February at the Fort

[FtW Mike]

Jim Been a few years since I had it but Tonga Toast think extra wide slice of Challah Bread stuffed with Banana's done as a normal French Toast then covered in a sugary cinamon

 

[Disneypeach]

DisneyPeach, your pictures of the castle and your food porn pictures are amazing. 22 days for us, and we hope to go to Kona Cafe. We have tickets for DAH on a March 1. Was transportation back to the Fort a “nightmare”?? Keep your report coming. Barb

Transportation was a slight pain in that the Fort campers ride the Wilderness Lodge bus which drops us off at the bus stop at the Lodge to wait for our internal "yellow" bus to come pick us up. I was lucky, the yellow bus arrived soon after I got to the Lodge so didn't have to wait in the cold for long. But that is simply luck of the draw...

 

[Disneypeach]

Wifi is not good tonight but I'll try to add some pix...
Waiting for the bus to EPCOT this morning...
Riders getting ready to go on the trail:



They were under strict supervision:



I believe this horse's name is "Fancy Feet":

 

[Disneypeach]

WARNING: Pood Forn

I ate lunch (without an ADR) at the main restaurant in Morocco. Had the Sultan's sampler: chicken kebab, couscous w/veg, chicken wrap and beef wrap. Different but very good.

 

[Disneypeach]

Just hanging out at the Fort today...

Walked from 200 loop up to the Meadows trading post. Cut thru the 600 loop and here's the convenient bridge that connects 600 with the meadows area. You can see the newish food truck on the left.



Went over to take a closer look at the truck...it's been places...



here are the prices lists...yes, plural ...

 

[Disneypeach]

The Meadows trading post taken from near the bike barn:



the back of the sing-a-long "stage":

 

[rayana]

We will be at the Fort February 9-14! There are nine of us. Three adults and six children. We were planning on tent camping but I chickened out last minute and rented a camper. We have done this once before and it was so much fun! The weather looks like it is going to be nice, so I hope the older children sleep in tents. Can't wait!!!

 

[rayana]

We are checking in on the 9th-17. Premium site. We can’t wait to get out of this cold and snow!!!

 

[tinkerjo]

We are checking in on the 9th-17. Premium site. We can’t wait to get out of this cold and snow!!!

I second that!! So ready!!!!! This cold and snow has really been on my nerves. February 23 hurry up and get here. We even a scheduled a couple extra days just to enjoy the warmth and the fort!!!!

 

[tinkerjo]

BTW disneypeach- love the pics!!! Getting us so excited

 

[Disneypeach]

thanks tinkerjo!

animal sightings today...

on the path from the Fort to Wilderness Lodge! Looking for grubs! Slimy yet satisfying...




This one has the good taste to hang out on the TE porch...

 

[friendofeeyore]

your pictures are great! thank you

 

[FtW Mike]

Peach I think they call that fellow Possum on The Half shell

 

[tiggerdad]

Peach I think they call that fellow Possum on The Half shell

"Turtle rabbit"

 

[bjschil]

And this picture, Fort Wilderness, is why 17 days till we leave, 19 days till we arrive, are making us more excited. Topping it off with a very snowy week. Keep it warm for us. Anxious to see you Disers.

https://www.disboards

 

[Teamubr]

And this picture, Fort Wilderness, is why 17 days till we leave, 22 days till we arrive,

We had 4 degrees this morning and it's supposed to snow tomorrow night.

And I show us arriving in 19 days. Don't drag this out any longer.

j

 

[tltay2005]

Just made an impromptu decision to head to the Fort this weekend. Used Valentine's Day as an excuse to the hubby. Was planning on heading to the parks on Saturday anyways, so when a site became available it was a no brainer.

 

[bjschil]

And I show us arriving in 19 days. Don't drag this out any longer.

Jim, see, I really do have a “frozen brain”. Changed that to be the 19th. School will let out at 12:00 today, lots of snow and blowing. That snow can get it out of its system by Feb 18, so we can bring the fiver over to our new home and load all our treasures. See you Sunday afternoon. Safe flight.

 

[bama_ed]

Just a heads-up that SpaceX is going to launch their Falcon Heavy on its first test flight from the Kennedy Space Center tomorrow Tuesday Feb 6 with a time window of 130-4pm. Falcon Heavy is three regular Falcon 9 rockets strapped together basically. From the SpaceX website:

The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is targeted for Tuesday, Feb. 6th from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two.

With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)---a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.

Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9. Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.

I bet a daytime launch of a rocket this size could be seen from the WDW area. If I couldn't drive over to see it live in person from somewhere on the coast, I would go over to the Contemporary Resort area (BLT, crosswalk, CR) and look out over Discovery Island (in that direction). Elon Musk says it might blow up but if it does, he hopes it clears the launch pad and does no damage to it (would delay other launches).

And as with all space launches, sometimes they get scratched and rescheduled for a different day.

I'll be watching the live stream. But it would be neat to see a launch as part of a WDW vacation (our poster jimsig did so back around Halloween).

Bama Ed

PS - and yes, assuming FH gets up in the air, they will attempt to land all three boosters. The two side boosters will come back to KSC within 10 minutes of liftoff and the middle/third booster will land on the barge in the Atlantic as they have in the past. I think the landings of the boosters is more cool than the liftoffs. But I am a nerd that way...

 

[tltay2005]

Just a heads-up that SpaceX is going to launch their Falcon Heavy on its first test flight from the Kennedy Space Center tomorrow Tuesday Feb 6 with a time window of 130-4pm. Falcon Heavy is three regular Falcon 9 rockets strapped together basically. From the SpaceX website:

The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is targeted for Tuesday, Feb. 6th from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two.

With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)---a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.

Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9. Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.

I bet a daytime launch of a rocket this size could be seen from the WDW area. If I couldn't drive over to see it live in person from somewhere on the coast, I would go over to the Contemporary Resort area (BLT, crosswalk, CR) and look out over Discovery Island (in that direction). Elon Musk says it might blow up but if it does, he hopes it clears the launch pad and does no damage to it (would delay other launches).

And as with all space launches, sometimes they get scratched and rescheduled for a different day.

I'll be watching the live stream. But it would be neat to see a launch as part of a WDW vacation (our poster jimsig did so back around Halloween).

Bama Ed

PS - and yes, assuming FH gets up in the air, they will attempt to land all three boosters. The two side boosters will come back to KSC within 10 minutes of liftoff and the middle/third booster will land on the barge in the Atlantic as they have in the past. I think the landings of the boosters is more cool than the liftoffs. But I am a nerd that way...

Yes, you should be able to see it if skies are clear. I live in Winter Haven (about 35 miles SW of WDW) and we can see it from our house.