disneylitch......Debbie

It was so much nicer when The Fort made their own reservations.  Now, you have to book too many days and then cancel what you don't want.  The large TA companies seem to have a monopoly of getting reservations.  Jason does a great job, but there is a TA in particular that seems to get the reservations and I have met her.  She isn't a nice person.

It's hard to believe it has been 10 years.  Thank you for all you do.  This is far better than any of the other groups that are floating around on facebook.

On 10/2/2020 at 6:35 AM, dblr....Rennie said:

Glad to help. We went last year the week before Thanksgiving, the park will be in Christmas mode by then and they open later in the day. The days were nice but of course the nights were BRISK. The main road thru the tourist area had the 12 Days of Christmas in a light display, enjoy your trip and safe travels!!!

We decided to postpone our Dollywood trip to a time when we don't have to worry about the weather.  Once we make the first trip I think we will be more comfortable going in November.  Christmas at Dollywood looks magical, but I don't know what the experience will be like this year.  We also postponed our Disney World trip from this November to November 2021.  

On 9/30/2020 at 7:25 AM, dblr....Rennie said:

It all depends on which way you go. We live in De and just came up from there in August, took 40 out of Tn to 81 then up 81 to Winchester Va then 7 to 340 to 70. Most GPS or map services want to route you thru 66 thru DC I choose to avoid that. Yes there are mountains on 81 but really nothing to worry about, gentle climbs, to me more like rolling hills. Now in November I would keep a watch on the weather, we did it in a car mid November last year with no issues. If you want info on stop over spots let me know.

Thanks for the route information.  We have a 1994 38ft Newmar Diesel pusher and will be towing a car.  The weather in November is definitely a concern for us.  We are looking at the week before Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving week.  My sister lives in Nashville and she is checking on the logistics with covid.  We will definitely map out your route and plan on a trip in the future.  The grandkids thought it looked like a fun place to visit.

We are thinking about a trip to Dollywood from Maryland.  Our motorhome is 38ft and we will be towing a car.  Do we have to go through the mountains, if so, how precarious is it?  Thanks, this would be a trip in November.

8 hours ago, Duane said:

Debbie,

We are in the Raleigh Durham area of NC, but my wife has relatives in Maryland, so we know how that drive is...

I have not stayed there, but about 15 miles south of the NC/VA line there is the  RV Resort at Carolina Crossroads.  I have passed several times on my way north.  It seems to be easy in and out to I-95.  I've read good things about it for a quick overnight stop.

When we go to the Fort from home, we like to break the trip into 2 days.  We always stop in Brunswick GA at Coastal GA RV Resort.  This one, I can personally vouch for.  All paved sites, with mostly pull throughs.  It too is right off the interstate and is easy in/out.  Its about 3.5 to 4 hours to the Fort from there.

It's a small world isn't is.  We live in Street, Maryland.  It is about 5 miles south of Delta, PA.  Our grandkids love traveling in the motorhome.  We usually get to The Fort once a year, but with covid it's been a little sketchy.  Hopefully we will be able to make our trip in November.  It all depends upon how covid is doing by then.  We had a surprise trip to Disneyland planned for them, but we have cancelled it twice.  We already paid for the air fare and the military tickets.  We will wait and see when Disneyland opens and plan from then.  Right now we have no desire to fly.

Thanks for the information

We are hoping to travel to The Fort in November.  Our reservations are in place, however a lot depends upon covid-19,  We arrive November 8 and depart November, unless we can get an opening for Thanksgiving.  It's our daughters birthday, she was born on Thanksgiving, and our granddaughter wants to go to the trading post and buy her Mom donuts for her birthday breakfast.  Hopefully something will open up.

We live in Maryland and usually just stop whenever we want to.  This year we would like to plan our stops.  We will either need a campsite for one or two nights, depending on how far we drive each day.  Our grandkids are 9, 8, 6, and 2.  Any recommendations for a campground would be appreciated.  

Thanks in adavance

On 7/23/2020 at 12:40 PM, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Oh goodness... so many memories.  I love that sweet little show.... along with Carousel of Progress and the People Mover.  Actually, those three attractions are ones that most anyone (irregardless of physical limitations) can do.  It would be terribly sad, if they removed any of them.

Those are 3 of my favorites.  My Dad loved them and every time I ride the People Mover, sit in the Carousel of Progress, or watch the Bears, I think of my Dad.

We have reservations for November and are hoping to change them to Thanksgiving.  Hopefully, we will be able to visit, but that all depends on the state of covid-19.  Our daughter, maybe son in law, and three grandkids will be coming with us.  We just want to make sure it's safe.

It will be interesting to see how Disney is going to handle this latest development in our fight against covid-19.  Now the above mentioned states have instituted a 14 day quarantine if you visit one of the many states that are having a surge in positive cases.  Only time will tell.  We already had to cancel our Disneyland trip twice.

I got mine and they are awesome!!!!

Looking forward to my email.

I would like 2 sets and 2 of missing the mouse.  Thanks

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On 4/18/2020 at 12:30 PM, Robin said:

How fun is this a first time there? I hope you get to still go. We love Disneyland!

This will be the youngest grandsons first time.  Their Dad is an active duty Marine and they were stationed at Camp Pendleton 4 years ago.  When they were, they went quite often.  The now 6 year old doesn't remember going, so this will be like her first time.  Since they are back on the east coast, we have gone to Disney World many times.  My daughter and son in law got married at Shades of Green.  This is the first surprise trip that we have taken.  Hopefully it all works out.

We were supposed to be going on May 4 and now we have postponed until the end of August.  It's a waiting game and we definitely won't go unless it is safe to do so.  

My grandkids want to camp on the beach.  We live in Maryland and they live in New Jersey.  Any suggestions on campgrounds would be appreciated.  Thanks

On 2/27/2020 at 9:31 PM, hnicewa1 said:

Thanks so much for all the suggestions- going to give them all a look.

Heidi

Please post what route you wind up taking.  We live in Street, MD near Jarrettsville and have been to Aberdeen many times.  My son in law is a Marine, so have used the facilities on APG.

On 2/18/2020 at 5:22 PM, momof3kids-Yvonne said:

How exciting! I hope you are able to surprise them. How old will the grandchildren be when you take the trip?

They will be 8 (1 month shy of 9), 7, 6, and 23 months

We are planning a trip to Disneyland with my daughter and son in law for this year.  It's going to be a surprise for the grandkids.  They think they are flying to see their grandparents in Indiana.  Hopefully we can pull off the surprise.

Great video.  Love the trams and the quietness of The Fort

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We were there the end of August and the area is still closed.  

We saw it over the weekend with our daughter, son in law, and grandkids.  Everyone loved it, even the 1 year old.

We have the brake pro.  If we don't tow the truck, we will have to tow our trailer.  There are 4 adults and 4 children, with one of the children being a 1 year old.  So we need bikes, stroller, etc.  Basically, lots of stuff.