Strawberry Moon

There are so many more alligators in Florida than there were in the 1970s, when they became endangered. I love to canoe in Dunellon, and yes, the alligators seem to leave you alone, but I just feel like they are everywhere now, and are creeping further and further north With that said, I was paddling down some springs near Orlando about 5 years ago with hordes of people when a giant cypress fell into the water. It just happened to go in between boats and not hit anyone. It sounded like a bomb. 

49 minutes ago, keith_h said:

Maybe they will surround it with camouflaged cell towers. 

3 hours ago, h2odivers...Ray said:

 We were at the four last week, I’m not sure if this is been reported or not, it probably has, but the three or four cast members I spoke to said it’s going to be a 15 story high-rise resort. How the heck are they going to make a 15 story high-rise resort  blend into wilderness Lodge and the Fort? 

OMG, they are making it into our retirement home. DVC Assisted Living.

2 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Wow...  there's a lot of detail on this site!  Awesome!

Whoever made this, needs to add that site 711 holds water on the pad when it rains (found this out on our last visit)

Sounds like in front of the door of my condo in Panama City Beach . . . 😐

On 11/2/2018 at 3:28 PM, The Troll said:

 

Oh I hope all of these things do not happen.

On 11/10/2018 at 6:02 PM, mouseketab.....Carol said:

Every year in late winter, early Spring, the Womenz of Fort Fiends gather together at the Fort to have a weekend of bonding, frivolity, and a break from our families. (No husbands, no kids, no drama, no plans!!) (Womenz, if you want to join us, check out the WWW 2019 thread in Grand Gatherings) 

This year, the gathering is President's day weekend. To continue the community of Fort Fiends, we would like to host a Potluck for ALL Fiends that are at the Fort, local to the area, or just visiting WDW in general. 

The date will be Saturday, February 16th in the Full Hookup Loops starting around 4:30ish. Bring a chair, your favorite dish to share, a beverage, and enjoy an evening of fellowship and fun.

(There might even be a giveaway or two from the Fort Fiends store stockpile).

We will post the site number when we check in.

Let us know if you think you are coming, so we can plan for paper plates, stuff, etc.

This sounds so wonderful. Should do 4x a year!

10 minutes ago, keith_h said:

We'd like that as we tend to only spend 4-6 hours at the parks, mostly in the evening.

Yep. Part of the problem with the huge expense of the daily pass is that we feel like we need to stay way more hours than we really want, and that makes for some grumpy people in my family (mainly me). And thus more crowds as others may stay too long as well.

On 10/28/2018 at 7:52 AM, Grumpy and Grandma said:

I think part of the "value" is in the fact you have a kitchen and can do whatever meals you want in house. Also I think they are more utilized than you think by families who fly in and don't rent a car, especially over peak holidays and Spring break. IIRC the Cabins are about the same as the Family Suites at AOA.

I love the cabins themselves, but don't like the location. They feel too out of the action. I'd like to ditch the whole Reflections Lodge and put some Yurt loops there and a third pool, as a matter of fact. 

Here are some other loop maps and campsite photos - but not in app form.

https://wildernessprincess.net/loop-site-details/

2 minutes ago, Travisma said:

I wish they would offer admission only passes like the good old days and then you could purchase what rides you want to go on.

My wife and I are happy just walking around, catching some shows and the parades.

Oh yes! Even start with the 55+ group.

I wish they would sell 1/2 day passes. That would alleviate the crowds as well.

I've noticed wine is $9 a glass no matter where you get it at the Fort - even from the cooler in the trading posts.

There seems to be little news of this in the last weeks, and little activity at the site. Maybe they will rethink some of this? At least the name.  I heard that cast members had expressed some outrage over the name.

There's a catch to this deal. You have to get a 4-day Park HOPPER. When we stay for a week, we only do three days of parks, and just one park a day (more time in the Fort). So, this requirement really eats up any of the potential savings.