mamaloya
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For those who may be considering staying at the cabins or campsites at Fort Wilderness, I just wanted to post some info.
Sue, if this is not where this goes, please feel free to move it.
The cabins sleep up to 6. The bedroom has a set of bunk beds and a full size bed. The living room has a murphy bed that pulls down from the wall. It has a full kitchen. There is also a deck outside with a BBQ grill. You park your car right at your cabin. There are accessible cabins available as well.
For those with food issues, you may want to bring aluminum foil to line pans or bring your own pots if cross contamination is an issue. I was told that FW will replace the grid on the grill for your with a new one to prevent contamination there, or you could just cover it in foil.
The campsites are spread out among 20 loops. Some sites are spacious and others are not. 2 loops are partial hookups for tents and popups and the others are able to accomodate RVs.
Those with children who have sensory issues, FW is a nice place to stay. It is a surprisingly quiet island in the craziness of WDW. It is wooded with room to run around and sprinkled with playgrounds and tetherball courts. The cabins have a seperate bedroom for a child that needs some down time. The bunk beds are also nice because some children just can't share a bed with their sibling. Sensory seekers will have lots to entertain them whether it be digging in sand or exploring the trees and wildlife. Those easily overstimulated will find ample opportunity for quiet here.
It is nice to have your car right at your site or cabin. No walking to your car. For those in an ECV or wheelchair, this makes it easier because you can leave it in your car and not have to walk fare (at least for those not in it full time). For those with small childre, it means not carrying them too far at the end of a long day.
The campsites in the 1600-1900 loops were not very w/c accessible. I had almost no concrete pad for my chair. Some loops may have wider pads though. There is a new class of site called "premium" that should have a wide enough pad to make w/c accessibility fine, but the price is much higher.
The bathhouses, or comfort stations as they are called, each have an accessible shower and potty. The shower is roll in and has a fold down seat and hand held shower head. There is a slight lip at the threshold when entering the the bath house, but it is not significant. You will need help holding the door though as it is heavy (at least for me). Luckily there is usually someone around. The laundry room is less accessible and would be difficult to maneuver in a large chair or ECV.
Transportation here is either seen as easier or harder depending on the person. The busses are not usually crowded except at the busiest times and I find the drivers of the internal busses to be the friendliest in all of WDW. The negative is that you will have to take 2 busses to get where you want to go. One to get from your site/cabin to the bus stop and one to get to your destination. It never really bothered me except before, but in a chair, that means getting buckled down 2x. One other issue is that it is only a boat that goes to MK. If the water is too low or too high you may not be able to get on. While were there, our skipper was quite creative though. The boat was sitting too high above the dock and we were the first waiting to board. He had me wait to the side and loaded people little by little until the boat was low enough for me to roll on. Then one night getting back the boat was too low. He had people get off little by little until it was just right for me to get off. Of course, if the boat is too low empty, this would not work. I am not sure what they do to get you to where you want to go in that case. Also with the boats, you do not need to fold your stroller or take your kids out of it.
For those with allergies to pine, well, it is a campground full of pine trees. There are also many other types of plants as well. At night there are mosquitos if you want to hang out outside.
This is all of the info that I could think of right now, if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.
Sue, if this is not where this goes, please feel free to move it.
The cabins sleep up to 6. The bedroom has a set of bunk beds and a full size bed. The living room has a murphy bed that pulls down from the wall. It has a full kitchen. There is also a deck outside with a BBQ grill. You park your car right at your cabin. There are accessible cabins available as well.
For those with food issues, you may want to bring aluminum foil to line pans or bring your own pots if cross contamination is an issue. I was told that FW will replace the grid on the grill for your with a new one to prevent contamination there, or you could just cover it in foil.
The campsites are spread out among 20 loops. Some sites are spacious and others are not. 2 loops are partial hookups for tents and popups and the others are able to accomodate RVs.
Those with children who have sensory issues, FW is a nice place to stay. It is a surprisingly quiet island in the craziness of WDW. It is wooded with room to run around and sprinkled with playgrounds and tetherball courts. The cabins have a seperate bedroom for a child that needs some down time. The bunk beds are also nice because some children just can't share a bed with their sibling. Sensory seekers will have lots to entertain them whether it be digging in sand or exploring the trees and wildlife. Those easily overstimulated will find ample opportunity for quiet here.
It is nice to have your car right at your site or cabin. No walking to your car. For those in an ECV or wheelchair, this makes it easier because you can leave it in your car and not have to walk fare (at least for those not in it full time). For those with small childre, it means not carrying them too far at the end of a long day.
The campsites in the 1600-1900 loops were not very w/c accessible. I had almost no concrete pad for my chair. Some loops may have wider pads though. There is a new class of site called "premium" that should have a wide enough pad to make w/c accessibility fine, but the price is much higher.
The bathhouses, or comfort stations as they are called, each have an accessible shower and potty. The shower is roll in and has a fold down seat and hand held shower head. There is a slight lip at the threshold when entering the the bath house, but it is not significant. You will need help holding the door though as it is heavy (at least for me). Luckily there is usually someone around. The laundry room is less accessible and would be difficult to maneuver in a large chair or ECV.
Transportation here is either seen as easier or harder depending on the person. The busses are not usually crowded except at the busiest times and I find the drivers of the internal busses to be the friendliest in all of WDW. The negative is that you will have to take 2 busses to get where you want to go. One to get from your site/cabin to the bus stop and one to get to your destination. It never really bothered me except before, but in a chair, that means getting buckled down 2x. One other issue is that it is only a boat that goes to MK. If the water is too low or too high you may not be able to get on. While were there, our skipper was quite creative though. The boat was sitting too high above the dock and we were the first waiting to board. He had me wait to the side and loaded people little by little until the boat was low enough for me to roll on. Then one night getting back the boat was too low. He had people get off little by little until it was just right for me to get off. Of course, if the boat is too low empty, this would not work. I am not sure what they do to get you to where you want to go in that case. Also with the boats, you do not need to fold your stroller or take your kids out of it.
For those with allergies to pine, well, it is a campground full of pine trees. There are also many other types of plants as well. At night there are mosquitos if you want to hang out outside.
This is all of the info that I could think of right now, if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.
