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8 Things You Should Never Do On Disney’s Monorail

2. Speak Loudly Sometimes guests that take the monorail have to sit far away from their friends and families due to limited space.  Last time I was riding the monorail, I was completely exhausted from being at the park all day and had to deal with two people practically yelling at each other across the center aisle.  I could tell many wer

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8 Things You Should Never Do On Disney’s Monorail

1. Smoke, Eat or Drink In order to keep the monorail in tip top shape, it’s important not to eat, drink, or smoke.  Many guests have health issues and smoke can be a bother.  The good news is that there are various stops along the monorails path, so if you really feel the need to light up, you’re only a few minutes away from doing so no m

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8 Things You Should Never Do On Disney’s Monorail

One of the best rides on the Walt Disney Property is the monorail.  You don’t even need a ticket to the park to experience this amazing method of transportation from Magic Kingdom to the resorts and from the Ticket and Transportation Center to Epcot.  While this is a guest favorite, there are appalling behaviors that can occur on the mono

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Deciding Between Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside

7 .Uniqueness We love the separate and distinct areas of Riverside that essentially allows you to pick a second resort within your resort – Magnolia Bend, Acadian House, and Alligator Bayou, but French Quarter features the smaller streets to replicate the authentic French Quarter.  Guests can also climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage and t

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Deciding Between Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside

6. Specialty Rooms Guests at Riverside can book a princess royal room that features special theming and decorations. We stayed in one of these rooms on a birthday trip and loved the interactive headboard that displayed their own fireworks display and loved searching the room for the extra special princess touches built into the design. Cu

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Deciding Between Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside

5. Resort Size As we mentioned before as it relates to bus transportation, Riverside is bigger which means more walking for guests from their rooms to bus stops, cars, and the main building. French Quarter is much smaller, so guests are never have a longer than 5 minute walk to the bus stop or the main building. Depending on what you are

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Deciding Between Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside

4. Bus Transportation Riverside is a bigger resort and because of the size of the resort, there are four bus stops throughout the resort. This is convenient if you have a room that is not close to the main building, but can be frustrating when returning back to your room after a long day in the park. French Quarter has only one bus stop b

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Deciding Between Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside

3. Pools Both resorts feature a wide array of pools, but the main pool at both are particularly well-themed. At Riverside, Ol’ Man Island creates an old-fashioned swimming hole on an isolated island. We love feeling transported to another place when we head to the pool here. However, we love the alligator waterslide at French Quarter – it

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Deciding Between Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside

2. Lounges Both Riverside and French Quarter have a lounge for guests to sit back and relax and enjoy a drink. At French Quarter, guests can take in live music at the Scat Cat Lounge and enjoy an assortment of drinks. At Riverside, the River Roost Lounge features shows from Yeehaw Bob and features traditional drinks, as well as a lounge m

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Deciding Between Port Orleans French Quarter and Port Orleans Riverside

1. Restaurants Riverside comes out slightly ahead when comparing the available dining options available to guests because Riverside has a table-service dining restaurant, Boatwright’s Dining Hall. French Quarter does not have a table-service option and guests are left with the Sassagoula Floatworks Factory which features your traditional

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