I’ve been looking at getting my room booked. I’m leaning on All Star Music suites since 3 Q, 2 Bath and the price is great.
But the new cabins at Fort Wilderness are available to book for non DVC.
So, I’m curious, has anyone stayed at Fort Wilderness during MW?
I’ll have my DH, DS (16) and DD (13) in tow. Trying to think of options for them to stay entertained without going into a park. Not sure how many days I want to visit parks if I’m going for Dopey.
I’ve tried to look for info, but thought there might be some veterans here that has stayed there before.
I have no experience staying in a cabin so can’t advise you on the functionality of it for your family. All I know is that the queen bed and bunk beds are in the bedroom and the pullout couch is in the living room. We have a camper.
There’s way more to do at the Fort than All Stars if park time is limited and you’ll be at the resort a lot. There are two pools and hot tubs. The main pool has a slide and there’s also a pool table, ping pong table, lawn games, shuffleboard and an arcade. You can rent bikes if you don’t bring your own, rent a kayak or canoe, mine for gems, learn archery, go fishing, take a trail ride on horses, basketball courts, playground, visit their gorgeous horse barn, go to the evening campfire and singalong, evening movie under the stars, Hoop Dee Doo Revue dinner show, craft sessions during the day (tie dye shirts, candles, etc), MK fireworks from the beach, electrical water pageant or just enjoy doing nothing with some quiet time on your patio. There is boat service to the Contemporary and Wilderness Lodge in the afternoon otherwise you can just take the boat to MK if you want to visit the monorail resorts. There’s also a bus that runs back and forth from the Fort to Wilderness Lodge.
Factor a golf cart into your stay. Not sure if you will have a vehicle, but the Fort is not car friendly. There is no parking at the marina (where boat takes you to MK) or pool. Walking and biking is so nice to do there, but sometimes you just want to get to where you are going
There are internal shuttles to get you around the fort, but I have no patience for that. The fort is huge. I have run 10 Miles in there without repeating any area!!! It’s also fun to just drive around and check out how the guests have decorated their cabins and campsites.
The race bus picks up at the front of the campground where the check-in building is. I usually drive my car to the races. If I don’t drive I usually take the golf cart to the front and park it in the golf cart lot, but that leaves the rest of the family without the cart. The internal bus will be running too to get runners to the front of the Fort or you could have someone drop you off.
There are a lot of great FB groups for Fort Wilderness. There’s one that arranges scavenger hunts which your kids might like!
If you want to get real adventurous, there are companies recommended in those FB groups that rent campers. You just need to reserve your campsite. They will bring the camper and set everything up for you. Some even include golf cart or bikes with your rental. Our camper only has one bedroom since it’s my husband and me, but there are many that have two bedrooms and two bathrooms
But since we’ve been discussing rides… I’m heading back to Universal for the first time in many years and wondering about Velocicoaster. Am I too old for this now?! I’m still good on RnR, but Hulk was pretty awful years ago, and for those familiar with Bush Gardens, it turns out Kumba is nowhere near as fun now as it was when I was 20
: I’m good with drops and inversions, but bad with rough rides. I’m assuming with its newness, Veloci must surely be pretty smooth, though, no??
I have no issues. It’s my favorite coaster ride right now. It’s pretty smooth, but it’s a bit freaky inverting with just a lap bar holding you in.
