HappyRedhead......Betsy

Is your Hybrid a KZ by chance? We were calling in about our last warranty visit and brought up ours that did the same thing. It was the LP detector and there is a known problem with the ones they put in the KZ's. ours was a 2010. Call the KZ service department and see what they say. Our dealership was very vague on knowing about it. The word recall was never used but they were going to replace ours.

I guess I get a geek point too....
My sons name is Wesley.
Star Trek Next Generation. Wesley Crusher.
Sheldon's nemesis

I guess I get a geek point too....
My sons name is Wesley.
Star Trek Next Generation. Wesley Crusher.
Sheldon's nemesis

Warm Brown actually.....red, yellow and blue in equal parts make brown....in unequal parts make anything from Elvis black, to Lucy red to Marilyn blonde.
Purple Orange
/ \ / \
Red Blue Red Yellow
So that gives you 2 red and one each yellow and blue.....so warm brown.
So there is your lesson in haircolor.
I spent many years trying to teach that concept to hairdressers. You'd be shocked at the amount that don't get it.
I have never stayed in 2000.....from the packs of Cub Scouts that were there last week, I doubt I ever will.
That is all.

Yay! Contemplating a cruise myself...Can't wait for more!

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the Rivers of America in Disneyland was not concrete, and the first time they filled it, it emptied out pretty quickly, so had to do something to keep the water in, so I'm guessing they learned a lot from building Disneyland.

What she said........

Well we'll just have to find each other!

I was apprehensive, but I wanted to be there. What better way to get to know you all than to dive right in...right?

I was apprehensive, but I wanted to be there. What better way to get to know you all than to dive right in...right?

You know, you're absolutely right, Andrew. Really they need to jackhammer up all the concrete pads in the 700 loop, shore up the foundation, and pour new concrete. Shame, because the 700 loop is, I think, the prettiest loop in the campground.
Don't give away the surprise!
OK, folks, it's time for another update! Sorry the last one was so brief. I'll try to get some more content in this one and really get this TR roaring. Let's go!
So when we last left off, I had just pulled the mobile Troll cave into site #722. I was just beginning to get unhitched when Mrs. Troll cell phone rang. Remember, this was a last minute trip in response to a hurricane that was bearing down on us. So Mrs. Troll didn't have all the time she normally does to plan for her plan to make a plan for her master plan.
Mrs. Troll is a serious planner.
That means we had no time to make arrangements for a Kenny Cart.
But guess who was on the phone?
Yep! Kenny!
He had good news for us -- despite it being last minute, he had a cart for us.
Now, allow me to go off on a tangent for a moment. For those of you who rent golf carts at the Fort from Disney, allow me to give you one word of advice: Stop.
Kenny will give you a much better price for a much better cart and with much better service. It depends on how long you want to rent the car for, but oftentimes you can get an awesome cart from Kenny for half the price of what Disney wants. And Kenny's carts are way better -- much, much faster and no annoying horn.
More on the annoying golf cart horns later.
For now, Kenny had a cart for us. All we had to do was pick it up. Kenny had left it at the cart parking lot up by the overflow parking lot. So Mrs. Troll hopped in the Troll Mobile to get it. We had to get new room keys cut, after all, since we had changed sites. So the plan was she'd drop me off at the cart parking lot so I could snag the Kenny cart while she got new room keys.
Still not convinced Kenny carts aren't awesome? Well, check out ours:

Yes, almost all Kenny carts come equipped with rain enclosures!
Adorable dogs, however, are not included.

Yes, the Troll Mutts absolutely love riding in the golf cart.
They just get completely thrilled whenever we say, "Wanna go for a ride?"
Anyway, so I drove the Kenny cart back to the site and got busy setting up shop.
Before I did, though, I realized I hadn't taken a picture of our site marker yet. Every trip report must have a picture of the site marker. It's a must. A trip report isn't a trip report without a picture of your site marker. So I grabbed my camera and got to work.
Of course, I always try to add a create flair to my site marker photo. That's how I roll. So I took the first photo, wasn't satisfied, so I took another...and another...and another. So you know what? You get them all.
All at no extra charge.

