Jordan Myers
Casablonda
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2019
My husband and I had annual passes for 5 years but decided to take this past year off of Disney to try and be responsible and pay down some debt. Well, the debt is nearly paid down, the Disney withdrawal is real, and our one year (October) is rapidly approaching. Naturally, we felt that there was no option but to purchase our new passes in time to go to Epcot for the final night of Illuminations and the first night of Epcot Forever! We went online last night to find resorts, but none of the prices were at all reasonable for a two-night trip during the week in October. (Thanks Star Wars!) Rather than fighting all that, we decided to try out camping.
Neither my husband nor myself are really the outdoorsy type, but we know plenty of people who have camped at WDW and loved it. Living in Georgia, if we can learn how to camp, it would be a nice way for us to get away for weekends for less than the fortune we normally spend on vacations. Being that we are (very) new to this, I figured I would ask a few questions for Disney camping vets. I'm sure these questions will be very basic to those of you who camp a lot, but we have 5 months to learn this camping thing! YouTube has been helpful, but they are all camping in the actual wilderness and not Fort Wilderness!
Basics of Our Trip:
We are checking in on Monday 9/30, and checking out Wednesday 10/2. We will be doing the Food and Wine Festival and purchasing annual passes when we arrive.
Questions:
1. If you are a tent camper at Walt Disney World, what brand/style tent do you have? What do you like about it? Would you recommend it?
2. What are the main necessities you ALWAYS bring with you when camping at Walt Disney World as far as equipment? (Air mattress vs. cots, tarps, etc...)
3. What are some nice additional things you pack that make your stay more enjoyable?
4. What are the main things we need to know about Fort Wilderness? We've toured it before to drop off some friends who were staying at the campsite, but we don't really know anything about how it all works.
5. Other tips and tricks for camping?
Thanks SO much in advance for your help!
- Jordan
Neither my husband nor myself are really the outdoorsy type, but we know plenty of people who have camped at WDW and loved it. Living in Georgia, if we can learn how to camp, it would be a nice way for us to get away for weekends for less than the fortune we normally spend on vacations. Being that we are (very) new to this, I figured I would ask a few questions for Disney camping vets. I'm sure these questions will be very basic to those of you who camp a lot, but we have 5 months to learn this camping thing! YouTube has been helpful, but they are all camping in the actual wilderness and not Fort Wilderness!
Basics of Our Trip:
We are checking in on Monday 9/30, and checking out Wednesday 10/2. We will be doing the Food and Wine Festival and purchasing annual passes when we arrive.
Questions:
1. If you are a tent camper at Walt Disney World, what brand/style tent do you have? What do you like about it? Would you recommend it?
2. What are the main necessities you ALWAYS bring with you when camping at Walt Disney World as far as equipment? (Air mattress vs. cots, tarps, etc...)
3. What are some nice additional things you pack that make your stay more enjoyable?
4. What are the main things we need to know about Fort Wilderness? We've toured it before to drop off some friends who were staying at the campsite, but we don't really know anything about how it all works.
5. Other tips and tricks for camping?
Thanks SO much in advance for your help!
- Jordan