Q: Have any of the Florida Disney hotels been renamed? I seem to remember a different name for the Port Orleans hotel.
John, Malden, Massachusetts
A: Originally, for 10 years from their opening in 1991, there were two resorts, the Port Orleans Resort and the Dixie Landings Resort. The two resorts were combined under the Port Orleans name in 2001. The original Port Orleans became Port Orleans French Quarter, with Dixie Landings becoming Port Orleans Riverside. Other renamed hotels were Shades of Green (formerly The Golf Resort and The Disney Inn), Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa (formerly The Disney Institute), Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa (formerly Disney’s Grand Floridian Beach Resort), and Disney’s Old Key West Resort (formerly Disney’s Vacation Club at the Walt Disney World Resort). Besides these Disney-owned resorts, the hotels in the Lake Buena Vista area have gone through many name changes.
Dave Smith