PO boat coiming back!

[Barbruka]

In the past, I have found Intercot to have very accurate information that usually turns out to be true. John (webmaster there) has an uncanny inside link that is very reliable.

 

[Ricola]

I've got my fingers crossed! It'd be nice to know that the comments I;ve made have had some effect!

 

[MICOL]

On Intercot the posting is by WDWDRIVER, and he has been laid off since Oct and was told he will be back to work March 24 as PO to DD driver. I hope this is true.

 

[w8ting4pooh]

What is in downtown Disney? We are booked at POR for May and weren't really planning to venture into DD. Just wondering.

 

[mmexpress]

You can't miss Downtown, Any disney merchandise you could ever want is there plus food and snacks and Pleasure island the nighttime hot spot, Nightclubs etc...
Easy to get there by Disney bus or the boat if it is running.
Don't miss it you'll have plenty of time to check it out after the parks close at night.





48 DAYS TO GO!!!!!

 

[w8ting4pooh]

We honeymooned in the Poconos 11 years ago. LOL. We are driving from Harrisburg. 16 looooong hours w/4 kids.

We leave in 51 days. Maybe we'll see you at the riverside.

 

[mmexpress]

We'll be arriving 4/30 and departing 5/4 mabe we'll bump into you

 

[JerseyJanice]

Downtown Disney does not charge an admission fee (like the parks) so it's a great place to visit on a day when you'd like to save a day on your park hopper passes. (Day of arrival or departure, for example.)

 

[DancingBear]

Lots of info on Downtown Disney on the DIS Home Page:

DIS Home Page

Just scroll down left-hand column to "Downtown Disney", sections on "Marketplace", "Pleasure Island" and "West Side"

 

[mat2672]

Downtown Disney is great for a nice break from the parks. You can shop and eat and still have all of the Disney atmosphere for free. Best of all is the bota ride back on a nice breezy night. It makes you wish you could stay forever.

 

[aks22]

I just got off the phone with CRO. I asked the CM about the boats. She said they weren't running (but I know from the boards that they are!) and then she said, "Boy, we sure wish that water level would get higher so we could start it up again". So now it's the water level that caused Dis to stop the boats. Right.

 

[joloco]

Yesterday a CM told me, the only reasons that the boats were not running was for refurbishing ( ha ha ) That it had nothing to do with FQ being closed, which by the way, she said was also ONLY closed for remodeling. She was quite sure she was correct. Then I asked her about the MAY hours and she said they never come out more than a month or so ahead of time. I know I had them last year in JAN for MAY. She was so helpful.

 

[Ricola]

LOL!

The WATER LEVEL??!??! That's hilarious!

 

[smythe]

Hi all- I will be staying at POR. I will be glad to let you know about the boat to DD. We don't return home ubtil 4/7...so hang in there!!! Unless there is an internet cafe somewhere. Does anyone knw. Id there is I'll post from there.

 

[CTPacky]

I got home yesterday from POR. The boats to DD are NOT running

 

[Master Gracey]

They will start running on March 24th.

 

[ClareH]

When I was at PO FQ last May we caught the boat to DD everyday and on our last day the CM who was 'driving' the boat told us that as Orlando was suffering with low rainfall Disney may decide to stop running the boats, they were keeping a 'very close eye' on the water level but it was looking very likely that the boats may stop running. Who knows what to believe?!

 

[paras4ri]

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!