Something is happening near the pool!!!

[BigDaddyRog]

Hell, I tell you....you guys are goin straight to HELL!!!



but great job!!! I was completely fooled!(not that THATS all that hard to do!!)

 

[Shan-man]

I was fooled. I also saw this photo on the Fort Wilderness Railroad site today.
It is great photo shopping. After looking closer though the cable hanging down from the top seems to disappear in places. Brilliant to get DaveInTN as an accomplice.

The cable doesn't disappear, it passes through some dappled shadows. Not that I'm suggesting I have any inside information about the photo.

 

[YensidCamper]

The box is most likely a surge pit that takes up the excess water when a lot of people enter the pool at once. The tubes appear to be big sono-tubes for pouring concrete footers and as IslandHtsCamper noted would be the right size for a larger light pole. I noticed the interior of pool has had some surfacing done as well. TCD that is the first April Fool's joke I have fallen for today, great job. I am still perplexed that they would leave a non-Disney logo on that tower.

 

[BradyBz12]

evil..... pure evil.....

 

[GOBA Mom Lynn]

...which leads to the question:

Who is this TCD character, and how did we all allow ourselves to be taken in by his seemingly altruistic motives by showing us endless photos of FW, only to be ultimately April Fooled by them???? Was it his evil plan all along?
Oh, the humanity!!!

By the way TCD, keep those pictures coming! What else do we at home have to look forward to?

 

[shoreline99]

Pool is full of water as of this evening! It ain't pretty, but there is water in it. I'll edit this to include my pics i snapped on my phone as soon as i figure out how.

edit: Pictures came out very blurry. The workmen were there tonight until the start of the campfire, so it is obviously a big push to get it open soon.

That being said, having access to the pool bar over at WL this afternoon after a long drive wasn't the worst thing in the world, either...

 

[OK GRUMPY]

It definatly sounds like it getting closer! Pictures Please!

 

[shoreline99]

Sorry about the blurry pic. It was getting dark and my phone battery was dying. I'll try to get a few better photos tomorrow...

 

[ynottony99]

Pool is full of water as of this evening! It ain't pretty, but there is water in it. I'll edit this to include my pics i snapped on my phone as soon as i figure out how.

edit: Pictures came out very blurry. The workmen were there tonight until the start of the campfire, so it is obviously a big push to get it open soon.

That being said, having access to the pool bar over at WL this afternoon after a long drive wasn't the worst thing in the world, either...

TCD didn't put you up to this did he? A really blurry photo shop photo, harder to critique. Hmmmmmmmmm.

Seriously, thanks for sharing.

 

[stacktester]

We just got back from looping and the pool indeed did have water in it. TCD and crew claim they are gonna be in it tomorrow night. His daughter says she will be the 1st down the slide. Somehow I think this is gonna happen.

 

[Thumper_ehhhhh]

Man I hope they get pictures of that with the smoke trail behind as he goes down the slide lol

 

[shoreline99]

TCD didn't put you up to this did he? A really blurry photo shop photo, harder to critique. Hmmmmmmmmm.

Seriously, thanks for sharing.

If you look real hard, you can see bigfoot in the background...

 

[Goingtoseethemouse]

Hey...just got back from the fort a few hours ago. I am not sure if it was reported yet.....but I saw a sign hanging up at the store on the bulletin board stating that the "snack bar at the pool" will reopen on April 9th. It will serve: pizza, sandwiches, salads etc, muffins, sandwiches, hot dogs, ... and trails end will no longer offer take out for breakfast and lunch. Seems to me they will be moving "take out/ quick service over there." SO.....what I am gathering is that the pool area will be open APRIL 9th......
The menu is even posted.

Anyone else see this yet?

