WalkingintheFog
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2008
My 1980's dream of Camping at the Fort, Fall 2012: Pop, BWV and THE FORT!
(Restarted in 2022 Nov at Post 164/p.9….. all links & pics active! Finished Trip report ends on p.10 with post #195 (my 1000th post!))
So, I've never subscribed to the bucket list theory, nor things to do before I'm fifty..................til now.
And all of a sudden, I realize: I always did have a bucket list.... I just called it "someday":
Ever since my first semester at University in 1980 when we dreamed over travel brochures & contiki tours, I thought how perfect could it be to camp at Disney.
But, until recently, Disney was a low priority in life (I know, I know, I'm a late bloomer). I've had 3 WDW trips in the last 4 years in fall, stayed at POR each time (and YC once). Nobody seemed interested in camping with me.
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So gosh darn it, I'm gonna go tentcamping at Disney this October. If I'm solo, I'm solo, so be it! One's never really at alone at Disney anyway!
I'm flying down, I'm not getting a rental, but darn it, if others can manage so can I!
So this will be my Q&A thread, a pseudo-pre-trippie, and just for Born2Fish--because of all the piggies in his siggy-- maybe even a post-trip report w/ photos and all!
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Table of Contents! (will update w/ each new segment!)
Post 3: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: the beginning of the plan
Post 19: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: Safety & Security while Tent Camping: Lightning, Snakes, even Evil persons!
Post 34: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: Park tickets: check!
Post 36: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: A live pre-trippie! From inside the Tent!
Post 57: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: More Tent options!
Post 64: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: More Tents me oh my!
Post 74: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: The Tentative WDW Touring Plan!
Post 78: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: Mickey Pancakes at home!
Post 99: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: Camping Equipment Suitcase all packed! The bike conversation begins
Post 106: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: More bike rental info.
Post 108: The Pre-Trip Planning Adventure!: Maybe I would be silly not to have a Rent-a-car as a safety net? The conversation begins!
Post 117: I'm here at Disney!!!! Live at BoardWalk Villas! Crash BOOM BANG!
Post 121: I'm home again, but here's a picture from the Fort to tide you over til I get the Fort's Trip Report done!
Trip Report begins!!!!
Post 128: Sep 25: The Pop Century Adventure: When do YOU feel that your vacation has started?
Post 129: Sep 25: The Pop Century Adventure: DTD & a nighttime snack
Post 133: Sep 26: The Pop Century Adventure: Rental car pick up!
Post 136: Sep 26: The Pop Century Adventure: Animal Kingdom: Shady nooks, and close quarters on Safari!
Post 139: Sep 27: The Pop Century Adventure: Sight seeing around POP Century!
Post 141: Sep 27: The Boardwalk Adventure: Soft Opening of Food & Wine at EPCOT
Post 146: Sep 27: The Boardwalk Adventure: Room view, a road trip to Wally World, and a quick supper at Epcot!
Post 147: Sep 28: The Boardwalk Adventure: DHS, and the Tower of Terror Sports Expo, and back to DHS again!
Post 149: Sep 29: The Boardwalk Adventure: The Breakfast of Champions! Blizzard Beach, and the 2012 inaugural Tower of Terror Ten Miler!
Post 150: Sep 30: The Boardwalk Adventure: It's always a lazy day after a big run! But still gotta go to Epcot! Which Table Service restaurant will it be?
Post 153 Oct 1: The Boardwalk Adventure: Change of rooms, Epcot's 30th + more Food & Wine for me! And a spur of the moment trip to MK.
Post 154 Oct 1: continued
Post 155 Oct 2: The Boardwalk Adventure: Blizzard Beach, and another road trip!: We have REAL icebergs here!
Post 156 Oct 2: continued
Posts 160 and 161 Oct 3 a downtime day! Resort day & DTD!
Good Grief!!! 10 years later! This Trip Report has to be completed before I can contemplate asking for assistance on planning my Nov 2023 vacation at the Fort (tentatively to be called: “There is no try, there is only do: My 60th for my 60th!" !!!
Post 164 ......oops... It’s 10 years since my trip & this report is not done! Post 165 & onwards: HURRAY!!! Goodbye to BWV, but most importantly, IT’S TIME FOR CAMPING AT THE FORT! .
Post 178 & on. .. (The Fort adventure starts on page 9 or 10)...Oct 5: waking up at The Fort!!
.....Last updated: Nov 19 2022: All trippie links & photos are now working!
….yeah… i’m done with the indexing!
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