Posted on Tuesday, 5th July 2011 by Dave Parfitt

For the past two years, I’ve led a college group on a service trip to Give Kids The World (GKTW).  One of our group activities is to see Yehaa Bob at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort.  This year when leaving Bob’s show, we joked – “We should bring Bob up to campus for a show.”  Well, one thing led to [...]

Tags: Bob Jackson, Give Kids the World, GKTW, Port Orleans Riverside, The Power of 10: Give Kids the World $1 Million Dollar Challenge, Yehaa Bob
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Posted on Tuesday, 2nd November 2010 by Dave Parfitt

It’s easy to do.  I’m guilty of it myself.  At Walt Disney World, we can forget to take time to slow down, take in the details, and relax.  We get so caught up in making dining reservations and rushing from park to park, that we run ourselves ragged.  How many of us have heard children “melting [...]

Tags: Disney pools, Ol' Man Island, pool, Port Orleans Riverside, swimming
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Posted on Monday, 31st August 2009 by Dave Parfitt

I’ve said it before, Cast Members are what makes a vacation special at Walt Disney World.  Here’s another one of a kind Cast Member: Yehaa Bob.  If you have not yet caught Yehaa Bob’s (aka: Bob Jackson) show at Disney, you need to put this on your schedule for the next visit.  No, let me [...]

Tags: Bob Jackson, piano, Port Orleans Riverside, River Roost, show
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Posted on Friday, 7th March 2008 by Corey Martin

Here are just a few photos from the 2 different sections that you can stay in at Port Orleans Riverside Resort - Alligator Bayou and Magnolia Bend. I’ll be putting up a complete photo gallery once I go through the 450 pictures I took.

Tags: Alligator Bayou, Magnolia Bend, Photos, Port Orleans Riverside
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Posted on Friday, 7th March 2008 by Corey Martin

Well, last night we took advantage of the Extra Magic Hours at Animal Kingdom for the first time. It was not crowded at all and the weather was cool and crisp (this was our first time at Animal Kingdom when it was not steaming hot). We were able to ride Expedition Everest twice, back to [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 5th March 2008 by Corey Martin

There is one good thing that came out of waking up for a 7:00 breakfast at Chef Mickey’s, it’s that we were able to check into Port Orleans Riverside at 8:45AM, and our room was ready. Even though it was early, our breakfast was great and we even sat at a roundtable – all the [...]

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