I'm just going to add my two cents. Just my opinion. I agree to each his own, but this is just my opinion.
There used to be separate boats for ft. wilderness and wilderness lodge. Remember they used to have the orange and green flags, then they had the orange and green flag to show when they were shared during light times, then they shared all the time. I'd rather have separate boats and busses, too, but I like the bus to the ttc. It is just as good to bus to ttc and monorail to epcot as to bus to ft. wilderness and then on to epcot, to me.
I would not want separate check in desks. The reason I like wilderness lodge villas is that I like wilderness lodge. I like checking in at wilderness lodge and coming in to the main lobby. I like the resort hotel feel. Please no separate desk or valets.
I would not want to see it expanded. I do not miss grand villas. I like the resort hotel feel rather than a condo feel.
I would not want to see roaring forks expanded any more. I wasn't sure about it when they moved the arcade and expanded it, but I think it is about fine now. Roaring forks is a place to grab a quick burger or something, not to hang out at. It doesn't bother me that it isn't a big crazy food court. I like how it is. I might try to add some diversity to whispering canyon's dinner menu, with a sandwhich or two if someone in your party doesn't want a big meal. Territory lounge could really benefit from some decent beer. That would be my #1 change at wilderness lodge. Put in some good beer in wilderness lodge with the proper theme. They can go nuts on pacific northwest wine, but the only fitting beer is the redhook esb - how about a little sierra nevada at least. Stoney creek vanilla porter. A re-labeled microbrew wheat or nut brown. "wilderness lodge wheat." Etc. It really is such a shame. There are so many beers that would fit so well there.
I would also put the moose or deer or buffalo head that was in
disneyland's country bear jamboree on the wall in the territory lounge, and give the bartenders a board of buttons they could push to make him say stuff.
I wish they would re-imagineer something with that dumpster view. I've never had one, but everybody talks about them. The majority of the studios that are dedicated are at the end of the hallways. So if you are staying in a studio and the lock offs are being used for two bedrooms there are good odds you would stay there.
I would make some of the studios have two beds in them like in old key west. Sometimes that is just a good configuration. Like we have an Aunt and a mother in law who will share a regular room in the wilderness lodge because it has two beds, but won't share a studio because somebody would have to sleep on the sofa. A one-bedroom wouldn't work for them either. So that configuration would work for some rooms. Maybe the ones at the end of the hall looking at the dumpsters.
One time I thought it would be nice to have a coke dispenser for mugs so you didn't have to walk all the way to roaring forks, but that would end up being a mess so it is easier just to put some cokes in your fridge and forget the mug.
I would like to see fewer bikes from ft. wilderness parked at the pool when the pool is really busy.
I would get rid of the conceirge junk on the top floor of the main lobby because it messes up the site lines in there, takes the fun out of riding the elevator to the top and walking down the stairs, and is right outside the honey moon rooms. It just wasn't designed for it in the first place.
I would like more Humphrey Bear merchandise. I would like to see a humphrey bear dvd and other properly themed dvds in the gift shop, not the same old stuff as everywhere else. Like apple dumpling gang or old yellar. Or maybe a "wilderness lodge" collection of shorts with hiawatha and humphrey bear and pecos bill etc. That would be cool.
I'd like for them to bring back the taste of the lodge tour on the days they don't have ranger stan's tour.
I'd like to see another big slide. Maybe not as tall as sab, but taller than the one there now. Like a fort lookout post. The pool isn't big enough for it, so I'd like to see another big pool. Or better yet I'd like to see river country fixed and opened. And discovery island cleaned up and opened at least for people to hang out and picnic on and let the kids play. Or a scavenger hunt or something.
I'd like to have seadoos in the marina for rent.
I don't think I want the monorail expanded over, just bus to the ttc for it. It would look junky to have the monorail by the wilderness lodge. I would like the convenience though. If they just streched it over from the contemporary I would be OK with it I guess. If they could put in some sort of steam train I'd be all for it.
I'd put bigger tvs in with vhs/dvd built in.
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