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Eeyoreloverforever
02-13-2007, 02:50 PM
Does anyone have Christmas pictures at Fort Wilderness.

I am especially interested in decorated cabins!!

We will be staying for a few days in December and would love a few visual ideas!!
bigdisneydaddy
02-13-2007, 03:28 PM
The campsites tend to be decorated much more than the cabins.
Some of the sites this year were WAY over the top.
I dont have any good pics, so far we havent figured out how to shoot night pics with the digital.
Scott
John VN
02-13-2007, 06:08 PM
The campsites tend to be decorated much more than the cabins.
Some of the sites this year were WAY over the top.
I dont have any good pics, so far we havent figured out how to shoot night pics with the digital.
Scott

ITA with the way over the top. Seems to be a competition between the big rig, lengthy stay campers. Lots of lights and displays saying "look at me and what I can do".

Enjoyed the displays from previous years much better.
CCIntrigue
02-13-2007, 08:01 PM
I have a photo of one of the Christmas displays, but the forum won't let me post it. How long do I have to keep earning my ears?!? :confused:
Tent Camping Mom
02-13-2007, 08:12 PM
I have a photo of one of the Christmas displays, but the forum won't let me post it. How long do I have to keep earning my ears?!? :confused:

Post one more time then you can post your pics :thumbsup2
Tent Camping Mom
02-13-2007, 08:19 PM
I have a photo of one of the Christmas displays, but the forum won't let me post it. How long do I have to keep earning my ears?!? :confused:

Well, now you've posted 10 times....you can post your pics now.:)
CCIntrigue
02-13-2007, 08:34 PM
Just one pic ... and this wasn't even the largest display!

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2627618590059001469WzZBKE

Well, that didn't work, did it!
CCIntrigue
02-13-2007, 09:19 PM
Trying again ...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w293/CCIntrigue/Decorationsforweb.jpg

... now if I could just get the photo to work in my signature I'd be happy!
bigdisneydaddy
02-13-2007, 09:24 PM
that one was still up when we left on Jan 2nd.
CCIntrigue
02-14-2007, 06:51 AM
When we first saw these displays, we assumed they were Disney creations. But we asked a bus driver, and he told us that the individual campers had set them up.

What do these people do with everything after Christmas is over ??? The people with the largest display were there for six months, and it's not like you have an abundance of storage in a motorhome! But I guess if you can afford a Prevost you can afford to buy the decorations each season and then trash them after the holidays are over.
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 09:59 AM
I have quite a few pics from our Christmas trip, and I'd love to post them, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it. If some kind DISer would just point me in the direction of the directions - I'd LOVE to post them.
loveDmouse
02-14-2007, 10:54 AM
They were totally over the top. I couldn't believe it. There were quite a few with loads of decorations. They really put in a lot of work.
Last year was our first time at the Fort and first time at WDW when it is all decorated up for Christmas.
It is really neat to ride around and look at all the campsites. I don't remember any of the cabins being decorated when we were there.
We are going back again this year so it will be interesting to see if anyone out does their self.
loveDmouse
02-14-2007, 10:56 AM
When we first saw these displays, we assumed they were Disney creations. But we asked a bus driver, and he told us that the individual campers had set them up.

What do these people do with everything after Christmas is over ??? The people with the largest display were there for six months, and it's not like you have an abundance of storage in a motorhome! But I guess if you can afford a Prevost you can afford to buy the decorations each season and then trash them after the holidays are over.


One of the campers who works there seasonally told us these big rigs come in with HUGE trailers behind them loaded up with Christmas decorations.
(I for one wouldn't want to drive that around, those things are huge)
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 04:34 PM
OK - here goes my first test at posting a photo. If it works -- this was part of one of my favorite displays I'll post more if this works.

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/5403/img0668dj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 04:47 PM
Well, that worked - so here goes with some more from the campground.....

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/8860/img0656he2.th.jpg (http://img250.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0656he2.jpg)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/186/img0657ma2.th.jpg (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0657ma2.jpg)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/723/img0666vb7.th.jpg (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0666vb7.jpg)

this is the tree outside of Trails End:
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/423/img0535wu4.th.jpg (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0535wu4.jpg)

this was inside the Meadows trading post:
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6392/img0448xs0.th.jpg (http://img109.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0448xs0.jpg)
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 04:54 PM
Trying this another way - hopefully bigger pictures:
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1466/img0670ia5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 05:09 PM
I'm going to try this again hopefully with bigger images......

inside the Meadows trading post....
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2299/img0448jd1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 05:15 PM
Here was a particularly creative tree (I thought) - Pirates of the Caribbean Christmas tree....
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3057/img0672gi3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 06:21 PM
I particularly enjoyed the creativity that went into this satellite dish....
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4204/img0659hj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

another great display....
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1291/img0671dy9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
OK GRUMPY
02-14-2007, 07:40 PM
awesome Pic!!!
rwenzel2
02-14-2007, 08:28 PM
Here's the Trails' End building with decorations....
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6927/img0536cb6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and another from a campsite.....
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8238/img0658ks1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and yet another campsite...(my husband and I kept wondering how on earth they were managing to plug all of them in without blowing breakers!!!!)
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6303/img0664xa3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
kc5grw
02-15-2007, 12:15 AM
Inside Pioneer Hall
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9144/img0595ra1.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0595ra1.jpg)

Random Campsite
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9585/img0440fa2.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0440fa2.jpg)

At the Campfire
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2484/1070790imgrl9.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1070790imgrl9.jpg)