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This looks really nice.  Did you by any chance take pictures of the bath houses for those of us that are definite "cupcke" campers.

No, unfortunately I did not.  The bath houses were large.  Plenty of toilets and a decent size sink area.  Each bath house had 3 showers, one was handicap and the other two were a bit bigger than the showers at the comfort stations at Fort Wilderness.  They were also clean.  All of the hot water is solar heated, and was plenty hot.  Did not run out.  There are several bath houses, so there is one convenient to every camp site.

They also have some nice cabins available as well:

Even though we live in Clermont, my wife and I took our camper there for a nice weekend.  Given the $24 a night charge, and the proximity to Disney, I figured I'd post some pictures:

Here is the camp site itself.  The site we had was near the bath house, and had water and electric.  The bath houses were surprisingly nice and the showers large. There are several full hook up sites and the dump station is very nice and easy to use.

It is a decent size campground with 60 sites.

We hiked about 8 miles, and only hit less than half of the trails.  Here are some pictures:

There are two lakes near the campground.  Both have nice boardwalks leading out into the lakes.

The park is a great place to stay, whether you are from the area or coming a distance.  If you have a gap to fill before or after a stay at Fort Wilderness, this is nearby and well worth the $24.

What's the difference with the towing?  With the 8 speed transmission, you'll be feeling more shifting, if that is something you're noticing.  

We are leaving Saturday. That stinks.

But thanks for sharing.

It starts in the morning, if you have time to park the camper in the overflow lot and take the bus over.

Enjoy! :thumbsup1:

I think I'll be there as well.  I'm wondering how they will park everybody this year.  Last year traffic was a nightmare, and that was without the construction. 

28MPG... wow, that's crazy good.

The ecoDiesel engine is really good.  It is a 3.0L V6, and the reviews have been excellent.  However, it is still in short supply, and in demand, so you may have some difficulty finding one, or may have to wait if you order one.  However, if you don't want a diesel, the Hemi is an excellent engine.  The increased mileage of the diesel is partially offset by the increased cost of diesel fuel over gasoline, but the bigger benefits are the high torque (and therefore better towing, especially in the mountains).  Either engine, you should really like the truck.

I always considered Cherry Hill to be North Jersey until some friends of mine corrected me.  He said Cherry Hill is still considered South Jersey.  I guess I can't consider everything north of me to be "North Jersey"  lol  I'm down in Cumberland County, in Vineland.  

That definitely qualifies as South Jersey! If the sports allegiance is to Philly, that's South Jersey. :)

I miss the food!

CH is about 10 mins from me.

I miss the food! I have found a great cheese steak place down here in Orlando as well as a terrific Italian restaurant. Still missing diners though. However, I'm mourning the recent demise by fire of the Crystal Lake Diner in Haddon Township. We would have breakfast there every trip back up.

We keep our 5th wheel in the driveway, un-covered and are in South Jersey. 

Where in South Jersey? I grew up in Cherry Hill and moved to Florida from Haddon Township.

Stored uncovered in our driveway; Clermont, FL.

I have  2009 Ram 1500 with the 4.7L engine. If the towing with the 4.7 is any indication, the 5.7L will tow great. I do know a few people with the Hemi in their Ram 1500 and they are very happy towing with them.

And Disney's people have already been working with him.  He looks a heck of a lot better than he did before.  He is as pale as the Emperor in this pic.  

 

I was kind of surprised he looks as good as he does, given the previous pictures.  I figured they would need to be preparing for the movie.

My daughter was in the standby line to see Mark Hamill today (she thought from a distance).  He came out to visit the people in line.  She got to meet him and said he was extremely nice.  Here is a picture:

It really is hard to leave.  Even though I live nearby, I still hate that part.  There is something about the Fort that makes it an oasis.  We'll be at Lake Louisa State park this weekend, but that is nothing like the Fort.  We'll be back at the Fort in mid August, unless we can get there earlier!

On Mother's Day Weekend, my Magic Band did work at the gate next to the guard shack.  Maybe I got lucky each time.  I do notice though, that even in the resorts when the Magic Band is used as a room key, it is somewhat sensitive to positioning over the sensor.

We used to overnight in rest areas and Walmarts/Cracker Barrels/Flying Js etc. but got tired of mid-night knocks: seldom from security, but usually from someone begging. After many such encounters I suspect that the beggars are not really begging but seeing if the camper is unoccupied (ripe for a break in) or if the occupants are good targets for home-invasion. I hate to think what could have happened if I weren't a big burly guy. It's just not worth the $40 a night to take the risk, IMHO. We generally stop at a cg at the GA-FL line, which is close enough to wake when we want, have a leisurely prep and drive and still be to the Fort in plenty of time for checkin, or even for lunch at Earl before checkin. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Just curious, if you stop at Earl of Sandwich (which I assume you mean) prior to check in, do you drop the trailer off at the Campground overflow lot?  Can't imagine where you'd park the trailer at Downtown Disney, especially now with the construction.

Nice interview with Richard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDsYx8LV2b8

Richard was my person for my wedding in 1995 - made my day to see a picture of him!!!

Here's one more for you:

Usually this is the worst time of the year for them. That is why we stopped going in May. But the weather has not been as hot as usual so maybe they will be there latter this year. Hope so for your sake. I got so sick from them one year ( I had at least 20 bites).

Let's see what happens over the next few days now that it is getting very hot.  Up to 98 degrees on Saturday.  :bugeyes:

They are out over here in nearby Clermont, and have been for a few weeks.  However, we were at Fort Wilderness over Mother's Day weekend and they weren't a problem there.  That may have changed by now though.

We really enjoy Townsend.

It was quite the hot dog, too! It was the barbecue slaw dog.....a hot dog piled high with pulled pork, barbecue sauce, and slaw. It had to be eaten with a fork.

That BBQ Slaw Dog is OUTSTANDING!  We used forks as well. :jumpforjoy

I didn't notice a handicap area around where the FP+ area is.

 

I hope they didn't take the handicap area and make it into the FP+ area.

 

TCD

It was at the Town Square a few weeks ago.

A few weeks ago, during the new 3PM parade (forget the name), there were handicapped areas set up.