Fort Wilderness Scavenger Hunt

[MrsRideGuru]

Does anyone know if there is a pre-made scavenger hunt for FW anywhere on the web?

If there isn't one, I'm willing to create one for my upcoming trip, but I have no idea what to add, so could y'all please give me some ideas beside the normal "green leaf", "rock", "yellow leaf", etc... that's is on standard scavenger hunts.

Thank you so much!

 

[Maggie at the Fort]

I don't know of any but I love this idea. It should include train tracks from the long defunct rail road, the lawn mower tree stump, something to get you in the trading posts, the calliope, hmmm...
Would love to do this with my kids!!

 

[bama_ed]

I don't know of any but I love this idea. It should include train tracks from the long defunct rail road, the lawn mower tree stump, something to get you in the trading posts, the calliope, hmmm...
Would love to do this with my kids!!

Mags,

The hunt would have to include where the lawn mower stump tree USED to be. It's been gone for a few years now. But I love the idea.

Bama Ed

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Does anyone know if there is a pre-made scavenger hunt for FW anywhere on the web?

If there isn't one, I'm willing to create one for my upcoming trip, but I have no idea what to add, so could y'all please give me some ideas beside the normal "green leaf", "rock", "yellow leaf", etc... that's is on standard scavenger hunts.

Thank you so much!

I'm not very familiar with FW as I've never stayed there and only visited HDDR once. Just wanted cheer you on and say that this is a very cool idea!

 

[MrsRideGuru]

I don't know of any but I love this idea. It should include train tracks from the long defunct rail road, the lawn mower tree stump, something to get you in the trading posts, the calliope, hmmm...
Would love to do this with my kids!!

Those are the type of things I want to include but since I haven't been there in 6+ years I don't know what's still there so I will add these to my list.

Mags,

The hunt would have to include where the lawn mower stump tree USED to be. It's been gone for a few years now. But I love the idea.

Bama Ed

The whole stump is gone or just the lawn mower? I remember always finding it when I was a kid.

 

[snowmedic]

You could always look for Bama ed's initials in the concrete, and the Fort railroad tracks.

 

[morrik5]

Check out this family's You Tube channel as they were on a scavenger hunt at the Fort at Easter this year: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ8wvtyS5lGjTOl6686-pWQ/search?query=easter

 

[bama_ed]

You could always look for Bama ed's initials in the concrete, and the Fort railroad tracks.

Bama Ed

 

[peg110]

Bama Ed

Okay, but we need a CLUE to the infamous "ED" Initials.

 

[snowmedic]

Okay, but we need a CLUE to the infamous "ED" Initials.

The clue is : they actually are in the Fort.

Read the trip report I did a few years back when I stayed in the 1500 loop and that will narrow it down.

 

[MrsRideGuru]

Check out this family's You Tube channel as they were on a scavenger hunt at the Fort at Easter this year: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ8wvtyS5lGjTOl6686-pWQ/search?query=easter

Thank you! That is a big help.

The clue is : they actually are in the Fort.

Read the trip report I did a few years back when I stayed in the 1500 loop and that will narrow it down.

How do I find this report?

 

[peg110]

The clue is : they actually are in the Fort.

Read the trip report I did a few years back when I stayed in the 1500 loop and that will narrow it down.

I did read it back then.... but that was a while ago..... I couldn't remember who posted it or when it was posted. I just remember reading it.

How about that link again?

 

[snowmedic]

I will post it up tonight when I get home, little hard to do on IPhone.

 

[snowmedic]

How about that link again?

I will post it up tonight when I get home, little hard to do on IPhone.

So after getting home from work I went and read through the March 2016 trip reports, great memories there, and found out that I did not post as to where I looked for Ed's initials. I must have told him where I searched, and that is when we went for a little walk and accidentally come upon them. I actually did go out and look for them on my own, but in the short time I was at the Fort on that vacation, I would not have found them.

