Originally Posted By Wendybird I apologize if this has already been discissed, but I couldn't find anything. Why is the fort closed and will it reopen? We recently took our two- and four- year old kids and were talking about the really cool fort only to walk up to closed doors! What's up with that?!
Originally Posted By ni_teach The fort needs to be fixed and they have not wanted to pay for it. They still use it for the Fantasmic actors, that is why it has not been torn down. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but it has been closed for almost two years now?!? It's really sad. They need to fix it up and the rest of the area.
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland It's been closed longer than two years... I remember a looooong time ago, there was an article by Al Lutz detailing the fort's problems and its imminent destruction.
Originally Posted By Neverland They just had a very thorough discussion about it over at MiceAge last week. To summarize, the fort itself is so badly infested with termites that it really can't be repaired in any manner consistent with public use, and needs to be torn down and rebuilt/replaced. Other issues that have assisted the atrophy are 1) residual fallout from the lawsuit over the little girl who lost of finger when it was caught on one of the gun trigger guards, 2) A general feeling that the whole north end of the island, inclusive of the old burning settler's cabin kinda need a rethink and 3) the same penny pinching that the rest of the park suffered from under P.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 Penny pinching from the Paul Pressler era was the cause. I talked to a security guard on the Island at Dlands big 50th day and he said that they had ordered there was sooo much complication as far as re-opening the fort at this point that it had and would still take awhile to re-open but indeed the fort will be replaced with all new wood and re-open.....I hope he is right, I loved shooting the guns out of the forts towers.
Originally Posted By Wendybird Thanks for the info, everyone. I also have great memories (and photos) of playing there with my brothers and so wanted to take my own kids. Maybe someday...
Originally Posted By markcanada Weird that the "Unofficial 2005 Guide" and Ridemax both have it listed as open. Guess I'll strike it off our list.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Tom Sawyer Island is open daily (during daylight hours), so you can go climb the rock, go thru a couple of tunnels, etc. You can walk up to the entrance to Fort Wilderness and walk around it, but can't go inside.
