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Beautiful shots - thank you

On 5/14/2019 at 1:29 PM, Travisma said:

If you turn your handlebars upright, you can mount a water balloon sling between them!

Good plan - I like that

So a 4 hour limit, kick people out AFTER they've dropped a small fortune on the fancy new food and drinks, but will not have had a hope in HE double hockey sticks of getting on a ride - and wave the Mickey Mitt at them telling them to come back soon.

It's all about the Disney $$$$$$$

On 5/9/2019 at 9:51 AM, keith_h said:

Are you suggesting that the Fiends should rise up, mount their golf carts and go to war?

 

We don't have a golf cart but we can ride our bikes and hold a lance !!!!!

3 hours ago, Travisma said:

 The cost of this experience is $199 plus tax and gratuity for adults and $169 plus tax and gratuity for children.

HOLEY SMOKEOLY !!!  I am soooo happy my girls are now 40+ and wouldn't want this and my only granddaughter is now 21 and has already vowed to never have a Disney Wedding. (her mother made her promise that) 

Thanks for the pics TCD -and to all the Fiends who are keeping us up to date on this mess.

  But oh it is so depressing to watch this happen to the Fort. 

Big Sigh!!!! I sooo miss Pleasure Island.

19 hours ago, YENSIDCAMPER said:

My next suggestion would be to go to the Wilderness Lodge to the outside bar area by the lake.  They have good reasonably priced food, great atmosphere, and a good bar.  I would recommend the Bourbon Breeze to drink.

I would second this - and as a second choice (or your second night) Blaze Pizza - it is delicious. 

Well I guess now that pins are getting as pricey as everything else at Disney maybe they will resort to showcases like the glass ones they use for the LEs.

19 hours ago, Grumpy and Grandma said:

Found this at Port Orleans. All but the first pins were locked. Haven't seen this anywhere else or are they working their way every where?

 

Saw the locks at the Disney Springs pin shop and also in the Fantasia Shop at Contemporary when we were down in December/January. I guess there was too. much "shrinkage" 

5 hours ago, dblr....Rennie said:

if we drive down and stay using our DVC we will even bring along our crock pot or electric griddle to cook in the unit, we have asked for these items before and have never been able to get them at the resorts plus the electric griddle cleans up much easier then their cookware so this way we get a mix of cost saving eating in to splurge eating out if we choose.

We always bring our toaster oven too - it's a Convection Kitchen Aid one that I thought was overly expensive when we  bought it but has let me feed 6-8 people in a DVC studio so it's more than paid for itself!!!

10 minutes ago, DaveInTN said:

They should expand the PeopleMover throughout the park.   No walking allowed.   

Why am I hearing the Wall-E sound track all of a sudden????? 

On 3/20/2019 at 7:51 AM, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

I have to say that if they're still offering these the next time we're there, I'll likely get one too.  We don't have a lot of decorations out in the yard, but one of these would look great in the garden next to the George the gargoyle.   

I was thinking the same thing.  I have a Minnie and Micky garden statue I got at Flower and Garden years ago that I would put the brick with.

1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

 But what they are apparently going to do to the Fort is unforgivable.

 TCD

 

In spades!!!

1 hour ago, YENSIDCAMPER said:

So the more I thought on this last night and reading the latest posts... I believe we will see only a small access road to the boat dock and we will not have access to the beach for watching the fireworks or water parade...  

Now my glass is half-empty... 

I just filled my glass (straight up) to write this - as TCD said this is a huge FU to everyone at the Fort.  As usual Disney's bean counters have done their calculations and realize there is major money to be made here.  

Just think of the Hoop-Dee-Doo being the new "show" like the Polynesia!  

Instead of booking an OWB now you can book a houseboat, anchored at your own private island!  No doubt room service can be delivered right to your door!

Hot tubs to watch the fireworks at Wilderness Lodge?   Nope, your own tub on your own boat!

There isn't enough alcohol in my house to get through this!

Damn I am sad.   (and my glass is now empty)

34 minutes ago, Beckers said:

I hate to say it but I wonder if this is the beginning of the end for the fort? They could make way more money with 6 rooms stacked on each other than 1 campsite 👎🏻

Terrified that you are right!

26 minutes ago, slices said:

Thinking about the rumour that the site levels at the Fort are going to be changed based on distance to the Meadow's when looking at this does make me wonder about losing the settlement as part of the Fort.

I think the settlement is going to be lost and I'm wondering about the 100 loop and maybe even 200 and 300?   Or 400?  I remember reading the 700 loop would go but holy crap!!    Just how big is the footprint for this monstrosity???

Those buildings beyond Pioneer Hall look to be considerably larger than the old store?  And there looks to be two parking areas?  It's hard to judge when I blow it up.  

3 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Wow. 

I am trying to process this. Is the building I've marked with the purple arrow the Settlement Trading Post?  

I think it is. 

And I think I might cry. 

TCD

I don't know if I should cry or throw up.  This is enormous.   Someone earlier was talking about how may more people will be there - this looks like 5,000 or 6,000 capacity easily.  And when did the cabins get added?  I don't remember them from any earlier proposals?

14 hours ago, AuburnJen said:

Can I have the amount of his pay cut?

Lordy yes!!!! I'd be able to afford to camp at the Fort again.

15 minutes ago, keith_h said:

I'm sure Iger makes sure they are well paid to help justify his over the top pay package.

You are likely right - and that makes it all even sadder

On 3/4/2019 at 8:18 AM, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Hate it...hate it..hate it.

Us too - last time we walked through the Fort (haven't stayed on property in 3 years)  and looked at everything that had changed we just felt sad 

With all the stupid/depressing/miserable/dumb@@@/petty/destructive things that have been happening at WDW under his watch the fact that he would be paid that kind of money is just depressing.

Only the bean counters are smiling

Add me to the "don't like" group.

On 11/15/2018 at 11:59 AM, Travisma said:

Article popped up on FB, that at 9 Character Meet and Greet locations they will have an automated camera system instead of a live photographer.

No indication of what places are getting them, or how exactly they will be able to capture those special interactions.

On 11/15/2018 at 12:09 PM, Beckers said:

This is dumb.that is all

This is what I call dumb and dumber - what stupid bean counter came up with this idea!!!!!

On 10/18/2018 at 6:31 PM, twiceblessed....nacole said:

This news makes me so sad.  I think this property will have such a negative effect on the Fort.  Sad because it’s all getting too expensive, sad because it’s all getting too crowded, sad because we have so many sweet family memories there...and I see the time to make more of those memories, slipping away.  Just sad 🙁

I agree - and you are right - everything that we valued about the Fort and WDW just seems to be slipping away.  It feels like a snowball  going downhill - faster and faster and faster -