I was born 5 months after Disneyland opened. When I was nine, my parents divorced and Walt became a surrogate father to me. Two years later, he died. My only emotional tie seems to be Disneyland, which is slowly drifting away from his original ideas. This blog is a cathartic emote for me, the good and the disappointing.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Fort Wilderness

How long must we endure the closure of Ft. Wilderness? I wanted to show my kids how they lived during the Cavalry days, only to find the doors locked and barred from entry. Now I have heard that one kid got hurt shooting one of the guns, and most probably the politically correct crowd wants to burn all historical records regarding the frontier as they did with turning the burning cabin into a pristine living accommodation.
Luckily, the fort was still open at Disney World, they have yet to succumb to pressures of the few. While there I recorded as much footage as I could so I could edit an if-it-were-still-open-this-is-what-it-would-look-like video for my kids to watch during homeschool. If a compromise would help open the fort, then remove the guns and keep the tableaux dioramas such as the blacksmith shop, corral, and offices. An escape tunnel would be fun as well. But come on, don't just close it indefinitely!