Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside
Our tips:
- Royal Guest Room
- Swim at Ol' Man Island
- Boat to Disney Springs
Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside
Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside takes you to rural Louisiana. You stay in the stately white mansions of Magnolia Bend or the wooden cabins of Alligator Bayou, along the Sassagoula River.
Location and transport
The hotel is in the Disney Springs Resort Area. From the jetty you can take the boat to Disney Springs; the free bus runs to the theme parks. You can walk along the river to French Quarter.
Rooms and suites
Most rooms have two queen-size beds. In Alligator Bayou, a fifth, small bed for a child can be added. The Royal Guest Rooms in Magnolia Bend are themed around Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen, with headboards that light up like fireworks. There are also rooms where your dog is welcome.
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 Boatwright's Dining Hall you can enjoy Southern dishes in the evening in a boatyard setting. The Riverside Mill Food Court, with a large waterwheel, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. River Roost is the lounge and Muddy Rivers the pool bar.
Pools and practical information
The pool is on Ol' Man Island, an island of more than a hectare with an old-fashioned swimming hole and a slide by a sawmill. You can take carriage rides, hire bikes, go fishing and play in the Medicine Show Arcade.
Address: 1251 Riverside Drive, Lake Buena Vista. According to Disney, construction or renovation work is currently taking place at the hotel. Bear in mind that there may be works going on.