Hi Britney!
Thank you for bringing your question to
planDisney! Your family is going to love
Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside. I will never forget when I stayed in the Royal Guest Room here with my daughter! I was amazed at the attention to detail in the theme of the room - from the genie faucet to the princess artwork to the magic carpet rug - it's absolutely gorgeous.
As you mentioned, you can take the
Disney Bus Transportation to the Disney Theme Parks and
Disney Springs. The Disney buses begin running 45 minutes prior to the park opening up until an hour after closing and run every 20 minutes. Both Port Orleans Riverside and
Port Orleans French Quarter share a bus, so the bus will make multiple stops along the way to pick up additional Guests. This can result in a varying timeframe for how long it will take to get to the parks. However, I will provide a general guideline:
From Port Orleans - Riverside (once the bus leaves the resort and picks up all Guests at both Riverside and French Quarter):
Magic Kingdom: ~15 minutes
Epcot: ~12 minutes
Animal Kingdom: ~20 minutes
Hollywood Studios: ~12 minutes
When you are at Walt Disney World, I highly encourage you to check out the
Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration! At
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, don't miss
Disney's Kite Tails! This fun show features kites from The Lion King and The Jungle Book. You will also want to check out
Avatar Flight of Passage!
I hope you have a magical vacation!
Magically,
Stacy