mouseketab.....Carol

On Monday as Yvonne and I were on a bus, the driver stated one of the things they were doing was to level out the "hump" from the old railroad track bed.

Also, unfortunately, since Photobucket got stupid with their pricing and really messed up their interface, a lot of folks have dumped them (including me), and have had trouble finding a similar alternative for posting pictures. It is much harder now.

2 hours ago, AuburnJen said:

I have made group reservations together and got a specific loop before, but it was for the FortFiends reservation and I had booked (from what I remember) about 15 sites.  When you book through group reservations, the person booking is responsible for the whole bill.  There is a whole different department for this than general reservations.  You have to call and ask to be transferred.

Yes, "Group" reservations is an entirely different department, and it has to be a minimum of 10 sites, and if those 10 sites are not booked and paid for by your guests, then the contract holder MUST pay for whatever is not booked. Having said all that, I believe they have discontinued any and all "Groups" at Fort Wilderness. They just don't do it anymore.

Happy Birthday Snarky!!! and once again, Dave, member #1 is the first one to reply 🙂

You should be fine. 

Stupid, stupid people.

Last I read, they waived the $95 transfer fee for the Fort. However, also from what I understand DVC Fort reservations are almost impossible to get.

So bizarre, once again, folks worrying about non issues rather than the idiots racing their golf carts around and kids driving golf carts, and the 100s of locals invading the Fort on a daily basis filling up the pool.

1 minute ago, GOBA Mom Lynn said:

Yes, 10 years ago was the last time we were there.  Now we're planning on a trip with other family members, who will be staying at a different resort, in 2 rooms.  My SIL has an agent she's worked with in the past, & suggests we link ressies (we haven't made them yet), but I would rather use a Fort "specialist". Can the ressies still be linked, using different agents?

Then the whole Magic Band business.... We get the bands by making a site reservation, correct?  So, if we get our tickets through Undercover Tourist,  can they be added to the MB?

Right now they're still showing availability for mid June this year, which is our plan. (I know, sort of last minute) Is that a busier time?  Like I said, it's been 10 years and so many things have changed and I haven't kept up with it all! Any major differences, at the Fort or in the way things work in general that I need to learn about? (Not park attractions, I know there's tons of differences there!)

Thanks for any help or insights you all can give.

Yes, if you purchase tickets through Undercover Tourist, you can link them to your My Disney Experience account, and then the tickets will automatically be on your Magic Bands.

Once your reservation is made, go to the My Disney Experience web page and if the reservation is not showing yet, then input the reservation number, then you will be able to choose the colors and names on your Magic Bands.

I really don't know if you can link reservations with two different agents.

One big difference is that if you have more than one vehicle at the Fort, you may be charged a daily fee to park the 2nd car.

Also, online checkin is a better advantage nowadays. They are getting pretty good at texting your site number to you before you arrive, so that you can just go in through the gate and go straight to your site.

I saw those signs on my trip back in 2008. I thought it was hilarious at the time.

4 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Per person??!

Yes, PER PERSON

There are generally potlucks/gatherings of Fiends around most holidays, especially, Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, July 4th.

The Womenz gathering is just once a year, almost always President's day weekend.

12 hours ago, LONE-STAR said:

 Just saw the Disney land premier pass went to $1,949.00  

Boing Boing: Ahead of new Star Wars land, Disneyland raises pass prices by up to 25%.
https://boingboing.net/2019/01/06/winner-take-all.html

That is now double what we paid for that pass in 2015. We got ours for about 980 including tax. We really enjoyed that year, several trips to WDW and the Fort, and then an almost 2 week trip out to Disneyland and Hollywood.

Speaking of which, Disneyland tickets just went up again.... the Premier Passport (which is also good for Walt Disney World) now a whopping $2,012.34, tax included. We paid less than 1/2 that price for our Premier Passport just 4 years ago.

3 hours ago, ftwildernessguy said:

24 years ago we bought a small ranch.  It was tight quarters for a few years until the kids left.  I kept telling my wife it was our retirement home.  Next year I’ll be retiring and FWGirl and I are very happy we stuck with the plan.

We also had a small ranch where we raised our boys and lived there for 24 years. However, we didn't stay with the house. We upgraded the old house several times, BUT finally came to the realization that the area was going down in value, not up, and also it was not conducive to being an "accessible" house without major changes. So we built new in 17. We actually went up in size, but not more rooms. Still have a ranch, but on a slab so no steps, and we have an accessible shower and all the doors are wheelchair width. If it wasn't for those issues, our old house would have been just fine.

I honestly haven't looked at pricing in a long while. Back when I originally looked at all the pricing, there were not any FL Resident tickets that were a good match for bridging. There may be now, and then you also have to account for the monthly payment plan that FL Residents can enjoy, so it may not be a good option.

In 2018 they extended the ticket offer to government contractors, but only those that worked directly with the customers (with CAC cards). Unfortunately, even though I've worked for government contractors for 25+ years, it's always been on overhead for corporate, so no CAC card..... Bummer

Click on the "Store" Link near the top of the page and find the sign in the store, fill out your info and hit the order button. 🙂

8 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Oh my gosh... MK on NYE.  No, thank you.  Makes me anxious, just thinking about the crowds!!  That would be a good night however, to do one of the boat cruises for the fireworks.

The area inside the gates, but outside the train station is actually a very calm, nice way to watch the fireworks. Good view too, except for the castle.

Just bumping this thread up!

It's a $3 savings over Undercover Tourist prices.

The current resort bus stops will actually become the charter lot. They are redoing the resort bus stops, so they will move back to being closer to the entrance.

Disney Gift cards can be reloaded.

Walt Disney was born on this day in 1901!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

OKaaaaaay, that's a bit weird.