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Sunday 7 October – part five: we’ve never seen these before
We were going to head over to the Sequoia Lodge, but as we walked over there, I saw Mark looking at the signs, which pointed towards Hotel Santa Fe, and Hotel Cheyenne, and I suggested we do something new, and head that way, as we’ve never seen either of them.
The walk there was absolutely beautiful, with so many of the trees that line this waterway changing colour. I got so many lovely photos of them.
And so, back to my earlier comment about using the lake here... for goodness sake, Disney you have a whole waterway here. You could easily run a riverboat service along here to these two resorts. Why not?
We then left the lovely theming, and came to this...
What were you thinking when you came up with this Disney? For goodness sake, you could’ve made it a transition from one theme to another, but nothing... not good!
There were some amazing fish here – and by amazing, I mean the size of them. I guess they get very fat with the titbits they get from guests...
I have to say that I was very unimpressed by Hotel Cheyenne.We saw the Goldsmith’s building, which as Mark said, that’s fine if you’re staying there, but not if you’re staying in the building that was marked as taxidermy.
As we rounded the corner, we literally found ourselves in a scene from straight out of a Western, but as there was only another couple here, it was like walking through a ghost town – and that was a very surreal feeling. I’m not sure it’s the feeling that Disney probably wanted to convey. They’d probably want this to feel like a much busier town scene, but that wasn’t how it was today.
As we weren’t that impressed with what we’d seen, we headed out, and crossed the bridge to get some final views of it.
We were then going to walk back the way we’d come, but I pointed out to Mark that the signs suggested you could still get back to the Disney parks if we took this path. We were both a bit sceptical, but decided to give it a go. I’m so glad we did, as again we got some beautiful views of the trees with their autumnal colours. I was in my element, snapping away!
We did have to watch our footing though, as some of the trees here have affected the tarmacing, with their roots coming up through it...
Great photos of Hotel Cheyenne. Personally, I love the theming there. Although you're right, it often seems like a ghost town - despite the fact that the resort is almost always fully booked (it's a family favorite because it has bunk bed rooms).
That place does look like a ghost town! I get the look they were going for, but to me it just doesn't lend itself to a hotel you'll be paying big bucks to stay in--- especially in the taxidermy building!
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Hotel Cheyenne did look like a ghost town! Perhaps in busier seasons it's more populated. I kind of like the Old Western theme, but I wouldn't have labeled a building Taxidermy! :
Wow, kind of spooky looking. Disney sure themed it well though, I'll give them credit for that. The colors from the leaves are just amazing! And with that sunshine on them too - beautiful!
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So you've got a 2013 trip already in the works??? I should have known. I'm loving all the photos of the village, but this hotel you just introduced us too I'm not. I just don't know what it is, but it just looks...unfriendly. Is that the right word Im looking for?
The foliage pics are gorgeous...I am so glad the weather improved and you could really take your time exploring and snapping away. Hotel Cheyenne is not my cup of tea but that is what is so great about Disney....lots of choices for lots of folks....
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What were you thinking when you came up with this Disney? For goodness sake, you could’ve made it a transition from one theme to another, but 
I guess they get very fat with the titbits they get from guests... 
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- despite the fact that the resort is almost always fully booked (it's a family favorite because it has bunk bed rooms).
Hotel Cheyenne looks like a ghost town! 
The colors from the leaves are just amazing! And with that sunshine on them too - beautiful!
at the Taxidermy building. Do you have to pay extra NOT to stay there? 
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