Something is happening near the pool!!!

[hopeisb4u]

i'm keeping hope alive....

)

but, in case it isn't done, where is this bike trail to WL that i keep hearing about??

We usually rent carts, so this is our first time biking it. I'm not familiar with any trails at the fort. Any information would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[Shan-man]

Roughly across the street from the Stables.

 

[ynottony99]

Video from Thursday March 12th.



Well, I took these photos before I got chased away. This is the guy and the hammer that asked me to kindly leave.

 

[AndrewJackson]

The original plans called for a 'companion restroom'. Maybe that is getting added on at the end of the arcade.

 

[DaveInTN]

Well if they don't want progress photos being posted to the web, maybe Bobby I. should have sprung for a bigger fence! But you'd think they would be flattered by the immense interest this project has attracted. TCD, Tony and others are providing FREE publicity by ramping up the interest on the board. If it weren't for the information and interaction I get on this board, my Fort obsession might eventually diminish. During the months when I am not at the Fort, those photos, along with the trip reports and other interesting postings keep the Fort alive for me.

I guess I don't see the problem with the pictures. Maybe it's just the trespassing they are ticked about.

 

[hopeisb4u]

Roughly across the street from the Stables.

Are you referring to the trail that the horses take??

Or the one close to where the busses go.

I know...I know...i should probably know this by now. But, I've never even been to the stables.

 

[DaveInTN]

Are you referring to the trail that the horses take??

Or the one close to where the busses go.

I know...I know...i should probably know this by now. But, I've never even been to the stables.

The trail starts near the Settlement bus depot. The stables are behind there, and the trail head is across the street from there. NOT where you would take the trail rides which is near the Outpost depot.

 

[hopeisb4u]

Great!

Thanks so much for the info!

 

[ynottony99]

The trail starts near the Settlement bus depot. The stables are behind there, and the trail head is across the street from there. NOT where you would take the trail rides which is near the Outpost depot.

Here is a photo of this trail being used by the Segway Tour leaving the Tri Circle D ranch and crossing the street onto the paved trail that goes to the Lodge.

 

[motofamily]

Are they stamping that concrete or is it just a color?

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Anyone going to Disney should avoid going with us! We stayed at the POFQ last year and we didn't know the pool was being refurbished. Now we are going to FW the last week in May and I am HOPING the pool will be open by then.

It seems like we are chasing the pool reconstruction crew around from resort to resort every year.

It better be opened by the end of May! It will put a major damper on our moods if it's not. I mean surely it will be done by then? I sure hope so. Like others, I've already told my kids about it and wasn't really worried about it being done by THEN, but also really sympathizing with those expecting it to be open by the time they went end of March/etc. because I know I'd be upset too. We're really not going to be using a pool if we have to go all the way to WL to use it- and does the WL pool have a slide anyway? And is it open 24hrs like I just read the sign says the one at FW is/was?

Oh please let the pool be done by the last week of May. Surely they have enough time to get it done by then- they are now saying mid April, right? So that gives them a whole MONTH past that. (although I have a feeling there will be a LOT more people unhappy if it's not ready atleast by mid-april like they are saying now!)
I hadn't even thought about it not being done by end of May.......

I also think the way they painted the support metal to look like wood is really neat- they did a great job on that! it's not just brown- it's really painted to look like wood!

Also that's weird about the construction worker saying they know pictures are being shown online. I agree with the person that said they shouldn't be upset about it- it's getting everyone interested in the pool and maybe more people booking there because of it! Not to mention getting people who are going there soon PREPARED for the fact that it's not ready yet as originally planned, right? Would they rather all those people showed up completely unaware that the pool wasn't ready yet?
But still it's weird that someone knew the pictures were here and told construction workers to run off peeps with cameras.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

...I was approached on Friday afternoon by a construction worker carrying a big hammer....Disney wanted him to ask anyone taking pictures to please stop....taking pictures and posting them on the internet.

Disney has hired a new breed of security, apparently. Hammers are cheaper than guns and dont require a license. Hired intimidation...hmmmm. This is getting interesting.....I wonder whats between the old pool surface and th newly laid, shallower pool bottom.....Michael Eisner? Jimmy Hoffa? Jim Henson?

The best way to insure that the photos continue to hit the net is for them to insist that they dont want them publicized. And believe me....Disney KNOWS that.....seems like the gates are open more often now, and you guys are getting much better shots and angles...coincidence? I think not!! Soon we will see signs like this:

 

[Thumper_ehhhhh]

lmao BDR too funny.

 

[sandycheat]

I just noticed that in tht picture there are extra boots...wonder what happened to the people whose feet they belonged on... weird for someone to take off their boots in a construction site

 

[medic9016]

I just noticed that in tht picture there are extra boots...wonder what happened to the people whose feet they belonged on... weird for someone to take off their boots in a construction site

They probably belong to the guys doing the concrete work. They change into rubber boots.

 

[BradyBz12]

Just fyi, WL pool does have a slide...

From All Ears

The pool is very nice and stays with the National Park Service motif. It begins inside the lobby as a bubbling geyser and runs outside to Silver Creek Falls and into the larger pool. There is a short water slide and also a kid's pool. There are lounge chairs, some tables and umbrellas available. There are two hot tubs for soothing your sore muscles.

Guest Comments:

You note in your web page that there are two spas. We learned quickly that they keep one of those spas "hot" and the other one "warm" (we found the "hot" one a little too hot, while the "warm" one was just right). (Mark)

While not the norm, you may see lifeguards asking for a resort ID. They make periodic spot checks because people from other resorts as well as off property people sometimes come to the pool making it extremely crowded. (JMarshall)

Can't find anything that talks about the hours.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

I just noticed that in tht picture there are extra boots...wonder what happened to the people whose feet they belonged on... weird for someone to take off their boots in a construction site

Ya cant bury a guy in concrete with his boots on...that would just be disrespectful!!

 

[rimmer]

Boo Hoo It's official the pool is not opening until mid-April. I received a letter in the mail today from "The cast of Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground" It says "We expect the work to be completed by mid-April 2009" it also states "For your swimming enjoyment, our resort's leisure pool will remain open during this time. We will also offer the Silver Creek Springs Pool located at Disney's Wilderness Lodge for Guests wishing to take advantage of this nearby experience." First time I ever received a letter like this from Disney. I was actually excited when I got the mail and the return address said "For your Future Enjoyment" What a way to sike me out.

Dh originally said we wouldn't stay at the fort if the pool wasn't ready, but he's ok with it now. We love WL so a little bike ride (dh and myself could use the excercise) won't be so bad I guess.

 

[rimmer]

Maybe the guy that wrote the letter belonged to those boots

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Hello all . . .

I thought I would let you all know that I started a new thread with 100+ photos that I took on 3/13/09 of construction updates at the Fort. More than half of these photos are of the pool. I already posted the best photos on this thread, but for those of you who really want a photo fix, or to study what is going on at the pool and elsewhere around the Fort, check out this new thread: 3/13/09 Update

TCD