Fort Wilderness Cabins

suehunt · 05-07-2003

My husband and I would like to take our 4 kids to Disney this Summer, but ....money, money, money. With 4 kids, we are looking at $10k at any of the resorts big enough for all 6 of us. But I got a vacation package price of $6149 which is for the Wilderness cabins, airfare and hopper passes. Has anyone stayed there? I know we would not have the priviledge of room service. Can anyone recommend for or against the cabins or recommend something else. I'm new here (please help).

BuzzLightyear · 05-07-2003

Sue,

This is a great site to help you with all your vacation planning.
If you have some time to hang around these boards and ask questions that price of 6149.00 that you have will surley go down.

Ask, ask, ask and keep asking every question you can think of. Everyone here is very kind and helpful.

We have a family of 5 and I could go on and on about different ways to save money, but don't want to confuse you or anything. If you have time read and ask away.

Good Luck!!!!

Willbegone · 05-07-2003

Welcome to DC! I've never personally stayed at the cabins but one of the members here PhantomBantam is a strong supporter of them. I haven't seen him around in awhile so I don't know if he will post or not. I think it would be a great place to stay and would go for it, after all you are WDW things will be great!~

alextina · 05-07-2003

suehunt,

Have you checked into the new fairy tale package that disney is offering. It will be available to the general public starting tomorrow you pay for 4 nights and get 3 free. This includes hotel stay and passes to all of the parks for 7 days and your only paying for 4. This might help you out money wise. Look into it. There are a couple of very informative post here regarding this package.

suehunt · 05-07-2003

Yes. I've heard! May be just what we need! Thanks!

tinkerbell · 05-07-2003

welcome to DC SueHunt :) I havent stayed at the Cabins either but I have wanted to, because I have heard good things about them and the Wilderness campground

charlene · 05-07-2003

I know this is like a dirty question with alot of people here. But I have the same Money, money, money, issues. I have 3 kids and a mother to bring giving us the grand total of 6 also. We decided to stay at the Holiday Inn family Suites. They have a room with 2 bedrooms and a pullout sofa bed. I got it for 99.00 a night. And another plus is that it has a full FREE hot breakfast buffet. Its located less than 5 minutes from the main gates.

Dont get me wrong I would always stay in the World if I had the budget to do so. I stayed both in and out . No matter what its Magical!

Or if staying in the world is top priority maybe you ca get 2 connecting rooms at a value resort. With all the great codes you could get 2 rooms for a great price!

tinkerbell · 05-07-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by charlene
I know this is like a dirty question with alot of people here. But I have the same Money, money, money, issues. I have 3 kids and a mother to bring giving us the grand total of 6 also. We decided to stay at the Holiday Inn family Suites. They have a room with 2 bedrooms and a pullout sofa bed. I got it for 99.00 a night. And another plus is that it has a full FREE hot breakfast buffet. Its located less than 5 minutes from the main gates.

Dont get me wrong I would always stay in the World if I had the budget to do so. I stayed both in and out . No matter what its Magical!

Or if staying in the world is top priority maybe you ca get 2 connecting rooms at a value resort. With all the great codes you could get 2 rooms for a great price!

lol I guess more then a few of us are on property addicts, but we all have one thing in common .. Disney .. and just as long as you get there ..thats the bottom line :)

alextina · 05-08-2003

Another great option are the hotels on Hotel Boulevard they are on property right across from DTD but are often a bit less than the disney resorts. I have stayed at the Lake Buena Vista Best Western twice and really liked it. The rooms are very spacious, much cheaper (if you ask for a disney view which is what we had last year you can see the fire works from your room), and all of the rooms have a balcony. Additionally when we were there last May they were just about done with remodeling the entire place. Also you won't miss out on too much of the disney magic, you are two seconds from DTD and they have a disney store in the lobby and Mickey Mouse is everywhere.

I have also read some posts here regarding the bus service to and from all of the disney parks from these hotels. I can tell you from experience that the LBVBW gives you a pass on check-in that allows you to use the Disney bus service and the buses come fairly often.

Have fun everyone. We're almost there!!:D

jmouse · 05-08-2003

The WL has a deluxe room that sleeps 6. See if you can get that room with the Fairytale Vacation Package - stay 7 nights, pay for 4 nights!

Gettysburg Dad · 05-24-2003

Hi Sue,

My family and I are in the same boat but here's what we found. We booked a 7 night stay in the cabins at Fort Wilderness for the 1st week of August. It's my wife, myself, and our three kids ages 16,13,10. The package comes with 8-day, ultimate hopper passes for each of us and the trip costs just under $2400.00.

