takeme2epcot
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2010
Now that I have your attention, hello!
My name is Norm, and I'm the guy who got called a troll because I don't like holiday blowups.
I'm not really a troll -- at least I don't try to be -- but everyone seemed to get a laugh out of calling me one, so I figured I'd go with it.
This is my first trip report.
My wife Leslie, dog Zoe, and I are at the Fort as I type this.
I plan on doing this trip report "live fire," that is, as the trip progresses rather than after the trip.
So I invite you to come along for the ride! A word of caution, however: I tend to speak my mind. And some of my views are...controversial.
I don't mean any offense.
Not really.
First, some background.
Growing up, my family used to come to FW at least twice a year. That started around 1974, if memory serves me right.
Back then it was my father, whom we all called Pop, my mother, my sister Lori, my brother Mike, and me. My father Pop was a bigtime Disney World lover.
I mean big time.
I mean like, he meant business. He didn't like anyone messing with Disney World.
Especially Fort Wilderness.
It was his favorite place.
Pop passed away about 7 years ago. I'll be referring to him a lot in this report.
Anyway, I haven't stayed at FW since 1987, I think.
Six months ago, my wife and I came to Disney World and strolled through FW one evening. We went to the Hoop Dee Doo. We decided to come back and stay at FW.
So here we are. It's Leslie first time and my first time in 23 years.
A lot has changed.
A lot has stayed the same.
So a lot of this trip report is going to be about what's changed.
And what's stayed the same.
Interested? Come join us...
My name is Norm, and I'm the guy who got called a troll because I don't like holiday blowups.
I'm not really a troll -- at least I don't try to be -- but everyone seemed to get a laugh out of calling me one, so I figured I'd go with it.
This is my first trip report.
My wife Leslie, dog Zoe, and I are at the Fort as I type this.
I plan on doing this trip report "live fire," that is, as the trip progresses rather than after the trip.
So I invite you to come along for the ride! A word of caution, however: I tend to speak my mind. And some of my views are...controversial.
I don't mean any offense.
Not really.
First, some background.
Growing up, my family used to come to FW at least twice a year. That started around 1974, if memory serves me right.
Back then it was my father, whom we all called Pop, my mother, my sister Lori, my brother Mike, and me. My father Pop was a bigtime Disney World lover.
I mean big time.
I mean like, he meant business. He didn't like anyone messing with Disney World.
Especially Fort Wilderness.
It was his favorite place.
Pop passed away about 7 years ago. I'll be referring to him a lot in this report.
Anyway, I haven't stayed at FW since 1987, I think.
Six months ago, my wife and I came to Disney World and strolled through FW one evening. We went to the Hoop Dee Doo. We decided to come back and stay at FW.
So here we are. It's Leslie first time and my first time in 23 years.
A lot has changed.
A lot has stayed the same.
So a lot of this trip report is going to be about what's changed.
And what's stayed the same.
Interested? Come join us...