Port Orleans Riverside Q&A Thread 2013, Part One [Thread now FULL and closed]

[Shaden]

When sending a building request

Do you send the building numbers from the map on 1st post of this thread?

Also after you sending a fax.. Does disney contact you? Letting you know if it has been filled?

You can absolutely request room numbers, and do so from the maps at portorleans.org, Put a few on though in case they can't get you the specific one you want.

Disney MAY contact you, but just because they do not contact you does not mean they did not get to fulfill your requests, it just might mean that they are/were busy when booking your room and don't/didn't have time to send you an email. Many people here have heard, many people here have not heard but still had their requests filled.

 

[Shaden]

Also, we have dining reservations at the following for breakfast. What is the most reasonable way to get to them and he much time do I need to plan?

Heather

For your dining reservations, for the 2 at the Poly and GF, I think your best bet is to take the bus to MK and then take the monorail. Don't even have to enter the park and you will be there in a jiffy.

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

You can absolutely request room numbers, and do so from the maps at portorleans.org, Put a few on though in case they can't get you the specific one you want.

Disney MAY contact you, but just because they do not contact you does not mean they did not get to fulfill your requests, it just might mean that they are/were busy when booking your room and don't/didn't have time to send you an email. Many people here have heard, many people here have not heard but still had their requests filled.

Thank you for your answer..
However I was referring to the building numbers..
I don't really care which room.. We would just like ground floor building 38,16,17 (from the map on the 1st page)
but all the preferred rooms are booked!
FYI: someone traveling with us has a medical disability, which makes it impossible to climb stairs..

I'm just not sure in the fax if I send those number or if they are called something else?

 

[dansdad]

Thank you for your answer..
However I was referring to the building numbers..
I don't really care which room.. We would just like ground floor building 38,16,17 (from the map on the 1st page)
but all the preferred rooms are booked!
FYI: someone traveling with us has a medical disability, which makes it impossible to climb stairs..

I'm just not sure in the fax if I send those number or if they are called something else?

The best thing to do is explain your requests and WHY you are making these requests. This makes it so much easier on the room assigner to know why you are requesting something. Please see this sample fax room request put together by the ever helpful venomhatch.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=47492027&postcount=3

 

[Venomhatch]

When sending a building request

Do you send the building numbers from the map on 1st post of this thread?

Also after you sending a fax.. Does disney contact you? Letting you know if it has been filled?

Thank you for your answer..
However I was referring to the building numbers..
I don't really care which room.. We would just like ground floor building 38,16,17 (from the map on the 1st page)
but all the preferred rooms are booked!
FYI: someone traveling with us has a medical disability, which makes it impossible to climb stairs..

I'm just not sure in the fax if I send those number or if they are called something else?

You can put the building numbers that's fine. You can even put some room numbers if you put some that reflect your reserved room type, river view, water view, etc... The building numbers are actually numbered like that at the resort. But your fine just like you want to send it in.

About the faxes you can send in faxes but may not get confirmation, you may get an email saying requests honored. But if you want to call them directly and ask to see if they received it or not PM me and let me know.

 

[boundfordisney]

we are planning to book for September and had thought about booking at cbr which we LOVE, but now that Ive seen and read about por am starting to think I may change to here, seems the food court has alot more offerings then cbr, is this right? We are bringing other family and friends along and it will be their first trip to disney, will be booking 3 rooms and would like to have a pool view royal rooms.Also can you request a microwave for the room ? Grandchildren will be 2 and 1 year old and I think a microwave could come in handy for them. I really love cbr and hope I wouldnt be disappointed at por, it does look beautiful and there are some other things cbr doesnt offer like the carriage ride, fishing hole and entertainment, any input would be so helpfull as Im really leaning on booking here. thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Cobern]

Do they offer the campfire and movies during the month if May? I remember reading somewhere that it was seasonal

 

[dansdad]

we are planning to book for September and had thought about booking at cbr which we LOVE, but now that Ive seen and read about por am starting to think I may change to here, seems the food court has alot more offerings then cbr, is this right?

We've stayed at both and prefer CBR's food court to PORs. We prefer the layout and the offerings at CBR.

Also can you request a microwave for the room ?

I am pretty sure you can't. But there are some in the food court.

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I really love cbr and hope I wouldnt be disappointed at por, it does look beautiful and there are some other things cbr doesnt offer like the carriage ride, fishing hole and entertainment, any input would be so helpfull as Im really leaning on booking here. thanks in advance for any help!

CBR is our favorite moderate, but POR is great too. We just happen to prefer the theme, laid back feel and feature pool of CBR. I don't think you can go wrong with either one.

 

[dansdad]

Do they offer the campfire and movies during the month if May? I remember reading somewhere that it was seasonal

Year round weather permitting (rain/lightning, etc).

 

[boundfordisney]

thanks for the info Dansdad, cbr is a favorite of ours as well, we love everything about it and have always had great service while there including the buses!If we book at por I think Id miss the beach area most of all! We have requested a microwave at cbr and housekeeping brought us one with no problems, didnt even charge us for it at the end of our stay, so if we arent able to request one at por this may factor in our decision. At the least I can always try a stay at por next time around as there is always another trip planned in our household!

