Layout: Port Orleans is located in the Downtown Disney Resort area.  The seven buildings in this small resort are located on either the North or the South area and can easily access the pool and main building.

Rooms: Rooms have internet access (for a fee), cable or satellite TV, refrigerators, in room safe, crib,ironing board, and hair dryers.  Most rooms have 2 full size beds or 1 king bed.

Shopping:  Jackson Square Gifts & Desires offers both sundries and souvenirs at POFQ

Recreation: Jogging path, Arcade, Playground area, Horse drawn carriage (with a reservation and fee), Fishing, Biking, and Marina rentals

Pools: Dabloon Lagoon is a Mardi Gras themed pool located here, but guests call also swim in the pool up at Riverside

Tips:  POFQ is the quieter, more romantic of the two resorts here.  Families tend to prefer the Riverside part of the Port Orleans so you can often take advantage of the smaller are if you are here with adults or on a trip with a couple.

Dining Options:

Find a complete overview of dining at Port Orleans here

Sit down restaurants: None but Boatright’s at Riverside is easily accesible

Quick service restaurants: Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory Food Court offers choices for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Bars & Quick Stops: Scat Cat’s Club Lounge and Dabloon Lagoon Pool Bar

Signature/Dinner Shows: None

Transportation:

To Magic Kingdom:  Bus

To Epcot:  Bus

To Animal Kingdom:  Bus

To Hollywood Studios:  Bus

To Downtown Disney:  Water Taxi/ Bus

To Blizzard Beach & Typhoon Lagoon:  Bus

Melissa has created Chip & Company’s ‘Guide to Walt Disney World: Restaurant & Snack Options’ posts as well as chronicling her Disney baking (and cooking) exploits In the Kitchen. She also writes original articles about her experiences visiting Walt Disney World and finding Disney magic in her home state of New York. Melissa is a World History teacher and you can find her on tumblr. Oh & you should probably know she believes in fairytales.