Cortezcapt (Derek)

Thank you Haha yeah I had just planned on a short little we were there and left report. But then I got bored and it turned into a long winded report lol. Thank you. She does a little better each day, will be having surgery on the 7th.

Ok I'm very late but I'm in. Looks like y'all had a great time so far. If US had a campground they might be in the running for us, or a every other year thing. Unfortunately we love the Fort to much.

Thanks Gwen, I only wish I had your photo skills and had remembered to empty my memory card before we went.

Ok I have time so I'm going to continue on. It's Thursday, I love my friend to death but she wakes up between 4 and 6 am every day, I wake up between 8 and 10 most days. Well I have got her to wait till between 730-8 before she starts texting me to see if I'm awake and want coffee. (Because when I do wake up I'll come get coffee, you really don't need to ask or give updates on the coffee). It was a nice cool morning so we relaxed and waited for her kids to arrive, had coffee, showered all that good stuff. Around 1030 they said they were stopping at the store did we need anything, TONIC!

Very true! Since they have been so nice to throw in photo pass photos as a "perk" (of paying more) for annual pass holders we tend to take them up on there generosity as much as we can. So I do have lots of pictures from the trip but they are of all of us and I wouldn't subject y'all to a trip report filled with pictures of me.

Had a nice gentleman come over to help guide me into the site, that's one thing I like about camping is how friendly a lot of other campers can be. Got set up in record time especially since I was setting up alone, relaxed for a little bit then realized the morning trip to the scooter store had taken the place of grocery shopping. The only food we had was the premade dinners that were planned for other nights. Well I didn't feel like going to Publix and cooking so we headed off to Port Orleans Riverside for CS build your own salad, we love these and can usually make a meal and a snack out of

Unfortunately I was so annoyed and frustrated I didn't write her name down and can't remember it. Had a CM say they should be able to look it up.

We got about 15 miles from home and a tire pressure light came on in the truck followed by some beeping. Got off on the next exit and pulled into a plaza. Let's get to book out and see, well it appeared to be a tire pressure sensor malfunction light. Checked the pressure in all the truck tires everything was good looked again lights gone. I thought well the truck is probably made is been ignored since October, went from a daily driver down to being periodically started and driven a few blocks a month. So back on the road. Made it to the Fort with no other problems and got to experience the new

So before we left I had all intentions of taking lots of pictures and writing a trip report. Well that didn't happen, my phone didn't want to stay charged, and the memory card was full in the camera. So I just decided to write a little about our trip. In October 2017 my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, scheduled for surgery. Well the day before surgery the Drs decided to postpone surgery and do chemo first for 8 doses over a 16 week period followed by surgery. Fast forward to her last chemo day where I thought we need a break, Fort wilderness is her happy place l

And this may be just my preference but we have one that's tinted it's great during the day but I can't see out of it very well at night if it's up. So I'd go with the plane clear one and folding. They are pretty easy to put on and take off.

Love it, but am I the only one that cringes a the thought of having to transport, set up, take down, clean, transport home and store those! Yikes

Welcome and congratulations on the new TT.

That's just crazy, never had any Disney restaurant say that before. I've had them say there are no tables and have had them make us wait a few mins even when there were plenty of open tables, but no walk ups never heard such a thing.

I bet, kinda a bad time for them to be closed. I'll have to remember to check the fuel Saturday night and fill up before we hookup on Sunday.

Forgot to add. Look to see if there are any RV shows in your area, they can be a good place to see lots of different brands and floorplans. If looking at new ask if they have any previous year models leftover. We got the same floorplan we had seen at an RV show but at a much better price for buying a previous year model they still had on the lot and we're trying to get rid of to make room for the new ones coming in.

I never had a GAG. Actually have only ever eaten breakfast in Trails End. Hmmm

This is the station we use if needing to fill up the truck before heading home. Never had a problem getting the truck and 34ft trailer through there, although have had to wait a few time for the diesel pumps. Glad I read that they are closed for remodeling, any idea when they'll be reopening? We have a trip planned the second week of April.

I like the way you think.

Ya know I've never been to the one in Parrish. When I had horses we used to board out there, but never did the train.

Everyone has given great advice. It seems like a lot of people I've talked to (myself included) always say "in my next rv I'll get ______" . so starting with a used one give you a chance to see if you'll use it, and what options you might want or be able to do with out in the next one. Think of your family and what you plan on taking along with you, space you'll need for sleeping and ect. Then when you walk through you can imagine how you'll use the space and if it will suite your family. Also another thing to take into consideration is storage for the r

Am I the only one who likes illuminations? I'm not sure I like the show in total but I like getting up close and being able to feel the heat from the flames. Edited to add. That being said I wouldn't be opposed to a new show.

Sounds fun, I didn't know anything about this train. My one question will there be flying monkeys?????? Wizard of Oz was my great grandmas favorite movie and she would turn it on for me/her all the time, still to this day I still have not watched the parts with flying monkeys. They scared me to death as a kid. Haha

When we used to do road trips and stay in hotels we almost always had a cooler along with sandwich meat and snacks to eat on the road but also at the hotel. I think it all comes down to how thrifty the people are or want to be. I'm sure some that camp at the Fort eat all their meals out sorta it's vacation why cook, while others might not buy anything from Disney to eat or drink. It's also probably the same for the hotels although I'm sure the hotels have far more that eat out. Also people with cars are probably more likely to go off property to eat if they are at a

That's the one thing I dislike about cruises is the amount they charge to park at the ports. I don't like places that add on all kinds of fees. I don't want to have to read through all the fine print to find out how much it's going to cost me. Just give me the total and I'll know that anything I charge to my room will be extra. I've seen places around here charge resort fees, parking, and cleaning fees and by the time you check out your bill is the same if not more than another nights stay. Its the same way at some campgrounds too having to pay for wifi, or one place near here ch

I run ours on electric but turn the gas on when we someone is going to shower. Haven't had an issue with running out of hot water, though I don't take hot showers. Might need to give it time to recover between showers.