AuburnJen

As someone who has grown up in Florida and had a close friend lose a brother to an alligator attack and several friends and neighbors lose dogs to them as well, I know all too well not to be near the water at sunrise or sunset, much less at night.  However, I am not the norm.  I don't think there has ever been a time I have driven near the waterfront at FW and not heard a gator along with the frogs.  Do you need to know what you are listening for?  Yes, you do.  Do I make it my knowledge to know?  Yes, I do.  However, I am not the norm.  Like everyone else has said, Disney gives most people a sense of euphoria where they think reality is somewhere else.  I am guilty of it too.  (i.e. WWW, lol)  I feel so bad for this family and hurt for them.  I wish more people would educate themselves before they come to Florida on the aquatic wildlife, even when they are at the happiest place (swamp) on earth so this will never ever happen to another family again.

I was there last week and used the WiFi all over the fort.  It did drop out quite a bit but you could get right back on.  It didn't bother me because I was so happy it was there!!!!!!???

Starbuck posted last week that he met up with TCD and he said that he had been very busy with the twins and had not had time to post.  He will be back.  Life sometimes gets in the way.  I do hate that he missed the hub bub with the train cars.  He would have loved to be in on that for sure.  Oh well.

According to WDWMagic.com, a $15 resort fee survey is being conducted right now to guests to see how they would react to paying it in addition to hotel rates.  It is already standard practice around Orlando.  Orlando has to my knowledge, the highest of such rates.  I recollect paying at Gaylord Palms up to 50 plus dollars a night for such fees as parking, internet, bottled water, touching the candy, food, etc.  Thoughts?  Comments, please weigh in.  Here is the article.
PS: this is the VERY reason I stay on property....
http://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/walt-disney-world-resorts-information/news/09mar2016-disney-considering-adding-a-nightly-resort-fee-to-its-resort-hotels.htm
 
Disney is considering adding a nightly resort fee to its resort hotels
3 hours ago in "Walt Disney World Resorts"
 

That is my whole point.  I would just rather all the stuff be PART OF WHAT I AM PAYING FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE.  Enough of this nickel and dime crap.  You are not enticing me to stay because of your low rates.  You are charging me extra for the mere purpose that you can and I unfortunately HAVE to pay it or I cannot go to Disney any more.

I will have a separate thread for the new stickers this weekend.  No need to worry!  :)

Here is a youtube video of a sneak peak of the new park.  Enjoy!  Comments?  Leave them here in the thread.  There are also rumors that the other parks are cutting back expenses to pay for the over budget costs of this new park.
 

OK, the hoodie sample has been ordered.  It will not have the white background on the back graphic and I was assured that it was a function of the flash portion of the programming.  It will ship to me on the 4th and get here on the 7th.  I kinda like the purple trim, so I left it in.  It will be an option so if you like it you can have it, if you don't, you don't have to have it.  You can also opt for a zipper front if necessary.  Both will not change the price.  They are being a bit fussy about licensing so I may have to set up the page here on FF and you order it manually and pay for it and I order that hoodies and have them drop shipped to you.  I am still ironing that out.  Usually with logo work, they set me up a page, but since we are trademarked they have become all fidgety and I have been advised not to have that page made.  Why?  The magic eight ball says to ask again later.  And so I shall.  I need to get the sample in my hand first and we shall move forward.  When I have it, I will have super geek model it for you for all to see!

I think this will help.  This is how the woman did the transactions in Texas.  I pulled the image off Facebook.  She is a coupon guru.

as long as they have unlimited play, I'm all good

all fixed now, enjoy

REALLY????  And it doesn't take QUARTERS EITHER!  I wonder what the boat captain will say when he sees us getting all giddy???????

Yes, you can have it in a zip up.  No extra charge for that option.  Wooo hoo!
And no, I will be setting up a page that you can order it with no time line attached.

Ok Fiends, here's where I'm at with the front and back designs.  Any and all feedback gratefully accepted.  :)

FRONT - design size 13w x 5h

 
BACK - design size 6w x 11.6h (could be made bigger if you want more coverage on the back)

Happy 5th Birthday Fort Fiends!
Five Great Years have gone by very quickly!  I would like to offer my sincere thanks from the bottom of my heart from the owners of FortFiends.net to all who participate in daily, weekly, hourly and even minute-by-minute discussions on these forums.  You have made what most people dismissed as a band of fools into a community of people who love to be together.  Moreover, unlike most forums on the internet, this community actually meets in person quite frequently during the year, which is quite rare for internet forums of this type.  We said from the start that we wanted to foster an atmosphere of self moderation and I think we have achieved it.  All in all, through the ups and downs, we have held fast.
I look forward to the future in watching Fortfiends.net grow in leaps and bounds in the next five years.  Our plans are bold and we hope they will come to fruition.  Nothing worth doing is easy.  Countless hours of research and work goes on behind the scenes from people you barely know to make this a free forum for you to enjoy.  None of these people are paid and they do this for the love of camping, Fort Wilderness information, Disney information and the love of fellowship of people with similar interests.  Our moderators choose to be part of our community and not have their names public here, except for the ownership, as that is public information of the LLC.  This way, they can continue to be a part of the community and not be above any other member, all the while help with the "back office" bs of trolls from overseas putting inappropriate content on the boards, or with the occasional spat here and there.  Please thank your "fairy staff" now and again.  They do so much more than just put tags on your avatars now and again when you say something "creative."  I couldn't do what I do without them.  I pay them like crap.
Please remember this, we don't ask you for a dime to be a member, only to support our sponsors, help us get some more and buy some of our merchandise now and then.  This helps us buy new software (like the new stuff you are seeing us implement now) and hopefully do bigger and better things very soon.  We would love to scratch your back if you have a business.  Just let us have to opportunity to do so.
Again, we thank all of our membership for a fantastic 5 years and look forward to many more.  We have proven to one and all that we are not going anywhere and we are here to stay.  Live long and be SNARKY!
 
