HRSP rented golf carts for $60 per day, of course I had to point out that the prices at the Fort were the same, if not a dollar cheaper, lol.
Disney would hate to hear that, tltay2005. It means they are no longer charging for a premium experience; the logical step, therefore, is to raise rates on golf cart rentals at the Fort. It's been like, what, at least 3-4 years at the $59+tax rate for a 4-seater. They should be creeping it up annually like they do the room/campsite rates a dollar or two a year. People understand the "cost of inflation" type increase. It's the big jump they object to - even when it's been flat over past years.
Well, I'll share a little outline about my upcoming March trip too. I'm looking forward to hearing who else can be there in late March. I recall our posters lokin4deer and Boomer1 chimed in my thread back in August when I had made a March reservation that they would be coming in March too.
To recap, my DD is marching with her high school marching band on Sunday March 20 just ahead of the Main Street Electrical Parade at 10pm in the MK. Her two older brothers, also in the high school marching band, marched in Orlando (oldest brother #1 and #2 in MK and then older brother #2 also at Universal). She is my baby, a senior, and this is her Disney band trip (she is tired of hearing how much fun her brothers had on their trips). As a caring, loving parent, naturally I should be there (and stay at the Fort) for moral support (and to take pictures). I hate that it's at the second busiest time of the year (week before Easter and week after) but I don't get to choose when she marches. Our plan is to let her have her 3 days in the Disney parks with her budettes (which includes the MK day), then "check her out of school" at the hotel the morning they leave to go home and have her stay with us a couple days because then spring break starts (she's a senior, perfect attendance, great grades, hopefully no problem).
DW instructed me to make some Dining Plans this trip beyond the one or two we normally do. I offered to pay/schedule some tours like Keys to the Kingdom or pay for La Nouba at Disney Springs but DD and DW wanted to eat table service. Honestly, we don't do that a lot (usually once or twice on a trip and rarely in the parks - more often Disney Springs or at a resort). So I can make an ADR. We have dinner ADR's at BOG and The Plaza in MK and lunch ADR's at Tony's and Liberty Tree Tavern in MK.
We don't plan to go to any other park than the MK on this trip. We did Epcot last trip and Soarin' is closed this March and well, Epcot is so 90s (Captain Eo just left). DHS we did the trip before that and it's about to be a construction zone. We did AK years ago and I think they are still building the blue people land and the rest is the same. But the MK still has a pull (and the direct boat ride from FW).
DD wants to do MK from rope drop to close on a day when the close time with EMH is 2am (I offered DW to run around with her late after 10pm but DW beat me to it and offered me up). No "back to the Fort for an afternoon nap" per DD. So, gulp, I am stuck at MK past midnight and I'll bet SouthAlabama5er's truck that DW will sneak off back to the Fort to turn in at a decent hour.
I also want to see some spring training baseball. The Houston Astros train over in Kissimmee and 2016 is their last year there before they move over near West Palm Beach in 2017. I also want to go to Lakeland to see the Detroit Tigers at TigerTown. The Atlanta Braves are over at Disney's Wide World of Sports but I read they will leave after the 2017 spring training for the Tampa/St Pete area. I've been to a Braves game before (expensive ticket, small seat with knees against seat in front, and starters didn't play). So I hope to see the Astros and the Tigers at their places. As a born and raised Cleveland Indians fan (no jokes, please), I like to watch baseball. It's 10x better in person than on tv.
I also have an ADR at Raglan Road which I went to after the 2015 Marathon and Kona Café at the Poly for breakfast one day to get the Tonga Toast. There are more moving parts but that's enough for now.
I would like to hear who else will be there. I like meeting other DIS'sers as in past trips. My favorite experience was in March 2014 when a guy walked into my campsite, introduced himself and shook my hand, and said, "I don't know who you are but my daughter is following your live trip report and she told me since I was here (at the Fort) to come meet you". So I met Rick from Indiana. That's an indication that the trip reports and pictures we post reach more people than you might be aware of.
Stay tuned.
Bama Ed