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rtguy007

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  1. Hoping you all can help me out. I have some funky reservations coming up for thanksgiving this year. I didnt make them early enough so we will be at the fort monday-wednesday thanksgiving week. We then have to move over to all star sports wednesday-saturday. After that we are back at the fort for 2 weeks starting that saturday. My question is, will they allow me to keep my camper in overflow while we are at all star sports knowing we are coming back? I believe in the past this was allowed but that was before all the parking charges and changes at the fort itself. Any fiends know the answer?
  2. Has anyone been able to get even a single nights reservation in 2020 at the Fort? I have checked about 10 weeks throughout the year for 2020 and there is no availability. Thinking it was weekend being booked up I started checking just tuesday and wednesday nights randomly throughout the year and I am not seeing any availability for any camp site type. Unless Galaxys Edge has caused a full booking for the entire year or they are shutting the Fort down I cant seem to figure it out. I am betting if anything that the reservation system is messed up again.
  3. Something tells me you are not making it in the full hookup loops anymore.
  4. Thanks for your help and support on booking Jason. We all appreciate it.
  5. The older I get the rougher it is. Last couple of trips we stop on the way back and eother sleep somr in a roadside rest or get a hotel. On the way there though, there is so much excitement in the car that the adrenaline keeps us going u til we get there.
  6. I can tell you driving from Columbus OH to the Ft is about 1000 miles. At 65mph it gets nerve racking really quick. Going down 75 it isnt bad until you hit Georgia. Once you hit the state line there it seems to take forever and you have already been at it a good 7 to 8 hours. A straight through drive for us with the camper takes about 20 hours at 65mph.
  7. Some of my special ones do the same thing. Use it a few times and it will reset the scanners and the lights and sounds start working again. Noticed this last time we were there. Some of my nee ones took a few uses before they kicked in with the special lights and sounds.
  8. Why do I get the feeling that this is the beginning of the end for the fort. This is just sad.
  9. We are the same way. Our camping has been reduced quite a bit over the past 2 years because we save all our vacation to go to the fort. We are not in a position to sell the camper nor wouldbwe want to. With the kids starting to get older we also think they will start losing interest in disney in a few years. While the deal they offered us is pretty good compared to current rates, I am not sure the gamble is worth it. If I cant use it all the time for the fort and we have trouble with the RCI conversions then its just not worth it. Its just cheaper to book the fort and cough up the money vs the
  10. This thread is exactly what I needed right now. As I sit here in our room at port in St Thomas on our cruise we are contemplating a DVC membership. The deals on the boat make it look good but the more I dig into it the less sense it makes. They are offering us a 150 point at Saratoga for a little under 25k (160 per point) with full benefits as of this time. Problem is the fort is the only place we would use it. They pulled up the point rate calendar for us and it showed availability pretty much every week for the forseeable future on a premium site for 13 to 15 points per night. Our upcoming t
  11. Is there a limit to the amount of things you ca check onboard? Can we check 2 bags, 2 cases of water, and our allowed allotment of alcohol? Are we allowed to carry on a backpack/duffle bag for things we want to keep with us like yeti cups, cosmetics, etc? Also is there a fridge in the room? I have some medication that needs to stay refridgerated and not sure how to handle that at the moment.
  12. Thats good to know. Thanks for the tip there. I saw the prices on bottled water and about lost it.
  13. It was a lot of fun 10 years ago. My first cruise I was really nervous but after we left port it was great. Now planes on the other hand, i dont do them.
  14. Less than a month away. Any tips for what we should take with us? Its been 10 years since we have been on a cruise and this is our first Dosney Cruise.
  15. Its a really odd place. We drove by a really nice house over there and then a block away from it in every direction looked like a deserted development. There is a history down there that I wont get into but when we drove through there were a lot of empty parcels of land for sale. It seems like miles and miles of emtpy city blocks with a house here and a house there.
  16. We didnt make it down to the beach or south Ft Myers. North Ft Myers we didnt care for at all. We spent most of our time driving from random house on realtor.com to another house we foind on realtor.com just getting to see what was between point a and b. We liked some areas around Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda. I would like to check out the beaches area as well as the soutthern side of Ft Myers and down to the Naples area at some point. That may be for our trip in 2020. On a side note, I do have an idea for a lot of those open lots in Leheigh Acres if I can figure out all of the logistic
  17. We have a few things keeping us in Ohio but I do want to get there before retirement. My mother in law is here and would be by herself if we left. My kids are still in school as well and we dont want to uproot them. My existing job will allow me to work from home anywhere I live but my wifes wont. We started looking around areas last time we were there for if/when we get to relocate. We drove down to Ft Myers/Cape Coral/Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda last time we were there. The time before that we looked around New Port Richie area where my grandfather lived for a few years. We have a few mo
  18. I am still trying to convince my wife to move to Florida. So far it looks like retirement is when that may happen in at least 20 years. This weather is driving me nuts. Its starting to cool down and it has been pouring down rain for abour 2 hours and on and off all day. My yard has a lake in the back now.
  19. Sign me up....I need a break from this crappy weather. 50s yesterday, 60s today, tomorrow high 20s. Been snow and rain constantly for days.
  20. Good to know. Thanks for the information. Cant wait to go.
  21. How bad was the morning noise on the deck above? I have read that chairs being dragged around could make it a little noisy.
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