 

[scrappinggirl]

Hello sorry if this has been asked and answered but on the day we are leaving POR we have breakfast ressie's for Chef Mickey's. What is the best way to get there?
We are going to Universal that day after for 4 nights.

 

[Carlyzmom]

We will be staying in AB in June. Besides the obvious (stairs) is there a difference between upper and lower rooms? Which does everyone prefer? Should I make a request for one or the other? Maybe this is a dumb question, I just want to ask for the best option!

 

[luciagirl]

Hi, This our 1st trip to Disney since I was young and my 1st time staying on site and I noticed that alot of people seem to do alot of planning, dining reservations and such. I was wondering if it is o.k. not to plan and how many people just kind of wing it? Will I have trouble getting table service at night if I don't make a reservation before I leave or will I be able to make one the day I plan on going? We deal with hectic schedules at home and being on vacation we don't want to really be bogged down by a schedule and kind of want to take a laid back approach. We made one reservation for the Hoop Dee Doo because it is the one thing we really wanted to make sure we did. Any opinions?

 

[dramaticmissy]

For anyone who has stayed recently, what was the bounce back offer in your room, very much considering planning our next trip even before we leave for this one, also wondering if I should pre-plan budgeting the deposit for the next trip.

 

[dramaticmissy]

Hi, This our 1st trip to Disney since I was young and my 1st time staying on site and I noticed that alot of people seem to do alot of planning, dining reservations and such. I was wondering if it is o.k. not to plan and how many people just kind of wing it? Will I have trouble getting table service at night if I don't make a reservation before I leave or will I be able to make one the day I plan on going? We deal with hectic schedules at home and being on vacation we don't want to really be bogged down by a schedule and kind of want to take a laid back approach. We made one reservation for the Hoop Dee Doo because it is the one thing we really wanted to make sure we did. Any opinions?

I depends on when you are going and where you want to eat, I would advise making dining reservations, as long as you cancel 24 hours in advance there is not an issue. If there are certain places you want to eat I would make a reservation. but that is just me We did do one trip where we tried this a few years back, and we were stuck waiting a LONG time for a table. We did get into some different restaurants that we normally would not have went to but, I will always make reservations from now on

 

[luciagirl]

I depends on when you are going and where you want to eat, I would advise making dining reservations, as long as you cancel 24 hours in advance there is not an issue. If there are certain places you want to eat I would make a reservation. but that is just me We did do one trip where we tried this a few years back, and we were stuck waiting a LONG time for a table. We did get into some different restaurants that we normally would not have went to but, I will always make reservations from now on

Thank you for answering me. I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea to make them anyways as long as I can cancel 24 hours before....good point! Now just trying to decide where. Any suggestions? Other than the Hoop Dee Doo and wanting to try T Rex, we want to keep dinner kind of low key just to give my boys a little break from the excitement of Disney. Otherwise they will never sleep if they don't have a little down time to just chill. We are going 5/8 to 5/14 and hopefully it won't be to crowded!

 

[dramaticmissy]

Thank you for answering me. I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea to make them anyways as long as I can cancel 24 hours before....good point! Now just trying to decide where. Any suggestions? Other than the Hoop Dee Doo and wanting to try T Rex, we want to keep dinner kind of low key just to give my boys a little break from the excitement of Disney. Otherwise they will never sleep if they don't have a little down time to just chill. We are going 5/8 to 5/14 and hopefully it won't be to crowded!

We are going from 5/8-5/13! will be there the same time! We like some of the other resort restaurants, it lets us see other resorts and a little break from the park, also they don't seem to be as rushed as some others, like Whispering canyon cafe, which is a cowboy theme, and has fun stuff for the kids at Wilderness lodge It is a louder restaurant because the jokes going on and the kids get more than just chicken nuggets or fish on the dining plan, we love their ribs and chicken and beef strip.

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

Are all the rooms in oak manor royal guest rooms?

 

[Gorechick]

Are all the rooms in oak manor royal guest rooms?

Yes, and in Parterre too. Magnolia Terrace and Acadian house are the mansions with non-royal rooms.

 

[luciagirl]

We are going from 5/8-5/13! will be there the same time! We like some of the other resort restaurants, it lets us see other resorts and a little break from the park, also they don't seem to be as rushed as some others, like Whispering canyon cafe, which is a cowboy theme, and has fun stuff for the kids at Wilderness lodge It is a louder restaurant because the jokes going on and the kids get more than just chicken nuggets or fish on the dining plan, we love their ribs and chicken and beef strip.

What a coincidence! Our plane lands at 10:00 a.m and I hope our room is ready. Would be nice to have a little break before we hit the parks or whatever. If not we'll just chill by the pool for a bit.

Thanks for the suggestion regarding Whispering canyon cafe. Sounds fun and what little boy doesn't like cowboys! I will look into it.