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Yes, Your Honor. Actually, I would like to get this little trip report finished before the weekend arrives myself. So, we shall press on. . . Where we last left off, we had just enjoyed the Flag Retreat ceremony at the MK, and were on our way to Pop Century to check on our room. It was getting to be 6-ish, and I had not received a text with my room assignment. I had to check with the front desk when we arrived, and found that someone had dropped the ball. But, no big deal, our room was ready, and we headed there. I don't have a lot of Pop Century photos, and I'm sure that is fine with most

Agreed, Plus, even anolefan's Abbot and Costello video is on topic, because they show that video at the Baseball Hall of Fame (at least they did when I visited there years ago), and we had photos of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier in this report. So, it is all good in the neighborhood! TCD

Todd- That is a great scan! Thanks! The text says that both the Polynesian and Contemporary resorts were constructed by use of the modular room method. The text says that the rooms were prefabricated at a plant three miles from the hotel sites. Did you ever wonder where this plant was? Well, the top photo in Todd's scan is a photo of the plant. It has a distinctive configuration. Let's see if we can find it. First, here's an aerial photo that shows the area of Bay Lake. You can see Discovery Island in the middle of the lake, and the Fort Wilderness road system clearly just below Discovery Isl

Yes, it is true! Thanks for sharing your story, and thanks for your service to our country. To anyone reading along, take a moment and click on Ed's link above. His story is quite remarkable. Congratulations to you, Ed. Thanks for the photo, Donnie. That actually isn't really off topic, as we were discussing flags. And, it is quite funny! For the record, I love America and the flag. But, for now, I have had enough flag discussion. Besides, Devores, you have to be in a great mood today . . . GO BOLTS! Game 7 tomorrow, and then Vancouver is next! 1. I agree that the whippersnapper deserv

Thank you for sharing those photos. I am glad to hear that Disney throws in a few perks for the military folks who assist with the Flag Retreat Ceremony. I think our own Runner/Ed mentioned in a recent trip report that he got to be veteran of the day once. I'll take the opportunity here to thank all the men and women who are serving or who have served in our armed forces. TCD

Duh! Why didn't I think of that? I have been looking at Bing, and I can't find one on the east side of Epcot Resorts Drive just north of the Boardwalk Resort. Anyone know about this one? You make a good point. I reckon we have gone far enough on this topic for now. But, I am going to be looking out for flags on my next visit. I don't blame today's kids. I don't think that there has been anything built with the effort or attention to detail anywhere in the 40 years that have now passed since WDW opened. Sadly, I can't imagine any construction project anywhere being undertaken with this ef

Awesome again. I am now going to paying attention to all of the American Flags all over WDW. Which reminds me . . . I remember that there used to be a flagpole and American Flag at the Reception Outpost at Fort Wilderness. But, I don't think there is one there anymore. Does anyone know? TCD

Wow! I need to pay better attention. I totally never noticed this. But, you can see that on this flag, the stars are not lined up in vertical rows, but are offset: I never noticed that the boats fly 48 star flags! Don't feel bad, I never noticed this or heard anything about it either. Wow! More interesting information. Now even I am learning things from a TCD trip report! I guess this is why the MK flag comes down at sunset, while the flags on the boats keep flying. TCD

Thanks, WBI. I suspected that there was one around there. In fact, I remember driving under it. I have also traveled on it by boat, and I have even walked across it when entering Epcot through the International Gateway. I screen-capped this photo for a closer look: So, now we know where two are. Are there any others at WDW? Or was my boat driver full of it? TCD

Thank you for posting that. I recall seeing a video like this, but I don't think it was this exact one. Very interesting! I find it very interesting that even though the Contemporary Resort was built in 1971, it is still a great looking building, and is still a very desirable resort for people visiting WDW. Are you saying Shipwreck island was where they had the wave machines? I don't think so. The wave machines are in the Seven Seas Lagoon. Shipwreck Island is in Bay Lake. it is the kidney shaped island to the far left of Discovery Island that you see in this photo between the Contemporary

. . . 244 245 246 Didn't y'all wonder about the counting at the end of my last post? I was counting how long it would take someone to correct the false statement I made. I knew someone would! It was a boat driver who told me about the Contemporary rooms being slid out and in like drawers. But, Carol is right- they have never slid rooms out. It is true that the rooms were constructed off site, and then lifted by a crane and slid in to place. But, there is no way that they can effectively remove the rooms and replace them with new ones. Think about it a minute. How would they get cranes in

Let's get this report moving. For planning purposes, you should be aware that since this was just a one-night trip, and since we didn't stay at the Fort, this will be a short trip report. We actually are not far from the end of this one already. But, don't worry, we were at the Fort for four nights over Spring Break at the end of March, and then I still have another short trip report to get to after that. Where we last left off, we were on the boat, to the Magic Kingdom, and had just passed the Shoe Tree. It occurs to me that perhaps there are folks reading along who have never visited Fort

