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UPDATED: Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort: New Royal Princess Rooms, Mansion and Aligator Bayou Refurbished Princess and the Frog Inspired Rooms! – Photos and Video

Hi everyone!

We had the opportunity this past weekend to see several different rooms at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside – including the Royal Guest Rooms in Oak Manor (below, left), which are the most impressive.  The rooms have an elegant and sumptuous feel to them (below, right).

 

Regal chairs (below, left) make guests feel like a Princess (or Prince!) Speaking of princes – silhouettes of the princes including Prince Naveen hang on the wall near the table below (below, right).

 

The beds feature new bedspreads (below, left), with symbols from different princesses – for Belle, there is a rose. This lenticular portrait (below, right) shows princesses handing their gifts to Princess Tiana.  The backstory of the room is that the various Disney princesses each brought a gift for the room. The frame of the portrait below reminds me of the car design in Snow White’s Scary Adventures.

 

Belle, Snow White, Rapunzel and Tiana check out the Port Orleans Riverside map (below, left). Each of the pieces of artwork ties in beautifully with the resort. Princess Tiana and Ariel (below, right) share a moment in this picture.

 

Video #1 – Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Refurbished Room Tour With Commentary, Including Royal Guest Room – Disney is in the middle of updating the guest rooms at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside! We give you a tour with commentary of 3 room styles, including Alligator Bayou with Princess and the Frog theming and the sumptuous Royal Guest Rooms!

Sleeping Beauty, Princess Tiana, and Cinderella sing with the birds near the Riverside Mill (below, left). Another piece of artwork features the princesses with their princes posing at the resort (below, right). There is even a Hidden Mickey in the flowers below, all the way to the right.

 

A beautiful gold Aladdin’s Magic Lamp (below, left) makes a great faucet! And another gift was left behind – the flying carpet (below, right).

 

The star of the show is the beautiful lighting in the headboards (below left and right). Fireworks – I’ve been calling it a “kiss goodnight” effect – in fiber optics puts on quite a brilliant display! The lighting lasts about 15 seconds at a time after a button is pressed.

 

Video #2 – Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Royal Guest Room in Oak Manor, Princess Themed – Tiana, Ariel, More – The new Royal Guest Rooms are open in the Port Orleans Riverside Oak Manor area (soon at Parterre Place as well). These gorgeous rooms are fit for a queen (or princess). This is Princess Tiana’s room, but other princesses do make appearances in artwork – including Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and Rapunzel!

We enjoyed seeing a new room in Magnolia Terrace (below, left), which includes the most subtle use of characters.  A towel Mickey head lays on the bed (below, right).

 

The headboards showcase characters from Princess and the Frog, including Tiana’s father and Charlotte (below, left), and Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen (below, right). Both headboard scenes are set in Port Orleans Riverside – and there is even a little boy on the bridge with Mickey Mouse ears. That can be seen in the video!

 

The chairs look regal, just as in the Royal Guest Rooms, and the table is heavy – possibly marble (below, left). This bathroom was huge (below, right).

 

Video #3 – Disney’s Port Orleans Magnolia Terrace Mansion Rooms Refurbed, Princess and the Frog – This is a video tour of Disney’s Port Orleans Magnolia Terrace Mansion Room (newly refurbed). Unlike Alligator Bayou, the Disney references in the Magnolia Terrace rooms are more subtle – but the headboards to show Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen at Port Orleans Riverside!

We really loved the upgrade to the Alligator Bayou rooms (below, left). The queen beds are draped with beautiful bedspreads adorned with Port Orleans Riverside images and Disney characters (below, right).

 

Everyone loved this whimsical pillow that features Louis the Alligator (below, left). The Riverside Mill is shown in one of several scenes, along with Brer Rabbit, Princess Tiana as a frog, and more (below, right).

 

Numerous tributes are scattered around the room, including this Steamboat Willie reference (below, left). Another nod is to the opening of Alligator Bayou – and the rest of Dixie Landings – 2/2/92 (below, right). I have photos from an Open Mouse that I attended just before the resort opened to the public!