That's the best deal I've ever gotten at WDW. 2 years ago we stayed at the Villas at the Disney Institute for 4 days and it cost about the same $2400.00.

We've never stayed in Fort Wilderness and I can't tell you how excited we are. In fact, if anyone has stayed in the cabins before, I'd love to hear some feedback from you.

By the way, I booked this trip directly with Disney. No travel agents or other outside 3rd parties.

Good luck and have a great time.

Will

ps. How do you do those way kewl countdowns to your next trip? Sorry if that's redundant. It's my first post

theterms · 05-25-2003

Did you try to rent points from a DVC member? We did - and are paying a third of what we'd pay if we made rezzied through CR for a preferred view studio at BWV. The average rate is $10/point. For a family of 6, I think you could go with a 1 bedroom. One of the best things I ever did!!:p

jwdj4lfe · 05-26-2003

First things first: Welcome to DC Suehunt and Gettysburgdad! I hope you find everything you need here at DC! Secondly, here's the link to get those cool countdowns: Countdown Just click the link and follow the easy instructions. And lastly, Yes I've stayed at the Wilderness Lodge Cabins about 5 years ago. It's my understanding that they just recently refurbished them to include a small porch for BBQing. There were 6 of us when we stayed there, and we all fit perfectly. There is a small kitchen, so you can save money by preparing breakfast or dinner yourself. There is a Murphy bed that comes down in the living room of the cabin. In the back is a door that leads to the master bedroom with bunkbeds on the side. The cabins were quite comfortable, and I would really recommend them to any family. You really feel like your out in the middle of nowhere though, Disney did a good job making a buffer zone around the camp ground! lol. There are bus stops that take you all over the place, and I think you can catch a ferry over to the MK. If you have anymore questions, dont hesitate to ask!
Joe:)

pudgethefish · 05-28-2003

We stayed in the Fort Wilderness Cabins in March 2003. My mother-in-law, husband, daughter, and I all fit in the cabin with room to spare.

Our favorite things:
- Having the car right outside our door.
- Great deck off the side of our cabin to sit and relax on (also a great place to leave the stroller, etc.)
-Being able to barbeque and cook if we wanted to (we had breakfast at the cabin each morning)
-We never waited long for internal buses
-We loved the 15-20 minute boat ride every morning to the MK
-My two year old loved the petting zoo and other animals (there were peacocks everywhere)
-You feel very secluded and it is such a great break after spending the day in the busy parks
-Watching the electric light parade from the beach
-The nightly campfire (great fun!!!)

Our suggestions:
-Bring a flashlight, it is dark at night
-Bring bug spray
-We requested a room by the bus stop, so we didn't feel the need to rent a golf cart. But there are golf carts for rent that will help get you around if you do not like to wait for buses (I think you need to book these in advance)
-Stop at a grocery store outside the park. There is a little general store at FW, but the prices are really high.

We absolutely loved our stay there and would definitely stay there again!!!!!

Gettysburg Dad · 05-28-2003

Thanks so much Pudge. We can't wait. And your tips are awesome.

Tell me though,

<<-Watching the electric light parade from the beach>>

Can you really see the parade well?

Thanks again,

Will

05-07-2003	#1 (permalink)
suehunt Mouseketeer Intern Join Date: May 2003 Location: sterling, virginia Posts: 6	Fort Wilderness Cabins My husband and I would like to take our 4 kids to Disney this Summer, but ....money, money, money. With 4 kids, we are looking at $10k at any of the resorts big enough for all 6 of us. But I got a vacation package price of $6149 which is for the Wilderness cabins, airfare and hopper passes. Has anyone stayed there? I know we would not have the priviledge of room service. Can anyone recommend for or against the cabins or recommend something else. I'm new here (please help).

05-07-2003	#2 (permalink)
BuzzLightyear MB Cast Member ® Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Space Mountain Posts: 3,911	Sue, This is a great site to help you with all your vacation planning. If you have some time to hang around these boards and ask questions that price of 6149.00 that you have will surley go down. Ask, ask, ask and keep asking every question you can think of. Everyone here is very kind and helpful. We have a family of 5 and I could go on and on about different ways to save money, but don't want to confuse you or anything. If you have time read and ask away. Good Luck!!!! __________________ 86,92,96 Offsite * 2002 AKL * 2003 BCV * 2004 Contemporary * 2005 WL * 2006 BWV* 2008 CSR * My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Next trip to Disney World!! Just back 8/30. Next trip unsure...........

