Our first trip to Fort Wilderness

[Matt@WDWR]

We are staying for 10 nights the first week in June 2009. We are staying in the cabins and are very excited. We have 3 daughters (10, 6, and an infant). I know they offer horseback riding but what is the minimum age and price. We want to try the Backyard BBQ but would love to have more suggestions for things to do while we are there at Fort Wilderness!

Thanks!

Matt

 

[PrincessNana]

I have a few suggestions if your budget allows it. Your daughters are the perfect age for the princess activities...Breakfast or lunch at the castle with Cinderella (call now for ressies)and the Bippidity Bop Boutique at Downtown Disney for a Princess makeover. At the fort, we enjoyed Mickey's Backyard BarBQue the best. When you make any dinner reservations, make sure you tell them you are bringing an infant. They don't charge you for the baby, but they get very upset if you don't reserve a spot for the baby. (Learned this the hard way) At the fort, we enjoy riding our bikes, fishing, swimming, looping (in our golf cart) and the campfire program. You're going to have a wonderful vacation!!

 

[ancfun]

You will have a great time at the Fort. We have camped there three times and are going again in May. Horseback riding is $40 for a 45 minute trail ride. I believe the min. age is 9. At the petting zoo, they do have pony rides for the younger children. We tried letting our 8 yr. old ride the ponies a few years ago but he was too tall then we found out he was too young for the horseback rides.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

My first Fort trip was just over a year ago, we stayed at the cabins as well and had such a great time that we returned in May to do all the things the Fort offers that we missed out on from our previous December trip. In december we spent too much time at th parks and felt like we shorted ourselves of so much that the fort had to offer, so we did a parkless trip in MAY and enjoyed it even MORE than going to the parks....it was so nice to actually RELAX on vacation.....my younger daughters, then 11 and 5 really looked forward to the campfire everynight, they were amazed that they could watch a movie OUTSIDE and were allowed to set marshmellows on fire!!! They fell asleep during the movie almost every night, a really nice way to end an evening for parents. We also really enjoyed the simple act of riding around the campground for hours on end in the golfcart. And they loved playing on the beach at the marina....so many SIMPLE fun functions that kids DONT get to do very often in our busy lives.

I guess my suggestion is to plan a day or two of NOTHINGNESS....just time to do whatever comes up at the Fort.....sometimes NOT HAVING A PLAN is where the most memorable fun is allowed to happen.

Have a great trip!!!

 

[Matt@WDWR]

Thanks! So far our plans are to have at least one full day at the park. We plan on going to the parks in the morning, coming back to the resorts for the afternoons and then on some nights go back to the parks or such for the nighttime shows and such.

 

[stacktester]

Don't forget if you can bring bikes, there is the nature trail to Wilderness Lodge where you can go over for breakfast at Whispering Canyon or a counter service at Roaring Forks. You can walk as well.

Rent a cart and go looping. Cast a line in one of the fishing areas.

 

[Matt@WDWR]

I forgot to ask about the golf carts. Thanks stacktester! How much are the rentals? We'll definitely bring our bikes!

 

[stacktester]

I forgot to ask about the golf carts. Thanks stacktester! How much are the rentals? We'll definitely bring our bikes!

Last I checked about $50 a day. You'll have a blast on the bikes. There's plenty of places to ride.