Shoe tree off River country

[SnowFire]

It's sort of a tradition, CP assigned to water crafts leave their shoes in the tree on their last day of work.

We were told this same thing by one of the captains of a boat taking us to WL. Unfortunately, I don't know how to confirm if this story is true. :shrug:

 

[WDWFanatic]

Ok timoteo...

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...t=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=5219465&encType=1

Here's River Country...now help me find (at least the area) of where this tree is. I never knew about this and a friend of mine saw it too on their visit just last week!

It looks like its out by where the trees come out past the shore. there is a light marker next to it. I had a pic on my third post

 

[Robfasto]

Not sure what it is about but here it is...

 

[fizzle75]

When we stayed at WL last December we used to pass this tree all of the time on the ferry ride to MK, I was wondering about it also.:shrug:

 

[ToTBellHop]

When we stayed at WL last December we used to pass this tree all of the time on the ferry ride to MK, I was wondering about it also.:shrug:

Well now you know. And knowing is half the battle.





GI JOE!
:lookaroun

 

[CrashNet]

It looks like its out by where the trees come out past the shore. there is a light marker next to it. I had a pic on my third post

Oh sorry...I didn't see your picture. How neat. Always cool to hear about another little unknown piece of Disney history.

For those interested in an idea of where it is in reference to everything else, its right here in the center of this pic.
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...t=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=3929698&encType=1

 

[Figment82]

Okay I am now completely addicted to looking around live.local

I had no idea Fort Wilderness covered such a large spanse of land, but now I'm searching to see if I can find any train track remnants. Does anyone happen to know where they are located?

 

[CrashNet]

Okay I am now completely addicted to looking around live.local

I had no idea Fort Wilderness covered such a large spanse of land, but now I'm searching to see if I can find any train track remnants. Does anyone happen to know where they are located?

It is addictive isn't it? Whats cool is the arial view shots are a couple years older than the perspective view. You can look at a spot in arial mode first, then switch to the other view and the same spot looks completely different.

I've found all kinds of neat things using Live Local.

 

[WDWFanatic]

Okay I am now completely addicted to looking around live.local

I had no idea Fort Wilderness covered such a large spanse of land, but now I'm searching to see if I can find any train track remnants. Does anyone happen to know where they are located?

check out this site it has great information on it;
http://www.fortwildernessrr.com/

 

[Figment82]

Oh yes, I'm quite familiar with that site. But unfortunately it doesn't mention where the tracks are still located, just that they exist (and they may have even been taken out since this site was made).

But I'm completely taking this thread off-topic, sorry!

 

[Robfasto]

The tracks are completely removed from anyplace the public can see or get too.

 

[Figment82]

The tracks are completely removed from anyplace the public can see or get too.

Sigh... that's what I expected. Maybe I should pick up hours at FW...

 

[Scuba Jeremy]

Former Watercraft CP here. Launches and Cruisers, 2000-2001. I can confirm, those are the shoes of former Watercraft CMs. Not just CPs as I recall. I miss those days. Assuming the boats don't start driving themselves, I intend to retire sailing the Seven Seas (Lagoon). Thanks for the nostalgia.

 

[NiarrNDisney]

Never noticed this! Will have to keep an eye out for it next time I am in the area.

 

[AndyS2992]

Former Watercraft CP here. Launches and Cruisers, 2000-2001. I can confirm, those are the shoes of former Watercraft CMs. Not just CPs as I recall. I miss those days. Assuming the boats don't start driving themselves, I intend to retire sailing the Seven Seas (Lagoon). Thanks for the nostalgia.

Thanks for the info and welcome to the boards.

Never noticed this! Will have to keep an eye out for it next time I am in the area.

This thread has been bumped from 2007, ten years ago. Not sure if the shoes are even still there lol

 

[Tick Tock]

Assuming the boats don't start driving themselves, I intend to retire sailing the Seven Seas (Lagoon). Thanks for the nostalgia.

If anything, Disney will need a much larger fleet of boats & water taxis by then. Everybody and their brother and their dog seem to have the same dream of being captain upon the waters of WDW when they retire.

Interesting fact: When this thread first started, George W. Bush still had nearly 2 years left of his presidency, and Expedition Everest had only been open for just over 1 year. Let that sink in for a second.

 

[Bairstow]

Anybody seen the new Disney movie that came out last week?

I thought about going to see it but after Chicken Little, I dunno...
I may just wait and rent it from Blockbuster.

 

[Gelatoni]

I still need to see that movie but i spent the day at epcot. Can you believe that giant mickey hand with the wand next to spaceship earth?

 

[Bacon]

Former Watercraft CP here. Launches and Cruisers, 2000-2001. I can confirm, those are the shoes of former Watercraft CMs. Not just CPs as I recall. I miss those days. Assuming the boats don't start driving themselves, I intend to retire sailing the Seven Seas (Lagoon). Thanks for the nostalgia.

Sience you were a boat captain can you drive me out of this 10 year old thread?