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My wife and I walked the paved trail from Wilderness Lodge to Fort Wilderness on Saturday. We noticed the nature trail entrance is no longer blocked off. So on our way back to the Lodge, we turned down there. It is still a nice walk and eventually you come upon the cabins. They really did a nice job in that area and the walk is still enjoyable.

Is Shady Point where they cut down all the trees to make the cabins?

Now that it is fully open, my wife and I had lunch at Roaring Forks on Saturday. The new setup works really well, although there is definitely some confusion related where to order your food. We ordered at the cashier, who said you could order either at the cashier or the counter, but cashier is easier. In any case, we had the flatbread with goat cheese, caramelized onions, sausage and pepperoni. It was outstanding; easily on par with flatbreads you would expect from a table service restaurant. At $10.95 it wasn't a bad deal at all.

That's a possibility. "Back by popular demand and just in time for F&W..." I wandered through there last fall - yeesh. Reminded me of when a mall is failing and there are only card shop and the Spencer gifts are left.

It wouldn't mean a lot to me if they based it on the new movie as opposed to the original.

I'm quoting my own post to put this photo that I wanted to share in context. Josh, over at EasyWDW posted a report on his tour of a Copper Creek Canyon Villa. He included this photo in his report (photo credit to him): Note that some of these stickers are a little different from what's on the back of the food truck. For example, the Shady Point sticker doesn't say "Cool Off at Shady Point," like the one on the back of the Food Truck does. Speaking of Shady Point, where is that at Wilderness Lodge? All of these stickers refer to places at Wilderness Lodge (although the Cu

I can offer a good TCD Gang Touring tip- when we park hop, we will often time it around meal time, and hop to a resort that has good bus transportation and a good food court. POFQ is a great place to do this- take the bus there from whatever park you're at, enjoy a nice, peaceful meal, and then hop to the next park (or back to the same one). It's the same or cheaper price as what you pay at a park, in a much calmer environment. You can refill your drinks, and relax. The restrooms are clean, and not crowded. The bus transportation from there is excellent. The MK bus is direct, but the othe

We will have to check that out. We've left MK and walked to Contemporary and eaten at that QS just outside of Chef Mickeys a couple of times. Better food, better prices, and not nearly as crowded. If you want a varied menu, tasty food, large portions, and great prices, I would highly recommend the French Quarter Food Court. It's too far to go during a park visit, but for dinner it's worth the trip.

Sounds yummy and reasonably priced by Disney standards. I expect between this and Geyser Point, we'll be finding ourselves on a boat to the Lodge quite a bit this next trip.

This is great news. I wondered if they would gate off the walkway where it meets the new paved path they made for the cabins. The nature trail is a much nicer way to enter the Wilderness Lodge property than going past the bus stops. Also very convenient for visiting Geyser Point. TCD

From Kenny The Pirate - http://www.kennythepirate.com/2017/08/07/maleficent-and-other-rare-characters-to-meet-for-photopass-day-2017/

Good review. I'm not a fan of goat cheese, but I'm sure there are other things on the menu that I will like. I've always liked Roaring Forks. Good to know that it's still a good place after the updates. TCD

All of the above was also announced today on the Disney Parks Blog: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/08/enjoy-special-character-experiences-and-photo-opportunities-during-disney-photopass-day/ It's a nice thing for them to do, but they sure didn't give much lead time on this. Also, it's kind of lame to see that things like Captain Hook appearing with Peter Pan being a special deal, when that used to be an every day thing in the park. TCD

So by this time next week, we may know for sure if this is a rumor or not.

August 13th is the last day for EEA as well as the Great Movie Ride.

LOL! I'll give you that one. Maybe Disney is realizing that while it's great they've announced all this cool new stuff for Epcot is coming, it's going to be quite a while before it happens and they need SOMETHING good happening in Future World in the meantime. We can only hope...

I'm happy about the new attraction. Love Mickey Mouse, he needs to be around more...... but!! they are using the new awful styling on Mickey instead of the classic styling. Hate that part!!