Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 From WDWNT.. Trail’s End Restaurant Ending Table Service, Closing to Become Quick Service in Spring 2023 at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort https://wdwnt.com/2023/01/trails-end-restaurant-ending-table-service-closing-to-become-quick-service-in-spring-2023-at-disneys-fort-wilderness-resort/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PghBob 31 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Yes, our daughters alerted us to this first thing this morning. For all of the years we have been going to the Fort, we have never seen Trail's End not busy, except sometimes for lunch. I wonder if this is management's attempt to strangle the Fort with the ultimate goal of closing it. Always suspicious of management's attempts to "improve" the Fort. keith_h 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mmfancipher 31 Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 What "improvement' is this suppose to make? jlf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BayLake Campers 83 Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Well after going last september for the first time since 2014. The whole family agreed to not go back, the food was not up to the pricing. We also went to roaring fork at the lodge and that was subpar also. Disney has really lost the touch on food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 We're still not sure when we will be making our next trip to WDW but this eliminates our checkout day meal. We would always pack up, park in the overflow lot and take the bus to TE for brunch before hitting the road. It was also one of the places we would eat at on non-park days. As more things go away it is getting to the point that I am starting to wonder if staying at the Fort is worth the cost anymore. BayLake Campers and jlf 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Love Ft Wilderness 6 Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 We used to say, "who goes to Disney for the food?". However, the TE buffet was awesome in its own right. I believe the family skillets were to purposely cause this to happen along with the removal of the resort boats so that the resort traffic would be reduced. It sickens me quite frankly. First our exercise trail to Wilderness Lodge, no boats and now this. I'm hoping to go one last time to record the interior as I'm afraid all the charm will be lost in the reimagining. I agree that the cost of staying at the Fort might not be worth it once they take away all that made it special. keith_h, jlf, Tony and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 We did the Mothers Day Brunch in 2022 at Trails End (we were not staying at the Fort). We had a great time and the food was good. But like others have said family style is not a buffet. I have a feeling they are going to turn it into a place like Wilderness Lodges Roaring Fork. Definitely not a special place. Getting tired of getting less for more $ everyplace we go, and tons of places are doing it besides Disney. jlf and keith_h 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlf 7 Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 I remember as a teenager camping at the Fort in the early 70’s. At night they turned the buffet stations into build your own personal pizza. It was so cool. You would go through and build your little pizza pay for it then find a seat and wait for it to cook. There was bear heads hanging on the wall and other decor around. That was over 50 years ago and those are the best memories. Along with the open trams that would go around the loops to drop you off at your site. We would ride them just to avoid the mosquitoes. Ahh the memories. Miss them. gemstone1952 and Tony 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlf 7 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 8:07 AM, Grumpy and Grandma said: From WDWNT.. Trail’s End Restaurant Ending Table Service, Closing to Become Quick Service in Spring 2023 at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort https://wdwnt.com/2023/01/trails-end-restaurant-ending-table-service-closing-to-become-quick-service-in-spring-2023-at-disneys-fort-wilderness-resort/ I guess Trails End has closed. We are here now and the site says it’s closed. No one in the dining hall. Thank goodness Pand J is opened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Love Ft Wilderness 6 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 I have dining reservations at Trails End for 3/26 so I hope it's not closed. They haven't sent anything to me about it. Maybe because of the hour? If you find out anything, please let me know. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 19 hours ago, jlf said: I guess Trails End has closed. We are here now and the site says it’s closed. No one in the dining hall. Thank goodness Pand J is opened. It is normally closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wendinator 109 Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/07/disney-eats-first-look-at-trails-end-restaurant-and-crocketts-tavern-reopenings/ momof3kids-Yvonne, keith_h and Grumpy and Grandma 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 20 hours ago, wendinator said: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/07/disney-eats-first-look-at-trails-end-restaurant-and-crocketts-tavern-reopenings/ Well, the pictures look good but then so did everything on the menu at Howard Johnsons (for those old enough to remember them) keith_h 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dalspot ... Karen 21 Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, dblr....Rennie said: Well, the pictures look good but then so did everything on the menu at Howard Johnsons (for those old enough to remember them) They had the best grilled cheese! (Am I giving my age away??) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dalspot ... Karen said: They had the best grilled cheese! (Am I giving my age away??) Just a little Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted July 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Dalspot ... Karen said: They had the best grilled cheese! (Am I giving my age away??) 28 Flavors of Ice Cream to select from too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted July 27, 2023 Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 Ah yes the Howard Johnson's buttered split top hot dog bun that was grilled. Hated those as a kid but it was that or a hamburger which I liked even less. I still have a wooden town building set I had as a young child which includes the pieces to build a Howard Johnson's. If that doesn't date me nothing will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 27 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 I took a stroll through the settlement Sunday and saw the Bar service window is still there at the tavern (yay) but the picnic tables and rocking chairs are gone. Walking over to the trading post i found the rocking chairs spread out around the checker board and restrooms. Maybe they will make there way back over there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlf 7 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Oh they better bring the tables and rocking chairs back. Or there will be many unhappy campers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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