campingcorgi
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For everyone who is getting ready to go--have a great time!! We got back last week and had a blast! The weather was super--mid 80's day and low 70's night most days and clear all but one day. (Then I get home to highs in the 50's--brrrr!)
You will notice some tree damage. It really seems as though the pines have been thinned a lot--both in trees gone and many fewer needles. The section of FW next to the 1500 loop and over to the campfire area looks to me as though a small tornado had gone through. Lots of snapped and downed trees there! They lost a very large tree along the walkway/golf cart path to the marina. The stump and roots were still there. The 1700 loop had a site that also had a huge stump on the camping pad. We took some photos but I haven't a clue how to show them yet--I'll figure it out and get them posted some day!
The 1800 loop was closed when we checked in (Oct. 4th) and they had it blocked off and had lots of large equipment working in there. They had it open and almost totally full by the weekend, though. They are roofing the 1600/1800 comfort station and Pioneer Hall--don't know if that is routine or storm-related. They do seem to be using something other than wood shingles, though. Putting up lots of copper flashing, too. They were also working on the roof of the bus stop at 1600-1900. One bus stop in the cabin area was blocked off--you could tell where a tree had hit it and put a 'dip' in the roof! The covered bus stop at the Outpost area was also closed off and a temporary bus stop area was set up. No work was being done on it while we were there but it was REALLY blocked off--with fencing and tarps.
We drove through Orlando to check out our future neighborhood area and everything there seemed fine. We did notice lots of homes with tarps along the way, though. We didn't notice any problems with supplies of groceries or gas. The Hess station on Disney property actually had the cheapest gas we saw till Georgia!
That's all I can think of now--yell if you have any questions and have a super time!!!
You will notice some tree damage. It really seems as though the pines have been thinned a lot--both in trees gone and many fewer needles. The section of FW next to the 1500 loop and over to the campfire area looks to me as though a small tornado had gone through. Lots of snapped and downed trees there! They lost a very large tree along the walkway/golf cart path to the marina. The stump and roots were still there. The 1700 loop had a site that also had a huge stump on the camping pad. We took some photos but I haven't a clue how to show them yet--I'll figure it out and get them posted some day!
The 1800 loop was closed when we checked in (Oct. 4th) and they had it blocked off and had lots of large equipment working in there. They had it open and almost totally full by the weekend, though. They are roofing the 1600/1800 comfort station and Pioneer Hall--don't know if that is routine or storm-related. They do seem to be using something other than wood shingles, though. Putting up lots of copper flashing, too. They were also working on the roof of the bus stop at 1600-1900. One bus stop in the cabin area was blocked off--you could tell where a tree had hit it and put a 'dip' in the roof! The covered bus stop at the Outpost area was also closed off and a temporary bus stop area was set up. No work was being done on it while we were there but it was REALLY blocked off--with fencing and tarps.
We drove through Orlando to check out our future neighborhood area and everything there seemed fine. We did notice lots of homes with tarps along the way, though. We didn't notice any problems with supplies of groceries or gas. The Hess station on Disney property actually had the cheapest gas we saw till Georgia!
That's all I can think of now--yell if you have any questions and have a super time!!!
, so maybe we will meet again!!!! Tell Lauren the girls said hi!
