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More Pool Area Construction Updates from 14 February
Posted Monday 15th February 2016, 10:39am (EST) by The Sassagoula Sentinel
On Riverside's Ol' Man Island, new lighting poles have been added (still to be painted) and metal support posts for the access gates have been installed across the pathways. It is still unclear whether the rest of the perimeter barrier will be tastefully ‘in tune’ with the wooden post, slat and rope designs around the rest of Everett Peace’s reclusive little island, or whether Disney will take the easier option and just use metal railings (which incidentally do work very well with the wrought ironwork theming over at French Quarter): |
More updates on the Port Orleans Management Restructuring
Posted Sunday 14th February 2016, 6:05am (EST) by The Sassagoula Sentinel
The recent changes in the management structure at Port Orleans are becoming a little clearer (well, to me at least!) so I thought a minor update was in order. The main aim seems to have been to reduce the amount of management layers between the General Manager level and the hourly-rate cast members to just two steps. Port Orleans was pretty much there anyway, so these tweaks have been relatively minor. |
Ol' Man Island Bridge Closure and other Construction Updates
Posted Thursday 11th February 2016, 5:00pm (EST) by The Sassagoula Sentinel
The main access bridge leading from the Riverside Marina and food court over to Ol' Man Island is currently closed for three weeks to allow worn-out wooden decking to be replaced, and for some structural work on a support beam to be completed. This work has been timed to coincide with the refurbishment of the feature swimming pool and the reduced occupancy levels in the Magnolia Terrace mansion building to attempt to reduce the amount of guests inconvenienced by the closure. |
Port Orleans Mardi Gras events mostly cancelled, 9 Feb 2016
Posted Sunday 31st January 2016, 6:34am (EST) by The Sassagoula Sentinel
Update on 2 Feb: I've just been informed that the afternoon Mardi Gras activities planned for Port Orleans French Quarter on Tuesday 9 February, including the character greetings, have been CANCELLED for this year. The cut-down version of the cast member pargo parade will still take place at 10am though. The Recreation Activity Schedules that had already been printed for this month have been withdrawn, so I've removed them from the site too. I'll provide further updates as soon as I know more. |