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September 30, 2020 By Dave Parfitt 10 Comments

Yehaa Bob Jackson’s 23 year run ends at Walt Disney World

Bob Jackson, aka Yehaa Bob, packed audiences into Walt Disney World’s River Roost Lounge at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside for over two decades. On Sept. 29, Jackson announced via Facebook that Disney pulled the plug on his long-time Yehaa Bob act.

And that’s how it ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. I’ve just learned my act will not be returning to Disney. I made so many friends over the last 23 years, it was a great time, we had a lot of laughs together.”

Yehaa Bob Jackson performing at Walt Disney World. Photos by Dave Parfitt
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Filed Under: Disney, Resorts, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Bob Jackson, fired, layoffs, port orleans, resort, singer, Walt Disney World, Yehaa Bob

October 17, 2018 By Brittani Tuttle 1 Comment

DCappella, Disney’s new a cappella group, to tour in 2019

DCappella, Disney Music Group’s new a cappella group, is going on a cross-country tour in 2019.

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Disney’s new a cappella group is going on tour in 2019. Source: DCappella

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Filed Under: Disney, Event, Music, Slider Tagged With: 2019, A Cappella, concert, dcapella, Disney, disney music, Event, featured, Music, pentatonix, singer, singers, singing, tour, vocal percussion

November 23, 2014 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Ricky Martin’s wax figure unveiled for Madame Tussauds Orlando

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International superstar Ricky Martin helped unveil dopleganger wax replica at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. Martin’s figure will eventually travel to its permanent home Orlando, just in time for the celebrity wax attraction’s spring 2015 grand opening. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Icon Park, International Drive, Madame Tussauds Tagged With: featured, las vegas, Madame Tussauds, Orlando, ricky martin, singer, wax figure

December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Photo Update: Singers headline day three of Disney’s 2010 Christmas day parade TV tapings

Four popular singers were recorded today at the Magic Kingdom, giving their performances on Cinderella Castle stage, then later posing with Disney characters. The segments are part of the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, which will air Christmas morning on ABC-TV. On hand were Jackie Evancho, Lee DeWyze, Sean Kingston and Darius Rucker. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Disney, Holiday, Magic Kingdom, Television Tagged With: ABC, Christmas, Darius Rucker, Jackie Evancho, Lee DeWyze, parade, performance, Sean Kingston, singer, Television, TV

October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Stars in the Parks: Gloria Estefan joins the Chainsaw Drill Team

It’s not just the rhythm that’s gonna get you, but so is the singer and her chainsaw friends. Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan joined the chainsaw drill
team on Oct. 17, 2010 during Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. Estefan and her family were hosted by Universal Orlando to enjoy the scares in the haunted houses and streets.

Photo by Kevin Kolczynski, Universal Orlando Resort

Filed Under: Holiday, Music, Universal Studios Florida Tagged With: celebrity, Gloria Estefan, Halloween Horror Nights, HHN, Music, singer, Stars in the Parks, Universal Studios

April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Video and photos of Aquatica's new slide, Omaka Rocka

Orlando’s newest water park has another new slide. Aquatica recently opened Omaka Rocka – a waterslide with high-speed tubes and half-pipe funnels that’ll have guests splashing and sliding frontward, backward and climbing the walls.

Omaka Rocka is a water slide version of a half-pipe. Guests brave enough will experience near-vertical thrills previously experienced only by skateboarders and snowboarders. Riders speed down flumes into large funnels, sliding high up one side and then the other, rocking back and forth. Coming out of the funnel, they’ll skim into a drenching splashdown.

For unlimited slides, Aquatica is offering an After 2 pass. For $49.95, adult and kids can visit the park every day after 2 p.m. for the rest of the year. (Disney World is also offering an After 2 pass for Florida residents to its two water parks for $60.)

Below the video, Darius Rucker, singer for Hootie & the Blowfish, takes a turn on the new slide.

Filed Under: Aquatica, Music Tagged With: After 2, Aquatica, Darius Rucker, new, SeaWorld, singer, slide, water park

April 8, 2010 By 5 Comments

Stars in the Parks: Mariah Carey in front of Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster


Singer and actress Mariah Carey looks calm and confident in front of the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios. Carey spent vacation time this week at both of Universal Orlando’s theme parks while her husband, actor and comedian Nick Cannon, filmed season five of the NBC television show, “America’s Got Talent” at Hard Rock Live in CityWalk.

Filed Under: Movies, Music, Television, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Florida Tagged With: America's Got Talent, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, Mariah Carey, Music, roller coaster, singer, Universal Studios

April 26, 2009 By 1 Comment

Stars in the Parks: Perry and Panettiere

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They’re all ears. Singer/songwriter Katy Perry (left) and actress Hayden Panettiere strike a pose April 25, 2009 with Minnie Mouse at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The duo was enjoying the theme park prior to their evening performance for the Disney Grad Nite, an annual, in-park celebration for high school seniors. Panettiere stars on the NBC series Heroes. Perry is a multi-platinum recording artist.
Photo by Gene Duncan

Filed Under: Disney, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Event, Music, Television Tagged With: actress, Disney, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Grad Nite, Hayden Panettiere, Heroes, I Kissed a Girl, Katy Perry, singer

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