The girls and I often discuss how lucky we are to live so close. We can get up on a Saturday morning and be at the front gate of one of the parks in less than 90 minutes. Since we visit often, we can and do hop around and hit a few attractions at the parks, and be home in time for bedtime. We have done that more this year than ever before. I love where we live. There isn't anywhere else I would rather live. TCD

I love the night-time shots from around the Fort. Excellent! TCD

That very well could be. Maybe a few more will stick it to the man, er I mean mouse, and the Shoe Tree will be restored to its former glory. Exactly. What's wrong with a little tacky? Maybe they cleared out the Shoe Tree in anticipation of the new project to be constructed there. Maybe they are going after a classier demographic than us lowly campers. I'm not sure how long it has been going on, but right on the passholder's website, they have an offer to add the dining plan to any resort reservation at a supposedly discounted price. I think that full package thing is for when they offer

Alright folks, time to get this little report moving along. This is the Fort Fiends site, so we need some photos of the Fort, right? As mentioned above, we left Hollywood Studios on a Fort Wilderness bus. From the Outpost, we took one of the internal buses to the Settlement, and headed to Trail's End for some liquid refreshment. There weren't many folks around on this fine Sunday afternoon: I took this photo from the porch of Crockett's Tavern. As you can see from the bare trees, spring still had not quite sprung at the Fort: You can see that some of the azaleas are in bloom in these phot

Sorry about that! You had better get planning! I'm sure. In fact, I think that folks have already posted photos of all of the topiaries I photographed. Had I not been on hiatus, mine would have been among the first. Now, they are old news. You know, now that I look at that photo- exactly what is going on under Ms. White's dress? Is that a dwarf's nose sticking out? What the Fort? And . . . Go Gators! I have never seen those photos before. That is some funny stuff right there! Even though he apparently is a bit of a diva, I can't say anything bad about Tom Brady. Scoreboard. Well, then,

John- I think ESPN pretty much ignores the NHL. If you look at the list of who was there, it is pretty obvious that ESPN went with those who either kiss up to that network, or are on the payroll. What? I'll bet we did cross paths! The TV in our room was a nice new flat-screen model. So, at least from what I saw, yes the TV's have been updated. Thanks, Monique. As I have mentioned, I have a severe trip report backlog. There are still two more to do after this one!! TCD

I didn't realize that they did live broadcasts during the weekend. I will have to remember that next time. Thanks, Leslie. I know you are about to head to WDW- so have a great trip! Yes- I don't know what the heck that hat was all about. It actually looked good on him. I think they may sell hats like that in Animal Kingdom. Maybe he had some kind of endorsement deal with Disney merchandising? Now that is being a good sport. Maybe next year, Christian Ponder will be there. True. Thanks for following along. TCD

BBB- Great job on the new photos! These clearly show that there is no more deep end. Dislike. TCD

Yes. Terrence. That's the one. I guess meeting this fellow was just a bit shocking to me. Maybe you have met a lot of boy fairies before, but this was the first time any of us had seen one. He was a just bit overwhelming to us. Maybe it was the acorn hat? True. But I'll bet Gatordad lurks. Hi Gatordad!!! TCD

As I mentioned, one of the twins had received an urgent text to get over to Hollywood Studios pronto One of my DD's friends claimed that she was about to meet one of my DD's celebrity crushes. This was unexpected. We did know that the ESPN the Weekend event was going on at Hollywood Studios that weekend, and we intended to go over there and check it out. But, none of us had bothered to look at a list of what celebrities were scheduled to appear there. As far as I know, this information was not published in advance. So, we weren't planning to go to try to see anyone in particular. But all of

I won't make you wait too long! Good point. It wasn't like there was a NASCAR driver over there or anything. But, wait and see . . . I know. We will see if there is such a thing as too much TCD. Mrs. TCD says there is. You are a very perceptive man. But, I keep the broomstick and duct tape in my camper. You will have to wait and see if I thought of something else. Thanks. What?? A fake fairy? Who would dare!? Have you met the boy fairy? The one with the hat made out of the top of an acorn. We ran into him recently. My DD's are not often speechless. But they were when they met him. And so

I told you that there would be another trip report coming along. And, here it is! This one is a bit different. The TCD gang slummed it on this trip. We stayed in a hotel! Disney's Pop Century Resort. Why, you ask? Well, the TCD twins had Monday, March 7 off of school. But, we had just been camping at the Fort in February, and were planning to return at the end of March for Spring Break. So, it seemed like the perfect time for a one-night trip. We do that sometimes. Sometimes we even stay two nights. We have stayed at every Walt Disney World resort. And we like the Fort the best. But on this tr

I'm going to try to launch a new trip report today. And, I'll put you down for a rusty nail. TCD