Disney Picture of the day Part 3

[kimmar067]

I don't know when this was, but I'm glad I wasn't there!!!!!

...Christmas Day - two weeks ago......

 

[kimmar067]

Me neither...yes very scary
I learn something new every day on these boards!!

...actually, the head moves too......

 

[A_NY_Outlaw]

My favorite place.....

bee-yooot-i-ful

 

[TheLostRescueRanger]

 

[A_NY_Outlaw]

ooops almost forgot to post my POTD

 

[DisneyMom5]

MK POTD

 

[DisneyDreamingAubrey]

Happy Tuesday. It's my little boy Noah's 6th birthday...

 

[Tantor]

My POTD
Just happened to catch DH and DD com'in around the bend...........

 

[princesskelz]

MY POTD!!

 

[scottishduffy]

POTD:

 

[DznyDreamz]

 

[mouselovenfamily]

POTD

 

[J.C.&ALI'SMOM]

Looking towards Morocco (actually waiting on DH and his Moroccorita )

 

[Smooshdog]

Sure wish I could have stayed here once...

 

[oliviansmom17]

Sure wish I could have stayed here once...

What is that???

 

[mouselovenfamily]

What is that???

The Tree Houses. Between FQ and Downtown Disney. Now used to house students on programs from college's.

 

[oliviansmom17]

I've never seen that before!! Ya learn sumthin' new every day!

 

[bdtracey]

Sure wish I could have stayed here once...

This is a tree house and, correct me if I'm wrong, but some of the international exchange students stay in these while employed at WDW. If I remember correctly these were initially set up as some sort of guest resort but got shut down because the area was deemed as an ecological reserve. If you want to see them all you have to do is take a boat from one of the Port Orleans resorts to DTD (or vice versa). Even if you're not staying at Port Orleans it is a great way to take a break from the shopping in DTD.

 

[We-Luv-Disney]

Sure wish I could have stayed here once...

very interesting! thanks for sharing

 

[Smooshdog]

On our boat ride to DTD from POFQ our boat captin told us that he and his family had stayed at the tree houses and it was his best vacation ever! He also told us that they had sustained some minor hurricane damage in the late 90s, and since they already needed a refurb, work had to be done, however to update the tree houses they would have to comply with the American's with Disabilities Act which had been enacted since the tree houses were first built. The design of the tree houses has the bottom 1/3 less the size of the top and there was no feasable way for them to be updated to accomodate the ADA, so now they house the international college students.

The best part of the tree houses is that they are built according to Walt's own design. Walt wanted a place for large families to be able to stay and with the 3 bed room, two bath tree houses they could. Evidently the bedroom on the bottom is called the rope room and all the furinture is suspended by ropes.