Path to Nowhere

[monkeyknuckler]

Just visited the path between the MK boat launch and the GF. Anyone know if there is a story behind why this is here? I've never seen anybody on it, except myself.

 

[mesaboy2]

Clearly meant to be a path between MK and GF, but then I imagine an estimate came in high or priorities changed.

 

[huhwhat]

if you notice all the pavers are engraved, each one was paid for so they have to put them somewhere for people to see

 

[Mamiamjo]

if you notice all the pavers are engraved, each one was paid for so they have to put them somewhere for people to see

So that's where my brick is! LOL

 

[11290]

Clearly meant to be a path between MK and GF, but then I imagine an estimate came in high or priorities changed.

So that's where my brick is! LOL

For Mesa: Saw last week some construction going on at the mouth of the canal. Looks like a floating bridge being constructed, at least maybe.

For Mamiamjo: You can go to Guest Relations and get a map and location coordinates of where your brick is, if you have one. Some are on the pathways, entry to MK, walk toward Contemporary and some at the entrance area of TTC. There is still a book of all the locations.

 

[rangebob]

The bridge you saw in that area isn't a bridge but is a boat dock for the Ferry Boat.

 

[cigar95]

The bridge you saw in that area isn't a bridge but is a boat dock for the Ferry Boat.

Yup. Just to avoid confusion - the dock is being built there, but it's going to be installed over at the TTC. They're not planning on complementing the "path to nowhere" with a "ferry to nowhere".

Aside - a few years ago, I walked down that path to the end, just to have been somewhere that very few WDW guests have been.

 

[amcnj]

Over the years some have said that path was never completed due to the cost of building a bridge over the canal. Others that another resort was in the works for that area but later shelved.

 

[ucfknight]

Any bridge over the canal would have to be a drawbridge like they have in Epcot between China and the Outpost. They probably decided the bridge would be cost prohibitive given the small amount of people who would actually use it.

 

[cigar95]

Any bridge over the canal would have to be a drawbridge like they have in Epcot between China and the Outpost. They probably decided the bridge would be cost prohibitive given the small amount of people who would actually use it.

Another option would be a "swinging gate" type - probably could be built for under $200k. Given that it would be opened only a few times a day, and would, as you note, see fairly light foot traffic, it can be a relatively simple structure.

 

[Indio]

While listening to one of the Disney stations on Live365 this morning, they played an old monorail spiel that told about the engraved brick path around the lake. It said that the path would eventually go all the way around the lake - 3 1/2 miles. Guess they didn't sell enough bricks!!