Something is happening near the pool!!!

[Live4FW]

Here's some pictures taken yesterday of the new slide:

If you look at the bottom of the main pool it looks as though it has now been filled in and they are very close to putting the new surface in???

 

[Cockburn Family]

Here's some pictures taken yesterday of the new slide:

I'M SO EXCITED THAT I MISSED THE "YESTERDAY" PART OF YOU POST

You are a dedicated DISmember with your priorities in check...that is not packing but instead getting photo's for all of us...Bless you!!

 

[ynottony99]

The pictures were taken yesterday (Sat Feb 21)...

when I should have been packing to leave Saturday morning, I rode my bike over to the pool area to get these updated ones... pretty neat.

In the true spirit of TCD and his Deputy snoops!!!

 

[ynottony99]

If you look at the bottom of the main pool it looks as though it has now been filled in and they are very close to putting the new surface in???

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[auntie]

Am I the only one who thought...the slide looked okay but I'm not overly impressed. I'm hoping maybe this is the "inside" and they might be building a cool..rockscaped outside to it?..or ...maybe not.
I don't know...it's certainly better than nothing, but seems to fall short of what's been offered at the other resorts. Considering the increase in rates for the sites..I had hoped for a bit more bang for the buck. Guess, I'll wait and see how the completed project looks.
The photos are terrific..and you're quite the FW spy!

 

[Shan-man]

Yeah, I'm afraid what you see is gonna be pretty much what you get... more of a bare-bones slide and less Big Thunder Mountain! Cest la vie.

 

[DaveInTN]

Yeah, when I first saw the pics of the slide I was a bit disappointed. But then as I thought about it, I loved the Fort without a theme pool and slide. So, it's not like I ever thought that the Fort needed a great theme pool on par with Y&BC to be sufficient for me. I'm sure that the finished product will be good, and that my family will enjoy the pool now for more than just a place to swim for 20 minutes. We will probably hang out there a little more now, and my girls will love that slide. A couple of beers in and I'll probably love it too. Probably will even make a damn fool of myself on it. You'll know me...I'll be the one screaming like a little girl all the way down, and making a bigger than usual splash at the bottom. Hey, I'm getting excited again! Bring it on!!!

 

[Tri-circle-D]

The pictures were taken yesterday (Sat Feb 21)...

I actually had ones from Thursday that had the base of the slide in place and the other pieces off in the corner, fortunately I told my DD's about it and they mentioned they saw all the pieces put together, so when I should have been packing to leave Saturday morning, I rode my bike over to the pool area to get these updated ones... pretty neat.

Phape- Way to go!!! That's the spirit!!!! I would have done the same thing!

It is interesting that the top of this slide is enclosed. I didn't think it would be.

They still have to build the steps, and I think that there is will be a water tower on top of the structure. So, there is still hope that there will some decent theme-ing on this project.

The slide pieces were just delivered on Monday, 2/16. The slide is already put together. I think they intend to build some stuff around the slide. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
TCD

 

[BigDaddyRog]

I was a little less than excited when I saw the pics last night too..but like mentioned before...I was happy without a slide at all, so how can I be "unhappy" about the one they have now???? At least we know no one will be filling our pool up from other resorts because its SO COOL now!!

TCD, I hope you're right though....it really WOULD be nice for the kids to have a water tower worked in SOMEWHERE as a triburte to River Country if nothing else. Even if its just there as a visual prop that has no real function.

 

[Tnbob]

Don't forget, the bigger the slide the more steps to get up to it and as someone said before Fiends tend to be "full Figured" and speaking for myself, its big enough to make a splash.

 

[Disbuf]

Don't forget that the rumor was this slide was going to be similar to the one at Hilton Head and so far it is taking shape to look that way. I think the finished product will look much better than what it does at this point.

 

[jason_rving]

Phape- Way to go!!! That's the spirit!!!! I would have done the same thing!

It is interesting that the top of this slide is enclosed. I didn't think it would be.


TCD

It does not look enclosed to me, I think that is just an extra lip not a full closure.

 

[Shan-man]

Right-o, it is just a higher lip on the outside edge just like on the lower half.

 

[bxtx]

Is there an ETA on opening the pool? We'll be there mid March for our Spring Break and I'm wondering if it's worth packing swim gear!

SOrry if its already listed somewhere, I got lost in the threads

Bx

 

[rapriebe]

Is there an ETA on opening the pool? We'll be there mid March for our Spring Break and I'm wondering if it's worth packing swim gear!

SOrry if its already listed somewhere, I got lost in the threads

Bx

Estimated completion date is 20 March.

 

[sarahk0204]

Right-o, it is just a higher lip on the outside edge just like on the lower half.

Just remember that those slides are pretty slippery. You want the sides to be tall enough that people (probably small people like kids) don't flip up and out.

 

[bxtx]

Estimated completion date is 20 March.

Just as we are leaving... wondering if we could take it on its maiden voyage??

 

[Cockburn Family]

Any locals heading to the Fort for the weekend....I know its only 13 sleeps until our trip but I'm dying to see how close they are to completion....any recent photo's anyone??

 

[Disbuf]

We are only 20 days from our trip and I have a feeling the pool isn't going to be done by the time we arrive. From the last set of photos, it looks like there is still alot to be done if they are going to open on there current completion date. Can't wait to see some more photos to see how much they got done this week.

 

[Cockburn Family]

They have done quite a bit in a short period of time.....I think the pool has only been officially closed since Jan 20th. But who knows what the grand plan is....and how much more they are doing??

They need to add a night shift!!!