 

[bama_ed]

So after getting home from work I went and read through the March 2016 trip reports, great memories there, and found out that I did not post as to where I looked for Ed's initials. I must have told him where I searched, and that is when we went for a little walk and accidentally come upon them. I actually did go out and look for them on my own, but in the short time I was at the Fort on that vacation, I would not have found them.

It was a win for me when I got to the Fort after checking in and headed over to meet snowmedic before he checked out. I think he was leaving the next day. He was camping in the 1500 loop (I LOVE the 1500 loop camping in my pop-up) and he and I walked together and I showed him where the initials are. He is one of only two people besides myself who know where my initials are. So it was no accident - I wanted at least two witnesses besides myself who could testify that those initials really do exist in a patch of concrete at the Fort and he is one of the two witnesses.

It took several attempts over the years to finally get a set of initials that dried in concrete. When Disney has done concrete work at the Fort (sidewalks, driveways), they post workers with the concrete to stay with it and smooth out any blemishes that might occur until the concrete sets (ask me how I know this). Honestly after I finally got an E and a D set in, I'm not real wild about letting everyone know where they are. If the Disney interns who monitor fan sites alerted management, that patch of concrete would probably get reworked pronto.

I've had a very few DISsers look for the initials and come up short and I would like to keep the list of those who know where the initials are to a very few. The Fort has a lot of sidewalks and driveways.

So while I like the idea of a Scavenger hunt, after I think about it I prefer my initials not to be a part of it. IMHO.

Bama ED

 

[snowmedic]

The Fort has a lot of sidewalks and driveways.

You're not kidding. I walked a lot of side walk and driveways that trip, constantly looking down.

Your secret is safe with me.

 

[peg110]

If the Disney interns who monitor fan sites alerted management, that patch of concrete would probably get reworked pronto.

No!!!!! They would never do that to the Infamous Bama_Ed, would they?

Well, I guess your secret is safe with me too.... Since I don't know it, it must be. Right?

 

[MrsRideGuru]

It was a win for me when I got to the Fort after checking in and headed over to meet snowmedic before he checked out. I think he was leaving the next day. He was camping in the 1500 loop (I LOVE the 1500 loop camping in my pop-up) and he and I walked together and I showed him where the initials are. He is one of only two people besides myself who know where my initials are. So it was no accident - I wanted at least two witnesses besides myself who could testify that those initials really do exist in a patch of concrete at the Fort and he is one of the two witnesses.

It took several attempts over the years to finally get a set of initials that dried in concrete. When Disney has done concrete work at the Fort (sidewalks, driveways), they post workers with the concrete to stay with it and smooth out any blemishes that might occur until the concrete sets (ask me how I know this). Honestly after I finally got an E and a D set in, I'm not real wild about letting everyone know where they are. If the Disney interns who monitor fan sites alerted management, that patch of concrete would probably get reworked pronto.

I've had a very few DISsers look for the initials and come up short and I would like to keep the list of those who know where the initials are to a very few. The Fort has a lot of sidewalks and driveways.

So while I like the idea of a Scavenger hunt, after I think about it I prefer my initials not to be a part of it. IMHO.

Bama ED

I will honor your wish and not include it in our scavenger hunt

 

[MrsRideGuru]

I'm working on making the scavenger hunt list and this is what I have so far:

Green Leaf
Yellow Leaf
Red Leaf
Abandoned rail road tracks
Lawn mower tree
Checkers table at Meadows Trading Post
Coin press at Meadows Trading Post
Wanted poster for "Curly" McKay
A Mickey lamp post at a campsite
A decorated campsite
A decorated pargo
A rocking chair
An ice machine
Coin press at Settlement Trading Post
A horseshoe
An alligator
A turkey
A squirrel
A lizard
A duck
A deer


I was going to add the Calliope but I read it's been removed . Is there anything else y'all can think of that I should add?

 

[bama_ed]

I would add see a pony or horse at the Tri Circle D Ranch (even if the calliope is gone?).

How about fireworks over the MK from the beach? Or the Electric Water Parade down on the beach?

How about the slide at the Meadow Pool?

Glad to hear you made it this far on your list.

Bam Ed

PS - as I said above, the lawn mower tree is gone.