Port Orleans News

The Doubloon Lagoon feature swimming pool at Port Orleans French Quarter will be closed for maintenance work on Tuesday 17 January and Wednesday 18 January, reopening on Thursday 19 January 2012. The spa/hot tub should remain open during this time. There is also construction work going on in the courtyard behind the entrance lobby, access will be along the sides of this area.

The Ol' Man Island feature swimming pool at Port Orleans Riverside will be closed for maintenance work from Monday 6 February to Wednesday 8 February, reopening on Thursday 9 February 2012.

All of the other pools at the resort will remain open for guests during these closures.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!


The Christmas 2011 Recreation Activities for Port Orleans Riverside and Port Orleans French Quarter are now available:

This weekend saw the refurbished opening of the first of the Preferred Location buildings in Port Orleans Riverside's Alligator Bayou section. Building 14 appears to have replaced building 39 in the refurbishment schedule, so with the reopening of building 38 last week, refurbished rooms are now available in AB buildings 14, 36, 37 and 38 (plus the Acadian House and Magnolia Terrace mansion buildings).

There will now be a short break during the holiday period and then work will commence mid-January on converting Oak Manor to the new Royal Rooms. The projected opening date for this section is 17 February, with Parterre Place following a month later. [Update: Opening of Royal Rooms in Oak Manor has been delayed by three weeks to 9 March]

We've just been told that a new free Wi-Fi internet service at Port Orleans is now ready for action, and will commence service today (Thursday 15 December 2011).

Update on 16 December:

In addition to the lobby, entranceway, bus stop and pool area, guest rooms have now been confirmed to be covered too, although there are some early reports of patchy reception in a few places. Speeds are generally faster in the common areas than in the guest rooms.

The SSID (access point name) that you should look for is "disneyguest" (unsecured).

For more information, please see our Internet Access page.

The official Disney Parks Blog has just unveiled a brand new preview video showcasing the new Royal Room designs at Port Orleans Riverside which are due to open early in 2012. Click here to read the article and view the video.