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Willbegone Southern Princess Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,618	Welcome to DC! I've never personally stayed at the cabins but one of the members here PhantomBantam is a strong supporter of them. I haven't seen him around in awhile so I don't know if he will post or not. I think it would be a great place to stay and would go for it, after all you are WDW things will be great!~ __________________ Feb. 2002: CBR Mar. 2003: POR Oct. 2005: CBR Mar. 2006: POFQ May 2007: POFQ Nov. 2008: SSR My Disney Countdown Counting down to: DDs dancing for Mickey in.... 189 days 0 hours 54 minutes

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alextina Big Cheese Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 551	suehunt, Have you checked into the new fairy tale package that disney is offering. It will be available to the general public starting tomorrow you pay for 4 nights and get 3 free. This includes hotel stay and passes to all of the parks for 7 days and your only paying for 4. This might help you out money wise. Look into it. There are a couple of very informative post here regarding this package. __________________ 1977--Disneyland 1979--WDW 1981--Disneyland 1984--Disneyland 1988--Disneyland 1993--WDW/Off Site 07/2001--LBVBW 05/2002--LBVBW 05/2003--AKL 10/2003--Disneyland Hotel 05/2004--Polynesian

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tinkerbell Neverland Tour Guide ® Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Ark-La-Tex Posts: 7,601	welcome to DC SueHunt :) I havent stayed at the Cabins either but I have wanted to, because I have heard good things about them and the Wilderness campground __________________ Stinkerbell, so named by Darth Official Defender of Swiss Family Treehouse MB chitchatter. We don't need no stinkin' post counts Protect Texas!!! Arm A Dillo

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05-07-2003	#5 (permalink)
suehunt Mouseketeer Intern Join Date: May 2003 Location: sterling, virginia Posts: 6	Yes. I've heard! May be just what we need! Thanks!

05-07-2003	#7 (permalink)
charlene Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: suburban Philadelphia, on the Jersey Side Posts: 220	do you have to stay in the world? I know this is like a dirty question with alot of people here. But I have the same Money, money, money, issues. I have 3 kids and a mother to bring giving us the grand total of 6 also. We decided to stay at the Holiday Inn family Suites. They have a room with 2 bedrooms and a pullout sofa bed. I got it for 99.00 a night. And another plus is that it has a full FREE hot breakfast buffet. Its located less than 5 minutes from the main gates. Dont get me wrong I would always stay in the World if I had the budget to do so. I stayed both in and out . No matter what its Magical! Or if staying in the world is top priority maybe you ca get 2 connecting rooms at a value resort. With all the great codes you could get 2 rooms for a great price! __________________

05-08-2003	#9 (permalink)
alextina Big Cheese Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 551	Another great option are the hotels on Hotel Boulevard they are on property right across from DTD but are often a bit less than the disney resorts. I have stayed at the Lake Buena Vista Best Western twice and really liked it. The rooms are very spacious, much cheaper (if you ask for a disney view which is what we had last year you can see the fire works from your room), and all of the rooms have a balcony. Additionally when we were there last May they were just about done with remodeling the entire place. Also you won't miss out on too much of the disney magic, you are two seconds from DTD and they have a disney store in the lobby and Mickey Mouse is everywhere. I have also read some posts here regarding the bus service to and from all of the disney parks from these hotels. I can tell you from experience that the LBVBW gives you a pass on check-in that allows you to use the Disney bus service and the buses come fairly often. Have fun everyone. We're almost there!!:D __________________ 1977--Disneyland 1979--WDW 1981--Disneyland 1984--Disneyland 1988--Disneyland 1993--WDW/Off Site 07/2001--LBVBW 05/2002--LBVBW 05/2003--AKL 10/2003--Disneyland Hotel 05/2004--Polynesian

05-08-2003	#10 (permalink)
jmouse Mouse Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,370	The WL has a deluxe room that sleeps 6. See if you can get that room with the Fairytale Vacation Package - stay 7 nights, pay for 4 nights!

