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Im sure he stopped once out of view of those who witnessed it. He was probably too embarased to think about getting out right then and there. And before you ask, no it wasnt me.

The 600 loop is actualy divided into two sections. The first part of the loop as you enter it is relativly new. Thus, the lack of trees and shade. The second half (distinquished by passing the bridge leading to the campfire singalong) is older and has been around longer. This is why there is more shade and trees.

I loved the 600 loop when we stayed there. We were in the newer first half, but the view of the lake out our back window was worth it. We were two sites down from the bridge (sorry, cant remember site numbers) and backed up to the lake. Also made setting up the dish easier. No trees to block the signal. I love that Disney has "cable" in the campground, but we all know how worthless that is. Disney propoganda 24/7.

I have a 40ft fiver pulled by a dodge ram megacab. So I know your pain. But you will find every loop has good and bad big rig friendly sites. I found sticking to the premium sites makes your chances of getting a big rig friendly site better. I will tell you to stay away from the 300 loop. Although some sites are good in that loop, the loop as a whole is not easy to navigate with a large fiver. We almost ended up divorced just from driving around it.

If you find a site hard to get backed into, you can request another one. They have never denied that request. Also, take your time and do not be afraid to ask for help.

Welcome to the site,

We stayed in 300 in 2009. I will never stay in that loop again, even if they give me free nights. I have a 40' fifth wheel so its a bit different from your class A, but it was tight to menuver my rig around. Our site was 327 and was very difficult to get into. Trees on either side of the entrance to the pad made it a nightmare to back in, and leave. I had to have the site accrossed from us move his vehicle and guide me out as I had to use part of his pad to make the turn.

Here you see my FW backed in. My back bumper was touching the tree at the back of the site and I still couldnt park my truck in front of it, it stuck out into the loop.

This was taken from the back of the site (obviously). Note the threes and poles on either side of the entrance. Also note the nice drop off next to the picnic table. It was about a foot drop. Almost broke my ankle a few times.

The placement of the site markers and trees made navigating the whole loop whiteknuckling. For smaller rigs, it would be a great loop with lots of trees for shade and close to the dog park and playground. But for me, it was not fun.

These folks were camping in thier sail boat. This was taken around Dec 2009. They had electric and water hooked up and had a ladder on the back so they could climb aboard.

Allot of christmas castle pics. Here are a few of mine.......

March 2011

Halloween Party 2010

Halloween Party 2009

Thunderbirds Flyover

Not taken by me, but I love this pic......

I have the first 3 books on my DWs Kindel which is also linked to my droid phone. I am holding off on ordering the 4th till I finish the 3rd. Plus the cost will drop shortley after it comes out.

I just read this to my DW and I guess I have no choice, we will be there. Mainly for that never ending pie buffet.  Ill get my $10 worth of pie....... :o

Never used em and never tried the stuff, but here is the link to order the mix.

http://uec-hawaii.com/products2.html

Thats the first day of Star Wars Weekends as well. Expect SERIOUS crowds and a long wait. It will be the most popular attraction that day. Maybe surpassing TSM for once. We will be skipping the opening (mainly because Disney decided to black out the main gate passes for that weekend), but we will be there for Star Wars Weeknds the following weekend.

DH and I are in the plans to figure out how to do this in the fall after we get one of our sons married off in August.  We are SO unsure of whether to rent monthly or sell our house and buy in an RV community permanently.  For now, just checking some real estate listings in the area of Polk City.  Work kamping is another way we might go also....any input from more experienced folks will surely be welcome, especially places that are "friendly". 

Nancy

We are currently staying in Polk City. A nice little park called LeLynn. Its right behind Fantasy of Flight and right off I4. Quite park with lots of friendly people. The staff here are great and so far have not had any problems. There arent many fulltime residents here, most are snowbirds, so the park clears out around April and fills to capacity around Oct Nov timeframe. The sites are well spaced and you are not right ontop of your neighbors. We are happy here. We did look at most of the parks in the area and this was the nicest one and the most reasonably priced. We just pay monthly, didnt buy a spot. We wanted the freedom to leave whenever we wanted.

Which dremel attachement did you use?  There are so many.  I thought I might try a Cuff Off Wheel. 