OK, that one above was way too plain. Not enough artistic expression. Let's try again:

Now we're talking, but I'm still not happy. So here's this one:

Meh. Boring.
Wait -- I'm describing a picture of a completely mundane object "boring."
Yeah. Anyway, here's the next one:

I kinda like this one but you can see all the ugly camper junk in my neighbor's site. So here's another:

Still too much neighbor junk, despite my efforts at zooming.
So then there's this one:

I liked the green leaves in the foreground, so I took this one:

I tried one from a different angle:

Are you getting tired of this yet?
I know I am.
And then, at last, I snapped the one I liked best and was satisfied:

Look at that! Talk about creative expression! I am so glad our Founding Fathers took the time out of their busy business schedules to meet, argue about, and write up (with a bird's feather, no less) the Bill of Rights to protect my freedoms to do this.
I bet they're looking down and smiling.
Their hard work didn't go to waste.
Their legacy lives on.
Well, despite all the fun I was having photographing banal, humdrum practical objects, I realized that Mrs. Troll would be back soon with those new room keys. And when she got back she'd ask why the campsite wasn't set up yet and what I'd been doing all the while she was gone. I didn't think she'd be too happy not seeing her folding recliner set up because I was too busy taking dozens of nonsensical photos of nothing, so I got back to work.
So the next thing on my agenda was to get the retractable awning set up. I figured it would be a good idea to get some additional shelter just in case the skies opened up on us again.
And here's where I really, really need the help of my fellow Fort Fiends. I'm serious here. Please, any advice, please don't hesitate. What do I need help with? Well, examine this photo:

Do you see all those horrible stains? Well, this photo doesn't do all the staining justice.
Allow me to describe a certain personality quirk of mine. Have you ever run a load of laundry and forgotten to take it out and throw it in the dryer...for like a week? You know that wretched, horrid stench of soured clothing that emanates from the washer when you finally remember the load and open the lid?
That smell, to me, is the worst smell the human olfactory senses can detect. Worse than a Porta-Potty at tailgate party at a sold out University of Alabama football game. Worse than a rotting skunk that was smashed by a speeding tractor trailer three days ago. Worse than milk that's been sitting in the fridge for two days after the power has gone out.
Ugh. I hate that smell.
Well, that's what greeted my nostrils when I unfurled that stinking awning.
My problem is -- and this is the problem I need help with -- I store my camper in an open storage lot. So when it rains, even though the awning is rolled up tight, moisture still gets inside it. And then mildew and black mold grows inside it. And then I unroll it and want to go snort a nasal spray of bleach and Pine Sol.
Mind you, this camper is only a year old. I have scrubbed that stupid awning at least a half dozen times, yet every single time after the camper has sat for more than a week, I am treated to this delightful stench. So before I unloaded anything else, I grabbed a bottle of detergent and started scrubbing.
Which isn't easy.
Have you ever tried scrubbing the underside of one of these RV awnings?
It ain't fun.
And making matters so much worse was the fact that for all my scrubbing, those stains and their associated stench weren't budging.
So, my fellow Fort Fiends, please advise me. How do I prevent this from happening in the future?!? There has to be some secret to prevent this from happening again. Please...help!
Anyway, while I was frantically trying to scrub that mess off the awning -- and failing -- Mrs. Troll returned with the new room keys.
And a gift.
She had stopped off at the Meadow(s) Trading Post on her way back to the site for a bag of ice. While she was there, she grabbed this for me:

Isn't it grand?!
As you can see, I used the hood of the Troll Mobile as a light table for the picture.
It was so thoughtful of Mrs. Troll to get this for me. I had been wanting one of these official Fort coffee mugs since they came out...and now I had one. I couldn't wait to try it out.
Here's another shot:

And another:

Isn't it awesome?
OK, more to come in just a bit. I want to go ahead and post this before something bad happens and I have to retype it all again!

It is time to continue on with this report.
It is still Sunday morning, and we are at Hollywood Studios.
The girls had ridden TOT, and we had then gone on RNR and Star Tours. Now we were going to use our Toy Story Fastpasses.
The plan for today was to hang out in Hollywood Studios for the morning, try to snag some Fastpasses for the afternoon, and then leave for a while and come back later to use the Fastpasses.
We figured we would beat the heat that way.
After riding Toy Story, we checked on the return times for the Fastpasses which were being distributed then. The return time was 3:30. That was too early for us. So, we needed to kill a little time until the return times got a little later.
We decided to head in to the One Man's Dream exhibit and take a look at the big model they have in there for the New Fantasyland expansion.
On our visits to the MK on this trip, we could really see the progress being made as this project comes together.
When it was first announced, I had a hard time picturing what all the new stuff would look like.
Now, it has become pretty clear.
I think it's going to be nice.
Let's take a look.
This is the view of the model showing the main entrance to the new area. The thing that's cool about this model is that it is built to scale and shows not just what the public will see but also the actual buildings that are adjacent to some of the facades for the rides. So, what we are looking at here is the carousel in the foreground, with the Pinocchio Village Haus restaurant there on the left. The big wall you see opens in the area where Dumbo used to be. If you envision yourself walking in there, that little cottage on the left is going to be where some type of show centered on Belle from Beauty and the Beast will be. The big building under the castle on the hill is the Be Our Guest restaurant, and the little house-like building straight ahead is Gaston's Tavern. The big hill on the right is the new Snow White coaster. The new Little Mermaid ride is on the far right, under the word "Continues" that you see printed on that banner:

