Stroll cobblestone walkways as you listen to the smooth jazz backdrop and breathe in the sweet smell of magnolia blossoms in the air. Disney’s Port Orleans Resort, themed after the French Quarter in New Orleans, opened with 432 guest rooms, a restaurant called Bonfamille’s Café, two quick-service diners, and the Doubloon Lagoon, a pool area built around a massive sea serpent. The guest rooms are situated along landscaped lanes overlooking the Sassagoula River, which is a boat ride away Downtown Disney. The Dixie Landings Resort, which opened the following year, was eventually combined with Port Orleans on April 1, 2001 and was split into two sections, known as Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside.
