DCL DVC Current Member Pitch

[Unclelude]

. Do you have to actually golf to use the free shuttle service? Our solo trip next year was going to be the golfing trip so if so I can wait.

Do they have those mickey mouse golf carts on the courses?

You need a tee time for the golf shuttle service. You could take the SSR or Shades of green bus to get to the pro shops... A little less convenient. We use Uber/Lyft sometimes... It's usually pretty inexpensive just bouncing around inside WDW.

I only saw regular carts ... But they do have 'hidden mickey' sand traps!

 

[VGCgroupie]

So this thread and @supercarrie sold me even more on at least one stay at CFW, we saw the cabins and the biggest downside was the bunk bed placement and no W/D. My kid would absolutely love the golf cart need. So while more money that is a plus.

Tell me when is the best time weather wise to stay? We went in May and no chance Id have fun there in May. I dont mind being a bit cold.

Lastly, I would call these more like a tiny home. A poorly designed layout of a tiny home. I have stayed in legitimate tiny homes before and this is what they are.

 

[PoppyJ]

So this thread and @supercarrie sold me even more on at least one stay at CFW, we saw the cabins and the biggest downside was the bunk bed placement and no W/D. My kid would absolutely love the golf cart need. So while more money that is a plus.

Tell me when is the best time weather wise to stay? We went in May and no chance Id have fun there in May. I dont mind being a bit cold.

Lastly, I would call these more like a tiny home. A poorly designed layout of a tiny home. I have stayed in legitimate tiny homes before and this is what they are.

No, not more competition at the 7 month mark!

We went for our test run stay in mid- February this year. Weather was perfect. Golf carts were so fun!! We also did horseback riding. Planning on doing archery on our next visit. We didn't realize you had to make reservations in advance.

 

[VGCgroupie]

No, not more competition at the 7 month mark!

We went for our test run stay in mid- February this year. Weather was perfect. Golf carts were so fun!! We also did horseback riding. Planning on doing archery on our next visit. We didn't realize you had to make reservations in advance.

We want to do all that stuff. So cool!

 

[cruisehopeful]

@VGCgroupie check out the videos of Fort Wilderness during Halloween and Christmas. There are campsites that are completely decked out. People even heavily decorate the golf carts. I can only imagine what fun activities are going on during those times.

 

[VGCgroupie]

@VGCgroupie check out the videos of Fort Wilderness during Halloween and Christmas. There are campsites that are completely decked out. People even heavily decorate the golf carts. I can only imagine what fun activities are going on during those times.

I will

 

[supercarrie]

So this thread and @supercarrie sold me even more on at least one stay at CFW, we saw the cabins and the biggest downside was the bunk bed placement and no W/D. My kid would absolutely love the golf cart need. So while more money that is a plus.

Tell me when is the best time weather wise to stay? We went in May and no chance Id have fun there in May. I dont mind being a bit cold.

Lastly, I would call these more like a tiny home. A poorly designed layout of a tiny home. I have stayed in legitimate tiny homes before and this is what they are.

This isn't an ideal solution for a lot of people, but we got around the layout by having my husband and me sleep on the murphy bed. I don't actually mind the murphy beds, so we liked having the bathroom, kitchen and deck access while my son slept. He sleeps like a log so no waking up for the bathroom, etc.

You are so right - I think it feels like a tiny home, not a cabin.

We did the first week in April and it was still rather toasty, but we hit a heat wave. A number of sites were decorated for Easter, which was fun and surprising. Getting in around Halloween and Christmas is tough but that would be my first pick, followed by probably February from a weather perspective.

They also just announced the pool expansion - shouldn't have major impacts on a stay, but something to consider:
https://dvcfan.com/dvc-resorts/fort-wilderness/a-new-pool-is-coming-to-fort-wilderness/

 

[VGCgroupie]

This isn't an ideal solution for a lot of people, but we got around the layout by having my husband and me sleep on the murphy bed. I don't actually mind the murphy beds, so we liked having the bathroom, kitchen and deck access while my son slept. He sleeps like a log so no waking up for the bathroom, etc.

