R.I.P. Fort Wilderness 1956-2007

As many of you know, since the 2003 refurbishment of Tom Sawyer Island, Fort Wilderness has been closed off to park guests due to safety reasons. The fort was still used however as a changing area for Fantasmic! peformers and for Cast Member parties. However, the fort was still a safety hazzard, and everyone knew that it would be demolished, but no one knew when. Well, on May 16, 2007, Mice Age editor Al Lutz posted the following "Editor's Daily Note" item:

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5/16 BREAKING NEWS: R.I.P. Fort Wilderness 1956-2007 Team Disney Anaheim has just decided to demolish Fort Wilderness after years of trying to ignore the looming problems with the aging wood structure. With Pirate's Lair debuting next week the demolition will be handled overnight for the next 30 days. A cement log stockade for Cast Member use only will replace the Fort in the same area that the original stood. Stay tuned for all the details in the next update. - Al Lutz

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The elements and the termites have won.

And with that news, yet another Disneyland Resort attraction packs it's bags to Yesterland....
Speaking of Yesterland, this breaking news now has allowed Werner Weiss to add Fort Wilderness onto his website Yesterland, a website for discontinued Disneyland attractions. You can view Fort Wilderness by taking a trip to Yesterland at the following link.
http://www.yesterland.com/fortwilderness.html

While the good news is that Fort Wilderness is currently being reconstructed, the bad news is that it will most likely stay CM-only. This shocks me and other Disneyland die-hards, considering that Fort Wilderness is a park legend. Why rebuild this classic if they have no plans to re-open it? If this plan goes forward, it's a waste of money in my eyes...


-Brandon