3/4-3/12 Wilderness Lodge, Thongs, Celebrities ~ The End 7/18

[kaysmommie]

I'm waiting for the pony ride pics that is on our list for next time. Along with Hoop Dee Doo and hopefully the campfire and movie. Cute pony pics, except the one with the poop

[Goofy22]

That is exactly why we started going for free dining the week we go because DD and DS don't miss any school! The Petting zoon at Fort Wilderness looks like fun! Never been there! Maybe i'll get over there early the day we do HDDMR so the kids can check it out I know DD and Baby Niece will love it! They are animal loversDS will just go with the flow he likes animals to but the girls are really like animal nutz!

[BigEeyore]

We are so doing the pony rides next visit! I had never known about that until seeing it on the Dis - look forward to seeing more pics!

[jenseib]

How much are the pony rides. Claire is totally freakingout over them. She says we must do it (tomorrow) next trip. LOL! She said she is teeling dad we need to leave tomorow. I wish!

[tinkgurl]

Originally Posted by OneTreeHillAddict

Woo! Go Purina! My grandpa owns a Feed Mill here and we're Purina!

[kaysmommie]

Originally Posted by jenseib

How much are the pony rides. Claire is totally freakingout over them. She says we must do it (tomorrow) next trip. LOL! She said she is teeling dad we need to leave tomorow. I wish!

They were $4 last year, my brother and his family stayed there. Claire is too cute, maybe she talk your DH into another trip .

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Originally Posted by meanmom121

Oh I can't wait for the next post. We were thinking of doing these on one of the days we're at Disney. Do I need to make a ressie?

No ressie needed. Believe it or not most people don't go there. There's a lot to do at Ft Wilderness and any Disney resort guest is welcome there for the campfire singalong. There's also a huge stable full of the MK horses. It was being refurbed this time though. If you love horses you definitely want to check it out!

Originally Posted by wdwgirl03

Oooh the farm looks fun! I definitely want to go over to Fort Wilderness in August.

It feels so long away right now. I have a lot going on this Summer though so hopefully the time will fly by!

Originally Posted by kaysmommie

I'm waiting for the pony ride pics that is on our list for next time. Along with Hoop Dee Doo and hopefully the campfire and movie. Cute pony pics, except the one with the poop

Thomas would love the ponies. Kaylee is too tall. She could ride the big horses though. We're trying the HDDMR next trip. I've never been. We did the backyard BBQ last time though and it was a blast! Best part...all the ice cream you could eat! YUM.

The campfire is fun too! Chip and Dale come out and hang with everyone!

Originally Posted by Goofy22

That is exactly why we started going for free dining the week we go because DD and DS don't miss any school! The Petting zoon at Fort Wilderness looks like fun! Never been there! Maybe i'll get over there early the day we do HDDMR so the kids can check it out I know DD and Baby Niece will love it! They are animal loversDS will just go with the flow he likes animals to but the girls are really like animal nutz!

The first year we did free dining it started on Aug 13th and we stayed until the 23rd. That worked out great and we came home the weekend before school started. Since then it hasn't worked out for us but all is good now. I plan to start school this year in late July. That way when we go to Disney we can have fun and take a few days off from school.

Our HDDMR is pretty late but we may have time for the campfire before!? I'll look back through my old Ft Wilderness papers and see what time that stuff started. Ponies stop going @ 5 I think. I'm sure you can get a better answer on the Ft W board.

Originally Posted by BigEeyore

We are so doing the pony rides next visit! I had never known about that until seeing it on the Dis - look forward to seeing more pics!

More pics coming soon!

Originally Posted by jenseib

How much are the pony rides. Claire is totally freakingout over them. She says we must do it (tomorrow) next trip. LOL! She said she is teeling dad we need to leave tomorow. I wish!

$5 now. They were $3 last time we did 'em. All the money goes to the horses though so that's okay. So why don't ya'll go back for free dining? Skip seems like the type who'd love a great deal and $84 a night plus free food....doesn't get much better than that!

Originally Posted by tinkgurl

Woo! Go Purina! My grandpa owns a Feed Mill here and we're Purina!

Oh cool!

[meanmom121]

i definitely think we'll sneak a horse ride in.

[xoktenox]

Awwwww the ponies are so beautiful...except the one with the poop LOL I have a little fear of horses and I'm pretty sure I'm too big to ride a pony but I'm going to have to check out that ranch one day!

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by kaysmommie

They were $4 last year, my brother and his family stayed there. Claire is too cute, maybe she talk your DH into another trip .

Aw thanks! I wish she could.

Tammy, free dining goes on during big time farming season. They have lots going on with hay and harvesting as well. And it's at the end of tractor pulling season as well. Pretty much my DH just has an excuse every year.
For some reason every year he wants to go in April. I tell him that is the worst month and so busy and then we go in March. He doesn't get the whole things on sale and/or booking ahead of time either. If I get a PIN for the free dining in Dec this year like I did last year, I may press him though. Claire's b-day is Dec 10, and that would be fun to go then. I really doubt it would happen, but I may ask if that deal comes out again.

