Top bunk weight limits?!?!

[DCWarrior]

I wonder how sturdy the top bunks are in the cabins at Fort Wilderness Campground?? I wonder if a 250 pound guy could sleep there, aka me?!?! I'm just weighing our options on where to stay with our odd group. I don't know that I would feel comfortable with our 3 year old on a top bunk and wouldn't ask my wife, mother or mother-in-law to climb up there, lol!

 

[JennandJaryd]

I wonder how sturdy the top bunks are in the cabins at Fort Wilderness Campground?? I wonder if a 250 pound guy could sleep there, aka me?!?! I'm just weighing our options on where to stay with our odd group. I don't know that I would feel comfortable with our 3 year old on a top bunk and wouldn't ask my wife, mother or mother-in-law to climb up there, lol!

I don't have an answer, but I love this post. What a nice guy! Made me smile, I am sure it will hold you.

 

[jeffbear]

You'd have to ask somebody at WDW Travel unless somebody has specific experience.

I will say that most non-institutional bunk beds are rated for 200 pounds and the rails HAVE to be able to support a 200 pound load per federal standards. That's a good rule of thumb unless Disney upgraded to the kinds of supports they use on most college campuses, which will support 250.

 

[gilesmt]

Here is just a thought, I don't know your answer to the bunk, but I do know that the cabins have a couch, it is not a pull out couch or anything but a small love seat type couch. The Murphy bed is in the room and there is very little room between the Murphy bed and couch when opened. I was thinking that the couch may be enough room for a three year old to sleep comfortable with mom and dad by his side. They do not count the couch as a sleeping area. The one thing I would look into is not just how much does the bunk carry weight wise, but also how long is the bunks. In Disney resorts many of the bunks or twin Murphy's are only big enough for children, so are quite short. I think it you go to all ears, you may find you answer in there facts on the cabin. Have a great trip.

 

[rwdavis2]

If the bunk beds are the same as the one in the Wilderness Lodge I would guess, no. Mainly because they are not long enough. I'm 6'1" and the bottom bunk was too short. I would also guess the 250 is too much.

 

[Minniesgal]

The bunk beds in the treehouse villas were too short for my 14 year old who is just under 6 foot. Not sure an adult could sleep in them.

 

[DCWarrior]

Hmm, now I'm wondering if either of the grandmas will fit in the bottom bunk? I'm gonna have search for the dimensions on these now. I don't think I am going to chance getting on the top bunk myself. I like the idea of using the couch next to the Murphy bed for myself or my three year old.

Has anyone had an adult sleep in the bottom bunk? Comfortably???

 

[rwdavis2]

Has anyone had an adult sleep in the bottom bunk? Comfortably???

Won't work. I only tired the bottom when we stayed at WL. It was about half a foot too short for me. They are made for kids.

 

[GovieMom]

Won't work. I only tired the bottom when we stayed at WL. It was about half a foot too short for me. They are made for kids.

Agree; my 5'-7" son slept in a bunk at WL, and it was even too short for him. The bunks are obviously for young children.

 

[DCWarrior]

Yeah, looks like the cabin won't work for our group. So, we will have to go with the AoA family suites, which I wonder about the size and comfort of their beds, too. Or, we may have to book two adjoining rooms in another value resort. Decisions, decisions.

Thank you all for your input on this topic. DISers are the greatest!!!!

 

[Minniesgal]

Yeah, looks like the cabin won't work for our group. So, we will have to go with the AoA family suites, which I wonder about the size and comfort of their beds, too. Or, we may have to book two adjoining rooms in another value resort. Decisions, decisions. Thank you all for your input on this topic. DISers are the greatest!!!!

I suspect your best most comfortable option is two rooms.

 

[bumbershoot]

I don't know that I would feel comfortable with our 3 year old on a top bunk and wouldn't ask my wife, mother or mother-in-law to climb up there, lol!

Why?

I'm a wife and I would LOVE to sleep on a bunk bed again! As long as I'm not in the redwoods in a spidery house, that is. As long as I'd be alone up there (no critters) I'd love to do it.

And I hope I feel the same when I'm old enough to be a mother in law.

 

[aaturner]

We are staying at the AKL and requested a queen bed with the bunk beds. Our boys are older 18 & 13 so they don't want to have to sleep together. I was concerned about the size with putting my 18 year son on one - he is planning on sleeping on the bottom bunk. I was transferred straight to the AKL desk for this question. I was informed that the bunk beds were the length of a twin size bed, but wider than a twin. I am guess maybe like a full size bed which is inbetween a twin and queen bed. My son sleeps sideways in his queen size bed so he said this would be big enough.

Hope this helps.....no one would give me an exact size of the bed. Just told same length as twin, but wider.

 

[rcraw45425]

well, we had two connecting rooms at AKL Jan '13 with three teen girls. After them moving us around as the connectors were to the rooms on the opposite sides of us and we were traveling with a minor teen not ours, we wound up with a q/q and a q/b. My youngest is 5'3" and 115 pounds and the bunk was miserable for her. The mattress is very thin with no support/softness. She did the upper as the bottom was also lumpy. I could not imagine trying to sleep on one as an adult.

 

[cvjw]

A regular sized adult can sleep on a Disney bunk bed, but you may not sleep comfortably. I slept on the bottom mattress of the bunk beds at Wilderness Lodge for a few nights and had to curl my legs up - I am 5' 6" and could not straighten my legs at night on that mattress. They are most certainly designed for younger, smaller kids.