andrewilley
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- Oct 17, 2007
Does anyone know if there are showers in the restroom by the main pool?
Yes, and also lockers.
Andre
Does anyone know if there are showers in the restroom by the main pool?
Thank you for replying yes we are taking magical express and I believe we are online checking in and then picking up tickets at hotel. Would a taxi take me straight there or do I still have to take internal bus? Am I better off taking taxi to MK and then taking the ferry over ? really looking forward to it. My best Disney memory when I was a kid on my first and only trip!!I would plan much more time to get to POR from landing at the airport. It can take a couple of hours. Are you renting a car or using Magical Express? Of the many times I've stayed at POR, magical express shared with Old Key West, Saratoga Springs, POFQ and POR- with Riverside being the 4th drop off. If you are renting a car, then you have to leave time to get your bags from baggage claim and the ride to WDW from MCO is about 40 minutes. You will have to check-in and go right to MK if you are taking the boat over to Fort Wilderness. We always do the 6:15pm show, and we leave the resort by 4:30-5pm the latest to get there. You just never know how long it will take for a bus and the boats. I really hope you arrive at POR early enough. You might want to take a cab to skip the boat and all of that. Also when you arrive to POR, you can go to the Concierge desk and they will print your ticket for HDDR so you won't have to when you get to Pioneer Hall.
What if we received tickets at check in? Would taking a taxi get us there on time ?You may be cutting it close for this reservation. It could take up to 2 hours to get from the airport to POR. If your flight is delayed, you may not make it over to Fort Wilderness by the time the show starts. The airport transportation usually makes several stops at different Disney resorts and POR may not be the first stop. I don't think I'd plan Hoop De Do on an arrival day due to the possibility of missing the show and losing money spent on tickets.
Thank you for replying yes we are taking magical express and I believe we are online checking in and then picking up tickets at hotel. Would a taxi take me straight there or do I still have to take internal bus? Am I better off taking taxi to MK and then taking the ferry over ? really looking forward to it. My best Disney memory when I was a kid on my first and only trip!!
What if we received tickets at check in? Would taking a taxi get us there on time ?
This is what I was going to suggest... the 8:30pm show would have been better and they would not have to worry about timing and all of that. Taking a boat from MK would be no issue with the last show.But to tell the truth, I would either move your HDDR reservation to another night or to the later show. Even if your plane lands on time, it takes awhile to taxi to the gate and for the plane to empty. The drive from the airport to WDW is about 40 minutes on the highway and that doesn't include time to walk to the Magical Express from your gate at the airport and for the bus to pull out. You would enjoy the show a lot more on another night, when you aren't tired from traveling and stressed from trying to get to the campground from POR.
You will still have to use the internal bus, taking the taxi. And you can get a taxi there so much faster than getting on a bus and then a boat. The cabs are out front of POR just waiting to be called on, so you can be on your way quickly. Fort Wilderness is actually really close to POR, believe it or not. I think you should go with the taxi if you are going to stick with that night and time for the show.Thank you for replying yes we are taking magical express and I believe we are online checking in and then picking up tickets at hotel. Would a taxi take me straight there or do I still have to take internal bus? Am I better off taking taxi to MK and then taking the ferry over ? really looking forward to it. My best Disney memory when I was a kid on my first and only trip!!
Thank you yes we chose that night because are other days are booked solid and have little ones so was worried about the later time. I'm def going to take taxi and internal bus thanks!!!!You will still have to use the internal bus, taking the taxi. And you can get a taxi there so much faster than getting on a bus and then a boat. The cabs are out front of POR just waiting to be called on, so you can be on your way quickly. Fort Wilderness is actually really close to POR, believe it or not. I think you should go with the taxi if you are going to stick with that night and time for the show.
The boat to DTD docks at the east dock, which is as far away from La Nouba as you can get. You will either have to walk to it from the boat dock or take a second boat over to the west dock. And you might not get on the first boat ride from POR to DTD. When we visited the resort last April the line was very long for the DTD boat and it was about an hour wait in order to get on it. I would recommend eating dinner at DTD. That would give you plenty of time to get there and spend some time exploring the area.If we want to take the water transportation from POR to downtown disney to see La Nouba, how long should we allow?
Also, after a short day at the animal kingdom, would you recommend eating at the resort, then going downtown, or eating dinner at downtown Disney?
Thanks!
Thank you, Sue! That's a long time to get to DTD! I guess if we're running late that day would could maybe take our car and park there, but I've heard that's a pain. We thought the boat ride would be a nice, relaxing experience!
Actually, one of the reasons that the line for the boat to DTD was so long is because non-resort people are parking at POR and POFQ and taking the boat to DTD. They are trying to avoid the huge parking mess over there. We had a very nice chat with a Florida couple who lived nearby while we were waiting for the boat to DTD from POFQ. They frequently park at the resorts when visiting WDW.
I hope that doesn't mean we will not have parking for our car near our building (Royal Guest Rooms-not sure what exact building.) I thought that if you are not staying at a resort you can't park there longer than a few hours to eat or see the resort. And that if you want to park at a monorail resort for longer than 2 hours you have to valet park if you are not staying at that resort. I guess they only enforce it at the monorail resorts.
POR has tons of parking spots, so you do not have to worry.I hope that doesn't mean we will not have parking for our car near our building (Royal Guest Rooms-not sure what exact building.) I thought that if you are not staying at a resort you can't park there longer than a few hours to eat or see the resort. And that if you want to park at a monorail resort for longer than 2 hours you have to valet park if you are not staying at that resort. I guess they only enforce it at the monorail resorts.
You can't take a taxi to MK. They drop off at TTC then you'd have to take monorail or boat to MK, then boat to Ft Wilderness.Thank you for replying yes we are taking magical express and I believe we are online checking in and then picking up tickets at hotel. Would a taxi take me straight there or do I still have to take internal bus? Am I better off taking taxi to MK and then taking the ferry over ? really looking forward to it. My best Disney memory when I was a kid on my first and only trip!!
I've been wondering what the new process is now that Disney is not giving resort guests parking passes to put in your car's window. Now you just use your magic band to get into the resort parking lot. How is security going to know which cars belong to guests staying at the resort vs guests just visiting?
You can't take a taxi to MK. They drop off at TTC then you'd have to take monorail or boat to MK,
Yes that works too!! Many ways . We have breakfast ADR for Trails End in August. Since we'll be at Poly I plan on taking monorail to either MK or CR to get FW boat. Then walk off breakfast along the lake trail to WL before WL bungalow construction wrecks it. So pretty, you'd never know you're in WDW. I've seen deer. But yet to see an Armadillo. It's my mission to see one lol. And I love walking around WL! Then take boat back, which ever one comes first! MK or CR.True, but you could take a taxi to the Contemporary and either get the boat from there or walk over to the MK dock.
Andre