you said :Boat ride back to Boardwalk then back
to POR, how did you get back to POR from the Boardwalk?
Just curious.
Winnie

 

[Steve Hurley]

Just back from our aniversary trip. It was unbelievable...details as follows.

Arrived Friday 9/13/02...POR @ 1:30
Ate luinch in food court..both had grilled chicken sandwich ($6.49) and very good
Room not ready (1st time ever) AG Room 1440
Parking lot view but didn't care as quick access to car.
POR is BEAUTIFULL.. DW & I loved it...have stayed at CBR (3 times) and CSR (1 time)...POR best by far
Arrived at MGM 3:00 and walked onto every ride/show. We did RRC & TOT 2 times each in 25 minutes!!!! Stayed until 7:30 (skipped Fantasmic this time)
Back to POR..boat to DTD (both enjoyed this very much)... did shopping with DC caed 10% off
Ate at Captain Jacks, both had Clam chowder(ery good)and split Seafood Fetticine ($18.99 and very good and plenty for both of us to split)
Boat ride back and off to bed

Saturday 9/14/02..Epcot @ 8:45AM
Breakfast at Boatwrights, DW had omlet ($6.49) and i had BB Pancakes ($6.49).. both large portions and excellent
Rode Spaceship Earth
Test Track 2 times in a row ..no wait
Universe of Energy
Shrunk Audience
Journey to Imagination
Living Seas
Land
Off to MK at 12:00 (monorail)
Ate at Kona Cafe
DW had grilled chick ($8.49..excellent)
I had Kahuna Burger ($9.99 excellent but should be for that price)
MK at 1:15...very crowded as MK was open till 9:00PM
Went on Jungle Cruise, Pirates, SM, Thunder Mt....Fastpass for SM and the rode TM.
Left at 5:00 because of crowds... good thing as skies opened up just as we returned to our room
After rain went to Muddy Rivers for a Pina Colada(wicked good!!) and then a swim in the pool (Rehab scheduled for January 2003 is info bartender and lifeguards gave me)
Over to Pleasure Island at 9:00PM
Did 2 Comedy Club shows (very, very funny) and spent the night in the Adventurer's Clud and saw 2 shows in the Library (We both love this palce...CM's are so talented)
Stayed for fireworks...what a waste as they lasted 10 seconds

Sunday 9/15/02 (anniversary!!)...AK at 9:00AM
No crowds at all
Walked onto Safari, Khali river ride, liesurely walk through both trails (saw 2 gorrila's do battle..way cool!!!), Dinosor, Primeval Whirl, Bugs Life.
Off to ESPN Club at 1:00 to watch my World Champion New England Patriots put a whooping on the NY Jets (this was my Anniv. present..i love that woman)
Appetizers, Buffalo wings, ect.
Back to POR to rest up for big anniversary dinner (went for another swim also)

Priority seating at Rose & Crown for 7:30.
Check in at kiosk at 4:30 and asked for patio table for anniversary..Caroline said they could't guarantee but would do their best)
Valet parking at Boardwalk ($6.00 plus $2.00 tip..well worth it)
Walked thru some countries and saw American Adventure.
back to R&C @ 7:15 and was told wait of 20 minutes...Went to Pub, but vibration went off immediatelyu and we returned to be seated in the best seat on the patio for Illuminations
Free small bottle of Champagne
DW had Prime Rib ($18.99 and i had Fish & Chips ($14.99)...large portions and bothe were excellent .. i highly recommend it, CM's were very very friendly and went out of there way to make the night special.
Boatride back to Boardwalk and back to POR

Monday 9/16/02... MK at 10:00 to finish trip
No crowds at all!!!!!!
SM 3 times, Buzz 2 times, Alien, and Tram ride?? all in 40 minutes
Then race cars, SP Mt. TM, Pirates, Jungle Criuse
Lunch at Peco's Bills...chicken wraps.. unbelievably good!!!!!!!

Left at 5:00 to go visit DW uncle in Tampa.

Awesome trip.

Any questions...I'll be happy to answer!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ariella]

Wow, your post has me so excited. We are going to be staying at Riverside in November. It sounds like the food court and lounge were very good during your stay.

I heard there is a singer in the lounge sometimes. Did you see him while you were there?

 

[cinder1]

When is the rehab on the pool supposed to be done? We are going in March 2003 and my kids will flip if they can't swim. (Also, in March, we are paying top $. I don't want to pay top $ without access to all amenities, right?)

 

[Sandi]

Steve: Glad you had a great trip. Happy Anniversary.

I'll be at POR in 10 days (will it ever come!). Did you use bus transportation to the parks at all? How was it?

Thanks

 

[PieInYourEye]

Sandi, I was there at the same time Steve was. I used the busses on Saturday only. They were fine, never waited more than 10 minutes... it's all in the timing. LOL

Coming back you always go through POFQ first, but there's only one stop there.

 

[Debbie7452]

We have the same Anniversary! You weren't married in 1990, too were you? My DH and I spent ours in New Orleans this year but I would take WDW anytime.

 

[jaguar9748]

Good stuff - thanks for the review!!

 

[Steve Hurley]

Debbie7452L: We were married in 1979!!!

Sandi: We didn't use the buses...had a rental car which we find more convenient.

Cinder1: Pool rehab only thru January from what i was told.

Ariella: We didn't see the singer but overheard people talking at breakfast that he had the joint jumping on Sat night.

Winniemouse: Took the boat to BW and where we had valet prked our car.

 

[hopskip]

Thanks for the review! Did you notice if it seemed extra crowded (from the CBR closing)? We purposely scheduled our trip during a "slow" time of year and I'm worried POR won't be as peaceful as it would have been otherwise.

 

[Steve Hurley]

Hopskip: The resort was empty...no waits in food court or Boatwrights...maybe 10-15 people in pool both times we went.
I don't think you'll have a problem. Your'e going to love POR.

 

[ghidorah97]

Steve,

Great trip report. Thanks very much!

We are staying at POR end of October and are definitely looking forward to it. What was your opinion of the rooms? Clean, well-kept?

Did you get the chance to compare Alligator B to the Mansions?

Thanks again...