archery in the Fort?

[hsmamato2]

any opportunities for archery at the fort? i heard there might be.....

 

[BradyBz12]

Yes! Info from right here on the DIS...

Archery Experience

START DATE: JULY 3, 2008

Following instructions in the use of a Compound Bow, you'll take aim at the Bullsye in the Range target.

WHERE: Ft. Wilderness

WHEN: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

TIME: 2:45 - 3:15

AGE: 6 and up

PRICE: $25 plus tax

The Archery Experience can be booked by calling 407-WDW-PLAY. Upon arrival you check in at the Ft. Wilderness Bike Barn.

Please allow ample transportation time. Ft. Wilderness prohibits vehicles from going beyond their main entrance. You'll need to use their internal bus or take water transportation from either the Magic Kingdom or Wilderness Lodge.

...and a first hand account HERE

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Heck yeah ! They'll teach ya to shoot like Robin Hood !

 

[freshlybarked]

DH and I took the class when we were there in May. We had a great time. It's a long class (around 2 hours) and you shoot a lot of arrows. We learned a lot and would probably do it again if we can find time. We still haven't had time to rent a boat or go horseback riding. Maybe when we go back in March. We try to do something different each time we go.

 

[Robert6401]

Do they have bows that my 6 year old son would be able to draw back on? He would LOVE this!

 

[BradyBz12]

The info says "ages 6 and up" so I'm betting

There was a thread a while back where someone asked if something like this would be dangerous - young kids shooting arrows - and Shan-man had the best reply ever that it was FAR more dangerous to have dozens of kids with sticks and flaming marshmallows running around a campfire every night.

 

[Robert6401]

Yeah, I'm not really worried about the danger, I mean you gotta let the kids live a little ya know?! I was just hoping someone who has done it might chime in on whether or not they saw other 6 year olds doing it that were able to actually pull back on the bow.

 

[BradyBz12]

My brother had his own kid-sized compound bow when he was around 7-8 years old, and he was the scrawniest kid on the planet until he hit puberty - all legs and big, knobbly knees.

And I definitely agree about not wrapping kids in bubble wrap to protect them. We were constantly climbing trees (and falling out of them), mucking about in the brook, skateboarding down our steep road and doing all sorts of things resulting in bumps and bruises as kids. And that was the fun of it!

Plus this is Disney after all - I'm sure the lawyers had to sign off.

 

[freshlybarked]

We did it in May and there were 3 small kids in our class. I don't have kids myself, but I would guess they were around 7 or 8. They have smaller bows for them. The instructors are also very good about safety. I think they would enjoy it.

 

[Robert6401]

Awesome, thanks a million!

 

[5stljayhawks]

If you are really quiet and sit still long enough, you will have several moving targets come through the campsites. AKA armadillos.

Slow roast at about 350 to 400- baste with BBQ. Umm Ummm Taste like mouse.