News Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge (Project 89 - Development near Fort Wilderness)

[MickeyMouse10]

If anyone became p off due to the name of a resort then they need help...straight up. It’s not that serious

I did, I smashed my picture of Bob Iger and doll made of his hair.

 

[CalebS]

Except for the fact it’s on Bay Lake, perhaps?

Well... don’t let details get in the way of my corny horror movie reference

 

[Unbanshee]

Huge impacts to Fort Wilderness! BlogMickey spotted some new permits that show how much we'll lose

http://blogmickey.com/2019/05/massi...ayout-of-reflections-a-disney-lakeside-lodge/

 

[trainplane3]

Huge impacts to Fort Wilderness! BlogMickey spotted some new permits that show how much we'll lose

http://blogmickey.com/2019/05/massi...ayout-of-reflections-a-disney-lakeside-lodge/

Glad to see Pioneer Hall escape the carnage back there. Too bad it won't ever be quiet again though.

 

[Surfin' Tuna]

We went to Hoop Dee Do a couple of weeks ago with friends. We then walked around and I was just marveling at how it still feels like old Disney World there and a real vacation from the real world. It was so nice. Glad we had those couple of hours, but it's just plain sad. Sure they are "keeping" Ft. Wilderness, but it's not going to be the same place...not even close.

 

[raymusiccity]

It doesn't fit in with the aesthetic of FW and WL, so it shouldn't be branded as such. I'd prefer it be built somewhere else on property anyway and something else be built on the old RC site -- like some type of FW expansion with higher-end cabins, etc. But that's crazy talk.

Part of the plan does include higher-end cabins, effectively obliterating what's left of Ft. Wilderness beach.

 

[ABQ]

I do hate this. However, the beaches at all the Seven Seas/Bay Lake resorts are barren most times I've looked. Whether it be reptiles or brain eating amoeba, they have little usage. Still, I would rather see an unused beach volleyball court than another dang bungalow.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Where will the ranch be moved to?

 

[note2001]

Where will the ranch be moved to?

My guess: maybe near the stables. Have we seen any filings for changes in that area?

 

[peter11435]

Where will the ranch be moved to?

Across the street. Visible in this site plan.

 

[GladToBeHear]

I do hate this. However, the beaches at all the Seven Seas/Bay Lake resorts are barren most times I've looked. Whether it be reptiles or brain eating amoeba, they have little usage. Still, I would rather see an unused beach volleyball court than another dang bungalow.

This was it's charm. And why we've stayed at Fort Wildnerness for decades. It's a vacation inside a vacation. A bubble inside a bubble.

This is just depressing. It will never be the same. My favorite? Replacing the stables/riding area with a parking lot. Awesome.

 

[trainplane3]

This was it's charm. And why we've stayed at Fort Wildnerness for decades. It's a vacation inside a vacation. A bubble inside a bubble.

This is just depressing. It will never be the same. My favorite? Replacing the stables/riding area with a parking lot. Awesome.

Don't worry! The stables will be on the other side of the parking lot!

...all better right...right?

 

[NiarrNDisney]

ANy pictures of the work site worth showing? Maybe more of the now leveled River Country?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Here's an overlay...

 

[halltd]

Here's an overlay...

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Wow. Didn’t realize those buildings were plonked right down on the Fort Wilderness beach. Geesh.

 

[SpaceMountain77]

With the closing of the Tri-Circle D Ranch, would we lose the horseback riding, holiday sleigh ride, and wagon riding experiences?

 

[deeevo]

Here's an overlay...

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Looks like my running path will become a parking lot. Eh.. par for the course if you live in Florida. It's not just happening at Dinsey.

 

[Jon81uk]

Here's an overlay...

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Its a bit sad how much space will be taken up by parking. Why not have a car park further away with a bus shuttle. Just to me that really takes away a lot of the woodland. But then when at Wilderness Lodge, once at the resort and inside you don't really notice the massive car parks.

 

[danlb_2000]

Here is a drawing showing the details of the poll area...

 

[ABQ]

Anyone have an idea just how all the guest vehicles will get to that massive parking lot? I can't imagine they'll all drive down Timberline, through the WL gate and then the service road?