Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Resort
by the TopOfHotel team
Port Orleans French Quarter is the smallest, cutest and most walkable Moderate resort — a New Orleans Mardi Gras theme with the Doubloon Lagoon sea-serpent slide, legendary Mickey beignets and a boat to Disney Springs, ideal for a small family that wants compact charm (but rooms sleep only 4 and there's no table-service restaurant).
Port Orleans French Quarter is the smallest, cutest and most walkable Moderate resort — a New Orleans Mardi Gras theme with the Doubloon Lagoon sea-serpent slide, legendary Mickey beignets and a boat to Disney Springs, ideal for a small family that wants compact charm (but rooms sleep only 4 and there's no table-service restaurant).
In-Depth Review
We close the Moderate list with the one a lot of people call the cutest — Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Resort. It's themed on the New Orleans French Quarter during Mardi Gras, with two-storey pastel buildings, wrought-iron balconies, jazz alleys and gas lamps, and it's the smallest and most walkable Moderate resort. Guest reviews land it at around 8.6/10, and the charm is in that compact, atmospheric scale.
Rooms and decor
Rooms were renovated in 2025 in a Tiana/Mardi Gras theme — bright purple, gold and green, with artwork of Tiana and Naveen, gold-patterned sliding doors and beaded Mardi Gras pillows. They sleep 4 on two queen beds. The wider French Quarter setting helps the look: jazz alleys, the Scat Cat's Club lounge, and pretty wrought-iron balconies to wander and photograph. Plenty of reviewers fall for the quiet, romantic feel here.
Food and amenities
The legendary thing to eat is the Mickey-shaped beignets, dusted in sugar, at the Sassagoula Floatworks food court — the New Orleans dessert everyone should try. The family highlight, though, is Doubloon Lagoon, the Mardi Gras pool built around a giant green-and-blue sea serpent named Scales: its curved body arches over the pool, and its pink tongue is the water slide kids ride down. A King Triton statue sits on top, with a Mardi Gras alligator band around the pool and a kids' splash zone. It's a fun, photogenic pool, especially in the evening, and reviews say kids ride that serpent tongue over and over without getting bored.
Location and getting there
French Quarter's big advantage is being small and walkable — a single loop of 7 buildings, with no internal bus the way the bigger resorts need. The Sassagoula boat runs to Disney Springs for an easy evening out, and over to Port Orleans Riverside too. The catch on transport: getting to the parks means a bus shared with Riverside (busy mornings, two stops), and there's no monorail or Skyliner — the boat only reaches Disney Springs and depends on the weather.
Things to know before booking
Two things to be straight about. First, rooms sleep only 4 — no fold-out extra bed like at Riverside — so a family of 5 needs Riverside or two rooms. Second, there's no table-service restaurant on site; you get the food court and the lounge, and a sit-down meal means a 10-minute walk or boat ride to Boatwright's at Riverside. Being a small resort, it also has a single pool and fewer facilities than the larger ones.
Our take
After reading through plenty of real reviews, Port Orleans French Quarter fits a small family best — 2 adults plus 1-2 kids who want a cute, compact, walkable resort with a charming New Orleans feel, the fun sea-serpent pool and the Mickey beignets. It's good value and genuinely charming on a Moderate budget. What you have to accept is rooms that sleep only 4 and no table-service restaurant on site. If you're a family of 5 or want more facilities, the sister resort Port Orleans Riverside will suit you better.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- It's the smallest and most walkable Moderate resort — a single loop of 7 buildings with no internal bus, which suits families who don't want long walks or to get lost.
- Doubloon Lagoon is a Mardi Gras-themed pool built around a giant sea serpent named Scales — the pink tongue is the water slide, with a King Triton statue, a Mardi Gras alligator band, and a kids' splash zone.
- The legendary Mickey-shaped beignets dusted in sugar are served at the Sassagoula Floatworks food court, alongside a New Orleans jazz theme with photogenic wrought-iron balconies.
- Rooms were renovated in 2025 in a Tiana/Mardi Gras theme — purple, gold and green, with Tiana and Naveen artwork and gold-patterned doors — bright and cheerful.
- The Sassagoula boat runs to Disney Springs for shopping and food, and over to Port Orleans Riverside too, with a quieter, more romantic feel than the bigger resorts.
- Rooms sleep a maximum of 4 — there's no fold-out extra bed like at Riverside, so a family of 5 has to choose Riverside or book two rooms.
- There's no table-service restaurant on site — just the food court and a lounge — so a sit-down meal means a 10-minute walk or boat ride to Boatwright's at Riverside, and being a small resort it has a single pool and fewer facilities than the bigger ones.
- Getting to the parks means a bus shared with Riverside (busy mornings, two stops), and there's no monorail or Skyliner — the boat only reaches Disney Springs and depends on the weather.
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Insider Tips
- Let the kids ride the sea-serpent tongue slide at Doubloon Lagoon, then grab the sugar-dusted Mickey beignets at Sassagoula Floatworks.
- It's a small, walkable resort, so even a room near the pool or lobby is never far — a good pick if you dislike long walks.
- For a sit-down meal, walk or take the boat about 10 minutes to Boatwright's at the sister resort, Riverside.
- Families of 5 should pick Riverside instead (it sleeps 5) — French Quarter rooms sleep only 4. The evening boat to Disney Springs is very relaxing.