Originally Posted By sjhym333 Here is a short video of a ride on the Fort Wilderness Railroad. I have also included another video from Adam the Woo (though I am not a fan of his) that looks for remains of the Railroad about a year ago <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3wshRnX0lY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...shRnX0lY</a> <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P155CW2G85s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...5CW2G85s</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm surprised that any home video of the Wilderness Railroad exists, since it was only open for a few years in the 70's. Great find! (I skipped over the Woo video, since I'm not a fan of him either) While it's sad that they weren't able to keep it running, I certainly understand why it wouldn't be practical in today's litigious society (in addition to the numerous technical issues). Having an unprotected right-of-way near campgrounds and activities is just an invitation for trouble; heck, the video even showed a small child dangling off the 'other' side of the car when it stopped in the station, which would never be tolerated today. The railroad was a great and realistic addition to Fort Wilderness, but I don't think it would be practical for it to ever come back
Originally Posted By TP2000 All great points Ferret. I can just imagine the shrieking admonishment from a frantic CM that child would receive today if he dared do something that "unsafe". Stupid question, but does Fort Wilderness have any recreational activities left? I saw volleyball courts and athletic fields and playgrounds and canoes paddling along canals. I also remember brochures from the 70's and 80's that heavily touted the horseback riding Fort Wilderness had. Does any of that stuff still exist? And do kids of the 21st century who travel with iPads and iPhones even bother using any of that equipment anymore? Can you still rent a canoe or a horse or a baseball bat and mitt for a few hours at Fort Wilderness? Or is it just air conditioned mega RV's tapped into complimentary WiFi now?
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Fort Wilderness still has horsebackriding as well as canoes, fishing gear rental and a whole bunch of other stuff including volleyball and playgrounds.
Originally Posted By TP2000 That's very good to know. I hope the kids are actually using it, and the parents are making them put the iPads down.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I would highly recommend anyone out on Disney property take the boat over to Fort Wilderness and walk around. There is a lot to do and see and it is very different from the rest of WDW.
