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[sandieb]

Hello - We just returned from a two week trip. The first week was supposed to be in Charleston, but the mosquitoes were so terrible we wanted to leave. We were camping in our RV. The second week was to be spent at Fort Wilderness. We own DVC and have 450 points at the BCV, but they had already been used.

We called WDW and asked if we could arrive 4 nights earlier at the campground - they said there were NO sites available. Also, there were no cabins. We called DVC and they said there NO DVC units (studio or 1 bedroom) available at ANY DVC resort (we were going to borrow some of next years points). Then we called WDW reservations again, and they said there were no rooms except for All Stars and the Animal Kingdom Lodge - deluxe view. We met another family at Illuminiations who were also staying at the AKL as they could not get DVC either.

We took the AKL for almost $1800 for 4 nights. It is a beautiful resort, but both my husband and I VASTLY PREFER our DVC home at the BCV. We really missed the size and amenities of a DVC villa. We also missed the proximity of Epcot and the Boardwalk.

We did stay at Ft. Wilderness and had a really nice time. For you
DVCers with no points and who own a camper of some sort...it is a beautiful campground - you could see the results of the Imaginears at work - themeing is great and everything that could be done to make it a wonderful campground was in place. Now we are not only spoiled by DVC but by Fort Wilderness.

All said, I was surprised that WDW and DVC were so heavily booked. The parks were not crowded, and we enjoyed our visit.
I also am surprised how much more we enjoy WDW than our other vacation efforts since joining DVC. The other vacations just are not as much fun. Sandie B

 

[wdwstar]

sorry to hear about "no "rooms, but keep in mind that the food/wine & mickeys very scary halloween party are going on and oct is usually sold out . members make their ressies at the 11 month booking.

hope you still enjoyed your trip.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Your trip sounds delightful, except for the mosquitoes.

I love the Fort Wilderness area as well. We've only stayed in the cabins, we don't own our own trailer, but we all loved the nightly campfire and sing-alongs. We loved River Country and the petting zoo. So many DVC'ers are younger than we and they are raising children while staying at the villas, our kids were young in the '80's and so for us, our memories of kids at WDW were set at Ft. Wilderness area!

We went to Trails End to eat dinner on our last trip, and the magic of the woods is still there for us. If we had a flashlight we would have attempted to walk over to the WL.


Bobbi

 

[Pa@okw95]

I think you must have run into the PGA Golf tournament that is played there every October--just a guess but that would explain the lack of rooms with the parks being not so busy-everyone is on the golf course.

 

[LibertyBelle]

Yes, the hotels were very full the past couple of week, with Food and Wine, Mickey's Not So Scary Haloween Parties, the Funai Golf Classic and (for DVC anyway) Vero Beach is still closed so they have relocated everyone that had reservations there to WDW.
I am glad that you had a good trip though. We LOVE Fort Wilderness, it is my favorite place because it is Disney but it does not have that rushed hussle bussle feel to it, it is very laid back and relaxing