Walt Disney World released their 2013 room and package rates via the booking website on 11 July 2012. Rooms are normally available for booking up to a maximum of 499 days out, but currently the website only goes up to 31 December 2013. You can pre-book further than this by telephone, but final prices will not be confirmed until somewhere around the middle of 2013.

All of the Port Orleans rooms have recently been refurbished (completed 1st August 2012) and feature either two Queen sized beds or one King size bed. Riverside’s Alligator Bayou section also features an extra fold-down Murphy bed (apporx. 63" x 30") over the banquette bench seat, suitable for a child or small adult. Specially themed Royal Guest Rooms are available in Oak Manor and Parterre Place at Port Orleans Riverside. Please see the Guest Rooms page for further descriptions of the room amenities, photos and a detailed room plan layout.

There is no dual-classification between the various booking categories, each room falls into one specific band only. Thus all rooms with a king-size bed are classed as “King Bed” rooms, even if they also happen to be in Preferred Location buildings or may have pool or river views. Similarly, non-King rooms with views overlooking the river — even in the Preferred buildings — count as “River View” rather than Preferred. The same policy applies for the six Pool View rooms in building 18.

So for example, if you wanted to try to get a king bed room with a pool or river view, you should book a King Bed category, and then add a request for a Pool/River View if available. The same applies if you want a River View in a preferred buildings; book for River View and then add a request for a close location. See the page on Making Special Room Requests for more details.

Regular Guest Rooms (excluding Riverside’s Oak Manor and Parterre Place, which are now Royal Guest Rooms)

• Standard: These rooms mostly tend to face towards parking lots, or have partially obscured views (such as beside stairways, etc). Standard view rooms are located all around the resort, EXCEPT for Preferred Locations.
• Garden View: These rooms offer pleasant views of the gardens, courtyards (including water features and fountains), landscaping or bayou — but NOT of the parking lots. Garden View rooms can be located in any of the buildings EXCEPT for Preferred Locations. $10 per night surcharge.
  
• Preferred Location (Riverside, Alligator Bayou only): These rooms offer close proximity to the restaurants, transportation and main buildings at Riverside. Preferred rooms are ONLY located in Alligator Bayou lodges 14, 15, 18 and 27 — there are no preferred locations in the mansion buildings or at French Quarter. Views vary and can include parking lot or bayou/stream/garden outlooks — but not pool/river views. $25 per night surcharge.
• King Bed: These rooms feature one King-size bed only, and have a maximum occupancy of two persons (or three in the Alligator Bayou section only). Views and locations vary around the whole of the resort, and some can feature Pool/River Views or are within Preferred Locations (these all still fall under the King Bed booking category though). Limited quantities are available, and there are no King Beds available at all in the Royal Guest Room buildings. $25 per night surcharge.
• Pool View: These rooms offer swimming pool views and are spread out all around the resort, for example French Quarter buildings 2 & 5 (note: not on the ground floor at French Quarter), Riverside 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 35, 36 and 39, plus the mansion buildings. $25 per night surcharge.
• River View: These rooms offer direct views of the Sassagoula River, including some rooms which overlook the courtyards or lawns in front of the river. They do not guarantee any particular proximity to the main buildings — however at Riverside, all of the directly river-facing rooms do tend to give fairly convenient access to the facilities areas anyway. River View rooms can be located in French Quarter buildings 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7, or at Riverside in Alligator Bayou lodges 14, 27 and 38 plus the mansion buildings. $30 per night surcharge.

Note: There are a few odd discrepancies in the pricing for two seasons this year. For some reason, the tariff card shows Riverside as being $2/night more expensive than French Quarter for the Garden/King/Preferred/Pool/River categories in both Regular and Value(2) seasons. For all other time periods, Riverside and French Quarter have exactly the same pricing, just as they have done in the past. This could just be a typo, but both prices are listed here for reference.

