Lou...

Thanks for the input Fiends.

Never underestimate the power of the Fiendom.

Yada, yada, yada, ok, it's nice, I guess, but I just want to know that when you park that beast on your site, will I still be able to park there too?

Here is a link to some of the companies that rent rv's.

 

Where?

Thanks, Mo.

Not to be confused with BBB.

Another example of people who because they ride WDW buses maybe once a year, feel qualified to answer all bus transportation questions on the internet.
 
Someone asked.
At closing time, and after most guests have left AK, what are the buses immediately outside the entrance that have "Tiana" on the marquee?
 
These are the answers from the experts.
 
1 - They are for employees.
 
2 - Once AK is nearly clear of guests, they close the normal bus loading zones. The buses then line up to take the last of the park guests exiting the park to their resorts. The bus will go to whatever resort based on the destination of those last guests.

The load zones close and the buses are sent away after the park is cleared of all guests, so no need to line up buses for park stragglers because there aren't any.

3 - They put Tiana on the marquee to avoid any confusion about where the bus is going.
 
4 - It's for employees, or buses that are "out of service" waiting for a new driver.

5 - Rather than having "out of service" on the marquee, they put something that is a little Disney-esque, like a character name or something.

Drivers have absolutely no control over when Tiana, or any other character name, appears on the marquee. It's a software thing and appears whenever the software decides that the circumstances call for it.

Each dispatching software version is assigned a character name and it shows up whenever the program thinks it should. It may show up between runs, before or after a bus has gotten it's next run. It's like, uhh, I don't have a destination yet and I don't want to be blank, so I'll put up the character name so that guests will ask bus drivers a million times what it means.

 
6 - I saw it leaving the AK at the end of the day and asked the driver what the buses were for. He said "cast members".
 
7 - It was one of the weeks when lots of College Program kids were starting. I assumed it was to bring them in for a park tour.
 
How do you stack up against the experts?. Which, if any, of the answers is correct?

Sorry Jen.

Still waiting for photos of your house and RV.

Because of the cold?

Whenever Disney announces a water park closure the day before, almost always, it's for low temps.

Went and watched it tonight. Sadly I forgot to invite Lou to stay and see it with us. I'm such a horrible fiend.

Thanks for that Beckers, but I had neglected my ping pong ball collection way too long and needed to get back home.

It was annoyingly loud here at SoG, tonight.

So sorry Ed. I'd ask for a refund for annoyance.

It sounded pretty close to normal to me.

Maybe your stay will get better.

People that go to disney that often have no life.

What Mo posted.

sharing them in hopes that we are not the only ones.

To different degrees, there are many on here. Of course I don't have any Disney stuff.

There is one Fiend in particular that comes to mind.

Would love to see the inside of your house and RV.

Ditto

FYI, I haven't seen any information on this extending any further.  I just checked the Disney site and tomorrow is the last day you can book this, so it appears it's coming to an end.

That would be correct.

Just what it says, showing the world our infatuation with everything to do with Disney and the Disney lifestyle. We live the Mouse Life.

What would be some examples of living the Mouse Life? Not that the Mouse impacts my life in any way mind you.

I'm not familiar with Mouse Life, what is it?

let Gail know that watching the ND game was about as enjoyable as being kicked in the groinal area many times over.

She got great satisfaction hearing that.

FSU again won but did not cover the spread against a crappy UVA team. Coincidence?

She says "sour grapes".

How about they don't blow a billion plus dollars on something they don't really need and do both?

Guess it must just be us weekenders that think the Fort is always full.

You will get that impression if you can only come on weekends.

It was a toss-up between that quote and the one I posted. So close though.

Luna is very lucky not only to have you but now a new home with your SIL.  I am sure she will be very happy there!  And, I know how much you love to hear this, but you really are a softy at heart!  Don't ever change....

Will you please edit and remove that last part from your post. It's not doing my "street cred" any good what so ever.

Seems like the Fort never has problems staying full.

While it may seem that way based on not being able to get a reservation, driving through the Fort almost weekly, I see, and park, in plenty of empty sites throughout a lot of the year.

Thanks. Hope you guys get some nice weather soon.

Not likely.

When Disney closes BB for the day, that's a really good indicator that it's not going to be a nice day, and it isn't.

EWP is still almost entirely original from back in the 70's. It's nostalgia at its best.

You're making my point, it hasn't changed in over a hundred years. Ok, that's a slight exaggeration.

Theme parks, and let's not forget that's still what WDW is and not a shrine to honor Walt and his now outdated attractions, are not about nostalgia, they're about entertainment, fun, and excitement.

Who said this?

"Around here ... we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious ... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

We went to DTD on Thursday around noon and it was a direct bus. Same for back to the Fort.

The current direct bus to DTD from the Fort will not be affected by the new pairings.

 they could turn the sound down from 10 to maybe 3 and I would like it a lot more.

It would sound and look a lot better if it was completely underwater. :blowup:

 but this is the first bit of info on a possible expansion of the attraction itself.

WDWMagic also had that story last week.

"Paperwork filed for addition to Soarin' as speculation of adding a third theater builds"

I'm officially a member of team Lou, blow up the EWP.

 

Giveth

I like it too,

And taketh away.