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Originally Posted by meanmom121

i definitely think we'll sneak a horse ride in.

For sure. I bet the big stable is back open now too. I'll have the pony pics up later today!

Originally Posted by xoktenox

Awwwww the ponies are so beautiful...except the one with the poop LOL I have a little fear of horses and I'm pretty sure I'm too big to ride a pony but I'm going to have to check out that ranch one day!

Well they all poop. There's even more coming up....LOL You can ride the big horses too. Those are up at the front though. The ponies are out near the boat landing.

I had a pony when I was little. I miss Trigger.

Originally Posted by jenseib

Aw thanks! I wish she could.

Tammy, free dining goes on during big time farming season. They have lots going on with hay and harvesting as well. And it's at the end of tractor pulling season as well. Pretty much my DH just has an excuse every year.
For some reason every year he wants to go in April. I tell him that is the worst month and so busy and then we go in March. He doesn't get the whole things on sale and/or booking ahead of time either. If I get a PIN for the free dining in Dec this year like I did last year, I may press him though. Claire's b-day is Dec 10, and that would be fun to go then. I really doubt it would happen, but I may ask if that deal comes out again.

I am hoping for an offer. I hear some people are getting them already. Last year anyone with a Disney Visa could do it. We went the week before Christmas...left on the 22nd I think. It was fine our week but that last night was miserable and people were elbow to elbow. I would never go that week....free dining, free Grand Floridian....NO WAY! Well, I might go and eat and hang at the resort but I'd never go to the parks! The week we're all planning to go is a "pin" week. Everyone is getting those room only pins and it makes Pop right at $50 a night! Of course free dining is much better. I'm hoping for that....I'd change resorts in a skinny minute!

[kaysmommie]

That stinks. My SIL said there is a weight limit for the ponies (80 lbs.) but not a height limit I guess that changed since they went in October. I'm definitely hoping to go to HDDR or maybe BYBBQ next trip .

[punkin413]

i'm here! sorry i disappeared for awhile. life happened and dising had to take a backseat. i've been updating my TRs and that's pretty much it besides reading some random TRs here and there.

loved loved loved your pics of the kids at WL! i can't wait to stay at that place.

so cool that you guys got to see the remains of discovery island and river country. such a shame all that is going to waste!

Originally Posted by OneTreeHillAddict

that pony on the right (the dark brown one) looks just like the pony my grandpa bought for me when i was a kid. his name was sugar and i had him like a year before he died from eating some kind of poisonous berry or something.

[OneTreeHillAddict]

PONY TIME!!!! It had been over a year since we did the pony rides and they went from $3 to $5 per ride, but that's okay. All the money goes to the pony care. Last time we visited the farm had other types of animals throughout. This time it was all ponies. Be warned!!! Nose plugs are needed in this area. LOL Anyway, we go up to the ride area and we had to wait about 15 minutes for the lady to finish watering the ponies. BabyDS was so ready to ride. Finally.....



He's on! Yay.



Isn't he a cutie? We got Levi again.











He was having a great time!





Then Levi stops to um...relieve himself.



And if things couldn't get any worse picture wise something gets Levi excited. Geez.



















And then it was time for Levi to go back to the barn



More Fort Wilderness coming up...

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Originally Posted by kaysmommie

That stinks. My SIL said there is a weight limit for the ponies (80 lbs.) but not a height limit I guess that changed since they went in October. I'm definitely hoping to go to HDDR or maybe BYBBQ next trip .

There is a height limit on the ponies and an age restriction and weight limit on the big horses. DD wasn't old enough for the big ones and too tall for the ponies. She was mad! Poor thing. They've always checked the height....since our first visit anyway. That was in Dec '06. Seems like they had a scale too but they never weighed my kids. We're trying out HDDMR this next time if all goes as planned.

Originally Posted by punkin413

i'm here! sorry i disappeared for awhile. life happened and dising had to take a backseat. i've been updating my TRs and that's pretty much it besides reading some random TRs here and there.

I totally hear ya! Same here. We just repainted a lot of the house and now we're starting in the yard.

loved loved loved your pics of the kids at WL! i can't wait to stay at that place. Do it at Christmas. That's the best time. Or just visit and skip the ugly rooms.

so cool that you guys got to see the remains of discovery island and river country. such a shame all that is going to waste! It really is. At least we have our honeymoon memories!



that pony on the right (the dark brown one) looks just like the pony my grandpa bought for me when i was a kid. his name was sugar and i had him like a year before he died from eating some kind of poisonous berry or something.

Oh no. That's sad. When we first moved to this land I live on now it had a huge barn on it. I wanted a pony so my daddy bought me one. I was an only child and I was totally spoiled. I had my pony for a while and then one day while my dad was feeding it the pony kicked him in his butt. Not long after my pony was sold to the highest bidder. If this scanner will work I'll put on some pics. My kids would love to see them too.