You are so right - I think it feels like a tiny home, not a cabin.

We did the first week in April and it was still rather toasty, but we hit a heat wave. A number of sites were decorated for Easter, which was fun and surprising. Getting in around Halloween and Christmas is tough but that would be my first pick, followed by probably February from a weather perspective.

They also just announced the pool expansion - shouldn't have major impacts on a stay, but something to consider:
https://dvcfan.com/dvc-resorts/fort-wilderness/a-new-pool-is-coming-to-fort-wilderness/

That is actually a great idea. We have slept on a few murphys and didnt hate it.

 

[zavandor]

Each cabin has a a couple of private parking spots in the front (we used one for the car and one for the golf cart). There is also a weatherproof plug in front of one of them that seems intended for the golf cart (I think it may be 220V).

As was mentioned, you can drive around the resort but parking spots are very limited. You're also highly likely to get stuck behind golf carts and drive 20 mph all the time, which can get annoying fast. I'd rather be the one in the golf cart slowing everyone down (they are speed limited to ~20mph) than the one in the car.

A golf cart may not be necessary, especially if your cabin is close to a bus stop. There are internal buses that will drive you around FW and they run quite often. And of course you have the buses/boats that take you to the parks.

We left with the impression that the golf carts were an expensive convenience rather than a necessity, but I would still rent one next time. I justify it mentally as renting 4 OTU points daily at $20/pt... Four points makes it sound a lot cheaper than $75/day (btw the 6-seaters are $100/day)

Right!
If Disney allowed to rent a cart for 4 points, I'd do it. Or not, because they'd put it behind MMB and I cannot buy it

 

[Girlstar30]

I am highly doubtful they allow dogs in LL or in the water front cabins that will go for a premium.

You can't likely charge people CCV Cabin prices and then have signs of dogs around the rooms like scratched floors or doors. Unless they were to do basically a HA type of booking category so people knew when they booked it you would be in a room that also allowed dogs.

Are service dogs allowed at any of the dvc hotels? You know the chihuahuas or other dogs that people by a service dog vest on Amazon for and Disney says nothing about?

 

[sethschroeder]

Are service dogs allowed at any of the dvc hotels? You know the chihuahuas or other dogs that people by a service dog vest on Amazon for and Disney says nothing about?

Service dogs and allowing dogs are different.

Disney is legally required to allow service dogs. Challenging someone on their service dog can potentially cost Disney a ton of money not only from possible lawsuits (if they do it incorrectly) but also from the section of society that takes accessibility very seriously or need it themselves.

If enough people were breaking the rules at regular resorts Disney likely would have went to some paperwork requirement but seems its a very tiny amount of guests who break the rule.

 

[Girlstar30]

Service dogs and allowing dogs are different.

Disney is legally required to allow service dogs. Challenging someone on their service dog can potentially cost Disney a ton of money not only from possible lawsuits (if they do it incorrectly) but also from the section of society that takes accessibility very seriously or need it themselves.

If enough people were breaking the rules at regular resorts Disney likely would have went to some paperwork requirement but seems its a very tiny amount of guests who break the rule.

I've never actually seen dogs at a dvc hotel so I agree its minimal. Disneyland is another story, it is so ridiculous what you see there. I wish they would require paperwork there. Im sure they've had enough pushback with the DAS community and want to avoid more

 

[RichVIII]

We were there too!! Hope you had a fantastic trip - boy did we get lucky with the weather!!

Yeah we did!! I think it has skewed our viewpoint of Alaska. Everyone (CMs, locals) we talked to said it was the best week. Did you see the boat that snapped lines a few days after us with that weather in Juneau?

 

[RichVIII]

Just debarked from the Wish yesterday morning. Attended both the DVC member and prospective member presentations while onboard - since most of my kids are over 21, one of them attended the prospective member meeting and scored a heihei!

The member presentation was a hard push for the Poly Tower - zero mention of CFW, which was surprising to me.

Awesome about the HeiHei! I was at the desk when someone asked about it being a current member and she suggested ebay or shopDisney for it. lol

I wonder if they thought the "Alaska" cruise crowd was more outdoorsy and why they pushed it more. I know that sounds stereotypical but interesting two different boats around the same time with different pitches. The guides on our boat were Orlando based.

