Disney Tree Houses???

[myprincessgirlisa]

I was wondering if WDW has a rental that holds up to 12 people??
possibly called Disney Tree Houses???

I could have swore I remember back about 5yrs ago I overheard someone talking about them.

Not sure if theres such a thing or if I REALLY overheard that conversation wrong!?!?

Anyone hear of this....do they exist.....where can I get info on them

I am aware of the fort wilderness cabins....was that maybe what they were talking about????

I think i might just have heard wrong.....anyone know???

 

[TAKitty]

Sorry, you can't stay at the Tree House Villas. I think they are only currently used for international CMs.

Another option is the Vacation Club Resorts.

 

[beth_cam]

as stated above they cant be stayed in anymore. searching the site i came up with this previous post discussing them.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1073987&referrerid=&highlight=treehouses

If you need something for 12, grand villas at the dvc hold 12.

 

[myprincessgirlisa]

This totaly makes sense cause at the time I was a cast member at the Disney Store......& it was another cast member talking about.....bummer
thanks

 

[GreyStr0ke]

Are those the things you can see if you rent a boat at DTD and head toward POR?

 

[TAKitty]

Are those the things you can see if you rent a boat at DTD and head toward POR?

Yes! They look neat!

 

[Deb & Bill]

But a GV is very hard to get if you are not a member or you are not renting a reservation from the member at 11 months ahead of time.

 

[PrincessPaczki]

Hi
We stayed in the treehouses many times when I was growing up. They were really cool inside. I will have to have my mom pull out the pictures.

 

[skylilly]

My family stayed in the treehouses when I was little and I loved it. I had looked into them a few years ago but was told they are no longer available. I don't know if it was included or my parents paid additional but we had a golf cart at the treehouse we used to get around some. It was so much fun...

Disney memories.....that last a life time.

 

[ameraumi]

If anyone has pictures of the inside I would love to see them! They look so interesting!

 

[marc1477]

They were cool inside. We stayed there once if I remember right, long long ago. Its a shame that they aren't using them anymore for the general public.

 

[Jack's Mom]

When we stayed at POR last year the boat driver told my husband that the area had been declared a wildlife preserve or something & they couldn't do anything to the Treehouses to fix them up or anything that would hurt the environment around them- so they have them for the international CM's.

Not sure if that is the exact story- however it was intersting to here.

 

[bytheblood]

When we stayed at POR last year the boat driver told my husband that the area had been declared a wildlife preserve or something & they couldn't do anything to the Treehouses to fix them up or anything that would hurt the environment around them- so they have them for the international CM's.

Not sure if that is the exact story- however it was intersting to here.

Per our boat driver from POFQ to DTD:
It is Florida swamplands....this means they cannot condemn the Treehouse Villas and start over...but the Villas that are there now will not pass inspection and building code due to the poor condition they are in.

They are currently being used to house intern CMs from overseas.

 

[bytheblood]

This is from Anita Answer on AllEars:

Shannon and Several Other Readers write:

Please tell me about those old treehouse buildings you can see along the Sassagoula when you ride the water taxi to Downtown Disney. Was this area once a resort? What happened to it? I saw them recently and no one knew anything about them! I have to know! Thank you!

Hi Everyone!

I get this question several times a year, so consider this to be Anita's Annual Treehouse Answer.

The Treehouse Villas opened as part of the Disney Village Resort in 1975. In 1996, they became part of the Disney Institute and were available for guests to rent until the Institute closed for good in February 2002. Most of the Institute was razed to make way for the construction of Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa. The Treehouses were not destroyed at that time because of an interesting loophole: They sit on an area of protected wetlands, and if they are taken down, nothing can be rebuilt in their place. Further, they cannot be rented to guests because they are not up to current accessibility codes, and because of their unique design, it would be difficult to bring them up to code by installing ramps and/or elevators.

The Treehouses sat empty for months, being used mostly for storage, and then sustained a bit of damage during Hurricane Charley. They have since been repaired, and are being used to house College Program and international Cast Members. As private residences, they are not required to adhere to the same codes that buildings rented to the public are.

I took the opportunity to rent a pontoon boat last week to get a close look at the Treehouses. They're unfortunately looking very shabby, and are in need of a coat of fresh paint. Some of the decks were sagging a bit, window coverings were in need of replacement, and woodwork needed repair. Since several of them are in full view of guests who rent boats or take water taxis in this area, I hope someone in charge takes note and gives them the rehab these venerable old buildings deserve as part of Walt Disney World's early history.

A.A.

 

[kribit]

I also heard the cm's stay in them. I happened to catch a very good look inside on our boat ride from POR and they look like they are in SERIOUS need of renovation.

Does anyone have pictures of what they looked like when guests occupied them? Would love to see them.

 

[bmalonef45]

Can someone tell me more about these? They are located between OKW and SSR and are visable from LBV golf course and the canals near there. They have mouse ears on the doors so I assume they are Disney owned.

 

[beth_cam]

check out this thread currently being discussed on the exact same topic on this same board.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1329201

 

[bmalonef45]

oops sorry about that. I did a search and it didn't show up.

 

[MomPOM]

I miss the treehouse villas. It was such an awesome place to stay when we went back in the 90s! You'd think disney would have thought about building stuff on swampland and the ramifications of that before putting them on there. Oopsie.

 

[shadybabysmom]

there are a few videos on youtube also. Not in english but still neat to look at