Your Idiot In Charge,
Queen Snarky and Super Geek

Happy 5th Birthday Fort Fiends!
Five Great Years have gone by very quickly!  I would like to offer my sincere thanks from the bottom of my heart from the owners of FortFiends.net to all who participate in daily, weekly, hourly and even minute-by-minute discussions on these forums.  You have made what most people dismissed as a band of fools into a community of people who love to be together.  Moreover, unlike most forums on the internet, this community actually meets in person quite frequently during the year, which is quite rare for internet forums of this type.  We said from the start that we wanted to foster an atmosphere of self moderation and I think we have achieved it.  All in all, through the ups and downs, we have held fast.
I look forward to the future in watching Fortfiends.net grow in leaps and bounds in the next five years.  Our plans are bold and we hope they will come to fruition.  Nothing worth doing is easy.  Countless hours of research and work goes on behind the scenes from people you barely know to make this a free forum for you to enjoy.  None of these people are paid and they do this for the love of camping, Fort Wilderness information, Disney information and the love of fellowship of people with similar interests.  Our moderators choose to be part of our community and not have their names public here, except for the ownership, as that is public information of the LLC.  This way, they can continue to be a part of the community and not be above any other member, all the while help with the "back office" bs of trolls from overseas putting inappropriate content on the boards, or with the occasional spat here and there.  Please thank your "fairy staff" now and again.  They do so much more than just put tags on your avatars now and again when you say something "creative."  I couldn't do what I do without them.  I pay them like crap.
Please remember this, we don't ask you for a dime to be a member, only to support our sponsors, help us get some more and buy some of our merchandise now and then.  This helps us buy new software (like the new stuff you are seeing us implement now) and hopefully do bigger and better things very soon.  We would love to scratch your back if you have a business.  Just let us have to opportunity to do so.
Again, we thank all of our membership for a fantastic 5 years and look forward to many more.  We have proven to one and all that we are not going anywhere and we are here to stay.  Live long and be SNARKY!
 
Your Idiot In Charge,
Queen Snarky and Super Geek

Happy 5th Birthday Fort Fiends!
Five Great Years have gone by very quickly!  I would like to offer my sincere thanks from the bottom of my heart from the owners of FortFiends.net to all who participate in daily, weekly, hourly and even minute-by-minute discussions on these forums.  You have made what most people dismissed as a band of fools into a community of people who love to be together.  Moreover, unlike most forums on the internet, this community actually meets in person quite frequently during the year, which is quite rare for internet forums of this type.  We said from the start that we wanted to foster an atmosphere of self moderation and I think we have achieved it.  All in all, through the ups and downs, we have held fast.
I look forward to the future in watching Fortfiends.net grow in leaps and bounds in the next five years.  Our plans are bold and we hope they will come to fruition.  Nothing worth doing is easy.  Countless hours of research and work goes on behind the scenes from people you barely know to make this a free forum for you to enjoy.  None of these people are paid and they do this for the love of camping, Fort Wilderness information, Disney information and the love of fellowship of people with similar interests.  Our moderators choose to be part of our community and not have their names public here, except for the ownership, as that is public information of the LLC.  This way, they can continue to be a part of the community and not be above any other member, all the while help with the "back office" bs of trolls from overseas putting inappropriate content on the boards, or with the occasional spat here and there.  Please thank your "fairy staff" now and again.  They do so much more than just put tags on your avatars now and again when you say something "creative."  I couldn't do what I do without them.  I pay them like crap.
Please remember this, we don't ask you for a dime to be a member, only to support our sponsors, help us get some more and buy some of our merchandise now and then.  This helps us buy new software (like the new stuff you are seeing us implement now) and hopefully do bigger and better things very soon.  We would love to scratch your back if you have a business.  Just let us have to opportunity to do so.
Again, we thank all of our membership for a fantastic 5 years and look forward to many more.  We have proven to one and all that we are not going anywhere and we are here to stay.  Live long and be SNARKY!
 
Your Idiot In Charge,
Queen Snarky and Super Geek

Lime green 0%

Just to be clear on this.  I am not going to condone a pissing match of any sort with Travel Agents here.  Facebook Admins of pages may let this go on and even condone it, but I will not.  We have a policy that we are open to all people that would like to sponsor our site and are not exclusive to any one vendor.  However, I will not let people bash one to up another and vice versa.  That drama is for Facebook and other drama forums.  Now, if you have a specific problem with one of our vendors/sponsors, I would love for you to pm me and I will help you rectify the problem in a speedy manner.  
 
If you have a personal beef with a TA and want to tell someone, do it in a PM. The admins here do not monitor PM's unless under court order.  And if I have to be under a court order because of you, you have way more issues with me than you want to be in.  So, let us not go there.
 
I try not to have to be in babysitting mode, but there is too much water under the bridge on this backstory for me to even let this go any further, so I am nipping it in the bud right now.  Trust me in knowing I have way more knowledge in all of this than most of you know.  That is all I will say about it.

Nope.  I grew up in South Florida.  I am only unfriendly to reptiles in the SEC.
 
(and certain crimson folk that belong to other forums that have a first name that begins with E)

stick a huge amount of tampons on top of it....go to what looks like an unmarried man to check your bag
 
you'll be just fine :rofl2:

stick a huge amount of tampons on top of it....go to what looks like an unmarried man to check your bag
 
you'll be just fine :rofl2:

stick a huge amount of tampons on top of it....go to what looks like an unmarried man to check your bag
 
you'll be just fine :rofl2:

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Well, this one has a dole whip....