BUT, are you telling me that there are only about 50 folks at Riverside right now!?!? That's nuts if it's true.
Well, DH came back with more information from a CM at the front desk of POFQ. She had been there many years and stated the employees only recently found out about the closures. She said out of all the rooms at POFQ only 48 were occupied, POR wasn't much better. She stated that we knew before they did about the closing. She also stated all access to POFQ will be denied. There will be bars put in the water so that boats cannot get through. There will be fences/bars to block access from POR. All rooms are being emptied of beds, tvs, etc. are being removed. The food court is being emptied of cooking equipment and more. She stated she didn't think POFQ would ever open again, at least not the way we knew it. She said that closure fits the scenario of when Shades of Green was created (dont know the previous resort name). She said she expected POR to follow (which is what the boat driver had told DH a few days prior) and basically be turned into the same type of place like Shades.
DH felt POFQ was busier than POR from just walking through. Course, maybe everyone was at the parks.
Crowds- Just back
We just returned from the 10 fun filled days at the world. The crowds were a little lighter than usual for this time of year. The parks were never "empty" and the average wait time at the rides was 20 minutes or less. Our buses were always full. We stayed 1/2 of the time at POFQ and it seemed busy to us. The food court was crowded and the pool was very crowded. The 2nd half we spent at the Poly which seemed less crowded. Each time we took the boat from POFQ to DD it was full. Also, I noticed that since the parks are closing so early, DD is VERY crowded in the evening. All in all, even with the cutbacks, we still had a GREAT time.
She also stated all access to POFQ will be denied. There will be bars put in the water so that boats cannot get through. There will be fences/bars to block access from POR. All rooms are being emptied of beds, tvs, etc. are being removed. The food court is being emptied of cooking equipment and more. She stated she didn't think POFQ would ever open again, at least not the way we knew it. She said that closure fits the scenario of when Shades of Green was created (don?t know the previous resort name). She said she expected POR to follow (which is what the boat driver had told DH a few days prior) and basically be turned into the same type of place like Shades.