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DaveInTN
03-18-2010, 11:37 AM
I don't have a pic, but they removed the old tanker wagon thing next to the playground outside trails end about an hour ago. Talked with the guys working and they said it was getting run down. They didn't know what if anything was going to replace it.
TOGA
03-18-2010, 11:39 AM
Noooooo! Maybe they could just refurbish it?
BradyBz12
03-18-2010, 03:13 PM
This??http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2725/4161430946_d52a9f73f0_o.jpg

Srsly? It looked pretty spiffy in November.

Sheesh is it just me or does it seems like the FW icons are being removed bit by bit?

I guess we were lucky they bothered to save the old water tower for the pool slide! ...even if they goofed on the logo. ;)
ynottony99
03-18-2010, 06:49 PM
A while back I noticed that the covered wagon in front of the Outpost looked like new, new paint on the wheels, wood was fresh, new canvas. I don't know if it had been removed for that or not, but I hope that is the case with the tank.
LONE-STAR
03-18-2010, 08:22 PM
Bring back the tanker wagon and put a Musket Mickey on it.
Born 2 Fish
03-18-2010, 08:33 PM
Maybe they'll replace it with a beer wagon. :confused3
I'mDownWithDisney
03-18-2010, 08:59 PM
Sheesh! Next thing to be gone will be the lawnmower tree....Oh wait, nevermind.:mad:
ynottony99
03-18-2010, 10:48 PM
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m133/ynottony99/RiverCountryWagon1024.jpg
retired and happy
03-19-2010, 05:56 AM
Tony,

You've done it again. Another great picture. Interesting how the wheels are made. And I wonder who does their brake work? Anyone know if this is a genuine relic or a fabrication of the Disney staff?
flash828
03-19-2010, 08:39 AM
Wait...what... The lawn mower tree is gone?? I didn't see it yet and was on my to do list for June trip. aarrgggggg
ElementCamper
03-19-2010, 08:51 AM
Wait...what... The lawn mower tree is gone?? I didn't see it yet and was on my to do list for June trip. aarrgggggg

It was still there in December but it is no longer really a tree. More like a tall stump. The sign is still there and you can still see part of the lawn mower sticking out at the bottom.
DaveInTN
03-19-2010, 08:54 AM
The lawnmower tree is just a rotting stump now, maybe three feet tall.

And as far as the tanker, it's possible they removed it for refurbishment and didn't tell the men moving it what the plans are. I hope that is the case. They did leave the fencing in place, so it would seem something will be there.
DisCamper
03-19-2010, 09:19 AM
When I was there one night the wagon in front of the Settlement Trading Post vanished about a month later it showed up again looking shiny and brand new. So I hope Disney is refurbishing it and I hope they put logos back on it. Because it looks like sh*t just plan
DaveInTN
03-22-2010, 09:01 PM
Ok, on my last day at the Fort I decided to do my best TCD impersonation and go snooping.

My wife had said she saw the men removing the tanker drag it back behind the Settlement Trading Post. So, I walked around the back of the building. There is a large fenced in area back there. Secured by this gate:

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/36793/2908384900101147942S425x425Q85.jpg

Yes, the gate was open slightly. So I strolled back into the yard, and sure enough, there sat the tanker, looking not too bad in my opinion.

http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/45643/2261262140101147942S425x425Q85.jpg

So, as of Friday evening, it hadn't moved too far. And considering they did not remove the fencing that circled it near the playground, maybe they are just going to spruce the tanker up and put it back here:

http://inlinethumb55.webshots.com/16054/2791630030101147942S425x425Q85.jpg
ftwildernessrick
03-23-2010, 08:20 AM
It was still there in December but it is no longer really a tree. More like a tall stump. The sign is still there and you can still see part of the lawn mower sticking out at the bottom.

I wonder if the tree died or if Disney just decided to cut it off. Every year the tree grew you saw less & less of the lawnmower. I don't remember from my last trip in November if it still had the sign on it with the tale of how it became to be.
IslandHtsCampers
03-23-2010, 08:57 AM
i saw the lawnmower tree before it was cut. The tree had some kind of boring insects all around it. The last next time i visited it was cut down and there are signs of the insects on the remaining stump.
ynottony99
03-23-2010, 09:59 AM
Dave, thanks for the updates, and photos. We'll keep hoping that they bring it back out.
Now it's up to anyone of you there at FW, to keep us posted if you see anything!:3dglasses
ynottony99
04-16-2010, 08:10 PM
Bump
Minnie&Mickey
04-16-2010, 08:46 PM
It still wasn't there last week. :(
ynottony99
04-17-2010, 07:34 AM
Thanks for the update.
Rhonda
04-17-2010, 11:23 AM
i saw the lawnmower tree before it was cut. The tree had some kind of boring insects all around it. The last next time i visited it was cut down and there are signs of the insects on the remaining stump.

Why were the insects boring? Weren't doing much?
Lil' Lisa
04-17-2010, 12:45 PM
Why were the insects boring? Weren't doing much?

:lmao:
AuburnJen92
04-17-2010, 06:37 PM
Why were the insects boring? Weren't doing much?

The otters had stolen all their beer and they were waiting on another shipment to come in, so they figured, "Hey, there is this tree here....instead of beer, let's eat this tree until those stupid otters replace our beer stash..."

I heard this straight from a bus driver.:teacher:
BradyBz12
04-18-2010, 07:52 AM
Then it MUST be true! :lmao:
Lyndria
04-19-2010, 08:34 PM
Saw this today....



http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab343/Lyndria/april2010081.jpg
thorphin
04-28-2010, 01:29 PM
Wow, that's funny and sad all at the same time. It's sad to see this happen to a landmark, but at least it's still sort of there. I don't feel that badly about it even though I made a special trip just to see it 2005... the tree had grown a lot and it just wasn't as exciting as it was 20 years ago.