The new Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort have welcomed their first surge of guests. The longtime accommodations, located on Bay Lake across from Magic Kingdom theme park, are being rolled off and replaced with colorful, newly constructed models in phases. The first loop now is complete and ready for occupants.
“We have about 30 cabins on for this wave. Throughout the year, we’re going to introduce more cabin loops as we go,” said Lauren Gossett, general manager of Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. “In early 2025, we should be ready to go for everybody.
” There will be more than 350 units when the job is done, and they will now be considered Disney Vacation Club properties. Each 504-square-foot cabin sits on the footprint of its predecessor. The campground dates back to 1971, a few weeks after Walt Disney World first opened.
“What I love the most, probably, is the additional windows. ..
. Just the natural light, you can see the beautiful scenery around you,” Gossett said. “The Disney touches and the Disney IP [intellectual property] are fabulous – understated, but yet, so well done,” she said.
The new cabins have a high, slanted ceiling, with out-of-reach windows that help form a wall of glass looking from the living area/kitchen unit onto a private deck. Each cabin sleeps up to six people. There are a queen-size bed and bunk beds in the separate bedroom plus a queen-size pull-down bed in the living area.
There’s a full bathroom (more up-there.
