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From what I hear, they will not be touching Pioneer Hall and Trails End, other than trying to refurbish it. There have been several plans to tear down and rebuild because the building is getting old and maintenance is becoming an issue; but for now that has not been pursued. Plans can always change though.

Yes. We were there yesterday and Peter Pan is open; as is the Riverboat.

My wife was in the Magic Kingdom with friends yesterday. It was crowded, and she noticed a small group being led onto a ride with 2 guest service cast members (which is provided with this tour). The thing that bothered her was the fact that the people in the group were smoking around the regular guests, and the guest service cast members did nothing about it. I wonder if that is one of the additional perks.

Demolition of River Country should be starting shortly. Also, the entrance to the new resort will be a separate from Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge, coming off of Vista Blvd.

That is mind boggling.

My son in law had to order a front license plate bracket for their car (my daughter and he live near San Diego). He asked me if he could have it sent to our house here in Florida so he could take it back with them after their visit with us for Christmas. When I asked him why, he said it was because the bracket could not be mailed to California because it did not have the cancer warning notice on it! Amazing.

Aldi's wine wins awards.

I didn't realize MGM Studios was a "non-Disney competitor".

My wife and I were there earlier on New Years Eve and we were surprised to see how many spots were already "saved" on the beach. My wife was tempted to go over and rearrange the seating. 😀 There were a LOT of chairs with nobody around.

Just watched the 6:30 NYE fireworks tonight at this location. We parked at Port Orleans and then quick left and caught the bus back. They were really good as usual. We do that every year we aren’t staying at WDW for New Years.

And the light traffic.

I don't care for the menu selections at all, especially for $55 a person. I also don't like the shared appetizers and desserts. Last night, my wife and I walked down the hallway at Wilderness Lodge where you used to be able to look down into Artist Point. Now they have a covering over the window so you can't look. When we walked by last night, it was definitely noisy in there (the music was playing). That alone tells me this is not Artist Point with some characters. It is just another character meal. No matter what, I can't for the life of me understand what they were thinking w

We were at Wilderness Lodge last night and the line for this was pretty long. Someone my daughter knows had dinner there last night and she did not like it at all. There were several reasons: 1) They rush you through the meal. For example, the appetizers were served to the table, not to the individuals. That was fine, but they come quickly with the entrees and take away the appetizers whether you are finished with them or not. 2) They squeezed table near the meet and greet area for the Evil Queen, which made it crowded and strange. In addition, from the pictures I saw, the Evil

Isn't this the bow circled in red? Hard to tell with the picture, but that is about what it looked like the last time I saw it, just not covered as much. Of course a closer picture may reveal that is not the bow of the boat.

I remember a few years ago when there was the triathlon at the fort, the grass area near the Settlement was full of bikes ready for the competitors. Was pretty interesting. Other than that and the internal 5Ks they run, I can't think of anything else.

You are correct. Between myself and my daughter we've run all lengths of the races and none go through Fort Wilderness. Not sure what event would have involved the Fort. Perhaps it was a cast event, or at one time a triathlon did involve Fort Wilderness.

Talked to my friend this weekend. As it stands now, the Settlement area is not changing. There were considerations of rebuilding the Settlement, but the direction right now is to keep it as is and upgrade as they can. Ideally, he said it would be best to rebuild due to the age of the facilities, but as of now that won't be happening. The horse barn is being relocated and Mickey's BYBBQ is going. The new resort is about 4 years away.

Send an email in to guest relations. We were talking to some photopass photographers and they would really appreciate it if some feedback would come back to Disney about this.

Agree 100%. But it boggles my mind that as the price increases so do the crowds? People must really be going into debt just to visit Disney World. I tell my wife it is the Facebook effect. Everybody needs to go or they are a bad parent, because "everybody else" is going.

That is ridiculous.

Glad they let you in! Those pictures bring back a lot of memories. Our daughter was married there in April 2014. Disney did an amazing job. Richard was still alive and working that day and brought her from her room at the Grand to the car. He also asked my wife and I if we were happy about who she was getting married to (he was serious). The pavilion is beautiful, though it was more peach colored when she was married. After the remodel, our daughter was able to get one of the benches from the wedding pavilion. Her reception was at the Atlantic Dance Club at the Boardwalk with a Ill

Strange. I can't see them on my desktop at work and I also cannot see them on my iPhone.

Is it near Pizzafari and Pandora?

Great you were able to fit a trip in.

We walked by your site a couple of times and nobody was home! 🙂 We left for home on Sunday but if you looped through the 200 loop, you passed us. Hope your stay goes smoothly!