 

[fla4fun]

Hey...just got back from the fort a few hours ago. I am not sure if it was reported yet.....but I saw a sign hanging up at the store on the bulletin board stating that the "snack bar at the pool" will reopen on April 9th. It will serve: pizza, sandwiches, salads etc, muffins, sandwiches, hot dogs, ... and trails end will no longer offer take out for breakfast and lunch. Seems to me they will be moving "take out/ quick service over there." SO.....what I am gathering is that the pool area will be open APRIL 9th......
The menu is even posted.

Anyone else see this yet?

Thanks for giving me a little hope! I arrive on the 15th and I'm really hoping they have everything done by then.

 

[ynottony99]

If you look real hard, you can see bigfoot in the background...

Bigfoot???? Is that TCD's code name when he is on a mission?

I believe that TCD should be reporting in with a lot more photos soon. I almost made it to FW yesterday, but it just didn't happen.

 

[mdoc]

We're driving home from the Fort now, and I can confirm that there was definitely water in the pool and last night at about 5 there were workers cleaning it. I told hubby there is no doubt in my mind that the pool will be open for Easter if not before. Of course, there's still something going on right next to the Arcade that doesn't look done at all, but maybe they'll fence that off. I have a couple pics on my phone but haven't figured out how to get them from phone to computer. If no one else posts pics, I'll try to get mine posted when we arrive home (which isn't until tomorrow night).

 

[DaveInTN]

Hey...just got back from the fort a few hours ago. I am not sure if it was reported yet.....but I saw a sign hanging up at the store on the bulletin board stating that the "snack bar at the pool" will reopen on April 9th. It will serve: pizza, sandwiches, salads etc, muffins, sandwiches, hot dogs, ... and trails end will no longer offer take out for breakfast and lunch. Seems to me they will be moving "take out/ quick service over there." SO.....what I am gathering is that the pool area will be open APRIL 9th......
The menu is even posted.

Anyone else see this yet?

I just arrived home from our week at the Fort about an hour ago. I had the pleasure of meeting TCD live and in person...and no, he is neither Bigfoot nor a figment of our imagination. He was checking out today as well IIRC, so I'm sure he'll be posting soon with a full TR. He did mention that he found out the pool is opening next Friday!!!...so the date of April 9th makes sense as that's Thursday. Either the snack bar is opening a day earlier or maybe the pool will actually open on Thursday. In any case, those of you arriving next weekend should be able to use it!

It is really coming along nicely, and is going to be great!

 

[Tri-circle-D]

I am just back from the Fort.

I hope these photos make up for the little April Fools prank!

This will be the last update report that I post on this thread, as the pool will be open on April 10th.

As you can see from these photos, it is getting close.

The TCD gang was at the Fort for four nights on this trip. I have lots of photos. I will share these for now.

I won’t take the time now for lengthy descriptions. I will provide more detail in my trip report, which I will post later in the week.

This is the splash zone area. It will not be opening with the rest of the pool. This should be done about a month after the pool opens:

This is a night time shot of the pool being filled:

Here is a photo of TCD with DaveInTN- that is a copy of the electric plans for the slide tower that I found blowing around outside of the construction fence. Will post some close ups of that later:

Here is the young lady that we have seen in some previous photos. She smiled and waved at me:

Workers on the slide:

They are painting the entire slide brown!:

Some shots from the back of the slide:

More workers on the slide:

On Friday, April 3, they began to install landscaping around the pool!

The splash zone still has a way to go:

The lighting on the tower has been turned on, as have the pool and hot tub lights:

Either Shan-man has done some more photo-shopping, or TCD’s DD is indeed, the first person to have entered the new pool:

And, TCD is the first civilian to have scaled the tower:

. . . and entered the hot tub!

TCD

 

[Tri-circle-D]

This photo was taken the night of 4/3:

The rest were taken Saturday morning, 4/4:

TCD

 

[nikkipowell1]

Thank you for all the great pics. I am so happy that you and your family were the first ones to experience this great new addition to the fort, and what I read, you surely deserve it!!!

Now to wishful thinking that the splash zone will be ready for our trip.

Thanks again, and I really love reading and posting on this forum.