 

[cruisehopeful]

I've never actually seen dogs at a dvc hotel so I agree its minimal. Disneyland is another story, it is so ridiculous what you see there. I wish they would require paperwork there. Im sure they've had enough pushback with the DAS community and want to avoid more

I feel like I see a service dog in Disneyland just about every time I am there. I haven't seen any at the hotels, but they should be working and silent. So, it makes sense that I haven't seen any.

Service dogs are allowed everywhere and must be trained to provide a service/skill that the handler is unable to do. Emotional support dogs can be literally any dog for any reason and are only allowed where the business decides that want to allow it. The HUGE problem is that people don't know the difference between a service dog and an emotional support dog and people with an emotional support dog take advantage of that and claim it's a service dog.

I have a friend who has a very large dog that her therapist wrote a note for, claiming it's a "support" dog. It's true that the dog helps keep the handler sane. It's also true that she brings it to every restaurant and it blows it's stinky breath all over my plate and begs for food the whole time. It's totally NOT a service dog and doesn't need to be allowed anywhere. Business owners don't want to be accused of discrimination and let dogs like that inside.

 

[Girlstar30]

I feel like I see a service dog in Disneyland just about every time I am there. I haven't seen any at the hotels, but they should be working and silent. So, it makes sense that I haven't seen any.

Service dogs are allowed everywhere and must be trained to provide a service/skill that the handler is unable to do. Emotional support dogs can be literally any dog for any reason and are only allowed where the business decides that want to allow it. The HUGE problem is that people don't know the difference between a service dog and an emotional support dog and people with an emotional support dog take advantage of that and claim it's a service dog.

I have a friend who has a very large dog that her therapist wrote a note for, claiming it's a "support" dog. It's true that the dog helps keep the handler sane. It's also true that she brings it to every restaurant and it blows it's stinky breath all over my plate and begs for food the whole time. It's totally NOT a service dog and doesn't need to be allowed anywhere. Business owners don't want to be accused of discrimination and let dogs like that inside.

So i am actually allergic to dogs so it really does bother me that people can just say their dog is a service dog and it is allowed to enter the parks or anywhere.

Unfortunately, a lot of dog owners feel like people like their dogs as much as they do or wouldn't mind them sharing space. I had a "service" dog at Disneyland jump all over me when I was sitting on a bench and the lady had the nerve to tell me not to touch her "service" dog when I was pushing it away!

Also for some reason people bring their dogs to the local grocery stores here and just allow them to walk up to you and they look at you all crazy when your not all about it. I have never seen so many service dogs in my life as at Disneyland.

Some people really need it and a real service dog wouldnt be bothering anybody, but I would bet the majority of these people dont really have trained service dogs.

 

[OKW Lover]

So i am actually allergic to dogs so it really does bother me that people can just say their dog is a service dog and it is allowed to enter the parks or anywhere.

Your dog allergy has nothing to do with where other people can use their service dog.

 

[Girlstar30]

Your dog allergy has nothing to do with where other people can use their service dog.

It actually does if their "service" dog is jumping all over me and Disney agreed when that happened and they were asked to leave if they couldnt get him under control. Thanks for caring though.

 

[OKW Lover]

It actually does if their "service" dog is jumping all over me and Disney agreed when that happened and they were asked to leave if they couldnt get him under control. Thanks for caring though.

I suspect you're taking my post wrong. My point is that it doesn't matter if you, or anybody has a dog allergy. Service dogs are permitted.

If they aren't trained properly is an entirely different matter, which also doesn't depend on if somebody is allergic to dogs.

 

[muppets3d]

I suspect you're taking my post wrong. My point is that it doesn't matter if you, or anybody has a dog allergy. Service dogs are permitted.

If they aren't trained properly is an entirely different matter, which also doesn't depend on if somebody is allergic to dogs.

A true service dog would not be bothering other people. They are there to work, not get chin scratches or a treat and are trained to not beg etc.