Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter
Our tips:
- Taste the beignets
- Boat to Disney Springs
- Quiet and small
Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter
Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter takes you to the historic French Quarter of New Orleans: cobblestones, gas lamps, wrought-iron balconies and magnolias. Jazz plays everywhere and you'll spot Mardi Gras figures all around.
Location and transport
The hotel sits on the Sassagoula River in the Disney Springs Resort Area. You can take the boat to Disney Springs; the free bus runs to the theme parks. Along the river, it's a walk of just a few minutes to Port Orleans - Riverside.
Rooms and suites
The standard rooms have two queen-size beds and sleep up to four people. A Preferred Location room is closer to the main building. There are also rooms with one king-size bed for two people.
Early Theme Park Entry
Get into all four theme parks half an hour early on every day of your stay, including your arrival and departure days.
Buy Lightning Lane earlier
Hotel guests can buy Lightning Lane passes 7 days before their stay, for their entire stay. Everyone else can only do so 3 days in advance.
Free transport
The free Disney buses take you to all the theme parks, the water parks and Disney Springs. Parking at the hotel and the parks is free.
Food and drink
At Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory you can eat Cajun and Creole dishes in a Mardi Gras atmosphere. At Scat Cat's Club – Café you can pick up Mickey-shaped beignets. In Scat Cat's Club – Lounge a jazz band plays on certain evenings. Mardi Grogs is a bar by the river.
Pools and practical information
The Doubloon Lagoon pool has a Mardi Gras theme, with King Neptune on a giant sea serpent that doubles as a slide. You can hire bikes, take a carriage ride along the river, go fishing and catch Movie Under the Stars in the evening.
Address: 2201 Orleans Drive, Lake Buena Vista. According to Disney, construction or renovation work is currently taking place at the hotel. Bear in mind there may be works going on.