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Todd- I knew you would remember this. So, what was it like inside the Trading Post, then? There must have been food prep equipment in this area. I think you have in the past mentioned that you could have deli meat sliced there. And soft serve ice cream. Was the inside set up like a deli? Was there a counter inside too? Boy it sure would be nice to have something like this now! TCD

WHOA!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!! THANK YOU! Please head over to WannaBeImaineer's thread over in the Construction News area and see if you can do that with the drawing of the pavilion and the new golf cart parking area. I am having a hard time figuring out how much space is actually going to be taken up by the new project. TCD

Hmmm. that is interesting. I saw this tag on an A-liner pulling out of the 300 loop back in 2009. I don't know what kind of official government business requires camping at the Fort, but I would like to work for that agency. LOL! Definitely #3! TCD

Wow- 5 acres! That was not a very small fire at all. Glad to hear that it is under control. It has been very dry here in Florida lately. I hope all the campers at the Fort take it easy with the campfires for the time being. And, BBB, great job on the first hand reporting! I am hereby awarding you a TCD Junior Deputy badge. Congratulations! TCD

I am glad CCI bumped this trip report. I think it got lost in the shuffle. But, I have to say, it's very good. I love this photo-it is a classic!:

Thanks, I sent it to you. Another thing that would be useful would be if someone could do one of those photo overlays with the drawing and an aerial photo. I know that you, VCL and Bay Lake Campers have done such magic in the past. Anyone want to take a whack at that? TCD

OK- I found my other photo of the painter. This one was taken early in the morning on New Year's Day, 2011. That's right -New Year's Day- January 1st. This trash can needed to be painted, and by golly, the painter got up bright and early on New Year's Day to get the job done!: You may not be able to tell that it is the same guy. But it is. I also saw him once delivering rocking chairs to the Trail's End porch. I guess he had taken them somewhere to be painted. This guy is always dressed in all white, and he never has as much as a drop of paint on him. So, based on Yodagirl's nomination, I he

Hey Lug! It has been a while. Thanks for stopping by. I won't razz you like some of the others have- the point is that you made it here and you checked in. So, good job! The path is just a path that you can find to your left as soon as you have crossed the footbridge from the 900 loop leading toward Creekside Meadow (the group camping area). It is a convenient short cut for 2000 loop campers. But, you wouldn't ever be camping in the 2000 loop, would you? I hope to see you around the Fort sometime. Aw, Thanks. Thanks. Glad you liked it. The pleasure was all mine, VCL. Wow! You really did

Norm- I meant to ask you about this one. This is a detail that I never noticed. Counter service at the Meadow(s) Trading Post was long gone before my first visit to the Fort. So, this is on the side facing the 600 loop- I think that is the 900 loop bus stop in the distance. Am I right? What was served from this window? And, what did this corner of the Trading Post, which now displays miscellaneous crap for sale, look like on the inside? Was there a counter in there too? If there are any Old Forts reading along, you can take a shot at providing this information too. Thanks. TCD

What about the pregnant man? You forgot the pregnant man. TCD

Can anyone hook me up with a fainting smiley? I need to insert it right here. And that is enough of that. TCD

Sorry, Bro. I guess it has been a while, and I forgot all about your level of sophisticated humor. I guess I'm a bit rusty from my hiatus. But, I think I'm getting up to speed here. So don't turn it down. I hope you saw my not-so-subtle request for assistance with the blurry PDF at the end of post #407 above. TCD

Thanks, Monique. I appreciate that coming from you. There is plenty more where this came from. I am looking forward to getting caught up. TCD

Gee thanks. And, same here. Be sure to read my soon to be released Spring Break trip report- you will get a shout-out in there! No. No. No. I am a Gator. My life is complicated by the fact that Mrs. TCD is a Nole, and now by oldest DD is a Nole. But that said, please keep all Go Noles to a minimum. Thank you for your cooperation. TCD

Good observation. I have always found Seinfeld to be kind of TCD-esque. Wow. All that excitement over a trip report! Thanks! What's your DH's phone number? I'll call him and tell him to bring home take-out and give you that foot rub. I don't think that's too much to ask. Thanks, Tom. It completely slipped my mind that you also deserve credit for nudging me in this direction. Remember- you sent me a text? I'm sure we will see each other a lot on here, and at the Fort. BTW, I think you would appreciate that my oldest DD is working an internship in the PR department for FSU's athletic programs

