bdm 47 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) October 13th 2017 we will be checking into the Fort for a 2+ week stay. We will be traveling with at least a three-year-old ( his bday trip). We hope to have a 2nd child adopted by that time and it will be less than a year old. I'm not a huge fan of taking an infant into Disney for a whole day but know it can be done with proper planning and proper gear. So we've invited both sets of grandparents to attend for some, or all of the trip IN THEIR OWN accommodations.... My mother has committed to coming down for a week and staying at one of the resorts or possible a cabin at the Fort (she likes the idea of having her rental car close by). My inlaws, on the other hand own a class A and have shown interest in coming down but are very reluctant to commit to anything for fear of loosing a deposit even after showing them the cancelation policy.. So my question to you Fort AffiniFriends how quickly does the fort fill up for mid October? I've hear it can be very tricky to book a campsite for an extended stay after 180 days from checkin for October? Is this true? The other thing im struggling with is they are sugesting they stay off property at a "less expensive" camp ground and commute in each day to spend time with the grandchild. How do you sell value of the fort to someone who only looks at dollars and cents? Edited November 14, 2016 by bdm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PGHFiend 140 Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 The difference between inlaws and outlaws? Outlaws are WANTED! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Why doesn't your wife (or whoever isn't the main person on your reservation) book a site for them? That way you have it (unless you'd really rather them end up somewhere else haha). I'm not too familiar with the cancellation policy but would that work? djsamuel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 You can cancel 5 days out and get a full refund. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdm 47 Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 On 11/8/2016 at 9:07 AM, Beckers said: Why doesn't your wife (or whoever isn't the main person on your reservation) book a site for them? That way you have it (unless you'd really rather them end up somewhere else haha). I'm not too familiar with the cancellation policy but would that work? This is what we did.. Thx that makes life much easier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PrincessNana 15 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I would encourage your mother to rent a cabin at the Fort. She will be much closer and able to enjoy the entire Disney experience with you and the grandkids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 If it was my mother in law, I would encourage her to rent a campsite at least 3000 miles away, and that would still be too close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 On 5/7/2017 at 4:50 PM, ftwildernessguy said: If it was my mother in law, I would encourage her to rent a campsite at least 3000 miles away, and that would still be too close. Funny story... we booked a local campsite for a few days of July 4th and invited the in laws to come along. We've been to the campground a bunch of times. It's owned by a family that also lives there, and we've gotten to know them a bit. We each called for our reservations separately and the day after they confirmed ours, DH got a message from the owner saying that his mother had also called for a reservation and requested the site next to ours. She was very serious and wanted to know if it was ok to put her there or if we'd prefer it if she put her on the other side of the campground!! LOL keith_h 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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