Port Orleans: Riverside

We are staying at French quarter for the first time this year and are really excited, does anyone know if the French quarter buses stop anywhere else?

Ok thanks! @Nascafan, we got spoiled when we stayed at AOA, There the buses go straight to the parks with no other stops and I loved that !

All of the moderate resorts are large and spread out, so they have multiple bus stops within the resort before that bus heads to its designated park. The only exception is French Quarter. They are the smallest resort and only have one bus stop. Occasionally French Quarter and Riverside share buses, but it will always pick up and drop off at French Quarter first. We’ve never encountered long lines for the boat. We’ve always been on the next available boat, never had to wait for a second one to arrive. The boat launch at Riverside is right by the food court. Once you are on a boat, it takes about 20 minutes to get to Disney Springs. The boat drop off/pick up is on the far side of Disney Springs near the old bus drop off/pick up. The food court is usually the last bus stop pickup in the morning. That makes it popular with families. However, buses are sometimes pretty full by the time they arrive at that stop, unless they bring in an empty bus. If you catch the bus stop by your room, you will likely get on a bus easier, but you do have to circle and stop at all stops around the resort.

ThemeParkRider wrote:

I’m staying here for the first time this June! I visited this resort once before, but it was still Dixie Landings back then and I may or may not have been an infant at the time. Anyway, I managed to snag a room with a King Size bed. Does anyone know if those rooms are more likely to have a good view or be in a certain spot of the building? No biggy if not, just curious.

King rooms are offered with all view options. So it will be a luck of the draw on which one you get! It doesn’t mention parking lot view, so you should be clear of that for a view! Our friends had a King room last year and they looked at a wall because they were by a staircase. Just beyond the wall was a quiet pool. So you really can be anywhere and see anything. You won’t be located in the Royal Guest Room area either.

eeyorepoohfan wrote:

Breesmommy5 wrote:

That is what I am really excited about, being able to take boats ! the kids are pretty excited about that too !

The boat to/from Disney Springs is one of the main reasons we LOVE staying at Riverside! It’s a nice relaxing 20 minute ride one way!

It is such a fun and relaxing ride! It’s one of our favorite things about POFQ, and both PO resorts really.

when we were there they were doing some construction so the bus stop order had no rhyme or reason…it seemed to change daily and once our bus driver even got stuck and had to make like a 10 point turn to get out. it was actually quite funny!

September is the quietest time of year at Disney…all the kids are back at school and even us fanatics don’t take our kids out 2 weeks after school starts. the crowds will be low and you should have a great time.

The boat was nice (not cramped and standing room only like the bus) but it sure can be cold with the wind! not that you will have that problem in September