Just back from the Fort, a bit cool at night but otherwise a great time

[Sinclare]

We were in 2007 for 9 nights tent camping. Several nights it got pretty cool but luckily we had enough blankets + a heater to knock off the dampness. The most amazing thing though was that we only had a single sprinkle the whole time. NO Rain! Very nice

The campground looked great as always and many people had halloween decorations up. Everything from BIG Jack blow ups, Mickey Vampires, to lights/decorations around the camp site. I had ment to decorate some but I ended up just putting some "pumpkin" string lights around the front entrance to the tent.

Pool tems were nice though getting out if you went in the evening was a very chilly experience. Miss Sunday wasn't at the campfire, they said she was on a leave of some kind. We missed seeing her but they still did a great job. We went to the movies 3 nights but Narnia night was just crazy crowded. My son and I got there 4 hours early and had a picnic/rest/nap. However, we were made to move our towels because it blocked the Chip/Dale path (not a problem but as soon as we did everyone else came in and took up every available inch around us and we ended up having to encroach on someone elses space because of it).

Tuesday night we went to MNSSHP. Justin got a "Jack" Mickey ears with "King Mickey" on it and wore his Orginization 13 costume + Keyblade (for those who have played Kingdom Hearts 2) and I went as a Org 13 member as well. The costumes looked great but I had a hard time keeping him in his, he finally came out of it around 9:30. Unfortunately, I got him up too early and he conked out about 10 and we had to leave.

Didn't really see that many love bugs in the Fort. There were a few when we arrived but thinned out really quickly. Overall, a GREAT time and we hated to leave. As we left out on I-75 yesterday there was a beautiful sunrise and clear blue skies. I told him it was almost a crime to leave with it looking like that but we didn't have a choice Gotta Pay the bills



Oh, just a quick note to keep someone else from doing the same thing. We tried the new "Western Way" on the way in. It was really nice but there is one point where you can see Everest through the trees and then go around a curve. Well... we were trying to film Everest and I came around the curve and saw a couple police sitting there with cars pulled off and waving them/me off the road. At first I thought it was a wreck of some sort then.... Come to find out the western way turns to 35mph around that little curve and they were really cleaning up on their monthly quota. Looked like the road had been setup that way on purpose to me. In their defense though, the guy was nice and cut my ticket down from 57 to 44mph. It still hurt though because I'm always a careful driver and it just seemed like the road was setup that way at that spot to catch tourist and milk them for a little extra cash. A bad way to start a vacation.

 

[DaddyDon]

Wow Glad you had a great time!I took the western way in but could not find it on the way back??????Did you have any problem on the way back?Yea the police were there at the same place when i went through i have to agree with you it almost seem's like they made that spot for a speed trap!

 

[Sinclare]

I also was never able to find it on the way back out. I asked the check in girl when I first arrived how to get back to it and she said the easiest thing to do was to just take 2 lefts out of FW and use 525 to get back to 429 so thats what I ended up doing.

 

[trouble]

I am glad you had a good time. I am counting down the days and am in a very cheerful mood. I think most of my coworkers think I'm nuts.

 

[surferrat]

Gald you had a great time and thanks for the report.

We are heading to the Fort for the Thanksgiving Holidays and will be decorating our lot with the X-mas theme!

 

[Goofy41]

we will be there in Dec. and I was thinking of camping. When backing up to the camp site, and setting up your tent, how big is it spot and how close is the next camp site. I snore pretty good....LOL, it may keep away or bring the animals to/from us..... Is it like a true camp site, how are the showers, bathrooms, is there a poswer source at your site, etc. I have been to some places and good thing I was only there for the weekend. Is there a store to get things etc. and would I really need to bring everything that I would on a normal camping trip.....

 

[fries9130]

Sounds like you had a great time - thanks for the report.

Thanks too for the tip on the way in. DH is driving down and will probably take that - I'll make sure to let him know!

 

[fries9130]

we will be there in Dec. and I was thinking of camoing. When backing up to the camp site, and setting up your tent, how big is it spot and how close is the next camp site. I snore pretty good....LOL, it may keep away or bring the animals to/from us..... Is it like a true camp site, how are the showers, bathrooms, is there a poswer source at your site, etc. I have been to some places and good thing I was only there for the weekend. Is there a store to get things etc. and would I really need to bring everything that I would on a normal camping trip.....

Check out http://www.disneycampers.com/Loop Pages/Camping_Loop_Index.htm THere are dimensions for a lot of the sites.

Also, http://home.hiwaay.net/~jlspence/faq_fw.htm is Jeff Spencers site and he's got some great info as well as maps so you can see where the comfort stations are (bathrooms and showers). Our first trip will be in December too and I've heard lots of compliments about the comfort stations.

I think all the sites have electricity - you can check with whoever made your reservations through to see what kind of site you paid for.

Hope you have a great trip!