Matt 6 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 We've stayed at Fort Wilderness approximately 5 times in the past few years but I remember when I strayed. Our first stay was in the cabin and we loved it. We loved everything about Fort Wilderness. For whatever reason, we decided to stay in a "regular" resort the next year. The trip was fine until about night 4. On night 4, we had reservations to our first ever Hoop De Doo Review. I drove my family through the campgrounds and dropped them off near Pioneer Hall and then went back out to park. The drive in and out cemented it for me. I missed the Fort horribly. The sites were decorated for Christmas. Ugh, I felt home sick. As soon as I got back to my family I said "We have to stay here again." And that's the only place we've stayed for the past 4 trips. Glad I found this place. Us fanatics need to stay together! Now for me to collect the funds to buy my own RV instead of renting! haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I know what you mean. We started camping at the fort in 1988 and cheated one time. We went down for a quick trip to attend our son's wedding and stayed at POR. We missed the Fort horribly too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 You are forgiven.. :pope: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I stayed at the Poly last summer, and while I loved the Poly, I missed the Fort the whole time. Like you, we went to the HDDR, and it made it even worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 6 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 The Poly is the only resort I haven't stayed at that I want to. But, I'll take Fort Wilderness whenever possible. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I stayed at the Poly last summer, and while I loved the Poly, I missed the Fort the whole time. And you're going to be unfaithful again later this month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 And you're going to be unfaithful again later this month.Shhhhh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Shhhhh KELLY IS CHEATING ON THE FORT ............AGAIN! BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 DH and I went to WDW together for the first time in 2000. We did a 7 day land/sea package and stayed at the Beach Club. A great trip, but we figured we were "Disney-ed out" for a while. In 2002 we stayed off-site near DTD for a week. Another good trip but again... we were good with the whole Disney thing for a while. 2004 we found ourselves with a camper that we didn't need (long story) and decided that before we sell it in the spring, hey why not take it to WDW for a couple of weeks with the dogs? Well that was fun! That actually hooked us on camping and started us on the road to a camper van, and eventually 2 years later, a hybrid that we owned for 5 years before our current TT. 2006 we stayed 2 weeks in the 500 loop on a very last minute trip. 2007 we stayed in 300 for 2 weeks, and before the end of our first week we were plotting how to make it 3 weeks the following year. And so it's been every year since. The Fort will get ya' that way. CitaPita...Carmen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Oh and FWIW, I've stayed at POP twice in the past couple of years, but in both cases it was only because I needed a cheap bed to be able to do the 24 Hour Magic Kingdom event. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 596 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 You are forgiven.. :pope:For your penance, you will need to go back through your photos and write trip reports for your previous stays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5kidsmommy 18 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 My husband works so hard and then when we vacation he continues to work hard because he is the primary driver when we are towing the trailer. I can tow it just fine but being a former trucker he just isn't comfortable not being in control. We always vacation with the trailer because it's cheaper than two hotel rooms. So now that the oldest has moved out we are down to just 6 of us. Six is a magic number at Disney, it means we could do one hotel room. We've looked at flights, they aren't too much for round trip. It's a 20 hour drive down to Disney for us, we end up staying in a campground on the way down. We are really, really, really considering a non-fort Disney trip and staying in one of the family suites and just eating at Disney for all our meals which my kids would love. We would probably spend a little more, but we would only go if we could go during free dining. But I am worried, I am worried that we will be miserable in one room, I worry that the kids and I will miss the peace and relaxation of the Fort. But seriously I want my husband to be able to go on a trip and relax. I am so torn. I've even considered sending him on a plane and me driving down with the kids and renting a trailer so all the set up is done. Please tell me I am not the only person who ponders all this crap? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mtnmanky...aka Leon 72 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 You are not the only one. And kudos (from a husband) for you thinking of this. As the designated driver in our family, I would feel good that the thought is there, but am OK with the drive. As long as my CDs are being played, and not the kids, and my snacks and diet pepsi keeps coming, I would rather drive. It is worth it to have all the advantages of the camper and the fort. Just my $0.02! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Personally, I'm not crazy about the Fort. But I'm giving it another 16 nights over the holidays to see if I warm up to it. :rofl3: BradyBzLyn...Mo and keith_h 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 We often cheat on the Fort...... so we can visit the Fort and those fortunate FL residents Fiends that get to visit more than we do. We stay at the Fort on vacation, at least a week!! It is no longer worth it to us to pull the camper all the way down there for less than that. For our spontaneous weekend trips, we drive just the truck and stay offsite. Half the fuel and FREE hotel rooms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 ... I've even considered sending him on a plane and me driving down with the kids and renting a trailer so all the set up is done. Please tell me I am not the only person who ponders all this crap? You definitely are not! You wouldn't believe some of the harebrained schemes I've come up with over the years (well, you probably would). My best one was the year I didn't want to miss a WWW tea party so I figured I'd drive the trailer down by myself with the dogs 2 weeks early, work from the Fort those 2 weeks, then DH could fly down with the in-laws for vacation. I was dead serious and I actually do most of the driving anyway, so that part wasn't such a big deal... the problem was mostly that DH just about had an aneurysm at the mere suggestion of me driving 1400 miles alone. ...oh and the little part where he doesn't fly. :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 the problem was mostly that DH just about had an aneurysm at the mere suggestion of me driving 1400 miles alone. I do too, when DW drives to Atlanta by herself. And she's not driving a humongous SUV pulling a TT. Plus it's only 475 miles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 You definitely are not! You wouldn't believe some of the harebrained schemes I've come up with over the years (well, you probably would). My best one was the year I didn't want to miss a WWW tea party so I figured I'd drive the trailer down by myself with the dogs 2 weeks early, work from the Fort those 2 weeks, then DH could fly down with the in-laws for vacation. I was dead serious and I actually do most of the driving anyway, so that part wasn't such a big deal... the problem was mostly that DH just about had an aneurysm at the mere suggestion of me driving 1400 miles alone. ...oh and the little part where he doesn't fly. :rofl2: Me driving 1400 miles alone? :rofl2: I can't drive an hour without having a panic attack. It would take me days to get there, and we're only 620 miles from the Fort. There's no way David would agree to that. And I'm happy he feels that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I do too, when DW drives to Atlanta by herself. And she's not driving a humongous SUV pulling a TT. Plus it's only 475 miles. He just about blew a gasket when TurkeyPants and I drove to WDW in May by ourselves. And were just in a car. We made it better by texting him every hour. All. night. long. :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5kidsmommy 18 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I could totally do the 1,100 miles alone with the kids. I've driven cross country lots of times alone, but there is no way I would pull the trailer alone, I don't trust myself with that. My husband has no worries about me driving alone but I do think he'd freak if I suggested towing the trailer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 As long as I don't have to back it in anywhere, I'm good. I drive the majority of our 1400 miles (each way) anyway. I figured I'd sort the backing up part out when I got to the Fort. :rofl2: 5kidsmommy and Tri-Circle-D 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 As long as I don't have to back it in anywhere, I'm good. I drive the majority of our 1400 miles (each way) anyway. I figured I'd sort the backing up part out when I got to the Fort. :rofl2: That would be a good time to think about it. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Backing in with a moho doesn't bother me ... it's just the getting there. I once tried to back in our boat trailer into my BIL's driveway ... it took me 45 minutes to get it into the driveway. And then I couldn't back it around the tree in the middle of the driveway. The entire time my FIL was standing on the back porch laughing at me. He was such an evil man. Ir's a good thing David didn't introduce me to his parents before our engagement. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have agreed to marry him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 That would be a good time to think about it. Actually my plan was to practice ahead of time. I'm sure I could have made it work... eventually... and equally sure the folks in the neighboring sites would have been highly entertained. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaBeImagineer 98 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 As long as I don't have to back it in anywhere, I'm good. I drive the majority of our 1400 miles (each way) anyway. I figured I'd sort the backing up part out when I got to the Fort. :rofl2: My mother was like that. We all rode horses growing up so she would drive all day pulling a horse trailer but when we arrived she would get out and make me or my sister back into the spot. It's not that she couldn't do it, she just hated doing it in front of an audience. lol I can't blame her for that either! WBI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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