Thanks, Dave. I have used eBay a couple of times, but I am not good at finding stuff on there. How do you find information on closed auctions? $431! Wow! Anyway, there was something really interesting posted about this poster by the seller. This poster was designed by Robert McDonnell sometime around 1974. I was under the impression that less than 500 were made, but that was only a guess. They are now considered collector items (worth $500). Robert snuck his initials in shadows under the engine, which is a big no-no at Disney (see attached). Disney focused on the train in most of its early ad

Norm: 1. Your thread is now the fourth in the trip report section to have exceeded one thousand views. Congratulations. 2. I wonder how many people "get" your captions? The "make up your mind" one was very ingenious. Both the photo and the caption. 3. I hate to nit pick, but the knot in your photo captioned "bowline" is not a bowline at all. I think it's a granny knot. Just sayin'. Keep up the good work! TCD

Yes, those appear to be the old train tracks. But they are not there now. This drawing, like others we have looked at, is confusing. This one shows the old dock configuration, but it does not show the cannon or the old River Country Wagon. When the tracks were there, they did not end where the drawing show them ending, they, of course, continued on toward the 400 loop and beyond. What looks like a paved area to me on the drawing is not there now. I don't think a sidewalk would have crossed the train tracks here back in the day, so I don't think this is a drawing of what used to be there. But

Congratulations! You made it! Through 21 pages, and 400+ posts, you have reached the last installment. Whew! This trip report really turned into something, didn't it? But, all good things must come to an end. And, we have reached that point here. As always, if you want to comment or ask questions, feel free to do so. I plan on making some final comments myself. But, first, let's get this thing finished. It is still Monday morning, February 14. The weather has been spectacular for us this weekend. Did you notice how clear and blue the sky is in all of the photos from this trip? We didn't have a

I will agree with AuburnChris on this. I think you have a great idea, there, Shanta, but I think a lot of newbies would be intimidated by the fear of being singled out, so it could have a chilling effect on getting more folks to join. The point I was trying to make is that even those who feel they have nothing to contribute usually do have something beneficial to add to the mix on a discussion board such as this.. It is interesting to hear different perspectives. Also, a question that one person asks may be exactly what someone else was wondering too. I really like it when lurkers finally f

Total Disney Saturation! Yep. I had to get these photos posted, because I have a bunch more to get to. There is still plenty more to come! Do you think you can take it? The Pixar celebration was a complete surprise to us, and it was fun. Gowalla seems to be like an official version of Four Square, which my DD's used to do while at the Fort and WDW. Is there anyone reading along who has used Four Square at the Fort? I had hoped to have my DD complete all of the check ins to earn one of the pins promised by the Gowalla site. We still aren't sure if these pins are actual pins or virtual, but we

Agreed! It makes my day when someone finally decides to leave the comfort of lurkdom and join in the fun!!! Welcome, texdisneygal! To you other lurkers- you really ought to register. I already mentioned this, but in case you missed that mention, this site has a huge members only section, with a very active and hilarious community board. You can only view it if you register. And, of course, you can only post comments and ask questions in a TCD trip report if you register. So, do what texdisneygal did. Register. Let us know that you are reading along. Make a comment, ask a question. All

Ah, NASCAR humor! I don't get it. That is a good point. This photos is a few months old. Keep checking back. I do need to get paid more. I am getting paid the same here as at the old place. Hmmm. You two are now on the list of official suspects. TCD

I get it. Maybe we should have ridden a couple of times. But, when we visited, they had both sides of the line open. We chose the left side, which moved much slower than the right. One ride was enough for us for now. Thanks for the information though. I think it is a great idea to have so many different possible sequences. It will make folks want to ride again and again. Have a great time at the Fort this weekend! TCD

I heard about the different scenes. I think it is a brilliant idea. In the Mickey Monitor I just received, it describes the ride as being like a slot machine- you never know what you are going to get. So, that raises a question. I would imagine that the beginning of each ride is the same -right? I will try to be vague so as to not spoil anyone's fun. But, the taking off with the guest pilot, the encounter which causes the ship to back out, the spy, that is all the same on each trip, right? Just your destinations change. Do I have that right? We were going to visit for SWW on the first we