Posted on Tuesday, 5th April 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Earlier this year I led a group of twelve college students (plus Todd Carrier as chaperone) on an alternative break service trip to Give Kids The World (GKTW).  As we drove back and forth from our rental villas in Kissimmee to GKTW Village, one song played repeatedly on the pop radio station we listened to in the van - [...]

Tags: alternative break, Give Kids the World, Grinch, Kissimmee, Power of 10, The Power of 10: Give Kids the World $1 Million Dollar Challenge, Walt Disney World Moms Panel
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Posted on Tuesday, 22nd February 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Cue the Dirty Dancing theme, “I… Had… the Slime of my life, and I’ve never slimed this way before…”  Last year I took a Daddy/Daughter trip to Orlando – just me and my two girls (ages 9 and 12).  On previous trips to Florida we would pass the Nickelodeon Suites on our way to Walt Disney World property.  The [...]

Tags: arcade, Kissimmee, Nick Suites, Nickelodeon Suites, pool, SpongeBob SquarePants
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Posted on Tuesday, 21st September 2010 by Dave Parfitt

A Behind-the-Scenes, Performer for the Day Experience When I was in high school, I performed in Epcot with my high school band. As part of that trip all 200+ high school “bandies” took in a show at a dinner theater in Kissimmee. I vividly remember clanking my pewter mug with my band mates cheering on [...]

Tags: Arabian Nights, dinner show, horses, International Pow Wow, Kissimmee, Performer for a day
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Posted on Thursday, 3rd December 2009 by Skip Potter

I just got back from an awesome trip to Orlando, and thought I would write about my experience with Amtrak and Mears Transportation. My previous wheelchair was damaged by the airlines, so I have decided not to travel by myself on an airplane until Mobility Air begins flying. My current wheelchair has greatly increased my [...]

Tags: Amtrak, Kissimmee, Mears, Orlando, Shuttle, Taxi, Train, Wheelchair
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Posted on Sunday, 30th November 2008 by Kathy Werling

I got the chance before the DISUnplugged podcast last night to view the beautiful ice carvings at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Kissimmee Florida.

Tags: DISUnplugged, Florida, Gaylord Palms hotel, ICE!, Kissimmee, Polar Bear Club
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