Fort Wilderness Cabins

[SweetPeasMom2]

I very rarely hear any info on these. Anyone have any experience staying at them?

 

[Kerri G]

Hi! I have never stayed at them but plan to. They have their own thread, that could be were all the info is. Scroll down on the main page and you will find it.

 

[chepic]

I have stayed in them. They are just like a mobile home, with the main bed coming out of the wall of the living room. They were roomy enough, A/C, the fridge and cooking area come in very handy, and the little "yard" area was great for the kids to play in when they weren't riding their bikes. When we stayed, maid service was included; I don't know if they still do, but it was great.

Hope this helps

cheryl

 

[Teresa Pitman]

We stayed in one last year and LOVED it. In fact we are going back in early December (and can hardly wait).

They are great for larger families because they have a double bed and a set of bunkbeds in the bedroom, plus a Murphy bed (double) that pulls down from the wall in the living room. So you can put your kids to bed and then relax in the living room watching TV and then just pull down the bed when you want to go to sleep. You can save a little money by cooking some meals in the kitchen. There is also a picnic table outside and a barbecue set up for outdoor meals.

You do get mousekeeping service - and they'll even wash any dirty dishes or run the dishwasher for you.

We love the campground setting, too - it's perfect for little kids who need some room to relax and play. I do highly recommend renting a golf cart, though!

Teresa

 

[gacuff42]

We love staying in the Fort Wilderness cabins. I believe these are one of the most underated places to stay on the entire Disney property.

The cabin is a nice size and well equiped, the grounds are pretty, and the activities around the entire campground are numerous. We loved the deck off the cabin and used the BBQ grill outside our cabin door.

The cost of the cabins is also pretty good especially if you have 5 or 6 people in the cabin. We had 6 people, 4 adults and 2 kids. This was a little tight after 5 nights, but very tollerable.

The only down side I see is the size of the campground and the fact you need to take the internal bus before you get to the actual transportation to the parks.

We will definately stay there again.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

That's why I recommend getting a golf cart, so you don't have to rely on the bus system.

On our last trip, we only did breakfast and some snacks in the cabin, but for our upcoming trip we're planning to take advantage of the kitchen and have some more meals there, so we can use the money we save for some special events like the Hoop-Dee-Doo and a dinner at Jiko's for Mom and Dad.

Teresa

 

[Hopefully]

We LOVED the FW Cabins. We are a family of 5. The kids shared the double bed and set of bunk beds in the bedroom and DH and I had the Murphy bed in the Living Room. We were able to put the kids to bed when we got in in the evening, and close the bedroom door. DH and I could sit and relax a bit in the Living Room.
I loved having the full kitchen. We did breakfast in and had snacks and cold beverages each day. I believe with just this use of the kitchen we saved money.
We loved the campground. It is beautiful and has lots to do.
Once we drove and had our own car, once we rented a golf cart and did not have a car and once we had a rental car. Each was okay. The kids loved the golf cart. The felt as if it was another "ride".
The size of the campground and the need to use the internal bus system is the only downside to staying here. Either can be mitigated by having either your own car, or renting a golf cart.
We just loved it here.
Have a Great Trip

 

[thomas998]

The cabins can be great if you just need lots of space...

BUT there are two major downsides to them.

1... you really need a golf cart if you plan on doing anything in the resort area because Fort Wilderness is huge... you could end up having to walk for 15 minutes to get to the pool... if you only plan on using the place as a place to sleep and eat then you can skip the golf cart... otherwise you need one and they are VERY expensive... around $50 a day... so when you factor in your golf cart rental with the room you quickly find that your paying the same as if you were staying at the Contemporary...so be careful, I've heard of people thinking it was the cheapest "deluxe" resort... it isn't its on par with the others maybe even more expensive than Animal Kingdom when you factor in the hidden costs.

