My last photos were from the 1200 loop, so we need a photo from the 1300 loop. Here you go:
This is the only photo that I have from the 1300 loop. How many photos of an empty loop do you need?
From 1300, it was on to 1100. Same story, different loop:
This little back-hoe was set up outside Cabin loop 2200. I think they were just digging up a drainage ditch:
This is a photo from early Saturday. There were a lot of open sites on the 2000 loop, too:
Interestingly enough, the 2000 loop was pretty full by Saturday night. But, it emptied out again on Sunday. I never realized how many people come to the Fort and tent camp for one night. There was a group right across from us that did that on Saturday. It looked like a couple of moms, a grandma, and a few teens. They just set up a tent on Saturday, lived it up at their site, they knew how to party- glow sticks and everything, and then on Sunday morning, they threw all their gear back in their minivan, and they were gone.
If you are still reading along, let me share a word of warning with you. If you show up at the Fort and looking like a hippie, I am going to take your picture, and post it on the Disboards. I mean, how could I not? Just look at this guy! He is screaming for attention:
What in the world?
To each his own.
But, I am still going to take your picture and put it here so we can all take a good look. And, if you are a hippie, please understand that I have nothing against hippies. It's just I don't get why you are out rolling like that in 2009.
Last week, someone had set up a live webcam and was broadcasting from the Fort. I didn't hear whether or not this person was a Disboard member. But, in case you are ever camped near this guy, I thought you might want to know who it was that was doing the broadcasting. Here's their rig. I have some more photos of this site, too, and will post those in a bit:
I should have posted this photo when I posted the photos of the other barricades that have been erected to block golf cart traffic. These are the barricades at the 1400 loop:
On Saturday, the DD's and I visited Animal Kingdom in the late afternoon. The park was closing at 5, so the plan was to leave at closing, head back to the Fort, and then take the boat to the Contemporary, and then the monorail to the Polynesian for dinner. Despite what you have seen in the photos showing how empty the Fort was, the parks were busy. Luckily, a nice person handed us Fastpasses for Dinosaur as we entered AK. The wait for Dinosaur at 3 pm was 60 minutes. For Dinosaur! That is usually pretty close to a walk on attraction most of the time. Despite the crowds, we got to ride Dinosaur (thanks to those Fastpasses) and Expedition Everest at AK. We also waited on line for Kali River Rapids for 45+ minutes, but eventually gave up when the line basically stopped moving. A storm was moving in, and they were announcing that they might need to close the ride. We bailed.
We made it back to the Fort. The storm that was threatening moved on, and we headed down to the dock at about 6:30.
Was there a hippie convention at the Fort last weekend? Look who was sitting in front of me on the boat to the Contemporary:
Really.
Some photos from our boat ride:
If you have visited the Fort in the past couple of years, then you know that a new building has been constructed next to the Contemporary Resort. This is a new Disney Vacation Club property called Bay Lake Tower. It was just completed and opened to the public this month. Here it is, as seen from Bay Lake:
As you can see, there is an elevated walkway (I think they call it a Sky Bridge) that connects the new building to the Contemporary Resort. I had already read complaints from people here on the Disboards that only registered guests of Bay Lake Towers are allowed to access the Sky Bridge from the Contemporary. Sure enough, when I checked it out, there was a locked door, and a key reader with a sign saying that the bridge was for guests of the BLT resort, and that the bridge was key access only.
But, when did a little detail like a sign ever stop TCD?
I mean there was just one sign.
And, it was very small.
So, here is the view from the Sky Bridge looking over Bay Lake:
Here is something cool. In this next photo, look just above the tree line in the center of the photo. See that yellow dot? That is the new balloon at Downtown Disney:
Another shot from the bridge:
Cool view, no?
Too bad non-guests are not allowed in the building.
The view from there must be pretty cool.
But, I had already bent the rules by going on the Sky Bridge. There was no way that I would push the envelope and actually have the audacity to enter the building.
Would I?
TCD
How did you get past the locked door? 
Did your FtW key work? 
I know its probably a TCD trade secret but inquiring minds wanna know! 
