Disney World has lots of different construction projects happening right now.
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Country Bear Jamboree and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure are under construction in Magic Kingdom, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is under refurbishment (again) in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and multiple different Disney World hotels have projects underway. But there’s one hotel project that we’re starting to get REALLY worried about.
Back in December, Disney announced that the reimagined cabins coming to Fort Wilderness will open by Summer 2024!
Disney’s Fort Wilderness
The problem? Well, we’re halfway through February, and nothing has happened yet. Not on Fort Wilderness property, that is. It is entirely possible Disney is building these cabins offsite and will bring them in and place them when they’re ready.
Current Fort Wilderness Cabin
In fact, Disney just shared a NEW video of a model cabin. Read more about all the new details HERE!
There are over 350 cabins being refurbished — that’s a LOT of cabins to build! And these aren’t just small renovations either — these cabins are being completely reimagined inside and out.
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So, we’re starting to prepare ourselves to see this opening timeline pushed back. This wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen Disney do this. In fact, we’ve seen them do it MANY times, including recently, when all of EPCOT’s walls were supposed to be down by the end of 2023, and alas, walls are still very much all around the park.
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Yikes. The artist rendering looks dreadful. Goodbye rustic log cabin, hello tool shed.
From what I was told this week it’s still opening this summer, but they are doing one loop at a time so it will initially be 30 cabins and the rest completed by 2025.
They are being built off-site, old ones will be dragged away, new foundation poured and then the walls will be brought from off-site and put up. Then furnished. Ft wilderness DVC owners can already book them in July.
Just left there a week ago. There’s a parking area by the hitch/unhitch area that’s fenced off presumably for construction parking and the road leading to the group camp area is blocked off. My guess is they will remove existing units and bring new ones in this way. There’s also an area near the Stolport that appears to be for staging. My guess is when the new units start to arrive the work will go quickly.
Lots of construction with 800 and 2000 loops also closed and ongoing work in the settlement. My guess is supporting infrastructure for DVC
Did anyone else notice that Ft. Wilderness used to have cute cabins, but now they look like shipping containers or army barracks? The inside looks nice, but the outside is nasty.
As a DVC resort will Ft Wilderness get a table service restaurant? Hoop De Doo is a dinner show only so doesn’t count.
They have setup an entire fenced off area with ground pads just of the main road near the current cabins. This is most likely the staging area to temporarily store the new and old units. This was put in place about 2 weeks ago.
These new cabins look like something a person would throw up after spending to long in an IKEA store.
These are not Fort Wilderness cabins, they are a bad suburban imitation
This is unbelievable! The cabin is classified as a 1 bedroom, where’s the washer and dryer? Every other 1 bedroom on property has a washer and Dryer.
The new cabins are not the theme of The Old West, or a 19th century Army fort, or Davey Crockett’s America, or anything remotely related to the name “Fort Wilderness”. Why is Disney doing this? I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love the old cabins. You know, the ones that look like CABINS.
These are traditionally trailers that are brought in from a factory, placed on a pad and wheels removed. That is what the current cabins are that replaced the first generation built by Fleetwood, who sponsored the originals. In fact, there is still a concrete pad on the walkway from Pioneer Hall to the bus loop on the left side where Fleetwood had a display 45 years ago. I’ve stayed in the cabins and can’t wait for the upgrade. This is the tiny home look that all campgrounds are switching to.
“This is the tiny home that all campgrounds are switching to.”
Let that statement sink in.
Disney has lost its way, and the above statement proves that. Disney was an innovator, leader and imaginative leader in the industry….now just a follower? And customers “Can’t wait?”
Why spend money on DVC or out of pocket when you can stay in one of these at any campground?
Truly sad times folks. What made Disney special is gone.
These are available to book for DVC members for September dates. I opted against it.