Our trip to Disney was a little different this year. Last year we did all the parks and ran ourselves pretty ragged. This year, we opted to take advantage of all the 'other' things Disney has to offer. One of the changes we made was staying at a place that had a kitchen so we could avoid eating all of our meals out. This was our first experience at The Cabins at Fort Wilderness and I think it received a big 18 thumbs up. We absolutely loved this place. Just before we left for Florida, Christopher read about a grocery delivery service. Taking Disney transportation from the airport meant we had no rental car and no way to get to the grocery store ourselves. The campground does offer a camp store but we were not sure what exactly they offered OR how expensive Disney groceries might be. So, for a $12 delivery fee, we had our 5 days worth of groceries delivered. Right to our cabin. They were there when we arrived and all the cold items had been placed in the fridge and freezer. I was probably overly excited about this and really wish I would have taken a picture of the cute little groceries just being there, but it really was nice. But, enough about food. Let's move on to the actual cabin. 
So, they have 407 of these cabins. All the same and placed in different cal-de-saks around the resort. (They also have regular camping sites where you can bring your own tent or RV. Even some snowbirds who stay there October - March. Yes, I have informed Christopher that this would be a really, really, really good idea...) In fact, the campground is so big that they have buses to shuttle you from one end to the other- if you don't rent a golf cart, but more about that later. Each cabin had its own deck with a full-sized picnic table that we were able to take advantage of for every meal but one. (It was sprinkling a little, and we didn't want to risk getting caught with everyone outside.) 
The pictures look a little gloomy, but it really was nice weather. 
(Notice the sunglasses and shadows on the cabin.) Oh, they also delivered a highchair to our cabin for Abby. It was nice not having to feed her every meal in the stroller. The bedroom was very cozy. 
I hadn't told the boys about the bunk bed and they were more than excited. 
(Grandpa Doug said Noah was up on the top bunk faster than the rest of them even entered the cabin.) This is the main living area. 
We look pretty settled, hunh? (Meaning I didn't pick up a thing for the pictures.) As you can see, we took a lot of toys with us. Abby isn't as excited about getting to 'watch TV in the hotel' like the boys so we wanted her to have something to do. Turns out she really just wanted to walk up and down the hallway to the bedroom and back. She also got really good at unrolling the toilet paper. There is a Murphy bed (or as Noah liked to call it, the 'magic' bed) in the far wall there. I tried sleeping on it a few nights. Much to my delight, it did not fold up on me. None of the beds were particularly comfortable which wasn't all that exciting to some weary travelers. And last, but not least, the cute little kitchen. 
Full-sized fridge, oven, microwave. Even a dishwasher - that housekeeping was kind enough to start for us daily. As I said, we were all thrilled with the cabins and highly recommend them to anyone headed that direction. You can also take a ferry straight from the campground to the Magic Kingdom, which is nice.
So, they have 407 of these cabins. All the same and placed in different cal-de-saks around the resort. (They also have regular camping sites where you can bring your own tent or RV. Even some snowbirds who stay there October - March. Yes, I have informed Christopher that this would be a really, really, really good idea...) In fact, the campground is so big that they have buses to shuttle you from one end to the other- if you don't rent a golf cart, but more about that later. Each cabin had its own deck with a full-sized picnic table that we were able to take advantage of for every meal but one. (It was sprinkling a little, and we didn't want to risk getting caught with everyone outside.) The pictures look a little gloomy, but it really was nice weather. (Notice the sunglasses and shadows on the cabin.) Oh, they also delivered a highchair to our cabin for Abby. It was nice not having to feed her every meal in the stroller. The bedroom was very cozy. I hadn't told the boys about the bunk bed and they were more than excited. (Grandpa Doug said Noah was up on the top bunk faster than the rest of them even entered the cabin.) This is the main living area. We look pretty settled, hunh? (Meaning I didn't pick up a thing for the pictures.) As you can see, we took a lot of toys with us. Abby isn't as excited about getting to 'watch TV in the hotel' like the boys so we wanted her to have something to do. Turns out she really just wanted to walk up and down the hallway to the bedroom and back. She also got really good at unrolling the toilet paper. There is a Murphy bed (or as Noah liked to call it, the 'magic' bed) in the far wall there. I tried sleeping on it a few nights. Much to my delight, it did not fold up on me. None of the beds were particularly comfortable which wasn't all that exciting to some weary travelers. And last, but not least, the cute little kitchen. Full-sized fridge, oven, microwave. Even a dishwasher - that housekeeping was kind enough to start for us daily. As I said, we were all thrilled with the cabins and highly recommend them to anyone headed that direction. You can also take a ferry straight from the campground to the Magic Kingdom, which is nice. One word of warning, though. If you are headed down in the colder months, take your long underwear for sleeping. No heat means COLD nights. And it is really hard to sleep when you are all wadded up and shivering. Trust me.
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Looks SO neat!
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