Katman1356...Jason

Most likely not a Disney sanctioned one. 

1 hour ago, djsamuel said:

I'm up to date and the app works fine.  Strange that it isn't showing up on the app store.

When IOS updates it sometimes requires that Supergeek update the app to be compatibility and until he does and it is verified it is removed from the store. 

Just spoke to Jen and they are looking into and hopefully it will be resolved by tomorrow. 

3 hours ago, Betty said:

help - can iphones access the app for campsites at fort wilderness?  

 

I suspect the latest IOS update requires changes. I will send a message to Supergeek to see if that is the case. 

On 11/13/2020 at 11:26 AM, RadCat said:

It has been a month now since I sent Warren and email (and a couple follow up emails) and I still have not heard from him on whether he is still doing the Fort wooden signs.  Does anyone know if Warren is still making signs or not?  I would appreciate any information, thanks!

I have seen in a Facebook group that he still is but is buried at the moment. 

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There is a big update to how Hollywood Studios will be issuing passes to the Virtual Queue for Rise of the Resistance

 

Here's how it will work beginning on Tuesday, November 3rd:

 

Guests with a valid ticket or annual pass and a Disney Park Pass reservation for Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be able to access the virtual queue system and check for an available boarding group starting at 7am on the day of their park reservation. This can be done before you leave your Disney resort hotel, or wherever else nearby you might be at that time.

 

The virtual queue will reopen daily at 2pm for anyone who wasn’t already able to join a boarding group earlier in the day. Note: Guests must be inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios to access this second virtual queue opportunity, and access to a boarding group is subject to availability and not guaranteed.

Let's hope this change will make a visit to Hollywood Studios a bit less stressful.

Information taken from the Disney Parks Blog. 

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/10/disneys-hollywood-studios-piloting-new-approach-to-virtual-queue-for-star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance/?fbclid=IwAR0Ww1LzZOVWNWxhqEChSU8q89_-dzYsKdohhjBQR7zEFZs6VseuT2G2HE8

Sharing a notification I got about an email going out to Fort guests staying through Halloween night. 

 

Your Clients may be receiving email communication from us if we have their contact information, and if they have a reservation at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground between now and Oct. 31, 2020. 

The message shares details on Halloween activities at the resort. An example of this email is below.

SAMPLE GUEST COMMUNICATION THAT YOUR CLIENTS MAY RECEIVE FROM US 

Dear ___________,

Thank you for choosing the Walt Disney World® Resort and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground as your vacation destination. We are excited to share our hospitality with you. 

The spookiest season is still on the way to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and it’s bound to be frightfully fun. We look forward to hosting a variety of activities that will bedazzle and bewitch you.

This year on Halloween, Guests at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground can participate in the golf cart and campsite decorating contests as well as our pet costume contest and pumpkin carving contest, with a few modifications. We are also excited to offer a new spellbinding pumpkin scavenger hunt for ghouls and goblins of all ages as well as the chance to decorate your own mini pumpkin. For those planning to wear a costume, make sure to read our official costume guidelines before brewing up your Halloween best, and remember that a costume mask is never a substitute for a required face covering.

Based on guidance from health authorities, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), trick-or-treating at the campground is not permitted and activities and gatherings should be limited to those in your travel party. Please also continue to practice physical distancing.

For more information on activities at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground this Halloween, make sure to visit the Bike Barn in the Meadows Recreation Area once you arrive.

If you have questions or need assistance prior to your arrival, please contact your travel agent directly. 

General Manager John Stafford and the team at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground look forward to your arrival and wish you a truly magical stay!

Sincerely,
Disney Destinations, LLC

All Star Movies will be opening on February 9, 2021 and bookings can now be made for that. No dates on the rest of the All Stars or other resorts with out opening dates. 

Early 2021 Florida resident and General Public discounts are now available. The verbiage below is the General Public but Florida Resident is pretty similar though with a better discount through out the time frame. Sadly these discounts do not include Campsites but you or someone you know might needs a hotel stay during this time frame. If I can help you with that please let me know. 