2.... Because Disney wanted to expand their revenue base but didn't have any dry land to put more cabins... They came up with a cunning plan... Drain the swamp and plop in more cabins. Well... if you get one of the cabins plopped in the former swamp you will get "0" yard for you kids to play in. We had the misfortune of getting one of those and your yard around the cabin consists of cyprus tree stumps and brush... Frankly it was so nasty looking I was afraid to go from our cabin to the car at night because of the thought that any number of snakes was probably slithering around in the brush. Its easy to think that the cabins have a nice area around them because on Disney's site they show a cabin with a nice grassy yard... well that's not always the case... In fact I would say more than half the cabins are the plopped in a swamp version. So don't expect a place outside for the kids to run, unless you want to see them trip over stumps and get bitten by god knows what type of snake.

 

[sotoalf]

The cabins can be great if you just need lots of space...

BUT there are two major downsides to them.

1... you really need a golf cart if you plan on doing anything in the resort area because Fort Wilderness is huge... you could end up having to walk for 15 minutes to get to the pool... if you only plan on using the place as a place to sleep and eat then you can skip the golf cart... otherwise you need one and they are VERY expensive... around $50 a day... so

Not really. We've stayed eight times at the cabins, and rented a golf cart once. Bikes will do fine. If you don't have any, you can rent those -- much cheaper than a cart.

2.... Because Disney wanted to expand their revenue base but didn't have any dry land to put more cabins... They came up with a cunning plan... Drain the swamp and plop in more cabins. Well... if you get one of the cabins plopped in the former swamp you will get "0" yard for you kids to play in. We had the misfortune of getting one of those and your yard around the cabin consists of cyprus tree stumps and brush... Frankly it was so nasty looking I was afraid to go from our cabin to the car at night because of the thought that any number of snakes was probably slithering around in the brush. Its easy to think that the cabins have a nice area around them because on Disney's site they show a cabin with a nice grassy yard... well that's not always the case... In fact I would say more than half the cabins are the plopped in a swamp version. So don't expect a place outside for the kids to run, unless you want to see them trip over stumps and get bitten by god knows what type of snake.

This is very true, yet you're exaggerating how wild this land is. Most cabins do have a, shall we say, manageable piece of forest in which kids can safely play.

One drawback not mentioned: two average-sized adults can NOT sleep comfortably in the double bed. I was shocked by how roomier the Murphy bed in the living room is.

 

[Kevin355]

Do they have a place to pitch a tent near the cabin? We are bringing our 2 sons and 2 of their friends and they wanted to sleep in a tent.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

They don't allow tents pitched outside the cabins, unfortunately.

I think where they are a good deal is for families of six (like ours). You can have six people in a cabin, where we'd have to pay for two rooms to stay anywhere else.

Teresa

 

[thomas998]

Not really. We've stayed eight times at the cabins, and rented a golf cart once. Bikes will do fine. If you don't have any, you can rent those -- much cheaper than a cart.



This is very true, yet you're exaggerating how wild this land is. Most cabins do have a, shall we say, manageable piece of forest in which kids can safely play.

One drawback not mentioned: two average-sized adults can NOT sleep comfortably in the double bed. I was shocked by how roomier the Murphy bed in the living room is.

Bike might work if all the members of your family can ride them but if you have little kids bikes aren't an option...

And if you've stayed there 8 times and NOT been in one of the swamp plopped cabins your lucky... I know out stay there this may was in a group of cabins that did not have any area where kids could play unless you wanted them to run across two roads.. I think that was the closest area we saw that wasn't absolutely completely covered in cyprus stumps.

So if you've always had a place by your cabin where you could play... count yourself lucky. I assure you there are cabins where playing outsid is not an option.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

Can you let me know where the swamp cabins are? Do you know the numbers? Because we'd really like to request non-swamp ones when we go!

Teresa

 

[dolfan71665]

I very rarely hear any info on these. Anyone have any experience staying at them?

I'll let you know soon,

I'm leaving in the morning, to check in Sunday!!

 

[thomas998]

Can you let me know where the swamp cabins are? Do you know the numbers? Because we'd really like to request non-swamp ones when we go!

Teresa

cabins in 2200 are swamp cabins... there are others groups so I wouldn't assume that all the others are good... I can only say that the one in the 2200 loop were yardless.

its been so long since we stayed the previous time that I can't remember the loop we were in that was good... maybe some others can tell you which ones you want.