Fort Wilderness Rennovations!!!!

[knightje]

Touring Plans just announced that rennovations to the Fort are being planned that will entirely pave the current dirt pads. If true, this will make tent camping extremely difficult!

Does anyone have better info?

 

[GoCamels]

Other things we've seen lists only selected loops that will consolidate sites to expand them to meet the requriement of today's larger vehicles...leaving several loops "as is"...do some digging and you'll find a thread on it.

 

[big kahuna1]

They are converting some sites into "Premier Sites". Only these sites will lose the dirt pad. Here is the link on this:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1770676

 

[Kimbere]

Losing the dirt pads sounds like an excellent idea to me. Then again, I don't tent camp...ever! I thought the dirt was the only bad part about the entire campground and would love to see a paved pad on the sites. Maybe they could devote certain loops for tenting only?

Any more news on the swimming pool renovations?

 

[clkelley]

According to the list, Loop 100, 200, 300, and 1600 - 1800, and 1500 and 2000 will keep the sand paid available for tents.

All other loops will go to paved only. However, tents will still be allowed on any level of site. Folks will just have to get creative if they want to put a tent on concrete as far as staking it down. They also state upgraded vegetation for privacy will be added between the premium sites, so it won't be "all" concrete, so awnings will be able to be staked down past the edge of the concrete.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

I misunderstand OFTEN, and may have misunderstood this as well....but I thought it meant that the paved pad would be wider and longer(eliminating the coquina pad), but I didnt get the feeling that they were going to eliminate the "yard" of each site...I took it to mean they were simply eliminating the sandpads.
An "all concrete" site wouldnt be very inviting....and can you imagine how HOT it would be during August???? Makes Walmart camping sound like a trip back to nature!!!

 

[RvUsa]

I hope they don't do away with all the sand, Matt spent hours a day with his construction equipment. As far as all concrete, I hope they make them wider, because with the slide outs out, and the trailer over as far as I could with them out, I only had about 2' from end of steps to 3' drop off. We had chairs under the awning, and could barely get by them.

I can stake my awning down on concrete blacktop, sand whatever, I always carry my hammer drill with us....

 

[~Kristina~]

Losing the dirt pads sounds like an excellent idea to me. Then again, I don't tent camp...ever! I thought the dirt was the only bad part about the entire campground and would love to see a paved pad on the sites. Maybe they could devote certain loops for tenting only?

Any more news on the swimming pool renovations?

I'm curious about the pool too. Hopefully it's ready to go by Oct.

 

[clkelley]

I misunderstand OFTEN, and may have misunderstood this as well....but I thought it meant that the paved pad would be wider and longer(eliminating the coquina pad), but I didnt get the feeling that they were going to eliminate the "yard" of each site...I took it to mean they were simply eliminating the sandpads.
An "all concrete" site wouldnt be very inviting....and can you imagine how HOT it would be during August???? Makes Walmart camping sound like a trip back to nature!!!

I thought that's what I said

I never felt that anything but the driveway and sand was part of the site, but did use some area outside the edges for staking guy lines, etc.

 

[~Kristina~]

I wouldn't mind doing away with the sand on some site. I'm still sweeping sand out of the camper! lol

 

[stacktester]

Why not make the fort into an all asphalt parking lot and forget nature altogether? I like the sand pad to set up chairs and a 10 x 10 tent to hang out.

 

[LONE-STAR]

I can stake my awning down on concrete blacktop, sand whatever, I always carry my hammer drill with us....

I was thinking the same thing. (but I would not damage the fort)

 

[happy_redhead]

Why not make the fort into an all asphalt parking lot and forget nature altogether? I like the sand pad to set up chairs and a 10 x 10 tent to hang out.

Man after my own heart....I totally agree!

 

[~Kristina~]

I didn't mean replace it with concrete, what's wrong with grass??

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Disney could pave over the whole place, then cover it with astroturf. They could then spend a fortune making trees ala Swiss Family Robinson tree house. Armadillos, deer, birds and gators could easily be replaced with animatronics. They could even recycle some of those from the Jungle Ride. It would be GREAT!!!!

 

[seabee]

I'm curious about the pool too. Hopefully it's ready to go by Oct.

Last thing I saw was that the pool wouldn't be started until 2009. Maybe it will be ready for our Wild Dis Women's Weekend!

 

[Kimbere]

The only reason I didn't like the sand/dirt is that when it rained, our site was a MESS. We left our crocs next to the door under the awning, but there was still wet sand and dirt everywhere...especially on the carpet in the camper. I've never stayed anywhere that put sand on a site intentionally....but for tenters I guess you would need it, or else lay grass.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Id LOVE to spend a week in the swiss tree house!!!

 

[PolynesianPixie]

Id LOVE to spend a week in the swiss tree house!!!

I've had the same thought! I asked my BIL who is a CM if anybody ever slept there....I figured some CMs could have made it happen. Never heard of a CM going wild or anything He just looked at me like "why would anyone want to do THAT?"

 

[BigDaddyRog]

If for some reason I survived a nuclear holocaust, and was the last guy alive.....or if people got smart and the entire state of florida evacuated because its just too damn hot to live there full time...Id take up residence at WDW....of coarse it wouldnt be as fun with no chicks around....to get my beer for me.