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December 2017 Fort Wilderness Recreation Guide


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I meant to point out some significant changes on this year's calendar.

One is that there will be no campfire or movie on Sunday December 24th and Sunday December 31st.  There are special activities those nights, but the details are lacking on the calendar.  I suspect they will do what they just did for Thanksgiving, and just post the holiday details on the loop bulletin boards and on sandwich signs at the Trading Posts.

The second is that there will be another Drive In movie- on December 12th- and it's biggie- The Force Awakens!  That would be cool to see at the Fort.

TCD

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1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

I meant to point out some significant changes on this year's calendar.

One is that there will be no campfire or movie on Sunday December 24th and Sunday December 31st.  There are special activities those nights, but the details are lacking on the calendar.  I suspect they will do what they just did for Thanksgiving, and just post the holiday details on the loop bulletin boards and on sandwich signs at the Trading Posts.

The second is that there will be another Drive In movie- on December 12th- and it's biggie- The Force Awakens!  That would be cool to see at the Fort.

TCD

Can anyone go to the drive in by bringing their own chairs, or is it carts only?

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2 hours ago, Travisma said:

Can anyone go to the drive in by bringing their own chairs, or is it carts only?

I don't know, but the fact that it's at the hitch/unhitch area means it's a hike for anyone without a golf cart.

They use that area for overflow parking on busy days, but Tuesday, December 12 isn't typically a busy day.

TCD

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On 11/28/2017 at 10:22 AM, Tri-Circle-D said:

The second is that there will be another Drive In movie- on December 12th- and it's biggie- The Force Awakens!  That would be cool to see at the Fort.

Oh wow, that would be awesome!

On 11/28/2017 at 12:09 PM, Travisma said:

Can anyone go to the drive in by bringing their own chairs, or is it carts only?

We went to the one in November.  It was held back behind Trails end. It was pretty much bring whatever you've got.  There were some carts, but also people that brought blankets and chairs.

They also had the food truck there and setup some cornhole games for people to play while they waited.

It was fun!!

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Have been there a couple of times. We've always had a good time. We usually go to the courtyard of MK, just inside the gates, but outside the train station for the fireworks. Not too many crowds and a good view of the 360 fireworks around Bay Lake. Then it's a quick escape to the Fort boat.

One year, however, it was really cold and most of us were sick. We huddled around the heater at the campsite, and listened to the fireworks from the 1600 loop, and had some bubbly right there.

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On ‎12‎/‎16‎/‎2017 at 12:38 PM, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Has anyone been at the Fort for NYE?  Would love to hear about the night...if we go, we would NOT go to the parks that night, but stay at the Fort.

I've been at the Fort for many New Years' Eves.

The big official activity for the night is a beach party on Clementine's Beach.  The recreation staff from the pool and Bike Barn will be there to provide music and activities. They will have food and drink for sale.

Obviously, the Settlement gets very crowded, and they usually set up a one-way traffic system for golf carts which requires those arriving to drive out behind Pioneer Hall, where they will encourage you to park your golf cart.  At a certain point in the afternoon, they will block off the parking closest to the Marina and not let any more carts in there.  The normal golf cart path is then made a one-way exit from the Settlement.

If the weather is nice, the beach will be almost full of guests, but there's enough room for everyone to squeeze in.

If they can get it working, they play the audio for the MK fireworks at midnight.

Then, everyone leaves at once.  There's usually a big golf cart traffic jam, but it eventually clears.

It's usually pretty quiet after that.

TCD

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1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

I've been at the Fort for many New Years' Eves.

The big official activity for the night is a beach party on Clementine's Beach.  The recreation staff from the pool and Bike Barn will be there to provide music and activities. They will have food and drink for sale.

Obviously, the Settlement gets very crowded, and they usually set up a one-way traffic system for golf carts which requires those arriving to drive out behind Pioneer Hall, where they will encourage you to park your golf cart.  At a certain point in the afternoon, they will block off the parking closest to the Marina and not let any more carts in there.  The normal golf cart path is then made a one-way exit from the Settlement.

If the weather is nice, the beach will be almost full of guests, but there's enough room for everyone to squeeze in.

If they can get it working, they play the audio for the MK fireworks at midnight.

Then, everyone leaves at once.  There's usually a big golf cart traffic jam, but it eventually clears.

It's usually pretty quiet after that.

TCD

Thank you.  Since asking, we actually decided to push off NYE, for another year.  Our trip schedule is such in 2018, that we didn't have any extra vacation time to use (which meant a Fort visit for only 2 nights) and we decided that it was a lot, for such a short trip.  Plus... super expensive; those two nights were just shy of $400 :unsure:   It was tempting though.

For those fiends who are there... have a GREAT time!!!

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