Disney Trip - Port Orleans French Quarter Review

We are back from vacation and back to reality. I've spent a few days trying to decide how I wanted to organize my posts about the most magical place on Earth, Disney World.

Dave and I  spent last week at Disney in celebration of our first wedding anniversary. We decided that we wanted to experience it as adults before we have children and have to stand in line to see Mickey :) Dave hadn't been since he was 8 and I hadn't been since I was in high school so it was a great adventure for both of us. It truly is a different experience as an adult, so if you haven't been since you were a kid, or if you haven't been with out kids, I suggest giving it a try!
 I HAD to do a post about our resort, Port Orleans - French Quarter. If we were to do it all over again, we would choose the exact same resort. We LOVED it.

Port Orleans is made up of two resorts, French Quarter and Riverside. Riverside is a larger resort with 4 sections that are all themed after life on the Mississippi Delta while French Quarter is the smallest of all the Disney resorts and is themed after (you guessed it!) the French Quarter in New Orleans. Dave and I may be a little partial to the French Quarter because we both spent a good bit of time in college on road trips to the Big Easy, but none the less this may be one of Disney's best kept secrets.


From the moment you walk in the main lobby, you are transported to New Orleans, Louisiana and the ambiance of Mardi Gras. I hear this resort is the least "Disney Themed" of them all but that definitely does not mean it lacks theme.

The streets are lined with beautiful lamp posts and colorful buildings just like the real French Quarter. Jazz music and the smell of beignets fill the air, and the cobblestone pathways with ornate fountains are breathtaking.

The rooms are pretty standard, we had a king room that looked just like a hotel room I have had in the French Quarter in college. The theme is consistent and the amenities are comparable to a Holiday Inn Express or a Hampton Inn.

 One of the best things about this resort is the size. Because it is the smallest, you are super conveniently close to all the amenities. There is only one bus stop so we never had to ride around to other bus stops to pick up more people. I never quite figured out how the buses work, but we were always picked up by an empty bus from our resort and always let off before Riverside on the way back. While other resorts' guests were waiting in super long lines after Fantasmic, Wishes, and Illuminations, we were able to hop right on our bus.

If you decide to go to Downtown Disney, there is a super cute pontoon boat that will pick you up from the river along the back side of the resort and take you to a landing at DD. It will also take you to Riverside if you want to eat at the Table Service restaurant, Boatwrights,which I HIGHLY recommend.


 Boatwrights was one of our favorite meals all week, (behind 'Ohana, which I will write about later) We both love Cajun food so when we went on the first night, I was all ready to order the crawfish ettouffe. After talking to the waitress, she talked me into the steak medallions and holy cow, it was amazing! Definitely go with the bread pudding for dessert. We actually ended up canceling our dinner one night and came back to Boatrights again, yes, it was THAT good!


As far as the French Quarter goes, there is a food court that takes quick service meals. On our last day, I had a really really good shrimp po-boy but we didn't eat here much because we were generally in the parks for our quick service meals. I do recommend saving a snack credit for beignets! After a long day at the park, we came back for beignets and a hurricane at Scat Cat's lounge and it was a great way to unwind.




Once again, we couldn't be happier with Port Orleans French Quarter. I definitely hope we get to go back one day. Stay tuned for more posts on our Disney Vacation! I know when we were planning our trip, we scoured blogs with reviews for months so I hope I can help others like they helped me!