I did the same thing as DaddysCoolTV, except I used the cutting bit.  It has worked four times.  I have made two lamps for other people and I have had to make two globes for myself.  One globe met an untimely end at Christmastime during a microburst before a thunderstorm.  I have since changed the base to a beautiful purple Christmas tree stand and I am on the hunt for a purple party light. :)

I too lost mine in that same storm. Just recently made a new one. As for a purple light, my search has been uneventful. So in the mean time, I took some advice from another fiend and used a black light. Its not as bright as a regular light would be, but emits a nice purple glow that fills the Mickey head nicely.

DW will do it, but only if we find a 90 foot MH with a two garage. I took it as a no.

Not quite 90 feet, but........

or take your pick....

and if she says something about wanting a boat and not being able to have one with you.....

We want to do January and February in Florida after I retire.  I still have 6 or 7 years left.  We bought our retirement home 16 years ago and should have that paid off by then here in PA.  I like the spring, summer and fall here.  But winters - not so much.  I could live in our little trailer, but FWGirl couldn't.  She has said she could probably do it for 2 months as long as it was a warm place in the winter.

That's all I need. Just to get out of here for the coldest part of the Winter then face the rest of it :argh:

Have you checked out SMART. Our neighbors are retired Navy and we travel with them and the rest of the Great Lakes chapter. We are their token civilians. They are a wonderful group :moon:

We are currently living in a prime snowbird community and talking to them, they ussualy leave when the first snow of the season falls and return back "home" in April.

Being militray I have never found a place to call home. So needing a place to plant roots is not a concern. Plus Im used to living minumily, so the transition was easy for us. My DW is prior Navy as well, so she took to it quite well. Im not saying the life style is for everyone, but it is definetly nice for those who love to travel and see the country.

I have heard of it, but never checked into it. We used to live on base where I work, but decided to move closer to Disney to cut DWs commute some. I figured a break from the all military affliated folks who we used to live with at the famcamp would be nice and wouldnt you know it, over 90% of the folks staying here are retired military. Guess military and fulltiming go good togeher. Not sure if its just being used to moving around allot or the guranteed steady paycheck after only 20 years of serving. There are definetly allot of retired military who fulltime/snowbird.

As a side note, I love the instant comraderi developed in the RVing community. Within 2 days of moving to this park, we were friends with nearly everyone here. For christmas, they had a golf cart parade everynight and always have get togethers just to hang out (and drink- these older folks are real lushes )

We want to do January and February in Florida after I retire.  I still have 6 or 7 years left.  We bought our retirement home 16 years ago and should have that paid off by then here in PA.  I like the spring, summer and fall here.  But winters - not so much.  I could live in our little trailer, but FWGirl couldn't.  She has said she could probably do it for 2 months as long as it was a warm place in the winter.

That's all I need. Just to get out of here for the coldest part of the Winter then face the rest of it :moon:

We are currently living in a prime snowbird community and talking to them, they ussualy leave when the first snow of the season falls and return back "home" in April.

Being militray I have never found a place to call home. So needing a place to plant roots is not a concern. Plus Im used to living minumily, so the transition was easy for us. My DW is prior Navy as well, so she took to it quite well. Im not saying the life style is for everyone, but it is definetly nice for those who love to travel and see the country.

We're part way into it.  We got out of the house and spent last summer in the motorhome locally.  the winter months we were going to stay in an apartment for 6 months but one of our kids could use some help financially so we pay them for staying with them, their idea...lol  It does help them out.

We fully intend to spend winters in Florida and maybe Texas some and summers traveling around with grandkids swapping out here and there.  We have to wait till September 2012 to go fully, for insurance reasons.  Have to be 55.  We are so ready.

Last summer we felt like we were always on vacation when we got back to the RV.  Fishing, frisbee golf, mini-golf and barbecues every day.  Yea, I can get used to that.

The kids were always out every weekend too...lol

Oh, and we're still getting rid of stuff from the house.  Gave away a bunch, selling some.  It's amazing how much "stuff" we had.  We still have 3 storage units 10 X 25 full...lol  Yea, we'll miss some of it, but we gave some to the kids so that when we visit, we can still see it.

Talking with many full-timers that were traveling through the campground last summer, none of them was unhappy with doing it.  In fact, some said they wish they hadn't waited so long before doing it.