 

The Murphy Bed says “Fragile” and looks like a shipping crate (below, left). There are a few small drawers on the bottom. The bed opens up to beautiful artwork that includes Louis, Ray, and Tiana with Naveen as frogs (below, right).

 

Here is a close-up of Ray, Tiana and Naveen (below, left). Guests will find a washboard design on the bathroom sink that features another 1992 reference (below, right).

 

We couldn’t figure out what LHMC meant, but a friend found out – “Long Haul Mileage Calculation”, with the Walt Disney Worlds opening date of October 1971 (below, left). The shower looks like wood paneling with fish on the shower curtain (below, right).

  

Video #4 – Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort – Alligator Bayou – Refurbished Room, Princess and the Frog –  A video tour of Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort – Alligator Bayou – Refurbished Room. These beautiful new rooms feature characters from The Princess and the Frog in the bedspreads, Louis the Alligator in the pillow and as part of the Murphy Bed! Loads of attention to detail, including references to Steamboat Willie and the opening date of Alligator Bayou. Take a look at the bedspread – it features Tiana as a frog!

For many more great photos, please check out MouseSteps latest update HERE!

Celebrate Spring – Epcot Flower & Garden Festival 2011:

Jeff Lange Experiences: Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival 2011

Celebrate spring at one of Disney’s most anticipated events of the year: The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2011.

Experience these unique panoramic displays throughout Epcot’s Future World and all around World Showcase!

Running Time: 64 Min

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Also available: Jeff Lange Experiences: Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival 2010, Jeff Lange Experiences: Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival 09, Jeff Lange Experiences: Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival 2008

Latest Release – The Very Best of Disney’s Nighttime Fireworks Spectaculars!

Jeff Lange Presents: Walt Disney World Nighttime Fireworks Spectaculars

Jeff Lange takes you to Walt Disney World to experience the very best of Disney’s Nighttime Fireworks Spectaculars!

Featuring: Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky, Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams – 40th Anniversary Special Edition, IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, Let There Be Peace on Earth Finale, Fantasy in the Sky New Years Eve Fireworks and BONUS: The Magic, The Memories, and You! (Romance Segment).

Running Time: 66 min

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Remember Christmas: Holiday Treat 2011 DVD – Available Now:

Jeff Lange’s Holiday Treat 2011 (Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2011)

Seasons Greetings from Jeff Lange! Celebrate the holidays with this new DVD featuring the 2011 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Walt Disney World.

Features yearly favorites such as: “Cinderella’s Holiday Wish (Castle Lighting)“, “Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade“, The Magic, The Memories and You! (Holiday Segment),Holiday Wishes Fireworks – Celebrate the Spirit of the Season“, “Celebrate the Season Show“, Very Merry Party Scenes, and much more!

Running Time: 66 min

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Halloween at Walt Disney World (Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2011) – Available Now:

Jeff Lange’s Trick or Treat 8 (Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2011)

Jeff Lange presents this all-new DVD from the 2011 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World!

Featuring: Br’er Rabbit’s Laughin’ Place Candy Patch, The Headless Horseman, Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade, Happy HalloWishes Fireworks, Villains Dance Mix and Mingle, Not So Scary Party Scenes, Haunted Mansion at Midnight and more!

Running Time: 66 min

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Also available: Trick or Treat vol 1 – 8 (Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Parties 2003-2011) – Click HERE

Halloween Time at Disneyland (Mickey’s Halloween Party)

Jeff Lange’s Disneyland Trick or Treat (Mickey’s Halloween Party 2010)

Jeff Lange presents this all-new DVD from the 2010 Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland!

Featuring: Spooky Halloween Party Scenes, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Mickey’s Costume Party Cavalcade, Space Mountain: Ghost Galaxy, Halloween Screams – A Villainous Surprise in the Skies Fireworks, Haunted Mansion Holiday and more!

