Picture of the day for the Fort.

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One of my kids' FW favorites for more than 20 years (of course there was a lot more lawnmower to see back then)...

 

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Ask your captain about the origin of this quirky sight....

 

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There isn't much left of the Fort Wilderness Railroad............but if you know where to look............

 

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A great place to learn about the FWRR : http://www.fortwildernessrr.com/

Just some of the great photos.........

And of course the tram.

 

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Meadows Trading Post 10/27/06

 

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[donaldduck1967]

I'm not sure what bothers me more..... Taking pics in a bathroom or posting them.


lol

 

[SamRoc]

Who remembers the peacocks at Fort Wilderness?

 

[Colson39]

Thats such a nice story, i miss them too! We were in a preferred loop also one time and there were 5 of them around our motorhome. We used to love driving the electric cart around and spotting them in different areas. I have no idea why Disney removed them.

Disney removed them because of complaints from campers, at least that's what I've heard as the most common reason given. I can tell you that peacocks are aggressive birds, and they were known to peck on people's campers quite a bit.

I personally miss the peacocks tons, they were such a part of Ft. Wilderness to me. However, my fiancee and I just bought a house in Delray Beach, Florida, a month and a half ago. And look what we have tons of in our neighborhood....

That is on top of our house by the way, there must be at least 8 females, quite a few babies, and about 4 or 5 males (the males are the ones with the pretty colors, the females, such as the one in the picture, do not have any color).

Needless to say, I am constantly reminded of Ft. Wilderness every day. Especially when having a nice morning breakfast on the patio and you hear the sound of the peacock, that high pitched kazoo type sound, reminds me every time of Ft. Wilderness.