Mardi Gras comes to Port Orleans, Tuesday 21st February 2012

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Mardi Gras comes to Port Orleans, Tuesday 21st February 2012

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If you happen to be visiting Port Orleans during Mardi Gras there are lots of fun activities around the resort and by the poolside which guests can take part in. Look out for the signs, or ask at the front desk for information.

Every year, Port Orleans cast members get the opportunity to enter a competition to see which department (Front Desk, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage, etc) can dream up the most creative, best themed Mardi Gras parade floats based around the resort's "pargo" vehicles. These golf-cart like buggies are normally used to ferry cast members, guests and luggage around the resort's winding pathways, but it turns out that they also provide excellent bases for small parade floats.

The cast members get to parade their imaginative floats around both resorts for guests to see on the official Mardi Gras "Fat Tuesday", and this year it all kicks off from Riverside's Acadian House at 1:30pm tomorrow (Tuesday 21st February) and does a round trip through French Quarter. The full route details are in the map below:

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Good luck to all the 2012 teams, and may the best department's float win!!



Update 22 Feb:

The main Mardi Gras page has now been updated with the following photos from this year's parade (with thanks to Denise Falles Preskitt from http://www.MouseSteps.com).

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Re: Mardi Gras comes to Port Orleans, Tuesday 21st February

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Sounds fabulous!! I hope there are pictures posted for those of us who wont be there to see this! When I first heard the Port Orleans was Lousianna Themed - I hoped that they had Mardi Gras every day parties!
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Re: Mardi Gras comes to Port Orleans, Tuesday 21st February

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Added some photos, with thanks to Denise Falles Preskitt from www.MouseSteps.com.

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Re: Mardi Gras comes to Port Orleans, Tuesday 21st February

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Ooh Yeah! Wish we could have been there to see it!
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