annsene
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This is near to Wilderness Lodge, not the Fort.
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News Disney Lakeshore Lodge (Project 89 - Development near Fort Wilderness)
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Yes, but the permit specifically says it's for this project.
cookiee_munster
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well, the project may be dead now, i for one am happy that they managed to bulldoze and flatten river country instead of letting it sit and rot like it was.
Rteetz
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I would think at the very least it’s delayed.
Magic Feather
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I’ve always been surprised that Fort Wilderness never offered any sort of “Glamping.” Depending on how long it takes for that plot to be back under heavy construction, that might be a cost effective way to use the plot.
Heppenheimer
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I haven't set foot in one of the Fort Wilderness cabins since 1989, but even back then, this was kind of a glamping experience, long before the term existed. If not quite luxurious, they were extremely comfortable and well equipped for the time. My older brother was thrilled that they featured a stereo with tape deck that was wired to all the rooms (my parents, less so thrilled, given my brother's musical tastes at the time).
Knowing the current Disney regime, though, they would just slightly up-date the cabins' furnishings, up the price and call it glamping.
jt04
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The resort was a good idea but the concepts weren't on par with the MK resorts and given the proximity to WL etc. that should have been the standard to reach IMO.
I'm afraid a bunch of glamping cabins or trailers would just trash the waterfront. And there is still room to add such amenities elsewhere in Fort Wilderness.
bpiper
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From the drawings, those are pressure reducing stations to reduce High-Pressure Natural gas to a Low Pressure Natural gas. Since it's utility infrastructure, I would think that this is a Reedy Creek funded and supervised project. Reedy Creek would be in charge of the high pressure lines and conversion stations while Disney would run the lines from there to their project. While it might be needed to support Reflections, it could also be needed to replace existing ones that are deteriorating in the vicinity, so they can't wait. While Disney might be having a cash flow problem, Reedy Creek funded by property taxes and utility usage charges, shouldn't be experiencing any cash flow problems and as long as "something" will be built in the location eventually, are preceding with the project.
TrainsOfDisney
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CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
Curious - why? I’ve only really read the opposite opinion.Shame we had to lose the old horse stables though
TrainsOfDisney
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People like the new one? It’s way too modern looking and clashes with the look and feel of Ft. Wilderness.
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
The comments I’ve seen are that it’s a better home for the horses and that the location is more accessible. I haven’t seen it in person so I can’t speak to fit.
TrainsOfDisney
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The old one was very accessible so I’m not sure what that means. If it’s better for the horses I’m interested in knowing how. That’s not meaning to be argumentative I would actually like to know.
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
I am not the person to ask I am just learning. Thanks for answering my query.
DVCakaCarlF
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New stables are way nicer...saw them yesterday.
ECU_PIRATE
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My concern was always how much Fort Wilderness was going to be impeded by this resort. If this remains cancelled or delayed I hope they will fix up the grounds around Pioneer Hall and original Clementines beach that was ruined by this project.
TrainsOfDisney
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Nicer how?
They look they were designed for Saratoga Springs, not Ft. Wilderness to me.
DVCakaCarlF
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They look modern, have better amenities for both the horses and guests.
I would not say “Saratoga Springs,” but more “Reflections.”
TrainsOfDisney
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Modern does not equal nicer.
What better amenities?
And I said Saratoga Springs cause horse racing is a theme for that resort so a modern upscale horse barn makes sense. I didn’t know reflections had anything to do with horses?