Fort Wilderness Disney

[Bob Denman]

Originally Posted by halfprice

We just talked with are friends and we might do for wilderness in January or February 2021
My concern is weather driving to Florida from southern California
Jerry

I have a solution for you...
Leave in August, and just take your time...

[vkb]

Originally Posted by halfprice

We just talked with are friends and we might do for wilderness in January or February 2021

My concern is weather driving to Florida from southern California

Jerry

Jerry...I know exactly what you are talking about...you have a much longer trek than we do...and crossing the Rockies/CO/Texas can be real tricky in the winter.....leaving KS in late November/early December is a crap shoot for us ! Then...going south..Ron has an OLD AF buddy in Magnolia, Ark..whom we want to see again....you cant get there from K.C. area...seriously...go south, then east to Little Rock then back west ...crazy..if we go straight down to Texarkana...we run the risk of lousy weather/icy roads etc....so we are ready to stop for the day/night whenever necessary...
THE MAIN THING IS JUST STAY SAFE ! and have FUN !!

K

[bkterbush]

We'd love to stay at Fort Wilderness, but seem to have issues finding reservable periods. Does anyone have suggestions for time of year? Length of stay? How far ahead? Thanks.

[Bob Denman]

We made reservations for.next September (Labor Day week). We booked it about a year ahead of time.

[halfprice]

Originally Posted by vkb

Jerry...I know exactly what you are talking about...you have a much longer trek than we do...and crossing the Rockies/CO/Texas can be real tricky in the winter.....leaving KS in late November/early December is a crap shoot for us ! Then...going south..Ron has an OLD AF buddy in Magnolia, Ark..whom we want to see again....you cant get there from K.C. area...seriously...go south, then east to Little Rock then back west ...crazy..if we go straight down to Texarkana...we run the risk of lousy weather/icy roads etc....so we are ready to stop for the day/night whenever necessary...
THE MAIN THING IS JUST STAY SAFE ! and have FUN !!

K

We decided that we will fly and stay at one of the nicer hotels there. Our friends can drive if they want and stay at Fort Wilderness. We'll just visit them at their campsite.

5 hour flight or 5+ days in the mh with possible bad weather. Ill take the 5 hour flight. Plus its cheaper to fly and stay in the hotel.

Jerry

[dblr]

Originally Posted by bkterbush

We'd love to stay at Fort Wilderness, but seem to have issues finding reservable periods. Does anyone have suggestions for time of year? Length of stay? How far ahead? Thanks.

You can use a travel agent to do your booking, there are some the specialize in Disney and would probably be your best bet, plus it does not cost you anything they get paid from Disney from your booking. PM me as I do have someone who I would recommend and actually use him for ours.

[EA37TS]

Originally Posted by dblr

You can use a travel agent to do your booking, there are some the specialize in Disney and would probably be your best bet, plus it does not cost you anything they get paid from Disney from your booking. PM me as I do have someone who I would recommend and actually use him for ours.

Totally disagree based on experience with numerous trip to Fort Wilderness.

Don't waste your money using a travel agency. Select a time frame of when you would like to go and call Disney direct. We generally schedule a year in advance (depending on season) and have found that the Disney folks are more than willing to tell you when there are discounted periods and the best time available. Travel agents work off of commission and even though they may be paid by Disney they generally get a percentage of sales and the higher the sales the higher their pay. 30 minutes of your time on the phone can save you hundreds if not thousands. Also folks who send you to someone they know may be, not saying they are, receiving some type of finders fee or referral bonus or discount which generally hidden in your overall cost.

We always call Disney direct and have always had excellent customer service.

[bevedfelker]

For folks trying to find when Fort Wilderness has availability. Download the "My Disney Experience" app. You can then go into the app and search reservations and it will show you site availability on calendars.

[dblr]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

Totally disagree based on experience with numerous trip to Fort Wilderness.

Don't waste your money using a travel agency. Select a time frame of when you would like to go and call Disney direct. We generally schedule a year in advance (depending on season) and have found that the Disney folks are more than willing to tell you when there are discounted periods and the best time available. Travel agents work off of commission and even though they may be paid by Disney they generally get a percentage of sales and the higher the sales the higher their pay. 30 minutes of your time on the phone can save you hundreds if not thousands. Also folks who send you to someone they know may be, not saying they are, receiving some type of finders fee or referral bonus or discount which generally hidden in your overall cost.

We always call Disney direct and have always had excellent customer service.

Seeing there is NO cost to you are not wasting money, yes the more the agent gets you to book the more their commission is but you control that by not getting talked into things you do not want or need. The agent we use is a big Disney fan himself and can give a honest opinion as he tries his best to stay at all the resorts and actually is at Fort Wilderness right now. It comes down to your decision but they sometimes do have better chances at getting reservations when other have not. Just my opinion, good luck and have fun