Fort Wilderness Cabins Full Review (long)

[CarolynFH]

How long is the walk from the main bus drop off (eg from the parks) to the farthest section with the DVC cabins (I guess the 2200 or 2300 loop)?

There’s an internal bus that you transfer to at the FW entrance where the park buses are. The internal bus stops at every loop. See the map here: https://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/fortwilderness.htm

 

[peacefrogdog]

There’s an internal bus that you transfer to at the FW entrance where the park buses are. The internal bus stops at every loop. See the map here: https://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/fortwilderness.htm

Thanks. I'm actually curious as to actual walking distance/time. We are hoping of doing a MK After Hours ,and if so, renting a cabin for that evening. I'm picturing us getting back from the parks 130-2 AM and wondering how much of a chore it would be to actually get to the cabin that late.

 

[zackiedawg]

Thanks. I'm actually curious as to actual walking distance/time. We are hoping of doing a MK After Hours ,and if so, renting a cabin for that evening. I'm picturing us getting back from the parks 130-2 AM and wondering how much of a chore it would be to actually get to the cabin that late.

You'd be around 1/3 mile to the 2800/2700 loop, and a bit less than 2/3 mile to the 2200 loop (which is the farthest from the bus stop). At normal walking speeds, your probably ranging about 8 minutes to 15 minutes from closest to farthest loop.

 

[peacefrogdog]

You'd be around 1/3 mile to the 2800/2700 loop, and a bit less than 2/3 mile to the 2200 loop (which is the farthest from the bus stop). At normal walking speeds, your probably ranging about 8 minutes to 15 minutes from closest to farthest loop.

Brilliant, thanks.

 

[nherbert]

We are here now and the room dehumidifier (near the bathroom) is very loud and never turns off - did anyone else have this issue - I am trying to determine if it is a problem or a feature that I need to live with?
It sounds like I am sitting right next a washing machine.
Does anyone know how we contact maintenance here? [we didn’t have to check-in so we have no paperwork, we came direct to door]

 

[tidefan]

We are here now and the room dehumidifier (near the bathroom) is very loud and never turns off - did anyone else have this issue - I am trying to determine if it is a problem or a feature that I need to live with?
It sounds like I am sitting right next a washing machine.
Does anyone know how we contact maintenance here? [we didn’t have to check-in so we have no paperwork, we came direct to door]

Ours had a button in the outside of the bathroom door that you could push that switched it off. iIRC, there isn’t a “switch” like you would think…

 

[Jack Kerouac]

This was a really helpful write-up. We booked a couple of nights in May before our 7-night stay at Animal Kingdom. We just want to get a taste of the cabins to see if it’s something we would do for a longer stay in the future. I know the golf carts are expensive ($90 per day for us) but the points chart is so friendly, so maybe that is a trade-off if you consider the cost of dues for those points and the length of stay compared to other DVC villas. Or, maybe DVC could provide a discount to DVC owners who own there directly or as a part of Membership Magic Beyond. We are really excited to see the Cabins in person, so thank you for this review.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

We are here now and the room dehumidifier (near the bathroom) is very loud and never turns off - did anyone else have this issue - I am trying to determine if it is a problem or a feature that I need to live with?
It sounds like I am sitting right next a washing machine.
Does anyone know how we contact maintenance here? [we didn’t have to check-in so we have no paperwork, we came direct to door]

We had this in our cabin a few weeks ago. At first it wasn't on constantly, but we called maintenance a couple of days in because the HVAC unit was making a pretty loud rattling metal-on-metal type of sound. It took them an hour and several full unit power on/off switches, but finally got the sound fixed.

From then on I noticed the dehumidifier ran constantly the rest of the trip. It didn't bother us during the day, but at night I did find the noise a little bothersome, but was able to sleep through it. On the plus side, our towels were always nice and dry. On the downside, the weather was cool and air already dry - I would have loved to known the actual humidity in our unit because it certainly felt really low - like how cold, dry air makes your skin and nose feel after awhile.

FYI, I used the app chat feature to contact maintenance, it's pretty easy. You can also use the phone in your room to call, which puts you to a central call center (no matter what they say) but the information gets relayed to people at the Fort that can help.