Something is happening near the pool!!!

[des1954]

I'm re-posting this picture I took on Easter. TCD's approximated size is going to be pretty close. The splash zone will not be as large as the ones at some other resorts. Sorry...

 

[ntsammy5]

 

[sarahk0204]

Well, actually a blog referenced in the newsletter

Still under construction is a children’s play area adjacent to the pool. When completed, this spot will have water-spouts, nozzles, and moving objects to delight the little ones.


I don't see any mention of slides here. I hope TCD's source is the correct one

 

[jdd]

I don't see any mention of slides here. I hope TCD's source is the correct one

Me too! The CBR splash area looks SO cool! My kids would love that! Hopefully we'll know soon - they said end of April right?

Thanks for all the photos everyone - we're getting so excited for our first trip to the Fort!

 

[zakerdog]

Here's a picture from today. The splash pad looks like it will be about 35' long!

 

[auntie]

I hope it has the slides built into it...but having seen the one at CBR...this area doesn't appear to be as large..at least from what I remember. Just as the pool was somewhat scaled back from what we thought it was going to be...looks as if the Splash zone might be smaller as well. Either way..I'm sure the kids will have a great time with it !

Thanks for the updated photo Carol!

 

[Shan-man]

Wow, that's really coming along. It looks like is will be a flat pad, not a shallow pool. I sure hope it is going to be more than a few fountains.

 

[RvUsa]

If you look, it is kinda "dished" out a little, and there is a white ring about 2' from the outside, in the middle left you can see it looks like it will be a drainage/skimmer for the water.

It is just an educated guess from that picture and one of the rebar in one of TCD's that it will be about 6-8" deep in the middle. Now who knows what they will put in there, but I know Matt will love it no matter what!

 

[Shan-man]

Hmmm? Looks like a flat oval with a perimeter drain to me. Can anyone who has "eyes on" tell us if it is dished? TIA

 

[RvUsa]

Shan, If you look at this pic I stole from Deb....

The rebar looks bowed down in the middle to me, It may be my eyes, but I would think it makes sense since the drains or skimmers, are in the middle. In zakerdog's pic it may be because of the darker gray color, but it LOOKS dished to me, not much but a little. I hope someone posts some more pics soon, I miss all the hype of the pool pics LOL.

 

[Colleen27]

The rebar looks bowed down in the middle to me, It may be my eyes, but I would think it makes sense since the drains or skimmers, are in the middle. In zakerdog's pic it may be because of the darker gray color, but it LOOKS dished to me, not much but a little. I hope someone posts some more pics soon, I miss all the hype of the pool pics LOL.

Did anyone see the pics of the kids area at AKV that TinkerbellLuvr7 posted on her TR today? The pad doesn't look quite the same, but the size and type of plumbing fixtures left protruding from the pad make me think it'll be more like this one than CBR's.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Wow, that's really coming along. It looks like is will be a flat pad, not a shallow pool. I sure hope it is going to be more than a few fountains.

I hope so too. Not because I have a lot of little ones to use it but honestly it seems like a lot of work and a lot of money spent- might as well make it more interesting and useful please! Yanno? LOL (plus I'm thinking less "little ones" in the big pool if the splash area is a lot of fun, right?)

 

[Donna]

Sorry if this has been posted. It's a nice write up on the Fort and also shows a newer picture of the splash area, it's coming along nicely!

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/04/fort_wilderness_swimming_pool.html

 

[Goofyseven]

Sorry if this has been posted. It's a nice write up on the Fort and also shows a newer picture of the splash area, it's coming along nicely!

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/04/fort_wilderness_swimming_pool.html

Thanks for posting the link, a lot of information.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Sorry if this has been posted. It's a nice write up on the Fort and also shows a newer picture of the splash area, it's coming along nicely!

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/04/fort_wilderness_swimming_pool.html

Donna- Thanks for the link! The author of this blog did an excellent job describing the Fort and the activities available, and he took some great photos, too. This will be a great article to share with folks in the future. This apparently is the blog that Sarahk0204 quoted in post #743 above regarding what would be included in the splash zone. Read in context, this is just the author's general description of what he thinks will be included in the splash zone. It does not appear to be an official description from any official source.

And, Colleen27, thank you for the heads up on the new pool at the AKL DVC addition.

Does anyone remember this artistic rendering?:

There was some brief and wild speculation at the time that AKL was going to steal FW's tower.

It looks like this is the finished product:

I like FW's new tower better!

This part of the new AKL pool is described as being in the children's splash area.

Perhaps FW's will also include some type of tower, on a smaller scale? That would be consistent with what my source told me.

We will know for sure soon.

And, Shan-man, I have to agree that from the most recent photos, it doesn't look like that splash zone will actually hold very much water. But, there are definitely drains in the middle, too, and they sure installed a lot of pipes, so I am still holding out hope that it is going to be more than just a few water jets.


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