Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Completes Room Refurbishment with Mardi Gras Flair

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New Rooms at Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter 2025
Posted: Tuesday May 20, 2025 12:25pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The guest room refurbishment project at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter is now complete, with over 1,000 rooms refreshed to reflect the New Orleans-inspired theme of the resort. 


Here’s what you’ll notice in the newly refurbished guest rooms:

  • Interior Design: Rooms now feature bright, patterned fabrics and finishes inspired by French Quarter architecture. The color palette reflects the energy of New Orleans, with updated textures and design elements that feel more modern while staying on-theme.

  • Character Artwork: New portraits of Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen, Louis, and Charlotte from The Princess and the Frog are included in each room. The characters are shown in Mardi Gras attire, adding a layer of personality and park connection.

  • Thematic Details: Guests will find small nods to Mardi Gras and jazz culture—like beads, musical instruments, and Tiana’s tiara—worked into the décor above the beds and in other room details.

  • Bathrooms: The updated bathrooms now offer better storage, brighter lighting, and more functional counter space. These changes aim to help families move more easily through morning and evening routines.

In addition to the rooms, other parts of the resort have been updated:

  • Doubloon Lagoon Pool Area: Surfaces have been refreshed, and the surrounding area features new decorative touches.
  • Mardi Grogs Pool Bar: Now sports a cleaner, more open look with light blue accents, new tilework, and wrought iron touches that align with the rest of the resort’s New Orleans style.

“These updates bring our story to life in exciting new ways,” said Diane Petit, General Manager of Disney’s Port Orleans Resort. “Everything ties back to the charm and culture that our guests love.”

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    tanc2 days ago

    Staying here and man these refurbs are phenomenal.

    Disone14 days ago

    Okay 👍. Understood

    Ayla14 days ago

    I was talking about pool bars, not pools.

    Ayla14 days ago

    SAB pool bar is accessible to anyone

    Disone15 days ago

    Sorry for any confusion. While I was adding to your list I meant it more in the context of pools that are locked off and you cannot just pool hop too. Was not commenting on if was a bar withing that locked off area.

    nickys15 days ago

    Hurricane Hannah’s is the pool bar at SAB. I thought it was accessible from the path along Crescent Lake? Not sure if BRV has a pool bar? Isn’t Geyser Point the equivalent?

    Disone15 days ago

    And of course Stormalong bay at yacht and beach club and the boulder ridge pool at WL.

    nickys15 days ago

    Bay Lake and Kidani are restricted.

    cbarry2616 days ago

    I've stayed at French Quarter and Riverside in the last year with my wife and I and our twin 22-year-olds. We did just fine as far as the size of the rooms.

    Pix E. Dust17 days ago

    Oh ok. I've stayed there but didn't remember the rooms being small. It was awhile ago though.

    Ayla17 days ago

    No. They've always been small.

    Pix E. Dust17 days ago

    They didn't change the size, did they?

    Ayla18 days ago

    Double post.

    John park hopper18 days ago

    POFQ stayed many times --my favorite resort --nice job Disney

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