Walt Disney World Moderate Resorts

Today we have installment two of the Walt Disney World Resort Hotels series!

The Walt Disney World Resort has over 20 resort hotels on property – this gives you A LOT of options to choose from – so how do you decide? That’s a great question! Where you stay depends on what you, the guest, are looking for. How much time do you want to spend at the resort and in your room? What type of recreation options do you want to have at your fingertips? What type of dining options would you like to have at your resort? What is your budget? These are all important things to take into consideration when you are deciding what resort to stay at.

Today we’re going to discuss the Disney Moderate Resorts. These resorts are a step up from the Value Resorts. The Value Resorts we talked about last time really have a Disney feel to them, these Moderate Resorts have a slightly classier theme, but they all offer the magic of Disney.

What are you options?

Caribbean Beach Resort

Theme: The beautiful nations and beaches of the Caribbean.

Room Types: King Bed Room which sleeps up 2 adults, Standard View, Preferred Room, Water View or Pool View Rooms that sleep up to 5 adults, and Pirate Rooms that sleep up to 5 adults.

Recreation: Playground, arcade, movies under the stars, beach campfires, volleyball, jogging trail, fishing, bike rentals, Pirates Adventure Cruises and lots of pools – each village has a leisure pool and the Fuentes del Morro Pool is located near the food court.

Dining:

·         Shutters at Old Port Royale – A causal table service restaurant serving American favorites with Caribbean flair.    

·         Old Port Royale Food Court – A Quick Service dining location that offers quick and delicious meals, pizza delivery and grab and go eats and treats.

·         Banana Cabana Pool Bar

Transportation: Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, ESPN Wide World of Sports and Disney Springs. Due to the size of the resort there is also an internal resort shuttle to get from the various villages to the Food Court.

Changes will be coming to Caribbean Beach Resort! Refurbishments begin in May 2017.

Port Orleans Riverside

Theme: New Orleans with a focus on the bayou.

Room Types: Standard View, Pool View, River View, Garden View and Preferred Rooms that all sleep up to 5 adults, Royal Guest Rooms that sleep up to 4 adults and King Bed Rooms that sleep up to 3 adults

Recreation: Playground, arcade, movies under the stars, campfires, jogging trail, fishing, bike rentals, Pirates Adventure Cruises, carriage rides and  lots of pools – Alligator Bayou has three leisure pools and Magnolia Bend has two, there is also Ol’ Man Island located near the food court.

Dining:

·         Boatwright’s Dining Hall – A causal table service restaurant serving up the flavors of New Orleans.    

·         Riverside Mill Food Court – A Quick Service dining location that offers quick and delicious meals, pizza delivery and grab and go eats and treats.

·         Muddy Rivers Pool Bar

·         River Roost

Transportation: Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, ESPN Wide World of Sports and Disney Springs. Occasionally Port Orleans Riverside and Port Orleans French Quarter share a bus. There is also boat transportation to Disney Springs.

Coronado Springs

Theme: Spanish Colonial Mexico

Room Types: King Bed Room which sleeps up 2 adults, Standard View, Preferred Room, Water View or Pool View Rooms that sleep up to 4 adults, and Suites that sleep up to 4 or 6 adults.  

Recreation: Playground, arcade, movies under the stars, campfires, volley ball, jogging trail, bike rentals, The Lost City of Cibola Pool and three leisure pools.

Dining:

·         Café Rix – A Quick Service dining locations with a selection healthy snacks like yogurt, fruit and salads as well as sweets like cakes, pastries sorbets and gelatos as well as beverages.

·         Pepper Market – A Quick Service dining location that offers quick and delicious meals, grab and go eats and treats.

·         Siestas Cantina – A poolside Quick Service dining location serving sandwiches, burgers, breakfast favorites and specialty cocktails.

·         Las Ventanas – A casual dining location serving American favorites like ancient grain whole wheat pancakes for breakfast and prime rib for dinner.

·         Maya Grill – A casual dining location serving American and Mexico dishes.

·         Laguna Bar

·         Rix Lounge

·         Room Service

Transportation: Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, ESPN Wide World of Sports and Disney Springs.

Port Orleans French Quarter

Theme: The New Orleans French Quarter.

Room Types: King Bed Room which sleeps up 2 adults, Standard View, River View, Garden View or Pool View Rooms that sleep up to 4 adults.

Recreation: Playground, arcade, movies under the stars, campfires, jogging trail, fishing, bike rentals, Pirates Adventure Cruises, carriage rides and Doubloon Lagoon pool.

Dining:

·         Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory Food Court – A Quick Service dining location that offers quick and delicious meals, pizza delivery and grab and go eats and treats.
     Scat Cat’s Club
     Mardi Grogs

Transportation: Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, ESPN Wide World of Sports and Disney Springs. Occasionally Port Orleans Riverside and Port Orleans French Quarter share a bus. There is also boat transportation to Disney Springs.

The Cabins at Fort Wilderness Resort

Theme: The American Frontier

Room Types: Wilderness Cabins sleeping up to 6 adults.

Recreation: Playground, arcade, movies under the stars, Chip ‘N’ Dale’s Campfire Sing-A-Long, volleyball, basketball, boat rentals, fishing, bike rentals, pony rides, wagon rides, Fort Wilderness Archery Experience, Tri-Circle-D Ranch, jogging trail, and Wilderness Back Trail Adventure and two pools – Meadow Swimmin’ Pool and Wilderness Swimmin’ Pool.

Dining:

·         Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue – A hootin’ and hollerin’ dinner show serving up laughs and American favorites.
·         Mickey’s Backyard BBQ – An “outdoor” dinner show serving American favorites with a change to see some of your favorite characters like Mickey Mouse.
·         Trails End – A casual dining location serving hearty American favorites. Breakfast and dinner are served buffet-style and lunch is a la carte.
·         P & J’s Southern Takeout – A Quick Service dining location serving American favorites.
·         Meadow Snack Bar – A poolside quick service location serving light snacks, sandwiches and drinks.

Transportation: Bus transportation to Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, ESPN Wide World of Sports and Disney Springs. Due to the size of the resort there is also an internal resort shuttle. There is also boat transportation to Magic Kingdom and Wilderness Lodge.

Bonus:

The Campsites at Fort Wilderness Resort

Fort Wilderness also offers a camping option! Guests that wish to “camp” on their trip can enjoy all the greatness of the Fort Wilderness Resort while staying at one of the campsites.

Campsites: Tent or Pop-Up Sites, Full Hook-Up Sites, Preferred and Premium Sites all sleeping up to 10 adults.

There you have it, those are the Moderate Resorts at Walt Disney World! Do any of these sound like the perfect place to stay during your next trip?

We have stayed at Port Orleans Riverside, Caribbean Beach and Fort Wilderness in Cabin and loved them all!

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