This is another shot, taken from a bit further back, the tents there on the right will house a gift shop and a characater meet and greet. And something else. The purpose of one of the tents has not yet been announced:

Now we are looking a bit more to the right. Note the big, non-descript buildings adjacent to the ride entrances. These are where the actual rides take place. Note how there is a good sized building shown behind the red tent, under the "U" in Continues on the banner. That red tent is going to house the attraction called Pete's Silly Side Show. That building may be where the actual meet and greets happen. Or it might be for something else:

Now we are in the center of the model, looking to the left. We are kind of seeing an aerial view of things. For guests walking at ground level, this will be a very different experience with a lot of details to enjoy:

This is a look at the Snow White coaster. It takes up a very big portion of the new area, but it looks like it is going to be really cool:

This is a look at the Little Mermaid ride- note how big the adjacent building is:

Now we have moved over to the right of the model. There is the new double Dumbo- look how big the building behind the tent is. We now know that this houses a big indoor play area that will be used as a part of the queue for the ride. Above that in the photo, you can see the Fantasyland train station, which is open and in use. The Blue tent is going to be a gift shop. The Red tent a character meet and greet area. The yellow tent's purpose has not been disclosed. That is interesting:

It looks like there is a building behind that yellow tent:

Here we can see the Goofy rollercoaster. That building to its right is the garage where they park the coasters at night:

You can see the Casey Jr. splash zone, which we saw earlier in this report, in this photo. You can also see that yellow tent. There is a big building behind it. This is the same one we looked at a moment ago from another angle, where it looked like it was connected to the red tent. But, it might be something that is used by both tents:

This photo gives you good perspective about where everything sits relative to the current attractions. That is the Grand Prix raceway you see in this photo. Its location and layout are not affected by the new construction. That round thing there on the left of the race track is the tea cup ride:

Now that we have seen all of that, let's look at the map they have posted there. A couple of things that I found interesting are that they are identifying this new area as two distinct areas: Fantasyland Forest and Story Book Circus. Also note that the name and purpose of that yellow tent are missing from the map. The map shows the footprint of the yellow tent, and it is at least as large as Gaston's Tavern, for example, but mysteriously, it is not identified on the map. That is very interesting to me:

Another thing that strikes me on that map is the size of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction. That thing takes up about 1/4 of the entire area. I think this is going to be a pretty impressive ride. The thing that stinks is that they are saying it won't open until 2014. I see what they are doing here. I think they are intentionaly holding back on that ride. They will open all the other stuff and enjoy the increased traffic from it for a year. Then, just as interest starts to die down, they break out the new ride and pack everybody back in for that. Brilliant. I don't like it so much, but I have to admit it is brilliant.
I would say that is enough about that model. There is other cool stuff to look at here. For example, this model of AK's Tree of Life:

Another cool thing is a big scale model of the new Little Meramaid ride.
They show all the details. Like the ride vehicles:

The model is big:

It looks like riders will be taken through various scenes from the movie.
This room appears to be based on the Under the Sea song:

You can see King Triton in this scene:

This one looks like it is based on Ariel's cave:

This one seems to depict a storm:

We figured that this one must feature the confrontation with Ursala:

I have mixed feelings about this ride.
I think it will be cool.
But, it is kind of like Under the Sea with Nemo and Friends in Epcot.
I'm sure we will ride it plenty. But, somehow, it isn't that exciting to me.
Well. we had killed enough time in here. It was time to go and check on those Fastpasses and figure out our afternoon.
We will pick it up there in the next update.
TCD

Love the update! No habla el horso. LOL!
I am very happy to hear they are using pagers for the Trails End takeout. And that is yet another example of how awesome this site is...you may consider yourself a "newbie", but you have already enlightened us with a scoop!
Looking forward to more!

LOL, I feel you on the DH comment, doesnt mean I don't love him, I'm just a little "settled" in my ways when in comes to camping and he dare not question it :)
I couldnt camp with a vegetarian, I consume a entire herd of animals while camping :)

Loving the TR!! And I must say you are a better person than I am for letting the "buddies" tag along. Hell, there are times I don't even want my husband along on my camping trips let alone some rookie vegetarian and her offspring. LOL!
Can't wait for more!!