JMonroe

OK, now if we can convince them to return to the original Kodak pavilion show (with figment) and trash the lame loser that replaced it.

I've seen many posts concerning the 'new' rules against swimming in the lake, but no explaination as to why. So, why?

OK, it it was originally built in 1956, why does it have a 1982 chassis under it? :rofl2:

Maybe the caboose was new in 2010, I'm certain we've stayed there a couple nights in 2009. I'm sure their utilities are not that new. Perhaps the current ownership has had it for just a couple years? A couple other thoughts on the property. One, they can handle the biggest of rigs, although the big rigs will, by necessity, be parked in the section immediately next to the freeway (pull throughs). Their utilities are not well thought out, especially on some of the longer sites. Sewer on one end of the site, electric on the other. It can be a challenge to use full hookups on some sites.

We've overnighted there a number of times, I've never noticed the Caboose. The campground is nothing special, it just happens to be at the perfect distance for us to overnight on our way south. It is litterally right on the freeway (the northbound lanes can't be 50 yards from the property). The 'lake' is, no doubt, a result of the hole dug for the fill needed to make the freeway overpass next to the property. As far as we can see, there's nothing, litterally, anywhere near the campground, as far as one can see off to the horizon. That said, the people are very nice and the campground is ke

Looks nice. It would be even more helpful if you mentioned where Hillsborough River SP was, although you're not the only one that's left that information out of one of these posts. :banana:

The road between FW and Wilderness Lodge

Bought one 3 or 4 years ago. Had it on the front of the motorhome. It got shattered when I ran over a deer that the car ahead of me hit first. Dark, very heavy rain, didn't see it until it was too late.

Thought of another one. How about the 'new' Kodak ride? The original was light years better. The new one - two thumbs down. Even after they tried to perk it up a bit (rumor has it, right after Michael Isner got his first look at it). The original version of the refurbishment did not include the now iconic Figment character. The definition of lame.

The lamest Disney World attraction, ever? It's now long gone -- Journey to the Moon. Much prefered the precursor to the Stich thing (I think it was Alien Encounter), but it was apparently deemed too scary for Disney. These are what replaced the Journey to the Moon.

I'm very new to this forum and have enjoyed reading many of the threads. But a couple of 'seemingly' unrelated topics got me wondering and speculating. On the one hand is the rumor of the stables being moved up near the general parking / old kennel area. Second is the rumor of a DVC resort to be constructed in Fort Wilderness, on the lake. Here's my theory: With the new DVC resort they'll need a larger transportation / transfer area near 'the action', thus the need to move the stables. Ya think? :shh:

Pictures?

Of the "classics", probably Pirates, although there are many that compete for a close second. For the 'newer' generation of attractions, we like the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland.

Now that's an oxymoron, if I've ever seen one. Wet or not, like most, I'm jealous. At noon the temp here is 'up' to 8, and lets not even talk about how the wind makes that feel. Can't wait for the photos.

Time and distance are big factors for us. That is, available vacation time, and the 22 hours of drive time. But you all are making me feel like an amatuer! Up here coworkers and friends consider us nuts for having averaged a trip a year for the last 30 years, and some of you are there once per month! I'm sure if we lived within a couple hours, we'd be there several times per year too. :banana:

Great report. Much enjoyed.

I have two we're very happy with. The first would be King's Campers of Wausau WI http://www.kingscampers.com/ They sell everything from popups to the big Tiffin Bus. They have such a good reputation amoung Tiffin owners that many have traveled from all over the country to do business with them. The second is Tom Johnson's Camping Center. They have two locations, we dealt with a very nice gentilman in the Marion NC location. http://tomjohnsoncamping.com/ This is who we bought our current rig from, a very nice 2011 American Revolution. We've done business with others (we're now on our 7th R

Thanks all for the warm welcome. Don't know Paula, at least that's what I'm telling my wife, Peggy. :rofl: Will try to sell the house this summer. If we do, I won't have to come back after our Fort Wilderness visit in December. I'll just find somewhere to roost down there for the winter. Unfortunately, Peggy will still be working another 6 months past our visit (I retired this past summer). Later...

Our first Disney trip was Disneyland, back in 1975. We'd grown up watching Disneyland on Sunday nights, and the Mickey Mouse Club after school. This was the trip of a lifetime! I think our book of tickets was about $15. Back then we traveled on a shoe string budget. We were tent camping in the mountains and day tripped down to Anahiem. Our entire trip budget, from WI to CA and back, was about $400. Gas prices were rising at the time (the first gas crisis) and ranged from the upper 30 cents to mid 40 cents most places, although we saw 75 cents on the CA coast, someplace between LA and Sa

Hi! Jay here, I was excited to see the posting on RV.net about this new forum. Peggy and I have been to Fort Wilderness many times, although it's been all too long since our last visit. We've been to Disney World at least 30 times since about 1980 (Disneyland 5 or 6 times since 1975). We've stayed at a number of the resorts but our favorite, by far - there's no contest, is Fort Wilderness. Our first trip to the Fort we were still travelling with a tent and a cooler. I remember the flock of colorfull ducks (or are they geese?) that greeted us at our site at seemingly supervised our set up