05-24-2003	#11 (permalink)
Gettysburg Dad Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 77	Hi Sue, My family and I are in the same boat but here's what we found. We booked a 7 night stay in the cabins at Fort Wilderness for the 1st week of August. It's my wife, myself, and our three kids ages 16,13,10. The package comes with 8-day, ultimate hopper passes for each of us and the trip costs just under $2400.00. That's the best deal I've ever gotten at WDW. 2 years ago we stayed at the Villas at the Disney Institute for 4 days and it cost about the same $2400.00. We've never stayed in Fort Wilderness and I can't tell you how excited we are. In fact, if anyone has stayed in the cabins before, I'd love to hear some feedback from you. By the way, I booked this trip directly with Disney. No travel agents or other outside 3rd parties. Good luck and have a great time. Will ps. How do you do those way kewl countdowns to your next trip? Sorry if that's redundant. It's my first post Last edited by Gettysburg Dad; 05-24-2003 at 11:05 AM.

05-25-2003	#12 (permalink)
theterms Mouseketeer Intern Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Washington, NJ Posts: 14	saving $ Did you try to rent points from a DVC member? We did - and are paying a third of what we'd pay if we made rezzied through CR for a preferred view studio at BWV. The average rate is $10/point. For a family of 6, I think you could go with a 1 bedroom. One of the best things I ever did!!:p __________________ 2003 All Star Sports/Boardwalk Villas 2001 Animal Kingdom Lodge 1999 Wilderness Lodge/Fort Wilderness Cabins 1997 Dixie Landings 1994 Wilderness Lodge 1993 Off-Site (for the LAST time) 1990 Honeymoon Off-Site and about 30 times between us as kids!!!

05-26-2003	#13 (permalink)
jwdj4lfe Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orlando, Fl UCF Posts: 1,089	First things first: Welcome to DC Suehunt and Gettysburgdad! I hope you find everything you need here at DC! Secondly, here's the link to get those cool countdowns: Countdown Just click the link and follow the easy instructions. And lastly, Yes I've stayed at the Wilderness Lodge Cabins about 5 years ago. It's my understanding that they just recently refurbished them to include a small porch for BBQing. There were 6 of us when we stayed there, and we all fit perfectly. There is a small kitchen, so you can save money by preparing breakfast or dinner yourself. There is a Murphy bed that comes down in the living room of the cabin. In the back is a door that leads to the master bedroom with bunkbeds on the side. The cabins were quite comfortable, and I would really recommend them to any family. You really feel like your out in the middle of nowhere though, Disney did a good job making a buffer zone around the camp ground! lol. There are bus stops that take you all over the place, and I think you can catch a ferry over to the MK. If you have anymore questions, dont hesitate to ask! Joe:) __________________ "Here is the world of imagination, hopes and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment...magic and make believe are reborn-and fairy tales come true"- Walt Disney Collector of WDW Resorts... Animal Kingdom Lodge, Contemporary, Port Orleans FQ, All Star Sports, Music and Movies,Pop Century, Fort Wilderness Campground and counting... GO KNIGHTS

05-28-2003	#14 (permalink)
pudgethefish Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hamden, CT Posts: 120	Love the cabins (long) We stayed in the Fort Wilderness Cabins in March 2003. My mother-in-law, husband, daughter, and I all fit in the cabin with room to spare. Our favorite things: - Having the car right outside our door. - Great deck off the side of our cabin to sit and relax on (also a great place to leave the stroller, etc.) -Being able to barbeque and cook if we wanted to (we had breakfast at the cabin each morning) -We never waited long for internal buses -We loved the 15-20 minute boat ride every morning to the MK -My two year old loved the petting zoo and other animals (there were peacocks everywhere) -You feel very secluded and it is such a great break after spending the day in the busy parks -Watching the electric light parade from the beach -The nightly campfire (great fun!!!) Our suggestions: -Bring a flashlight, it is dark at night -Bring bug spray -We requested a room by the bus stop, so we didn't feel the need to rent a golf cart. But there are golf carts for rent that will help get you around if you do not like to wait for buses (I think you need to book these in advance) -Stop at a grocery store outside the park. There is a little general store at FW, but the prices are really high. We absolutely loved our stay there and would definitely stay there again!!!!!

05-28-2003	#15 (permalink)
Gettysburg Dad Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 77	Thanks so much Pudge. We can't wait. And your tips are awesome. Tell me though, <<-Watching the electric light parade from the beach>> Can you really see the parade well? Thanks again, Will __________________ 1973 First Trip To MK Day Trip (I was 10) 1988 Trip to MK Day Trip 1989 Trip to MK Day Trip 1995 Trip to MK Day Trip 2001 Disney Institute (1st time we stayed in the park and saw the other 3) 2003 Wilderness Cabins 2005 Wilderness Lodge 2007 (December) ???????

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