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Just booked our first visit to Port Orleans: need help [room advice? + restaurants?]
My DD is going to swim camp in Clermont, Florida in July and we decided to book a short (3 night) visit to Disney before camp starts. We are traveling with another swim family and wanted to try some place new so I just booked our rooms at Port Orleans. Does anyone have any tips for us? Room location requests? Resturants? My TA mentioned something about deluxe rooms.
I'm excited about staying in a new location at Disney. It will be a whole new vacation experience for us.
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Margaret and I got to see the Cubs play in October. They won!
I've stayed at POR three times and it. I've stayed once in Alligator Bayou and twice in Magnolia Bend. Our personal favorite is Magnolia Bend. I love the feel and layout of Magnolia Bend. They are designed like Southern plantation homes and the rooms are gorgeous. They also have the Royal Guest Rooms that have a real "royal princess" feeling and decor. To get some really good insight on the resort, visit:
Are you staying at French Quarter or Riverside??? We really enjoyed FQ. It's smaller than Riverside; but I loved the cozy/intimate feel to it. None of the rooms will keep you all that far from anything.
My DD is going to swim camp in Clermont, Florida in July and we decided to book a short (3 night) visit to Disney before camp starts. We are traveling with another swim family and wanted to try some place new so I just booked our rooms at Port Orleans. Does anyone have any tips for us? Room location requests? Resturants? My TA mentioned something about deluxe rooms.
I'm excited about staying in a new location at Disney. It will be a whole new vacation experience for us.
I have stayed at POR 3 times and POFQ 3 times...so which Port Orleans are you staying at? I think before anyone can help we need that information.
Thank you for the link to the Port Orleans web site. My TA is working on our room booking. She said she was going to try and get us a "premium room". I'm thinking that means one of the Royal rooms or something with a view. So I am not sure yet which part of the resort we will be staying in.
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Margaret and I got to see the Cubs play in October. They won!
I just wanted to chime in and say how much we've loved POR over the years. We've stayed there 4 times, the first in MB, and the last 3 in AB. We love AB ourselves, but they're both fabulous. The food court is actually really relaxing and pretty. There a giant water wheel, and it has lots of windows. We were there once when it was pouring rain, and the view out the windows was really cool! Be sure and catch the boat over to DTD. It's a nice way to travel over there, and you see views of the resorts that you can't see otherwise. Have fun!
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Not sure which Port Orleans your referring to but we loved POFQ because it's small and there isn't a bad location. We stayed in a Princess room at POR which was so cool
We are going back for the second time and hoping to get AB section again. Go to the food court and get the build your own pasta! It's delicious and can definitely feed at least 2 people!!
My TA just called and said she got us into a Royal Room. Looking at everyone's comments, I think that is the perfect location for us first timers. I can't wait. I wish I could remain in the Royal Room while DD goes off to swim camp in Clerement. But we will both be leaving after three nights to spend 4 nights at the Hampton Inn next to the camp facility.
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Margaret and I got to see the Cubs play in October. They won!
I love POR! I normally book a garden view room and ask for a higher level room because I don't like to hear people above me if I can help it.
Have your TA put in a request to be close to a bridge over the river for ease in getting to the main building - you'll be closer to the main building with the food court.
I stayed in a Royal Room and thought it was gorgeous but kind of out there. I wish I'd requested to be near a bridge over the river.
I love the make your own omelet at the food court and the make your own pasta for dinner. That was big enough for 2!
forgot to mention if you want to do more research this website has great pictures and info: www.portorleans.org. I go to it just to look at the pictures sometimes even if I don't have a trip planned.
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it. I've stayed once in Alligator Bayou and twice in Magnolia Bend. Our personal favorite is Magnolia Bend. I love the feel and layout of Magnolia Bend. They are designed like Southern plantation homes and the rooms are gorgeous. They also have the Royal Guest Rooms that have a real "royal princess" feeling and decor. To get some really good insight on the resort, visit: 
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