Goin' Down the Bayou ~ The TR (November 1-10, 2012) - Page 24 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Originally Posted by disneydreamer33
Well that stinks that they closed BB. Sounded like a nice stroll around the resort until the power outages.
I was really not expecting them to close down BB. I'll admit, it was chilly this morning, but it never crossed my mind that they would close!
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Originally Posted by shazza
Sounds like you made the best of the change in plans.
Love the motion photo at the Arcade. Very nice to hit it during free play time.
We sure were lucky hitting the arcade at the right time to get free play, those games are expensive! I love that shot too, I think Abby was stealing the balls from Kaeli's game because hers weren't coming out fast enough
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Originally Posted by Russi01
Well that stinks the water park was closed due to weather. Sounds like a nice stroll aournd the resort well until the power went out!! Hope it did not last long!
We were really dissapointed, but in the end had a really great day anyway!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
This day was going well in spite of BB being closed, but then to have a power outage. Glad you all managed to have fun anyway.
I'm just glad the power went out after we had eaten, it seemed like chaos in RM at the registers.
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Originally Posted by jlhill4444
What a great way to turn lemon into lemonaide! Hope the power outage is short-lived.
It doesn't last too long, you'll see in my next update
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Originally Posted by dutchdisneyfamily
That's weird about the power outage. Too bad BB was closed! My boys had fun drowning worms at the fishing hole too. They may not have caught anything but good memories!
It was so strange, it was a clear and sunny day, no storms around anywhere at all. I have no idea what caused both resorts to lose power. I wonder if other resorts in the area had problems
at your comment about "drowning worms"! But you're right, we got some good memories!
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Originally Posted by Linnynad
Arnaud and I took a weekend cruise on Norwegian once and at the private island a woman was taking hot dogs from the buffet into the water and feeding the fish, I thought it was gross but sure enough fish were everywhere!!!!
The fishing did look fun, plus I think spending days around the resort are always cool. I do love POR and when we walked around FQ too I loved that as well.
I can just picture some wacky woman walking into the ocean with handfuls of hotdogs, that must have been a funny sight! I guess it works though, maybe Disney should use hot dogs for bait because the worms sure don't catch a thing
I liked both resorts too, even though they are so different. Both are very peaceful.
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Originally Posted by chezp
So sorry they closed Blizzard Beach. Glad you were able to make the best of it though.
That's all we can do, right? We all know what happens with the best laid plans We ended up having a great day, so in the end I was happy that we had a change in our plans!
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Originally Posted by lfredsbo
Well it sounds like you guys made the best of the day with BB being closed!
Except the power outage! That had to be scary for the girls after what they just went thru back home........hope it doesn't last long.
I was just glad that it happened during the daytime, so we weren't in complete darkness. I'm sure that would have been real scary for them!
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Sorry they closed BB! It looks like a fun time around the resort so far!
It was nice to just relax and take our time exploring!
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Originally Posted by OneLittleSpark
Sounds like a good start to the day, even though BB was closed. Wonder what was up with those power outtages?
Can't wait to hear about the pool party!
We never did find out why the power went out, very strange!
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Originally Posted by lauriep
Too bad the girls had to get that reminder of the real world! Sounds like you ended up having a great day.
It turned out to be a really great day, minus the power outage. Of all the things to happen after I promised them at home that we'd have no problems with the power at Disney
What a string of bad luck - BB closed and now the power outage. Does sound like you made the best of it. Does the arcade offer free play every day? My son always wants to go into the arcades it would be cool to know that there is free play at times. I hope to stay at POFQ on my next trip and spend a day at the resort so I'm loving this update. I too think the pool is creepy. Not as bad as the clown pool at Boardwalk but this one looks like the dragon/serpent is vomiting out the riders.
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All caught up...sounds like you still had a great day just "winging it" despite BB being closed. Can't wait to hear more!
Sometimes the days spent "winging it" in Disney are the best, it makes you slow down and take everything in
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Originally Posted by mommapants
What a string of bad luck - BB closed and now the power outage. Does sound like you made the best of it. Does the arcade offer free play every day? My son always wants to go into the arcades it would be cool to know that there is free play at times. I hope to stay at POFQ on my next trip and spend a day at the resort so I'm loving this update. I too think the pool is creepy. Not as bad as the clown pool at Boardwalk but this one looks like the dragon/serpent is vomiting out the riders.
