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We are arriving Sunday January 22 and not visiting parks on arrival day. We have reservations at 5:30 at Whispering Canyon Cafe. (Thought that would be a fun "welcome to Disney" meal for the kids.) We are staying at POFQ so my question is where to go for lunch on arrival day? We will probably get to the resort about 11:00 AM. Do we eat at FQ or Riverside or do we take the boat over to DTD to eat there? I have two boys 2 and 5. I am excited to explore our own resort arrival day and I know my boys will LOVE the boat between resorts and to DTD. They love any vehicle that does not require a car seat. Any suggestions?
I love the food courts at POR and POFQ...a good variety of choices for everyone. The food court at POR has a nice view of the river just outside. If you want to do some resort exploring, I would suggest eating lunch right at the resort and getting things settled for your stay.
where ever i stay i always have to come over to POFQ for a counter service meal it is something we like to do every rip.
if you go to dtd there is T-rex very loud food OK , or we like Duke of earle sandwich , they have the rain forest cafe but it is not our favorite place to eat .
and one more suggesion if you have a car and drive off property Giordanos Pizza is awesome .
I'd go off to DTD. There are so many good places to eat there. I loved Earl of Sandwich and Wolfgang Puck Express for quick service locations. And your boys would love T-Rex. It's VERY loud, but the food is really good and plentiful.
I would spend some time at the resort. I've never eaten there, but from the other posts, it sounds nice. If you find you have some extra time in the afternoon, you could always go over to DTD. I'm sure your boys would love the Lego store.
I would eat at POFQ. They have a really good foodcourt area. Since your dinner res is for 5:30 (and WCC tends to have rather large portions), I would suggest getting lunch at your resort shortly after you get in, then exploring the resort and heading over to DTD to explore some. If you wait to eat at DTD, it may be quite a bit later after you get your room, get settled, get the boat to DTD, and then figure out what you want to eat at DTD.
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The foodcourt at POR is very good and worth a visit during your trip.
However, with boys that age I would take a boat to DTD. T-Rex is very cool and would be a nice for lunch (lunch is alot less busy than dinner). Plus, you might have to visit the Lego store...very fun!!! There is alot to do and see at DTD and it is always a fun, relaxed way to begin a visit.
Enjoy!!!
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Boat to DTD and take boys to TRex head back to resort explore it figure out the "lay of the land" for navigation to where you want to go nearest bus stop, shortest route for the morning coffee, etc.... that is MHO
Unless you are big eaters, I would stay at the resort! THere is a lot to explore and the food court is good. It pays to take it easy the first day especially with younger ones. THey are already super excited and when you try to do too much in a short time they can go in to overload. We took or DGD (4) and we arrived in the middle of the day and had dinner planned at Chef Mickeys. I thought we would have time to do some other stuff before dinner but no way! By the time we got checked in, unpacked and figured out where everything was at our resort it was time to head to dinner.
I would definitely stay at the resort. The foodcourt at POR is awesome. We went to DTD on our arrival day and it made it seem too hectic. Next time we go, we are going to relax at the resort until dinner.
I would get some beignets, then go to DTD. When you get back to the hotel get some more beignets. Then when you get back from WCC get more beignets. Did I mention they have really good beignets?
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