Fort Wilderness Meadows Recreation Area Refurbishment - Along With New Pool

[DisneyFanatic12]

Aerial photos posted by bioreconstruct

 

[DisneyRZ]

Any updates here?

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

Any updates here?

Didn’t see anything noteworthy the last time I went out there (about two weeks ago), but I’ll try to get out there again soon to check out the progress. I’m curious how fast this will move along!

Edit: Checked it out today… looks about the same still

 

[monorail81]

Any updates here?

Just checked out yesterday. No significant updates. Dirt pile was a little higher. And the water was a bit greener. Nothing with taking a picture of. Tower at the Settlement is looking atrocious, though.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

Little photo update (I don’t have a fancy camera so forgive the picture quality). They’ve been hard at work on the new pool, and traffic on Big Pine Trail is down to one lane at times.

Looks like what seems to be a retention pond is nearing completion, and pipes have been going in.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

Nothing too interesting in terms of visible construction. Some sod has been laid and more pipes seem to be in the ground. The side of the pool deck near the water slide is still nearly completely blocked off with construction walls, and some of the tables from the pool deck have been relocated to the pool bar.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

Construction has gone vertical on support buildings for the pool! There are what appear to be two buildings under construction, however it could just be one large building.

This is purely speculation, but given the number of pipes in the ground before these buildings went vertical, I would assume a pump room will be located here, as well as possibly a bathroom.

Apologies for the poor lighting and photo quality. Wanted to grab a photo, but the sun wasn’t up unfortunately.

 

[CampingintheFog]

How is access to that pool and bike barn, coming from, say, loops 1500 or 2000?

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

How is access to that pool and bike barn, coming from, say, loops 1500 or 2000?

I’d say 2000 loop is easier as a pedestrian/biker. Both the 1500 and 2000 loops are almost the exact same distance from the pool with the detour in place, but coming from the 2000s loop is more pedestrian friendly.

Golf cart traffic is being diverted through the 1400s loop/Big Bear Path. 2000s loop might be a little closer if you park at the lot by the trading post, while the 1500s loop is closer to the lot by the sing along. Both ways are pretty simple (and you can still get to the parking lot near the sing along from the 2000s loop easily, it’s just a few minutes longer).

2000s loop comes with the added benefit of being nearby the Wilderness Pool, which is a leisure pool (no slides, no lifeguards), and is open for longer than the feature pool at the Meadows.