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- Nov 29, 2004
Last week, I heard a rumor that the location of the Backyard Barbecue at FW was going to move.
The rumor I heard was that because of a new project that was to be constructed in the old River Country area, the Fort Wilderness pavilion would soon not be used for the Backyard Barbecue, and that this activity would be relocated to the area on Bay Lake behind the 300 loop. My source told me that electric lines were about to be run to this area.
Then, Disboard member Shafke posted this yesterday:
So, this rumor is making the rounds.
That means TCD must investigate, right?
It just so happens that TCD visited the Fort for dinner on Saturday evening, August 21. It was raining when we arrived, and I didn't think I would get a chance for photos, but the rain stopped just as the sun was setting, and I was able to visit the area along Bay Lake to see if anything was going on there.
Well, guess what?
Something is going on there!
On the way back to the lake from the 300 loop, we spotted this deer:
The view from here is tremendous!:
From where I was standing to take the photo above, I turned to my left and saw this:
And, just behind this bulldozer, there was a big pile of grey PVC pipe:
The lights you see in the background of this photo are from the FW marina:
This is a label from one of the boards that was holding the PVC pipe:
If they are putting a new pavilion here, you can't deny that the view would be spectacular. Here we are looking across the lake at the Magic Kingdom. You can see Cinderella's Castle and Space Mountain:
And, here we see the Contemporary Resort and Bay Lake Tower, looming above Discovery Island:
There are also fresh utility location markers along the canal heading back toward the 300 loop:
Here is a shot from along the canal, looking back toward this site along the edge of the lake:
Some more orange dots:
A lot of folks like to fish here:
Do you see the deer standing to the right of the big cypress tree above?
You can see an orange flag across the canal:
But, there aren't any others leading away from the canal:
So, what do you make of this?
Here's what I think- clearly there are utilities being run to this area near Bay Lake. But, I don't see any plumbing facilities. If they are going to relocate the Backyard Barbecue here, where are the guests going to go to the bathroom? It's a long walk from here to the Settlement. Also, the Backyard Barbecue has kitchen facilities adjacent to it. Are they going to build those here, too? If so, they will need plumbing for that. Whatever this is, I am not buying the rumor that this is where the Backyard BBQ is going.
But, then, what is going on here?
Does anyone know anything?
TCD
The rumor I heard was that because of a new project that was to be constructed in the old River Country area, the Fort Wilderness pavilion would soon not be used for the Backyard Barbecue, and that this activity would be relocated to the area on Bay Lake behind the 300 loop. My source told me that electric lines were about to be run to this area.
Then, Disboard member Shafke posted this yesterday:
According to Don, there will be some sort of vacation club area over where River Country is. Also, for some time after RC closed the pool was used for life guard training. They would use that pool so that they could train without disturbing other guests. We did not get any details on exactly what was being put in. He also mentioned that the backyard BBQ is going to be moved. I am not sure but I think it is going to be somewhere at the Outpost end of FW.
So, this rumor is making the rounds.
That means TCD must investigate, right?
It just so happens that TCD visited the Fort for dinner on Saturday evening, August 21. It was raining when we arrived, and I didn't think I would get a chance for photos, but the rain stopped just as the sun was setting, and I was able to visit the area along Bay Lake to see if anything was going on there.
Well, guess what?
Something is going on there!
On the way back to the lake from the 300 loop, we spotted this deer:
The view from here is tremendous!:
From where I was standing to take the photo above, I turned to my left and saw this:
And, just behind this bulldozer, there was a big pile of grey PVC pipe:
The lights you see in the background of this photo are from the FW marina:
This is a label from one of the boards that was holding the PVC pipe:
If they are putting a new pavilion here, you can't deny that the view would be spectacular. Here we are looking across the lake at the Magic Kingdom. You can see Cinderella's Castle and Space Mountain:
And, here we see the Contemporary Resort and Bay Lake Tower, looming above Discovery Island:
There are also fresh utility location markers along the canal heading back toward the 300 loop:
Here is a shot from along the canal, looking back toward this site along the edge of the lake:
Some more orange dots:
A lot of folks like to fish here:
Do you see the deer standing to the right of the big cypress tree above?
You can see an orange flag across the canal:
But, there aren't any others leading away from the canal:
So, what do you make of this?
Here's what I think- clearly there are utilities being run to this area near Bay Lake. But, I don't see any plumbing facilities. If they are going to relocate the Backyard Barbecue here, where are the guests going to go to the bathroom? It's a long walk from here to the Settlement. Also, the Backyard Barbecue has kitchen facilities adjacent to it. Are they going to build those here, too? If so, they will need plumbing for that. Whatever this is, I am not buying the rumor that this is where the Backyard BBQ is going.
But, then, what is going on here?
Does anyone know anything?
TCD