ImDownWithDisney

I know a few people who think nothing of flying to vegas for the weekend and drop 15 to 20k. These are the people that don't blink at Disney prices.
 
 

TCD and family are good. I was able to text him this morning.

TCD and family are good. I was able to text him this morning.

If anyone on here evacuates up to the northeast Alabama area you are welcome to park at my shop. We have power and a dump station available.

If anyone on here evacuates up to the northeast Alabama area you are welcome to park at my shop. We have power and a dump station available.

If anyone on here evacuates up to the northeast Alabama area you are welcome to park at my shop. We have power and a dump station available.

It is a shame, but if it were cheaper it would be that much harder to get a reservations. RV use is exploding right now. Look at what is happening in the national parks. They are swamped during peak season. The NPS is contemplating a reservation system for Zion just for a day visit. The problem is the end users are growing faster than the facilities or attractions.

Welcome to capitalism....supply and demand....people from all over the country (and world) flock to WDW to spend money. You can't blame Disney for wanting to make $ for their shareholders. I wish they would slow down on the price increases, but it is their right to run it the way they see fit. Disney has always been a place for those with disposable income. Some of our friends have saved for years to go one time. Disney and the Fort still hold value for us. It is a personal decision everyone has to make. We could stay for free 6 miles north of the Magic Kingdom on every trip, but we choose to stay at the Fort. That may or may not change with economics. Nobody is forcing us to go spend money there.
Also we are campers...not just Fort campers. We would own a camper if the Fort was bulldozed into Bay Lake. So the cost of the RV never factors into my decision to stay at the Fort. There are plenty of places to camp on the cheap if you desire. There is also plenty of places to camp for not so cheap, including some that are close to Fort prices without half of the benefits. RV'ing can be a shoestring budget affair or downright absurd depending on how you approach it.
Honestly, sometimes I am amazed that the prices are not higher considering all of the ancillary services that are present at WDW. They run their own water plants, power plant, trash collection, utility company, fire dept, security, grass cutting, engineering, transportation, and so on. None of those generate a dime of revenue, but the operation budgets grow every year.
 

Welcome to capitalism....supply and demand....people from all over the country (and world) flock to WDW to spend money. You can't blame Disney for wanting to make $ for their shareholders. I wish they would slow down on the price increases, but it is their right to run it the way they see fit. Disney has always been a place for those with disposable income. Some of our friends have saved for years to go one time. Disney and the Fort still hold value for us. It is a personal decision everyone has to make. We could stay for free 6 miles north of the Magic Kingdom on every trip, but we choose to stay at the Fort. That may or may not change with economics. Nobody is forcing us to go spend money there.
Also we are campers...not just Fort campers. We would own a camper if the Fort was bulldozed into Bay Lake. So the cost of the RV never factors into my decision to stay at the Fort. There are plenty of places to camp on the cheap if you desire. There is also plenty of places to camp for not so cheap, including some that are close to Fort prices without half of the benefits. RV'ing can be a shoestring budget affair or downright absurd depending on how you approach it.
Honestly, sometimes I am amazed that the prices are not higher considering all of the ancillary services that are present at WDW. They run their own water plants, power plant, trash collection, utility company, fire dept, security, grass cutting, engineering, transportation, and so on. None of those generate a dime of revenue, but the operation budgets grow every year.
 

I don't remember this show at all. I never even heard of it. Make sure to check out the other videos on this channel. There's some FW footage plus a lot of great scenes from 1986
 
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This may be a repost, but nevertheless here are some cool pics.
 
 

Good report. It's nice to hear of improvements. 
Those pesky squirrels turned my golf cart lights on one night back in April.  They apparently flipped the toggle switch while stealing my sunflower seeds. 

We're on our 3rd weeklong trip this year. I haven't encountered any rude cast members, but there's been plenty of examples of rude guests. I chalk that up to general decline of society and cultural differences of some people. I don't let that bother me.  
I think the maintenance issue is now based on how long a ride has been operating since a refurb. I think in the past they did more repairs at night now they seem to patch it up and wait for the long return. I don't like that.  It reminds me of six flags.
 

New event planned for Liberty Square....the Orange County Tea Party dessert party. Visitors get to riot about Disney's overtaxation and throw simulated tea crates into the water. $99 per person

New event planned for Liberty Square....the Orange County Tea Party dessert party. Visitors get to riot about Disney's overtaxation and throw simulated tea crates into the water. $99 per person

New event planned for Liberty Square....the Orange County Tea Party dessert party. Visitors get to riot about Disney's overtaxation and throw simulated tea crates into the water. $99 per person

New event planned for Liberty Square....the Orange County Tea Party dessert party. Visitors get to riot about Disney's overtaxation and throw simulated tea crates into the water. $99 per person

I agree 100%. As kid I loved future world. I could not wait to check things out. I wish my kids could experience those things.

I agree. If they were next to us I would make a lot of calls to security. Then if no action I would start calling Orange County. I think deputies rolling up to the gate would get Disney moving.

w00t....I was mentioned in a TCD report. I am famous now!

We never had to wait in line to get into Pandora on Sunday or Monday. We did wait 1:30 in the FP line to ride a banshee on Sunday. Then an hour later the FP line was about 40 minutes. On Monday we were on and off in less than 25 minutes. The line for the gift shop was long every time. We did not wait on that.

Enjoy 
 
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Ditto to what Dave said too.
 
We bought AP's this year. We've done 3 1 weeklong stays at the fort this year and we have 2 more trips planned this year. There are some negatives, but we're having the time of our lives. We're planning on the same next year. 

Enjoy 
 
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No thanks. I'll stay in our fiver for around $100 a night and cruise FW on the cart.