Travisma 1,317 Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 2 hours ago, Avatab.... Steve said: We need a "TCD" Bat-signal to shine in the skies over the Fort whenever he is needed..... (A Big-A** Bat Signal! Awesome! I think I just tied 3 different threads together LOL! ) Shouldn't it be a Big A** Spike Signal or BASS? Or how about BAGG Big A** Giddyup and Go? Can have a takeout bucket flashing in the sky! Tri-Circle-D and Avatab.... Steve 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Confirmation photo via the ForgottenDisneyWorld Instagram account. Cody Tri-Circle-D, Beckers and Avatab.... Steve 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted August 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Good work, Cody. I'm surprised but not surprised that they left the crumbling rocks and slides there. Landing in that dirt is going to hurt! TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avatab.... Steve 124 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 It's interesting that they are filling in the pool but otherwise not touching anything. To me that indicates that there are no plans anytime soon to develop that area. After all, why fill in what you are planning on removing? That wouldn't make any sense unless there will be no more work done there for quite awhile. But then again this is Disney, so who knows.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Filling it in and not removing the walls and floor allows for it to be ressurected much easier. Remove the dirt, clean it out and wa-la, we have a pool again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Apparently the Disney quote in the Sentinel was correct that there were no immediate plans for further demolition. Cody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Maybe I missed reading it but are they only filling the pool and leaving the "lagoon" area filled with water. I see the way they are filling it in leaves them open to be able to dig out and repair the pool in the future or will probably not be to much more excavation to dig the pool out then they would have to do anyway to build something there. So it really leaves it open for any possibility and takes away a large liability. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 I can't for the life of me imagine a scenario where they would ever reuse that pool. They're never going to reopen a water park there, and if they ever build a DVC resort, that pool is so outdated in design it would never be considered part of a high end pool complex IMO. The shape is outdated, the depth is outdated, it needs resurfacing, recoping, redesigning and resurrecting. Any hope of the pool or any other component of River Country being reopened someday is just delusional nostalgia. dvccamper, djsamuel and NLPRacing 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 I hope they broke up the bottom of the pool so it could drain before they filled it. Otherwise it will becomes nothing more that a big mud puddle that will likely still draw mosquitoes. arthuruscg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 I can't for the life of me imagine a scenario where they would ever reuse that pool. They're never going to reopen a water park there, and if they ever build a DVC resort, that pool is so outdated in design it would never be considered part of a high end pool complex IMO. The shape is outdated, the depth is outdated, it needs resurfacing, recoping, redesigning and resurrecting. Any hope of the pool or any other component of River Country being reopened someday is just delusional nostalgia. I agree 100%, my guess is this was just the cheapest and fastest way to remove that liability. What does it cost to have some truckloads of dirt and a crew to fill it versus a complete demolition where I assume you would still have to truck some fill into the site once everything was removed? This is a forgotten corner of property to the general public, so a quick and easy job was probably their goal. Get it done and move on. Cody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 On 8/27/2016 at 2:24 AM, FunFinder265....Cody said: Confirmation photo via the ForgottenDisneyWorld Instagram account. Cody My contact lens is in there somewhere! Lost it on the slide many years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 This thread title is sad, but the thread itself has taken a turn for the awesome. Or is that Captain Awesome? Avatab.... Steve 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Who needs Captain Awesome when we have The Phantom of Florida on the job? This Phantom guy has a new Instagram account, and a new drone, and he captured and posted these images: In case those should disappear, I took some screen grabs: Nice work, Phantom! TCD Avatab.... Steve and BradyBzLyn...Mo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Well done, TCD! Geez at this rate there will be a whole new Justice League of Disney in no time. I wonder what poor sot will get to be Bay Lake Man? And do you think he'll be able to communicate with the brain eating amoeba? Tri-Circle-D 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 I want the new job at Disney... shooting down unauthorized drones! Avatab.... Steve and FunFinder265....Cody 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, Travisma said: I want the new job at Disney... shooting down unauthorized drones! You make a good point. Didn't you post on another thread that the rules were updated to prohibit drones at Fort Wilderness? So how did the Phantom get those photos? Only the Phantom knows. TCD BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 How do you know it was a drone? Maybe Yuri got himself a REALLY long stick. Tri-Circle-D 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, DaveInTN said: How do you know it was a drone? Maybe Yuri got himself a REALLY long stick. Maybe he borrowed this one... Tri-Circle-D 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 10 minutes ago, DaveInTN said: How do you know it was a drone? Maybe Yuri got himself a REALLY long stick. Of course! I should have thought of that! I reckon the photo of the drone that The Phantom is using as his Instagram profile pic is just to throw us off. 5 minutes ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Maybe he borrowed this one... LOL. A couple of true geniuses. TCD BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 32 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said: Of course! I should have thought of that! I reckon the photo of the drone that The Phantom is using as his Instagram profile pic is just to throw us off. LOL. A couple of true geniuses. TCD Might be a new Budweiser commercial in this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Travisma said: I want the new job at Disney... shooting down unauthorized drones! I'll take the night shift. Sounds fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said: You make a good point. Didn't you post on another thread that the rules were updated to prohibit drones at Fort Wilderness? So how did the Phantom get those photos? Only the Phantom knows. TCD https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/park-rules/ PROHIBITED ITEMS The following items may not be brought into the Parks: Recreational devices such as drones, remote control toys, skateboards, scooters, inline skates or shoes with built-in wheels. Also on the Fort Vehicles, Carts, and Recreational Devices Rules page they hand out at check -in it says no drones, and on the back side under unauthorized vehicles it has a picture of a drone. But it also says cart operators must be 16 and licensed... BigTom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fotofx....Steve 34 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 I was there this past weekend and a kid (pre-teen) was flying a drone in the 100 loop while staff was right there. No one said a word. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 12 minutes ago, fotofx....Steve said: I was there this past weekend and a kid (pre-teen) was flying a drone in the 100 loop while staff was right there. No one said a word. Classic. Here's a copy of the rules. The no drones part is thrown in there at the very end, right after the no skateboards rule that is never enforced either: Hey- Do you think that kid was The Phantom? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 13 minutes ago, fotofx....Steve said: I was there this past weekend and a kid (pre-teen) was flying a drone in the 100 loop while staff was right there. No one said a word. Maybe the DE (Drone Eradicator) was tied up somewhere else! I can see why they don't want people flying them around (besides secrets) because of liability issues. I say a video of someone getting hit pretty hard by a drone that was out of control. Some of the more professional ones are a pretty good size. I was at a stop light a while back and a guy was flying one over the road. When he was bringing it back he hit a pole guy wire and the thing blew apart when it hit the ground. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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