POR Refurb...End date???

[FloridaKelly]

We are hoping to visit Disney World in mid-October and would very much like to stay at Port Orleans Riverside. We would definitely need the Murphy beds, but know if all of the rooms aren't finished then a refurb room is merely a request. Since I don't have much luck, I was wondering if anyone knows when the entire Alligator Bayou part of POR will be finished. I've tried googling it, but can't get a secific answer - sort of like the new Test Track opening date

Thanks to all who might answer.

 

[nkereina]

You can find the current timelines in the POR FAQ thread and also portorleans.org.

The current refurb schedule shows the last building at POR should be complete by mid-August. Even if that gets delayed, I'd suspect it would be finished by the time you go in October. With the exception of the Royal rooms, the other room refurbishments have been pretty on time.

 

[FloridaKelly]

Thank you! I think I checked out portorleans.org, but had read that buildings were being refurbished out of order - or something to that effect. So inundated with info, I may have got the site wrong. I'm such a newbie, I didn't even think to check out the thread devoted to Port Orleans. That's what happens when you sign up for The Dis and post late at night!

Thanks again for the answer!

 

[andrewilley]

I think it should all be finished by August, yes. There have been some minor changes - e.g. building 14 was done instead of 39 just before Xmas, but I assume that just means that building 39 will now be done when 14 was originally scheduled.

The Royal Room three-week delay probably won't impact on the Alligator Bayou schedule very much, if at all, as the delay has only eaten into the Easter period, where no work was originally scheduled anyway.

Andre