With its New Orleans' theme, Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter is located in the Disney World Resort, in Downtown Disney's east side, and approximately 20 miles from Orlando International Airport. This location is also one mile from Epcot, two miles from Disney??s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, five miles from Magic Kingdom Park and MGM Studios, and nine miles from Disney's Animal Kingdom. Resort amenities include the Creole dining, Doubloon Lagoon (a themed water area with dragon waterslide and alligator fountains), playground, arcade, shopping at Jackson Square Gifts and Desires, and access to Ol Man Island water recreation area at the riverside. For dining and refreshments, the resort houses Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory (food court), Boatwright's Dining Hall (full-service restaurant with southern specialties), and Scat Cat's Club. Intricate railings, cobblestone streets, and courtyards of flowers capture the spirit of New Orleans' French Quarter. The hotel also offers bicycle rentals, watercraft rentals, limited room service, valet laundry service, babysitting, free parking, and free transportation to all areas of the Walt Disney World Resort, including ferryboat service to the Downtown Disney Marketplace and Pleasure Island.
All rooms feature dataports, voicemail, safes, vanity areas, air-conditioning, and cable TV. Hairdryers, irons, and coffeemakers are available upon request.
Please note that guests arriving after 5/4/05 are eligible for Disneys Magical Express Service ?? buses take the guest from the Orlando International Airport to the Disney Resort hotel, while the bags are transported and taken straight to the guest's room. When the vacation is over, guests and the bags are transported from the Disney Resort hotel back to the airport. To book the complimentary Disneys Magical Express Service, visit www.disneysmagicalexpress.