Travel agents received notice today that All Star Movies will open February 9, 2021 and we can start booking for those.

8 hours ago, h2odivers...Ray said:

Just curious but are all the resorts open?

i.e. the all-stars, port orleans, etc 

No. Only those with an opening date. 

19 minutes ago, Travisma said:

Hey you woke up!

Kind of. Still working through the pile and the new ones that are coming in. Email headed your way as soon as I get chance. 

Around 1 am the remainder of 2021 opened for booking for resorts with opening dates. If anyone has a request for end of 2021 send it on over and I can see if we can get you booked. [email protected]

Sailings onboard the Disney Fantasy will be cancelled through December 6; the Disney Dream and Disney Wonder through December 11; and the Disney Magic through December 12.

1 hour ago, mmfancipher said:

Why only those states?  Is it just because they're the closest ones?

My guess is partially the neighboring states but I am thinking they are trying to lure in those who arent willing to fly right now but might make the drive if the deal was good enough. 

12 hours ago, Grumpy and Grandma said:

Does that mean they're cracking down on who parks there?...... HA HA

Not to my knowledge. Just wanted to be sure if some one goes looking their eyes dont pass over the category looking for Partial. I don't believe that word even appears in the category description in anymore. 

36 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

There are two loops at the Fort where the sites have electric, water, and cable connections for campers, but no sewer connection. Those are the partial hookup sites. According to the Disney reservation website, these sites are to be used for tent campers or campers with vans or pop-up trailers.  The loops are 1500 and 2000. 

TCD

To add to this if you are looking at the booking sites it no longer says Partial. It say Tent or Pop-Up Campsite as the category name now. 

47 minutes ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

Hey I said it was your chance... I didn't say it was actually affordable.  

Here's the crazy thing, for giggles I ran some dates for the Poly Bungalows - random days in Sept/Oct, no holidays, weekdays only... nothing at all came up.  Apparently somebody's got an extra $1200/night burning a hole in their pockets.

Most of the time the Bungalows have to be called in. With the limited inventory vs/ DVC point inventory they often dont load them to the site. 

Now if only i had a client who wanted to book one so I could use that knowledge. LOL

Just now, Travisma said:

Guess they didn't use the time they were shut down to fix their web presence!

Probably furloughed all of them too. 

1 minute ago, Travisma said:

Figured you would have your hands full, especially if Disney's sites were acting up.

And they are...

Been slogging my way through clients and was going to come post all that myself. Thanks for sharing it. 

2 hours ago, Travisma said:

Yeah, we stayed in both partials in the past, but was just wondering if they will be stricter if all the loops aren’t open.

I have seen some people moved up in site level at no charge if a category is full. 

13 hours ago, Travisma said:

Jason and Disney had sent me emails saying I had to answer if I was keeping my reservations or cancelling them.  The next visit we have scheduled is Halloween which we are keeping.

Only concern we have is we now have the T@B camper and we had booked a partial when we still had the PUP.

We've used the T@B twice at the Fort in partial sites with no blowback.

Just wondering if they will be an issue with the new Covid rules

T@Bs are legal in the Partials due to the smaller size of them. 

45 minutes ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said:

Seems like they could just black out or blur the mask less face.

Even at reduced capacity right now the amount of time to edit each photo and process it would get excessive. They have the same policy for nudity, signs with not allowed language, and any behavior deemed risky. 

1 hour ago, Travisma said:

This was posted on a FB page, so I can’t confirm it.

People were on TOT and looked at their picture on the monitor at the end and said it looked great.

It never showed up on MDE.

They contacted Disney and after some investigating, they were told that the photo was deleted because someone on the ride took off their mask. 
 

Guess Disney is concerned that people would post the pictures showing maskless riders causing more people to ride without masks.

This has been policy since they reopened. Photopass will not take your picture with the mask off and ride photos are all being screened for masks as well now in addition to the usual other things they screen for. 

Thanks everyone.