November 17 Deb Leaves and We transfer to new resort
Deb checked her Magical Express departure times and her Boarding Pass. The Bus was going to get her to the airport only 2 hours before boarding time. All of us went into a panic. We were thinking international travel. Since Deb was going back home via Houston, her flight was domestic and two hours was plenty of time. Added bonus (so we found out on the “fly”) was that since she was travelling by an American airline (United) she could have her boarding pass printed at the Pop Century bag check. And she could have her bags checked right there at Pop Century. It was a good thing since her bag was over weight and that would have been a $100 extra charge. A cast member helped her pull items out to go into her carry on and she was able to avoid the cost.
It was a scramble though to get everything fixed up before she had to
get on her bus. But between the two of us she made it. Mom and
Suzanne had been hoping to be able to say good bye but everything
happened so fast, that didn't happen.
Then it was time for the rest of us to get ready to leave Pop Century. Suzanne requested a porter for our luggage. We loaded his cart up with our bags and had them tagged for Riverside leaving us free to head over to the resort. We took the bus to Disney Springs and then the boat to Port Orleans Riverside. We checked in and naturally our rooms were not ready. We were very early. But we were told what building we were going to be in so we went exploring and found Acadian House. We were not given our room numbers but at least we knew the location of the building. It was very easy to find.
Next was lunch in our new food court. We had to stake claim to “our” table. That way if we got separated in the line ups we would be able to find each other easily. Guess what....the staff at Pop Century did our refillable mugs correctly. They were still good for Riverside. We had our receipts just in case. Fortunately we didn't need them. It's always lovely to deal with competent people!
We checked in at the front desk around 1 pm in the hopes that we could get access to our rooms. Yes!! They were ready and we were given our numbers and our magic bands were activated to open the doors.
Main floor rooms. But they are connecting and in the buildings we wanted. Turns out that being on the main floor was just fine with all of us. We didn't think we would like it. I know at Pop Century we wouldn't. But at Riverside it's a whole different world.
The rooms are lovely. No one wanted to leave them. But we head out to Port Orleans French Quarter. This was a mistake in several ways. First it's always better to see French Quarter (or any resort) for the first time in daylight. It's just difficult to find your way around a strange place at night. Especially with limited night vision. Mom and I had been there on a previous trip and thought it lovely. But at night it was a bit overwhelming getting around.
The other issue was that during the day the boat that goes from Riverside to Disney Springs stops at French Quarter. We didn't realize that it doesn't do that at night. We had to take the boat to Disney Springs, get off and then take a different one to French Quarter. It would have been a repeat going back to Riverside, so we walked. It's not far away, but we were all tired so it seemed longer than it was. It was a lovely evening though and we saw at least one horse drawn carriage. It felt strange having to share the side walk with a horse.
Then it was time for the rest of us to get ready to leave Pop Century. Suzanne requested a porter for our luggage. We loaded his cart up with our bags and had them tagged for Riverside leaving us free to head over to the resort. We took the bus to Disney Springs and then the boat to Port Orleans Riverside. We checked in and naturally our rooms were not ready. We were very early. But we were told what building we were going to be in so we went exploring and found Acadian House. We were not given our room numbers but at least we knew the location of the building. It was very easy to find.
Next was lunch in our new food court. We had to stake claim to “our” table. That way if we got separated in the line ups we would be able to find each other easily. Guess what....the staff at Pop Century did our refillable mugs correctly. They were still good for Riverside. We had our receipts just in case. Fortunately we didn't need them. It's always lovely to deal with competent people!
We checked in at the front desk around 1 pm in the hopes that we could get access to our rooms. Yes!! They were ready and we were given our numbers and our magic bands were activated to open the doors.
Main floor rooms. But they are connecting and in the buildings we wanted. Turns out that being on the main floor was just fine with all of us. We didn't think we would like it. I know at Pop Century we wouldn't. But at Riverside it's a whole different world.
The rooms are lovely. No one wanted to leave them. But we head out to Port Orleans French Quarter. This was a mistake in several ways. First it's always better to see French Quarter (or any resort) for the first time in daylight. It's just difficult to find your way around a strange place at night. Especially with limited night vision. Mom and I had been there on a previous trip and thought it lovely. But at night it was a bit overwhelming getting around.
The other issue was that during the day the boat that goes from Riverside to Disney Springs stops at French Quarter. We didn't realize that it doesn't do that at night. We had to take the boat to Disney Springs, get off and then take a different one to French Quarter. It would have been a repeat going back to Riverside, so we walked. It's not far away, but we were all tired so it seemed longer than it was. It was a lovely evening though and we saw at least one horse drawn carriage. It felt strange having to share the side walk with a horse.
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