April 2015 – present LOCATION New Orleans Square – La Mascarade d’Orleans stands at the end of Orleans street, overlooking the train station. If you’re coming into New Orleans Square from the waterfront side, head down the alleyway between Café Orleans and the French Market. You’ll see La Mascarade on your right, just before the […] Read more…
Main Street USA is Disneyland’s charming turn-of-the-century town. Though the road may be busy with its fleet of vehicles, Main Street also pays tribute to earlier American transportation: horses. On Main Street and in New Orleans Square, you’ll notice pillars with giant rings. These are the Hitching Posts, places for guests of yesteryear to tie […] Read more…
July 1966 – present LOCATION New Orleans Square – Cristal d’Orleans sits on New Orleans Square’s Orleans Street, between the French Market Restaurant and Cafe Orleans. You’ll see the shop about halfway down the alleyway, just beyond Mlle. Antoinette’s Parfumerie. EXPERIENCE Details: Merchandise – Tiaras, jewelry, and glass figurines/decor Price Range – Most items over […] Read more…
I know I’ve said this before, but New Orleans Square is just the best. Every land in Disneyland pays meticulous attention to the little things, but there’s just so much to find in New Orleans Square. Every alleyway, shop, balcony, garden…EVERYTHING works together to transport you from Main Street to Bourbon Street. Here are just a […] Read more…
It’s no secret that New Orleans Square and Tom Sawyer Island have been captured by pirates. They lurk everywhere, leaving anchors and crypts in their wake. But what’s the most important thing pirates leave behind? Buried treasure! Over the years, two treasure chests have washed up on the Rivers of America shoreline. The first chest […] Read more…
May 2011 – present LOCATION New Orleans Square – The Parfumerie occupies a small corner of Orleans Street. If you walk along the Square’s front walkway, toward Critter Country, you’ll find the Parfumerie on your left, between Café Orleans and the French Market. EXPERIENCE Details: Merchandise – perfumes Price Range – expensive, you’ll be hard […] Read more…
If you’ve ever read this blog before, you know I’m obsessed with New Orleans Square. Every street and alleyway has hidden secrets to uncover! And if you ever find yourself wandering the alleys, you may just bump into a mysterious pirate: Fortune Red. Drop a coin into Red’s mysterious trunk, and he may just send […] Read more…
My favorite land at the Disneyland Resort is New Orleans Square. It’s uniquely designed to be an intricate series of alleyways, rather than an open space. Every street has its own personality, and the shop fronts are absolutely gorgeous. Here are just a few photos of Disneyland’s magical little square on the waterfront. Read more…
March 1967 – present LOCATION New Orleans Square – Pieces of Eight can be found next to the exit of Pirates of the Caribbean. To find the gift shop, head down Royal Street (the first alley way in New Orleans Square), and keep to the left. You’ll see Pieces of Eight on the left, just […] Read more…
March 1967 – present LOCATION New Orleans Square – The Blue Bayou is truly a restaurant hidden in plain sight; it’s inside Pirates of the Caribbean! To find the entrance to the restaurant, head down Royal Street (the street to the right of the Pirates entrance). You’ll see an ornate waiting room and a check-in […] Read more…
Have you ever strolled through New Orleans Square and noticed a mysterious staircase? These are the stairs leading to the most exclusive place in all of the Disneyland Resort: the Dream Suite. Â Source: California Travel Expert The Dream Suite was initially slated to become the second private residence inside the park. Walt had a tiny […] Read more…
New Orleans Square is pirate central at Disneyland, and not just in Pirates of the Carribean. The whole land is a home fit for a boisterous captain and crew, and there are hints throughout the land that it was in fact once crawling with pirates. The best indication of pirate activity in New Orleans Square […] Read more…
The beauty of New Orleans Square lies in the details; every railing, every garden, and every window is ornate and precisely decorated. Everything seems to fit together perfectly…except, perhaps, for one strange waterfront detail. If you walk along the lowest-tiered path in New Orleans Square, toward Critter Country, you’ll notice a small archway built into […] Read more…
If you’re the type to take notice of even the tiniest details in Disneyland, you may have seen a familiar name scattered throughout New Orleans Square: Lafitte. There’s Lafitte’s Tavern (on Tom Sawyer Island): Laffite’s Landing (a different spelling) in Pirates of the Caribbean: And, of course, Lafitte’s Anchor (on the waterfront): So who is […] Read more…