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I should clarify, the fencing was removed from the beginning of the trail at the Wilderness Lodge end. A lot of the fencing that was around the new horse barn and the trail are gone too.

I noticed a couple of weeks ago that while there are still signs saying the trail is closed, they've removed a good bit of the fencing. Hopefully that is a good sign.

The equipment is gone and an overgrown field remains along with some debris. The fences remain. Looks like a minimum of a five year delay if not cancellation.

We were very pleased with the restaurant. We told our server (named Paul, he was excellent) how good the food was and he said that the restaurant could get $20 for that burger. I told him that the $9.99 price was what got us in there to try the restaurant. Now we would consider coming back for dinner there, which is not as cheap of course. Really a great move that hopefully will pay off for them in the long run as most people coming in were trying the burger. They have a sign out front advertising the price.

Your assessment is very accurate! 😀

My wife and I stopped at STK Orlando in Disney Springs today to take advantage of the $9.99 hamburger and fries lunch special (Mon - Fri). It was excellent. The burger was outstanding and we had the chocolate cake for dessert which was amazing. Dessert was $12 but it was big enough for two people. Well worth the money and a help to the people working there.

Yes.

We were just over there today. The internal buses are slower than normal, but not bad. I would say they have one bus on each route. The longest we waited was about 5 minutes, but we were just going between the Settlement and the Outpost so it didn't matter which bus we got on. They were very empty though.

Wow! I'm speechless on that one!

For your trip to the Smoky Mountains check out the Little Arrow Resort in Townsend, TN. Really nice place just at the entrance to the National Park; closest to Cades Cove. Little Arrow Outdoor Resort

Yes. The reasoning is that in restaurants diners have a drink at their table. In the Orlando area at least, the bars became crowded with people standing and not wearing masks. We need to rename this virus the bonehead virus because that is why it is spreading. People refuse to act responsibly. I feel bad for the bar owners who tried to do this the right way.

That is very true. Somehow though the restaurant knew they were sick for two weeks. Maybe they are assuming it took two weeks for the test to show positive.

You nailed it. Ultimately PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY has to kick in. This person should have taken themselves out of service as soon as they started feeling ill. In addition, all of those knuckleheads who crowded the beaches on Memorial Day, packed into bars and protested with thousands without wearing masks are now wondering what happened. The spikes are matching the two week waiting period for all three events.

A neighbor of ours works there and she hasn't been working anywhere near her normal hours because business is so slow. So while that employee may have been back on the books for two weeks, it is very possible they weren't there too many days (hopefully). This is where the temperature checks fall short since only about 60% of those infected have a fever.

Yes, I remember that. Each day we didn't receive an email had us hoping they were holding off. No big deal, it wasn't really saving us anything. We'll just create our own meal plan.

Yes, we received an email several weeks ago saying all dining plans, free or purchased, were being cancelled. We were hoping that would not be in December, but unfortunately we were wrong. We had the quick service dining plan and we were paying for that.

We have Disney Hotel reservations for this Christmas and just received an email cancelling our dining plan. The reservation itself remains; just no dining plan.

Progressive is a good company. They should help you. I have the Progressive internal 30 amp system and its been really good.

Absolutely. Someone on Facebook wondered if they would consider more camping loops. My first thought was no, but with the large increase in camper sales, I have to wonder if they would consider that given the relatively low level of investment. I heard it is on hold for at least 5 years, and that is probably what they will do; let it sit and wait.

At least 5 years.

Yes. Then they were just parked out on the line rather than just in the storage area. We saw the loop along Buena Vista Drive (from Epcot to the Riviera Resort and on to Caribbean Beach). I don't know if any were out on the line to Studios yet.

We were at Disney Springs yesterday and the Skyliner is back out on the route.

I don't know if Scott Joseph likes much of anything at the start. He looks for the negative and then has to be convinced otherwise. Of course maybe that is what makes a good food critic.

That is what we did. Ate somewhere else than headed over to walk around.

We did go on Friday. It was very nice and not crowded. Everybody was adhering to the rules and were polite; both the workers and guests. The entry was a breeze; quick and easy. I made sure to walk to the scene of the BBQ crime. 😀 All of the tables at that spot were gone. All of Raglan Road is still closed so they removed all of the tables around there. Guess that won't be happening there again. Several restaurants were open and the lines weren't bad/non existent. The only lines were at Earl of Sandwich and Blaze Pizza; and they were more caused by the 6' rule than by crowds