Free Dining available (still) for cabins?

[lklasing]

No pre-trip reports for me, but I'm definitely planning!

 

[jdd]

No pre-trip reports for me, but I'm definitely planning!

Hey, just had to jump back in here to say I just read your trip report from Nov 08, and loved it! You have so many great pictures - I'm always the mom that gets home and says "Why didn't I take more pictures?"! We're so excited to try the Cabins this year - I think it will be perfect for our family.

One question - we're driving, so we'll have our car to get back and forth to the parks, but plan on taking the boat over to MK. How far is the walk from the cabins to the marina? I don't want to spend the extra $ on a golf cart, since we will have our car, but wondering about that one walk. I know there are buses running, but we'd rather walk if it's manageable.

I'm seriously considering switching our dates now to 9/6-9/11, so if our trips overlap, hope to see you at the Fort!

 

[BradyBz12]

How far is the walk from the cabins to the marina?

Depends on which loop you end up in and where you are in the loop, but all the cabin loops are at the opposite end of FW from the marina. Map HERE.

From an old post by Shan-man

None of the cabins are walking distance from the boat dock, unless you're a big walker: the closest is right at a mile and the furthest is just over 1.5 miles.

I don't want to spend the extra $ on a golf cart, since we will have our car

If it helps at all, there's some info on renting off-site for potentially MUCH less than FW charges (depending on # of days) HERE.

 

[jdd]

Depends on which loop you end up in and where you are in the loop, but all the cabin loops are at the opposite end of FW from the marina. Map HERE.

From an old post by Shan-man



If it helps at all, there's some info on renting off-site for potentially MUCH less than FW charges (depending on # of days) HERE.

Thanks for the info! I may request a cabin closer to the middle of the resort. I actually wouldn't mind a mile (or so) walk - we're big walkers, and it always seems so much easier at WDW - very flat compared to the Pittsburgh area - and the resorts are so pretty!

I'm already stretching the budget to do FW instead of POR, so I don't think I can justify the added expense for the golf cart. I'll keep it in mind, though...

 

[lklasing]

Hey, just had to jump back in here to say I just read your trip report from Nov 08, and loved it! You have so many great pictures - I'm always the mom that gets home and says "Why didn't I take more pictures?"! We're so excited to try the Cabins this year - I think it will be perfect for our family.

One question - we're driving, so we'll have our car to get back and forth to the parks, but plan on taking the boat over to MK. How far is the walk from the cabins to the marina? I don't want to spend the extra $ on a golf cart, since we will have our car, but wondering about that one walk. I know there are buses running, but we'd rather walk if it's manageable.

I'm seriously considering switching our dates now to 9/6-9/11, so if our trips overlap, hope to see you at the Fort!

The PP gave you good info about the distance. I'll throw in that I think it's probably too far to walk to the marina, even from the closest loop (2100), at least with kids. This may be more true at the end of the day than at the beginning. But, if you could transport bicycles to the fort, it would be a pretty easy ride. Otherwise, I think you'll usually be taking the internal busses. Not a bad deal at all.

Let me know if you change your dates! It's a lot of fun to meet other Fort fans from the Dis!

Regardless of when you go, have a great trip!

 

[jdd]

The PP gave you good info about the distance. I'll throw in that I think it's probably too far to walk to the marina, even from the closest loop (2100), at least with kids. This may be more true at the end of the day than at the beginning. But, if you could transport bicycles to the fort, it would be a pretty easy ride. Otherwise, I think you'll usually be taking the internal busses. Not a bad deal at all.

Let me know if you change your dates! It's a lot of fun to meet other Fort fans from the Dis!

Regardless of when you go, have a great trip!

Thanks! I think we will plan to use the internal bus to get back and forth from the marina for the MK boat trip. The other parks, we'll just drive. The pool looks like it's pretty much in the center, so should be able to walk there with no problem.

I'm looking forward to walking the trails - one of my favorite things about Disney vacations is that I get up early and walk around the resort first thing - it's so peaceful and somehow the air even smells different there! Last year my 11-year old had me wake him most mornings to go with me - so we got that time just the two of us. I know he'll love those trails!