Resorts

When you stay at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort Riverside, you have several choices for accommodations. The resort is divided into two sections, Alligator Bayou and Magnolia Bend. Alligator Bayou takes you to a rustic Louisiana delta setting. In contrast to Alligator Bayou, the other part of the Port Orleans Resort Riverside is Magnolia Bend. It is set to look like plantation style mansions. Nestled within Magnolia Bend, you’ll find the Royal Guest Rooms of Port Orleans Resort Riverside.

On a recent trip to Disney World, we scored the mother of all upgrades! Well that statement might have a bit of hyperbole in it, but not too much. We had booked a standard room at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. While we were on the Magical Express to the resort, we got a call from a cast member at the front desk of the resort. He was calling to tell us that they were going to give us a complementary upgrade to Disney’s BoardWalk Inn Sonora Suite! It’s also known as the Vice-Presidential Suite.

Not just to a pool view room or boardwalk view room. Oh no, we’re talking about one decked out suite, which honestly was way more room than we needed. We didn’t even have Anna and Elsa with us on this trip.

In early 2018, Disney announced that they were closing their last few remaining Children’s Activity Centers. With the closure of the activity centers, many wondered what they could use as a place to give kids a night away. Or is that giving parents a night away? Maybe both. Either way, Disney announced that they would open the Pixar Play Zone in the spring of 2018.

We were at Disney World shortly after the Pixar Play Zone opened and decided to take the girls there to see how they liked it. Of course, that means you get to hear our experiences and how the girls feel about it in our own Pixar Play Zone review.