Staying at the FW Cabins for a wedding

[ohmersgirl]

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has stayed at the cabins in Fort Wilderness during their wedding stay at Disney? My boyfriends family used to own a RV dealership, so they grew up camping, as did I. (yes boyfriend, not engaged yet, but I'm crossing my fingers!!) I've stayed in the cabins several times, and thought that would be a cool place to stay with the "camping" atmosphere, but still at Disney. When we get married, the money will be tight, and I thought that would be a way to save cash, by not having to eat out every night, and even doing a "rehersal" dinner the night before at one of the cabins with everyone over. But, what I don't know is if the outside vendors could get in (like for hair, make-up, dress steaming, etc).

No wedding in the works (yet), just something I was curious about to see if someone has even done this.

 

[DiZneEChIcK]

Our friends got married in 2000 and they stayed in the cabins, their parents and some family were next door and some family stayed in RV's a short walk away. It worked out great for them because when they checked in they let the front desk know that they were getting married on such and such a date and had no problems with outside vendors. My suggestion is that if you do stay there you designate someone to be the runner/check-in person at the front gate to get people if need be and bring them back to the cabin. I would talk with a CM directly at the resort before you go to confirm. I hope that someone who directly had a wedding and stayed in the cabins can help you out better than I can.

The good thing about the cabins is that for their rehearsal dinner they saved tons of money by having a picnic at their cabin. It was fun and everyone could fit in one place and most of all very inexpensive!!

Good luck!

 

[Laurafoster]

If its what you want to do then go for it!!

Outside vendors shouldnt be a problem - just them know before hand incase any arrangements need to be made!

 

[PrincessBride07]

One of my guests was going to stay in the cabins at FW. There was no problem with getting it added to our room block. It was $211 a night (off season including the discount). It does count towards your minimum room night requirement too. If you have guests that are reserving a campsite, they do not offer the discounts for them. They will count toward you room night minimum though. I say go for it. You could always do the sing-a-long campfire and movie there for your welcome party too. (Ask princessdisneybelle about it.) Hope this info helps.

 

[RangerPooh]

We just stayed in a FW cabin and they are pretty spacious. You would definately have room for people to get ready (ie: hair/makeup, etc) and stay in. The deck is of good size and could fit a picnic or party nicely. And the campfire with roasted marshmellows would be a nice way to end an event too. One additional thing that you could do is decorate you cabin and golfcart with "Just Married". Lots of people decorate their sites there, I know that we did for St Patrick's Day.

Don't forget about the Water Parade/fireworks. There are tons of chairs and tables at the marina that if you arrive early enough your party could get and everyone could mingle there with drinks and goodies.

 

[myprincessgirlisa]

does anyone have some pics of this area?
or do i need to go over to the resorts board.......I want to see pics of the area by the water & the cabins inside & out

thanks

 

[ohmersgirl]

Thanks all for the replies. Like I said, not yet engaged, but I definatly know I want a Disney Wedding (we both want a destination wedding with just a few guests), and I thought with the "camping" thing, it would be cool to stay in the cabins.

myprincessgirlisa - if you go to http://www.allears.net they have several photos of the inside, outside, and around fort wilderness. i've stayed there several times, and like it more and more every time I go back.