Lou... 3,118 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I think that Epcyclopedia made a giant leap by saying that moving some trailers on the old Stol-Port means that Fort Wilderness DVC construction will begin soon.I agree.I'd still like to know, get permission from who? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaBeImagineer 98 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I agree. I'd still like to know, get permission from who? I think he's implying that they were getting "permission" (read Enviornmental Permit) from South Florida Water Management District. Reedy Creek still has to permit all their projects through them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim5055 120 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 I was doing some searching and stumbled on this old post. Well, two things have happened -No DVC at the Fort (yet)The Epcot Explorer Encyclopedia is now a dead link..I had to go to the Wayback Machine to see the page. https://web.archive.org/web/20140422191011/http://www.epcyclopedia.com/2012/04/02/walt-disney-world-fort-wilderness-dvc-files-to-start-construction-soon/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 The Epcot Explorer Encyclopedia is now a dead link..I had to go to the Wayback Machine to see the page. https://web.archive.org/web/20140422191011/http://www.epcyclopedia.com/2012/04/02/walt-disney-world-fort-wilderness-dvc-files-to-start-construction-soon/Veeeeeeeery interesting! I've noticed in the last 6 months or so that several of the smaller fan sites, and in particular the "specialty sites," have gone inactive or just disappeared. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specularius 102 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Maybe they received cease and disit letters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Maybe they received cease and disit letters. Somehow I doubt it. The big guys are still growing and thriving, including the sites that clearly have CMs "on staff," and Disney seems to leave them alone. I expect the others just fizzled out. A lot of them seemed to be just one person operations. It takes a TON of work to consistently crank out enough decent content to attract and keep an audience, never mind the near-daily work required to market yourself and get noticed in a sea of other fan sites. The sites that have been around for a while and continue to do well generally have a bunch of people contributing. There are still some stragglers, but they're generally only putting out content sporadically - which kills you when it comes to marketing and keeping an audience. The interesting thing is that the "specialty" sites can actually have an edge in that, if they do it right, they can produce exclusive content that can't be found on a dozen other sites - think Disney Food Blog. But even then, it's still a ton of work to keep the content coming, keep the audience interested, and keep letting people know you're out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WalkerFiend 22 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Heh. I saw this post marked as unread and got though the whole first page crying "Noooooooooooo!!!!". Then I realized it was from 2012! Shew!!! (For now) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 The Epcot Explorer Encyclopedia is now a dead link.. For giggles I did some poking around. They have a FB page, but there hasn't been anything posted on it since March. I did a lookup on the domain name and it looks like it expired and someone else snapped it up back in June. No new site has been put up. There is still a very active Twitter account that's very ... interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Seriously... Brian's little brain has been working on his "6 months south-6 months north" plan.So far I'm pretty sure it involves him cleaning campsites and me still working full-time.He's got a target date of 2 years.It needs a little fine-tuning... Rereading through this thread.... Doesn't look like you hit that 2-year thing, huh....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Rereading through this thread.... Doesn't look like you hit that 2-year thing, huh....... Nope. It should have been more like a 4 year plan, but hey - it's not dead yet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 For giggles I did some poking around. They have a FB page, but there hasn't been anything posted on it since March. I did a lookup on the domain name and it looks like it expired and someone else snapped it up back in June. No new site has been put up. There is still a very active Twitter account that's very ... interesting. The guy's LinkedIn profile says he's currently a WDW CM, and has worked several CM roles in the past, including at the Tampa call center. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robpedersen He's a young feller. Maybe he realized it was best for his career that he not have such a visible presence on the Internets. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 He's a young feller. Maybe he realized it was best for his career that he not have such a visible presence on the Internets. If that's the case he might want to seriously reconsider his Twitter account. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 If that's the case he might want to seriously reconsider his Twitter account. I saw his Twitter account is "protected." I don't want to officially follow him. What's so interesting on there? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 It's not so much super interesting as it is that it seems like he doesn't really censor whatever pops into his head. Nothing horrifyingly bad, but if he's concerned about his CM career, you can't tell from his Tweets. I remember seeing some things he tweeted when I was following D23 that made me think "whoa... somebody's got a Disney bug up their butt." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 It's not so much super interesting as it is that it seems like he doesn't really censor whatever pops into his head. Nothing horrifyingly bad, but if he's concerned about his CM career, you can't tell from his Tweets. I remember seeing some things he tweeted when I was following D23 that made me think "whoa... somebody's got a Disney bug up their butt." You would have said the same thing about me had I been tweeting from the D23 event. Maybe this guy is alright. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 You would have said the same thing about me had I been tweeting from the D23 event. Maybe this guy is alright. TCD You've got a point there!! LOL Judging from the general tone of his tweets, I'd say he'd fit right in here with the Snarky bunch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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