Running Time: 66 min

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Also available: Halloween Titles (Including Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Parties 2003-2011) – Click HERE

All New Summer Releases – Disneyland Summertime 2011 and Magic Kingdom Summertime 2011

Jeff Lange’s Disneyland Summertime 2011

Join Jeff Lange as he brings the magic of Disneyland into your home with “Jeff Lange’s Disneyland Summertime 2011″!

Featuring the following 2011 summertime favorites: Entrance Scenes, Mickey’s Soundsational Parade, The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean with Blackbeard, The Magic, The Memories and You! plus BONUS: “Magical” A Fireworks Spectacular!

Running Time: 66 min

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Jeff Lange’s Magic Kingdom Summertime 2011

Celebrate the summer of 2011 in style, as Jeff Lange brings you the newest offerings from Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom!

Featuring the following 2011 summertime favorites: Entrance Scenes, Haunted Mansion Interactive Queue, Haunted Mansion Ride, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Magic, The Memories, and You! plus BONUS: Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky Fireworks Spectacular !

Running Time: 66 min

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Also available: Jeff Lange’s Magic Kingdom Summertime 2010 (Featuring SpectroMagic, Summer Nightastic! Fireworks Show, Main Street Electrical Parade and more!)

Recent Releases – Frontierland Classics, Adventureland Classics and Liberty Square Classics:

Jeff Lange Remembers: Frontierland Classics

Take a trip back in time to experience classic Walt Disney World “Frontierland” attractions. This fifth volume in the series features the following: Splash Mountain (1992), Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade (2006), Country Bear Jamboree (1992), Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (1997), Tom Sawyer Island (2006) and more!

Running Time: 65 min

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Also available: Jeff Lange Remembers: Fantasyland Classics

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Jeff Lange Remembers: Adventureland Classics

Take a trip back in time to experience classic Walt Disney World “Adventureland” attractions. This fourth volume in the series features the following: Adventureland Tour (1992-1997), Jungle Cruise (1993), Enchanted Tiki Birds Tropical Serenade (1992), Pirates of the Caribbean (original version including Barker Bird 1992), Pirates of the Caribbean (1997) and more!

Running Time: 66 min

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Jeff Lange Remembers: Liberty Square Classics

Take a trip back in time to experience classic Walt Disney World “Liberty Square” attractions. This third volume in the series features the following: The Hall of Presidents (Original Version – 1993), Mike Fink Keel Boats (opening day attraction – 1992), Haunted Mansion (original version – 1992), Haunted Mansion Bonus Ride (my final recording of the original version with some special surprises – 2006)!

Running Time: 66 min

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Also available: Jeff Lange Remembers: Tomorrowland Classics

Epcot Center Historical DVDs – Available Now:

For fans of classic Epcot Center, I present my Epcot Center Historical Collection!

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Walt Disney World Vintage Footage:

Jeff Lange DVD Presents: Bob Welbaum’s Walt Disney World 1986 DVD

 

Jeff Lange turns back the clock to 1986, where you will experience Walt Disney World through the eyes of Disneyana documentarian Bob Welbaum. This incredible vintage footage includes select narration from Mr. Welbaum, who shot this video before recording was commonplace.

Walt Disney World 1986 contains clips from the following: Walt Disney World Resorts, Original Disney Shopping Village, Epcot Center, Discovery Island, Magic Kingdom, Seven Seas Lagoon and much more!

Running Time: 65 Min

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Also available: Jeff Lange Remembers: Fantasyland Classics and Jeff Lange Remembers: Tomorrowland Classics

Disneyland Vintage Footage (5 Volumes Available):

Jeff Lange Remembers Disneyland Classics Vol 5

Jeff Lange takes you on a trip back in time to experience classic Disneyland attractions. This fifth volume in the series features the following:

Aladdin’s Royal Caravan (1993), Disneyland Railroad(1992) including the burning settlers cabin, Big Thunder Ranch and more, Beauty and the Beast Show (1993),Pinocchio’s Daring Journey (1993), Alice in Wonderland (1993) andFantasy in the Sky Fireworks (1993)!

Running Time: 66 Min

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Also available: Jeff Lange Remembers: Disneyland Classics Volume 1 – 4.

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