Yeh, you do not realize how much "stuff" you have until you try to get rid of it. I make it a point to, once a year, go through our stuff and if it had not been needed in the past year, it is gone. Keeps the "collecting" down.

I have never met an unhappy fulltimer either.

Ill share our story. It may help some.

We were renting a place for a while. Being military, we didnt know exactly where we wanted to "settle" once I retire in 2 years. We did have our fifth wheel and used it extensivly for short trips here or there, mostly the Fort. Our lease was comming up for renewl and our landlord was starting to become a pain. So we decided to not renew. While looking for a new place, we decided to mov into the fiver until we found just what we wanted. Little did we know we HAD what we wanted. After just a few moths living in the camper, we found we were no longer looking and were concentrating on living in the camper. We are not fulltime travlers yet, as I am still on active duty and cannot venture far, but we have our plan to hit the road and never look back once I retire. We are still young and wanted to enjoy what we can while still able too. Its been two years now and we have almost gotten rid of everything we placed in storage originaly.

We became fulltimers by accident, but would not have it any other way. The biggest hurdle for most is getting used to not having a sticks and bricks. If both do not like the lifestyle, niether one will. In this case, start with snowbirding. It may grow on them, it may not. You never know till you try.

We enjoy it and would not have it any other way. Like they always say, home is every where you go and if you dont like your neighbors, just pull chocks and roll........

One topic I have not seen discussed here so far is that of Fulltiming or Snowbirding. How many of us are there that have shed our possesions and decided on a life of freedom on the road? Or those who travel following the sun and warmth? Even if you have ever thought about this glorious lifestyle change but have questions before taking the plunge.

To start off, how many on here are, have, or want to go fulltime?

Those are so cute!

That is interesting and would look great at the Fort, however, did you notice the placement of the door? In any CG you visit, your entry/exit would be to the rear of the site and on the utilitys side. Most CGs do not develope this area as it is only used to "hook up" your services. I would think if using this for a camper, it would inconvient in most, if not all, CGs.

Still a nice concept.....

I thoroughly agree with stealing plans to build something, but I would like to make a minor change for everyone. I would suggest using the 8" globes for the ears rather than the 6" globes. The 8" globes produce a more proportionate Mickey head. Its just a suggestion, so do what you want with it.

Late arrivals:   

If you are arriving at a park after normal quiet hours, attempt some degree of stealth behavior. Not that it is easy to be unobtrusive pulling in an RV. But keep the set-up to the minimum required for the night. Your neighbors will understand that you need to pull in and hook up. They have probably been in the same situation. But they will lose patience if they spend an hour listening to loud conversation, slamming doors and arguments over how to level the rig. Do what is essential and remember that tomorrow is another day. The same sort of courtesy should be used if you are making an early morning departure. Don?t keep the engine idling for an hour before you leave. Tidy up your campsite the night before.

we have never arrived late but if we did, I am sure the amusement others would find in our attempt to back 40' of fifth wheel into some of the Fort's sites would make up for noise.

backing in wasn't our problem... fitting both the TT and the truck in the space while keeping the TT in a position where the slinky was still connected was (we were in the bottom of our loop where it curved sharply and we have rear bathroom with rear connections)

Lucky us, we stayed at 719 last week, I was so happy that the 50amp cord was able to reach the plug i never noticed the sewer and TV connection were back there also, spent about an hour slicing hoses together and borrowing cable's. Now some people might say "why didn't you just move the trailer" and the answer to that is the slides were out, the levelers were down, the dogs were in the trailer and the truck was unhitched. I wish Disney would have put the connections all in the same place at all the sites. And while I am at it who in the hell decided where to place the garbage cans and recycling bins, they are always in the way!

I always check to ensure everything reaches before I unhook. I've been in the same situation before and learned my lesson.

We just had our Valentines dinner there. It was good food and service, but the price was kinda high. We were able to get DWs 50% off which made it more bearable. I would eat there again, but it would be reserved for special occasions. BTW, the almond crusted cheescake was amazing.

Thanks for this. Im painting my fiendmingos now and was wondering how to get the cap for them. Now I have another project....

I look at the photo and keep wanting to say its on the 700 loop. I dont know why, it just reminds me of that loop. But I could be wrong. Not sure of the exact site number but am leaning towards the middle of the loop. Back by the dog walk area. Maybe where Dave had his castle display this past year.