All of the Port Orleans rooms feature either two Queen sized beds or one King size bed. Riverside’s Alligator Bayou section also features an extra fold-down ‘Murphy’ bed (approx. 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.

The following prices are based on Disney’s published “rack rates” including 12.5% sales tax — i.e. this is the rate you will be charged if you book online or call the Disney Reservation Center and are not entitled to any special discounts. The total cost of your stay is calculated on a night-by-night basis, and for many seasonal periods Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday are the cheapest nights, then Sunday & Thursday, and finally Friday & Saturday are the most expensive.

The USA ‘rack rates’ for Port Orleans Rooms and Packages in 2023 were released at 6am EDT on 8th June 2022. From that date it was possible to book rooms and packages with Disney online or via their telephone Reservations Center up to a maximum of 499 days in advance. A spreadsheet of the daily room rates for all 16 room categories for 2023 can be DOWNLOADED HERE.

Disney bases the room charge on up to two adults per room. For each additional adult (aged 18 or over) there is a $25 per night surcharge (plus tax), which was increased from $15/night in 2018. Additional children are free.

Note: The old Port Orleans Riverside ‘Garden View’ category has now been renamed as Woods View, although the French Quarter equivalent rooms are still referred to as Garden View. Also the Port Orleans Riverside Royal Room Pool View booking category has been permanently discontinued and all 36 rooms previously sold under that name have now been recategorised as Royal Room Woods View like their near neighbours.

In 2020, the wheels fell off the world. When the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic took hold, international tourist travel was effectively shut down and countries went into varying degrees of self-imposed quarantine lockdowns. Walt Disney World and its resort hotels completely closed to all guests in mid-March 2020, and while the theme parks started to tentatively welcome local guests again a few months later, the resort hotels would only reopen in gradual phases as travel resumed. It would be a year and a half before the Port Orleans Resorts would open their doors again.

After the complete Resort closure on Friday 19 March 2020, Port Orleans Riverside finally reopened on Thursday 14 October 2021, with French Quarter following two weeks later on Thursday 28 October 2021. Both resorts returned to life gradually, starting at around 10% occupancy levels for the first days, and only slowly ramping up towards more normal capacities over many months. Staffing was a particular issue, as Disney had laid off or transferred all of the cast members working at the Resorts, and even a year later around 85% of the cast members working at Port Orleans were new hires, with all the training complexities that entailed. It also took some time for specific facilities to return — such as Boatwright’s Dining Hall which remained closed until Christmas 2021.

To try to recover some of the lost revenue, prices were increased dramatically compared to the pre-COVID levels, and a number of previously-included services were withdrawn. Perhaps the easiest way to fully compare the hugely complex Disney pricing structures is to work out the rack rate revenue for the entire Resort over a whole year. In 2019, which was the last full year before COVID struck, full rack-rate occupancy at Port Orleans would have resulted in room revenue of $341.8m. In 2022, the first full year after reopening, that exact same calculation returns a result of $406.4m, and in 2023 it rises again to $430m. Clearly the hotels were not running anywhere close to their normal operating capacities, and rooms are often sold at lower prices anyway due to discounts and travel agent packages, but it still reveals an underlying 19% hike in 2022 compared to pre-COVID levels, and a 26% increase by 2023.

And it gets worse for guests. In addition to paying more than a quarter more than before COVID, the following services and facilities, which had always been complimentary perks of staying at the Port Orleans resorts, are no longer available:

• ‘Extra Magic Hours’ (access to selected theme parks an hour before regular guest opening, or 2-3 hours after) has been replaced with 30 minutes of pre-opening access.
• Daily Housekeeping was withdrawn due to continuing COVID concerns and staffing issues, but it has still not been restored three years later. Instead guests will now receive a quick pop-in visit to collect trash and leave fresh towels every few days. Ironically, prior to 2020 guests could opt to decline housekeeping services for which they would then receive a daily cash rebate.
• The free Disney’s Magical Express return bus transfer service from Orlando International Airport has been permanently discontinued, you now have to pay for a transfer via bus or taxi.
• The free Resort Airline Checkin service (which allowed you to drop off your hold baggage and check-in for your flight while still at the resort) has been permanently discontinued.
• Magic Bands are no longer provided as a complimentary perk to resort guests, but you can still purchase them if you wish.
• Theme park shopping package delivery back to the Resort is no longer available.
• The popular Disney Dining Plan has still not returned, which was an excellent way to pre-pay for daily meals for each member of your party anywhere on Disney property. And for select special-offer periods, the Disney Dining Plan used to be provided FREE with package bookings, making it an amazing deal — especially for larger families.
• Specific park reservations are now required for every day that you wish to visit one of the four Walt Disney World theme parks, removing the previous spontaneous flexibility of staying locally on-site.
• The free ‘FastPass+’ park ride reservation system was withdrawn, and when it returned it had been replaced with a less flexible paid service called Genie+, costing a variable daily amount starting at around $15/day per person.

One positive note amongst all this unfortunate nickel'n'diming is that the $20/night guest car parking fee, which was actually introduced a few years prior to the COVID closures, has been withdrawn as of January 2023. Car parking is once again free for Resort guests — and it still includes free parking at the theme parks.

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, including 12.5% Florida resort tax.
• The total cost of your stay is calculated on a night-by-night rate basis, not as a block based on your arrival date.
• For many seasonal blocks, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday are the cheapest nights, then Sunday & Thursday, and finally Friday & Saturday are the most expensive.
• Bookings can be made up to a maximum of 499 days in advance (although some international booking agents, such as The Walt Disney Travel Company in the UK, may offer longer periods).
• All rooms located within the Alligator Bayou section of Riverside feature an extra fold-down ‘Murphy’ bed (child sized, approx. 63" x 30") located over the banquette bench seat and thus these rooms have a maximum occupancy of five people. These room types can be guaranteed by booking the ”5th Sleeper“ options that were introduced from 1st January 2019. No other areas within the resort have an extra person facility.
• The King Bed rooms within the Alligator Bayou section also feature the same extra fold-down ‘Murphy’ bed and thus these rooms (only) have a maximum occupancy of three people.
• 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 $25 per night surcharge (used to be $15/night until 2018).
• 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 with a larger washroom area and a roll-in shower. 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 own payment/cancellation rules will apply.
• Some discounts on the rack rates may be available, it never hurts to ask. For example, you can often 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).
• For several years, overnight car parking was charged as a $20 nightly fee, but as from January 2023 resort guest car parking is now free again. Theme park parking is also included as a perk for all Disney Resort guests. Self-parking at the water parks, Disney Springs and the ESPN Wide World of Sports remains free for everyone.
• Pre-COVID, Disney would 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. These offers tended to be extremely limited for the Port Orleans resorts.
• 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 an archive of older historical room rates, please click here.