Port Orleans Resort – as a family we have stayed there once and I stayed there once with my brother for the 2012 Disney World Marathon weekend. Both times it was at the French Quarter portion of the resort. It is just an absolutely beautiful place with lovely New Orleans influences.
We enjoy so many aspects of the resort from the cafeteria with its Mardi Gras float decorations to the tree lined walkways to the themed pool area. But really the most important thing to us with this resort is how peaceful it is. The French Quarter portion is the smallest of the Disney World resorts (at least by room numbers) and from what we have seen one of the least crowded. The reduced crowds have allowed us lots of opportunities to just wander around and see the sights, take pictures and just really relax.
This picture this week was taken one of the mornings at the French Quarter – our son (who was about 2 and a half at the time) and I were up well before my wife and 3 month daughter so we grabbed the trusty camera to go for a walk. It was a sunny morning with no wind and just a touch of a chill – it made everything crisp and clear. We wandered around a bit at the French Quarter and then wandered the walking path to the Riverside resort and got some lovely pics of the southern mansions.
On our way back I snapped the picture below as we wandered beside the lake – you can see the little fellow is pretty happy and I remember very well the peacefulness of the moment. That is definitely one of the big draws for us with Disney World – those moments of peace seem to be so easy to grab.