In the end, I was secretly happy that we didn't get to do BB that day, it gave us good reason to just slow down and take in the fun at POR/POFQ
I'm not sure about the arcade offering free play on a daily basis , there were no signs advertising it in the arcade, and I think the woman who let us know about it just found it accidentally too. It would be nice of them to do once and a while, you could easily spend a small fortune with a couple of kids in the arcade! We thought the coupon we got with our package for "100 arcade points" would get a good amount of games, but really, that was enough for only one game each for the girls
I'll have a few more pics of POFQ in my next update for you, we spent a couple of hours there
Since using the pool at POFQ was out of the question, we ended up just strolling the resort for a bit. I thought that the cobblestone “streets” were really cute, and the layout of the resort was nice too. It definitely had a more intimate feel to it, where POR is more spread out. I can’t put my finger on it, but while I thought POFQ was nice, there’s just something about POR that makes it my favorite of the two.
The girls had some fun playing on the playground, and afterwards we headed off to check out the lobby and food court area, hoping that the power would be back on soon.
With perfect timing, as we opened the door to the food court, the lights turned on. We had one thing on our minds here, to try some of those famous beignets, so I went over to the counter to see if they were peanut allergy friendly, and the woman got a little snippy with me. She wasn’t paying attention to what I was saying, : and as soon as she heard the word beignets she just blurted out that they had none ready and it would be a while before the fryer was up and running. That’s fine, and I understand it, but I wasn’t trying to order them, I just wanted to check the ingredients before wasting my time waiting for the fryer, only to find out Kaeli couldn’t have them. Finally understanding that, she went to get a chef and he let us know that they were perfectly safe. We didn’t have to wait long, and within a couple of minutes we were taking our fresh and hot beignets over to a table in the seating area, far away from this guy because he “creeped” Kaeli out.
Mmmmm. We enjoyed our treat very much, they were hot and tasty, but oh so messy!! Don’t wear any dark colors if you’re going to try them, you’ll be covered in white powder all day. Oh, and try not to take a deep breath as you're about to bite them, like Kaeli did, or you’ll start choking all over the place.
At this point, we decided to head back to POR for some pool time, so we cleaned up and walked over towards the boat dock. However, the ferry wasn’t running due to high winds, so we walked along the river back to POR. It was a lovely stroll, and didn’t take us more than 10 minutes to get to the main building, where we filled our mugs before heading over to the pool for the afternoon party.
Now, the other day we were at the pool, some of the CMs were in the water with the kids playing games, but not this time. : They were all standing on the edge, most of them dressed in their pants and long sleeves, some even wearing parkas. Those Floridians sure do have some thin blood, it was nearly 70 degrees outside. It was windy out, so I guess it did feel cooler than that, but still not that cold!
The girls had a blast in the pool, playing a few rounds of freeze dance and Mickey Pluto (Disney’s version of Marco Polo ), while Chris and I watched them from some lounge chairs. I caught up on my notes and soaked in the sun, at one point getting a weather alert on my phone that some snow was expected at home today , thank goodness we were missing that!
After a couple of hours at the pool we headed back to the room to get showered and changed for our dinner at the Cape May Café tonight. We found this little treat waiting for us back in the room
Perfect timing with the lights going on just in time for the food court! There is just no way to eat those beignets without ending up dusted with sugar. The towel creations keep getting more creative. Love that one!
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Great update! Glad to hear the Beignets are peanut free! Now my son can have them and we can finally try them...We did not get the chance when we stayed at POR a few years ago and I have been wanting to go back.
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at your comment about "drowning worms"! But you're right, we got some good memories!
We ended up having a great day, so in the end I was happy that we had a change in our plans!
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: and as soon as she heard the word beignets she just blurted out that they had none ready and it would be a while before the fryer was up and running. That’s fine, and I understand it, but I wasn’t trying to order them, I just wanted to check the ingredients before wasting my time waiting for the fryer, only to find out Kaeli couldn’t have them. Finally understanding that, she went to get a chef and he let us know that they were perfectly safe. 
, thank goodness we were missing that!
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