How much is it to rent a pop up camper?

[Whipperwhirl]

We have booked a premium site through the grand gathering for only one night - 10/24 - then we move to a tent site for 2weeks. We do not own a camper - so I was going to pitch one of our small tents for one night on the premium site but the lady who booked our reservation insisted we must have a camper - so Im concerned about getting in trouble.

A - do you think I would get in trouble if we just pictch our small tent?

B - How much is it to rent a camper for one night anyway - seems like a hassle - perhaps we dont have to worry about getting in trouble.

What do you think? Thanks! Whip.

 

[tungpo1]

PM Stacktester he can hook you up

 

[RDBS]

She is mistaken. The descriptions of all sites includes the option of two tents without RV. A fortiori, one tent should be fine.

I think the tent pads have been seriously reduced in size on the premium sites. We put up a tent on a Full Service site and had plenty of room.
I did see a couple of set-ups with only a tent in our full service loop in July.

Joe

 

[Tri-circle-D]

She is mistaken. The descriptions of all sites includes the option of two tents without RV. A fortiori, one tent should be fine.

I think the tent pads have been seriously reduced in size on the premium sites. We put up a tent on a Full Service site and had plenty of room.
I did see a couple of set-ups with only a tent in our full service loop in July.

Joe

Joe-

A fort-what-eee?

Maybe people talk fancy like that in Alberta, but we U.S. Americans speak the English here.

And, be careful with using logic when trying to figure out WDW policies.

In this case, though, you reached the correct conclusion.

If you want to camp in a premium site with just a tent, that is absolutely allowed. The person on the phone worried you needlessly, Whip. The tent pads on the premium sites have been paved, but you should be able to get a tent somewhere on the site.

Anyway, I am pretty sure that most places that rent campers would have a minimum number of nights for the rental. It would not be cost effective for them to rent to you for just one night.

TCD

 

[clkelley]

Joe-

A fort-what-eee?

Maybe people talk fancy like that in Alberta, but we U.S. Americans speak the English here.

And, be careful with using logic when trying to figure out WDW policies.

In this case, though, you reached the correct conclusion.

If you want to camp in a premium site with just a tent, that is absolutely allowed. The person on the phone worried you needlessly, Whip. The tent pads on the premium sites have been paved, but you should be able to get a tent somewhere on the site.

Anyway, I am pretty sure that most places that rent campers would have a minimum number of nights for the rental. It would not be cost effective for them to rent to you for just one night.

TCD

As far as renting a camper from the two folks recommended here on the boards, both of their campers are already spoken for that time period.

Also, as everyone has said, it IS allowed to have a tent on a premium site. The WDW site says so. Also, we were just at the Fort wandering around inspecting Loop 900 (where we probably will be) and there is still a strip of sand along the right side. If you set up your tent on the far back, right corner, you will be able to get at least three sides of the tent staked down. Not a problem!!!

 

[Whipperwhirl]

Thank you everyone - we are going to have the minimalist look for one night and then all out craziness for two weeks - I cant wait to take pictures.

 

[kaguilbeau]

I cant wait to take pictures.

And I can't wait to see them!

Have fun!

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Stacktester aka www.MakeCampingEasy.com has a 3 night minimum. It really isnt cost effective for him to deliver and pick up for one night. But you may want to contact him anyway...He's mentioned making arrangements for having renters pick it upon location and towing it themselves.Cant hurt to ask.

 

[clkelley]

Stacktester aka www.MakeCampingEasy.com has a 3 night minimum. It really isnt cost effective for him to deliver and pick up for one night. But you may want to contact him anyway...He's mentioned making arrangements for having renters pick it upon location and towing it themselves.Cant hurt to ask.

Rog, I think makecampingeasy.com aka stacktester is using the pup himself that week.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Thanks Carol...I have to admit..I didnt read the entire first post...now that I have......ARE YOU KIDDING ME???????? Disney is telling you that for the amount you are paying for that site that you cant pitch a tent on it???? They better get their heads examined!!! They cant possibly care if you pitch a tent or not...hell, look at how many people rent sites for the perks and never even step foot on the site.

 

[Whipperwhirl]

Im just going to put the tent up - its only one night - let go whip, let go.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

I thought it would be appropriate to share an interesting post that I read on the Theme Parks Attractions and Strategies board yesterday. It relates to the topic of the wildly inaccurate information that you can receive by calling Disney. The thread itself is still alive, and there is a pretty lively debate going on. You can click on the icon on the quote to go to the thread itself.

Here is my standard post concerning phone lines which Robo referred to. Note that 407-WDW-TOUR is one of the lines that goes to DRC.

When you call Walt Disney World, unless you really know a direct number, you will get one of two offices.

The Disney Reservations Center (DRC) includes Walt Disney Travel Company (WDTC), Central Reservations Office (CRO), Disney Dining, and some other lesser known information lines. To the best of my knowledge the DRC locations are in the International Drive area, Tampa, Houston, Salt Lake City and somewhere in North Carolina. There may be more. Some of the people working at the DRC call centers may never have been to either WDW or DL (or both).

The Main Switchboard (407-824-2222) is also where all calls to Disney Resorts go if you are dialing the phone number on the back of your reservations form. Also that is where calls go if you dial the Operator from your room, and possibly even calls to the Front Desk. The Main Switchboard people will, if asked, also identify themselves as Guest Services. They can put you through to any number on WDW.

At both DRC and MS they have access to a computer which has lots of Guest Information and it is very well organized. Actually, all CMs who have access to a terminal, or who even can access the "Cast Portal" from off-site, have access to this Guest Services information. I will often open an extra window when I am responding to people and go into the Portal for the latest official information.

The people at DRC and MS do not deal with upgrades, partially used tickets, or problems related to tickets. They do not know all the rules. The people at DRC can sell unused tickets; the people at MS don't deal with tickets at all.

The people who work in the ticket booths at the Parks or in Guest Relations at the Parks (and this includes TTC, the Water Parks, and GRO in DTD) deal with ticket upgrades and unusual problems on a daily basis. I would not say that someone you talked to on the phone lied to you, but just they were attempting to answer a question when they really did not have an answer.

I have experienced the phenomenon of speaking to castmembers on the phone who had no clue of the answer to the most basic questions that you would think they could answer. Many times, unfortunately. And, note what this poster says about who answers the phone when you think you are calling the front desk of a resort. Last year, I was on the 500 loop as one of the first group of campers after it had been reopened after being converted to a premium loop. After an hour plus of getting everything set up just right, I connected my cable to find that I had no cable signal. I went to the comfort station and called the front desk to see if they could send someone to check on the cable. The person who answered the phone pretended to be someone at the Ft. Wilderness front desk, but as I spoke to her, it was obvious that she knew nothing about the Fort, and was not at the front desk at all. She eventually transferred me to the real front desk.

I guess this is a business decision that Disney had to make. It would cost a lot of money to train employees to be knowledgeable and helpful. It is much easier and cheaper to route everything through call centers and hope for the best.

TCD