Search results

  1. bama_ed

    Trail from FW to Wilderness

    :sad2:
  2. bama_ed

    Trail from FW to Wilderness

  3. bama_ed

    The DIS Campers Train Thread: From Model Trains Up To The Real Thing

    Yeah, @DL1WDW2, I feel pretty stupid down on my hands and knees crawling around looking for a tiny silver wire coil. In fact, one of the reasons I had bought that Pennsy caboose for spare parts was because I had lost a wheel spring (I was swapping out the plastic wheels/axles with metal ones)...
  4. bama_ed

    The DIS Campers Train Thread: From Model Trains Up To The Real Thing

    The next job this week is a repair. First I have to back up and say that I have/had most of my rolling stock in the Aristo-Craft brand which starting making G Scale trains in 1988. They focused on American rolling stock (the pioneer in that size, LGB, is a German company that initially focused...
  5. bama_ed

    The DIS Campers Train Thread: From Model Trains Up To The Real Thing

    I've actually had a couple hours in the past week to put some time in on the model railroad. I had one "build" job and one "repair" job I wanted to complete and got them finished today. One thing I've learned is that keeping my locomotives, rolling freight, and other pieces in their boxes...
  6. bama_ed

    The DIS Campers Train Thread: From Model Trains Up To The Real Thing

    I am copying another post from my Cactus League MLB Spring Training Trip Report from February 2024 from a visit we made to a local train museum in the Phoenix area. -------------------------------------------- McCormick-Stillman has tracks available for the Live Steamers Club (sadly nothing...
  7. bama_ed

    The DIS Campers Train Thread: From Model Trains Up To The Real Thing

    I am copying a post from my Cactus League MLB Spring Training Trip Report from February 2024 from a visit we made to a local train museum in the Phoenix area. -------------------------------------------- Oh boy. Our last full day in Arizona was jam packed with fun and activity. After...
  8. bama_ed

    The DisFort's Chit Chat Cafe

    Thanks for Ian's update, Jim. I feel like I've watched him grow up as we've camped with your family since 2016. Naturally I feel like "Uncle Ed" and want to remind him to "buckle up" and "drive safely" to reinforce what (no doubt) you and DW tell him. We hope the new Miata lasts him a long...
  9. bama_ed

    Any word or any prep work being done for new DVC cabins?

    Ah the good ol' days, Jim, when all these plans were built and then scrubbed. ED PS - thank you, sir.
  10. bama_ed

    Are Regular Bicycles (non-ebikes) Allowed in Fort Wilderness

    Big yes to bicycles. We did it when the kids were young and also me and DW alone now (heck that's why I got a front hitch put on my truck - for a bike rack - while I tow the popup behind me). And I agree with @team bradfield, bikes would be no fun on a summer visit just due to the heat and...
  11. bama_ed

    Any word or any prep work being done for new DVC cabins?

    Funny. The original Reflections plan, back before it was announced as Reflections, included a new Backyard BBQ Pavilion behind the Settlement TP which would have also wiped out the golf cart parking lot between the lake and the TP (as a landscaped walk-up area for the Pavilion). Actually, it...
  12. bama_ed

    Tent Camping in January

    If staying at Lake Louisa and planning to come in to run the Half, make sure you arrive at the Epcot parking lot before it closes pre-start. I believe there is a closing time (I've always ridden the bus to/from the Fort at 3am) and you'll need to add in your travel time of course. But hey, it...
  13. bama_ed

    Renting tent equipment?

    I'm not aware of anyone who rents tent equipment other than Disney. Disney does rent tents (canvas wall style), cots, etc. but the quality of the offerings was not good a few years ago and haven't heard much since. They were primarily targeted at those staying the in the group campsite...
  14. bama_ed

    Tell me the "weather" where you live.

    Got up to 85F outside and up to 75F inside the house so today (March 14) I had to flip on the AC. Ed
  15. bama_ed

    Any word or any prep work being done for new DVC cabins?

    Yep the "middle of March" is when they are supposed to begin starting the removal and replacement process. And wouldn't you think they would finish a model ASAP including deck and side closures to have for walk-throughs? The cabin pool with its changing rooms and laundry room in the rear...
  16. bama_ed

    DISmeet at the Fort 2024?

    I got the Wine & Dine 5k and 10k registrations done this morning so I can firm up my DISMeet attendance dates. We will arrive on October 30 (Wed) and depart on November 8 (Fri). That's means we'll be dropping the reservation from 11/8 to 11/11. Also we have a Lake Louisa pre-stay for the...
  17. bama_ed

    The DisFort's Chit Chat Cafe

    Well I manage to get BOTH the 5k and 10k for the Wine & Dine weekend of runDisney (5k, 10, and half). The IT experience with Disney races is never boring - it's an emotional ride on something like GOTG. Those two races are Nov 1 (5k) and Nov 2 (10k) at 5am :crazy: starting at the Epcot parking...
  18. bama_ed

    Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024)

    Got both the 5k and 10k. :banana:
  19. bama_ed

    Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024)

    That same window that had gotten down to 33 minutes, then back up to over an hour, has resumed counting now 58 minutes.
Top