Disney’s Port Orleans Resort Regular Room Rates for 2013  (plus Resort Tax at 12.5%)
Season / Holiday	Dates (Weekend rates are for Friday & Saturday nights)	Standard	Garden View	‘Preferred’ (POR) or King Bed or Pool View	River View
New Year	Jan 1	$244	$254	$274	$279
Value	Jan 2—9, Weekdays	$162	$172	$187	$192
	Jan 2—9, Weekends	$177	$187	$202	$207
Marathon	Jan 10—12	$187	$197	$212	$217
Value	Jan 13—17	$162	$172	$187	$192
Martin Luther King Jr.	Jan 18—20	$187	$197	$212	$217
Value	Jan 21—Feb 13, Weekdays	$162	$172	$187	$192
	Jan 21—Feb 13, Weekends	$177	$187	$202	$207
Peak	Feb 14, Weekday	$211	$221	$236	$241
President’s Day	Feb 15—17	$241	$251	$266	$271
Peak	Feb 18—23, Weekdays	$211	$221	$236	$241
	Feb 18—23, Weekends	$231	$241	$256	$261
Regular	Feb 24—Mar 7, Weekdays	$188	$198 (POR $200)	$213 (POR $215)	$218 (POR $220)
	Feb 24—Mar 7, Weekends	$213	$223 (POR $225)	$238 (POR $240)	$243 (POR $245)
Peak	Mar 8—Mar 23, Weekdays	$211	$221	$236	$241
	Mar 8—Mar 23, Weekends	$231	$241	$256	$261
Easter	Mar 24—Apr 6	$246	$256	$271	$276
Regular	Apr 7—May 30, Weekdays	$188	$198 (POR $200)	$213 (POR $215)	$218 (POR $220)
	Apr 7—May 30, Weekends	$213	$223 (POR $225)	$238 (POR $240)	$243 (POR $245)
Summer	May 31—Aug 3	$196	$206	$221	$226
Value (2)	Aug 4—Sep 13, Weekdays	$170	$180 (POR $182)	$195 (POR $197)	$200 (POR $202)
	Aug 4—Sep 13, Weekends	$190	$200 (POR $202)	$215 (POR $217)	$220 (POR $222)
Fall	Sep 14—Oct 10, Weekdays	$176	$186	$201	$206
	Sep 14—Oct 10, Weekends	$191	$201	$216	$221
Columbus Day	Oct 11—13	$201	$211	$226	$231
Fall	Oct 14—Nov 22, Weekdays	$176	$186	$201	$206
	Oct 14—Nov 22, Weekends	$191	$201	$216	$221
Thanksgiving	Nov 23—29	$212	$222	$237	$242
Fall	Nov 30—Dec 12, Weekdays	$176	$186	$201	$206
	Nov 30—Dec 12, Weekends	$191	$201	$216	$221
Peak	Dec 13—19, Weekdays	$211	$221	$236	$241
	Dec 13—19, Weekends	$231	$241	$256	$261
Holiday	Dec 20—31	$253	$263	$283	$288

 

Royal Guest Rooms (located in Riverside’s Oak Manor and Parterre Place mansion buildings only)

• Royal Guest Room: These are the cheapest of the Royal Guest Rooms and generally face towards parking lots, or have partially obscured views (such as beside stairways, etc). Royal Guest Rooms start at approximately $30 more than regular rooms at the resort.
• Royal Guest Room Garden View: These rooms offer pleasant views of the gardens, courtyards (including water features and fountains) or landscaping — but NOT of the parking lots. $40 per night surcharge over a regular resort room.
• Royal Guest Room Pool View: These rooms face towards the nearby quiet swimming pool, and they are all very conveniently located for easy access to the main buildings. $55 per night surcharge over a regular resort room.
• Royal Guest Room River View: These rooms offer direct views of the Sassagoula River, including some rooms which overlook the courtyards or lawns in front of the river. However at these prices some people have commented that you could almost stay at a Deluxe resort. $60 per night surcharge over a regular resort room.

Note: There are no King Bed options in the Royal Guest Rooms, presumably because these rooms are aimed directly at families rather than couples. Also, there are no Royal Guest Rooms which allow for an additional bed to sleep an extra person.

Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort ROYAL GUEST ROOM Rates for 2013  (plus Resort Tax at 12.5%)
Season / Holiday	Dates (Weekend rates are for Friday & Saturday nights)	Royal Guest Room Standard View	Royal Guest Room Garden View	Royal Guest Room Pool View	Royal Guest Room River View
New Year	Jan 1	$284	$294	$314	$319
Value	Jan 2—9, Weekdays	$192	$202	$217	$222
	Jan 2—9, Weekends	$207	$217	$232	$237
Marathon	Jan 10—12	$217	$227	$242	$247
Value	Jan 13—17	$192	$202	$217	$222
Martin Luther King Jr.	Jan 18—20	$217	$227	$242	$247
Value	Jan 21—Feb 13, Weekdays	$192	$202	$217	$222
	Jan 21—Feb 13, Weekends	$207	$217	$232	$237
Peak	Feb 14, Weekday	$241	$251	$266	$271
President’s Day	Feb 15—17	$271	$281	$296	$301
Peak	Feb 18—23, Weekdays	$241	$251	$266	$271
	Feb 18—23, Weekends	$261	$271	$286	$291
Regular	Feb 24—Mar 7, Weekdays	$220	$230	$245	$250
	Feb 24—Mar 7, Weekends	$245	$255	$270	$275
Peak	Mar 8—Mar 23, Weekdays	$241	$251	$266	$271
	Mar 8—Mar 23, Weekends	$261	$271	$286	$291
Easter	Mar 24—Apr 6	$276	$286	$301	$306
Regular	Apr 7—May 30, Weekdays	$220	$230	$245	$250
	Apr 7—May 30, Weekends	$245	$255	$270	$275
Summer	May 31—Aug 3	$226	$236	$251	$256
Value (2)	Aug 4—Sep 13, Weekdays	$202	$212	$227	$232
	Aug 4—Sep 13, Weekends	$222	$232	$247	$252
Fall	Sep 14—Oct 10, Weekdays	$206	$216	$231	$236
	Sep 14—Oct 10, Weekends	$221	$231	$246	$251
Columbus Day	Oct 11—13	$231	$241	$256	$261
Fall	Oct 14—Nov 22, Weekdays	$206	$216	$231	$236
	Oct 14—Nov 22, Weekends	$221	$231	$246	$251
Thanksgiving	Nov 23—29	$242	$252	$271	$276
Fall	Nov 30—Dec 12, Weekdays	$206	$216	$231	$236
	Nov 30—Dec 12, Weekends	$221	$231	$246	$251
Peak	Dec 13—19, Weekdays	$241	$251	$266	$271
	Dec 13—19, Weekends	$261	$271	$286	$291
Holiday	Dec 20—31	$293	$303	$323	$328

 

Notes:

• All of the above prices are based on Disney’s published “rack rates” — i.e. the rate you will be charged if you call the Reservation Center and are not entitled to any special discounts.
• Prices are quoted in US Dollars and do not include the 12.5% Florida resort tax which must be added to any booking.
• The total cost of your stay is calculated on a night-by-night basis, not as a block based on your arrival date.
• All rooms located within the Alligator Bayou section of Riverside feature an extra fold-down Murphy bed (approx. 63" x 30") located over the banquette bench seat (at no extra cost) and thus these rooms have a maximum occupancy of five people. No other rooms within the resort have the option of an extra bed.
• The King Bed rooms within the Alligator Bayou section (only) also feature the same extra fold-down Murphy bed and thus these rooms have a maximum occupancy of three people. In May 2013, the online reservations system was enhanced to finally allow this three-person option to be booked.
• Around 50% of the resort’s rooms feature internal connecting doorways and this can be requested when you make your booking, although it cannot be guaranteed (unless one of the rooms contains only unaccompanied minors).
• Disney bases the room charge on up to two adults per room. For each additional adult (aged 18 or over) there is a $15 per night surcharge.
• Additional children are free. Cots/cribs (Pack’n’Play) for the very young are available upon request. Children under the age of three do not count towards the maximum room occupancy, so technically you could have two adults, three children and an infant staying in an Alligator Bayou room — but it might be bit of a squeeze!
• Various types of Handicapped Accessible rooms are available throughout all sections of the resort, including some rooms modified for full wheelchair accessibility. See the Accessible Rooms page for more details.
• If you book directly with the Disney Reservation Center you will only pay a one-night deposit in advance, with the remaining balance due upon arrival. Cancellation for room-only bookings is normally available until six days before arrival (or 45 days for package bookings) but please check Disney’s Terms & Conditions for current details. Obviously if you make a travel agent reservation, or book via any other route such as Expedia, then their payment/cancellation rules will apply.
• Some discounts on the rack rates may be available, it never hurts to ask. For example, you can usually get a 15-20% discount for AAA membership, and Annual Passholder rates are also sometimes available (although they tend to sell out quickly once the dates are released by Disney).
• Disney sometimes offer one of their Dining Plans for free for each person staying in the room, but only with full-price room bookings that also include theme park tickets.
• For details of some current offers, please see our Discounts and Special Offers page.
• For further enquiries or to make bookings, please call 1-407-WDISNEY (1-407-934-7639) or book online via the Walt Disney World website.

 

To review the 2012 prices and other historical room rates, please click here.