These room tour videos got me through the pandemic. Just a glass of wine, Tom's judgmental voice, and the denial that I'm actually in Disney world and not trapped on my couch. Love your work WDW!!! Hope to bump into you on our next visit in February for festival of the arts!
I feel you, Tom. I'm a fan of the previous generation of cabins... Little did we know on our 2021 trip that would be our last stay in those beloved cabins. Been looking for the artwork that used to hang above the bench in the kitchen/dining area... Seems like there's only one copy currently on ebay for nearly $1000. Wishing I could at least get a high-quality reproduction print. The new layout doesn't make any sense. When I first saw the bathroom being completely across the cabin from the bedroom, I was a little confused.
Watched this while enjoying our first ever stay at the fort. I am loving the new cabin experience. I agree a small stackable like we just had at Saratoga would have fit where the extra sink is. We use split stays in a 1 BR for chance to do laundry mid trip worked out fine. 30 years of DVC stays and we’re finally at the fort with our points and taking a golf cart around the loops decorated for Christmas is magical.
Thanks for the tour Tom! That is just horrible. I miss the Disney that cared about theming within the places that Disney created. The new "Cabins" are so out place within Fort.
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Loved the old cabins. Not sure if I'll stay in one of these.
I feel like the intensity of Tom’s room reviews are fueled his New York upbringing…. Where poorly utilized space and unnecessary furniture are basically a crime
Thank you for your review. DW and I (late 60's) are planning a future resort only trip to the cabins as we want to do a lot of what the Fort offers, and to be able to bring our Yorkie with us. Being able to bring our dog with us is a good aspect of these cabins. They have a place in DVC ecosystem even if everyone doesn't love them thematically. I'll stay there, but i won't buy there is my mantra!
First it feels like a tiny house not a cabin. Second, why couldn't they have put a stackable washer/dryer where the extra sink is? Third, they could've fixed the issue of having bunk beds in the master but they didn't.....why? I don't know the whole thing doesn't make much sense to me.
You can’t fully open the silverware drawer without it hitting the dishwasher. Didn’t really like that when we stayed. I dont care for the manual blinds. To me, its a huge liability for Disney to have dangling chains all over the place. There were a few other oddities I noticed but all in all I thought it was nice. Doesn’t seem to fit with the old Fort Wilderness but I think that is a purposeful movement in a direction the Disney management is making to create a dichotomy between the campers and the DVC members. No matter which way you cut it, Disney does not want a $600/night guest sharing amenities with a $60/night tent camper.
As a long time DVC owner who never stayed in the camp grounds or cabins I think I like what I see! I love the art work. For a family with small children the bunk beds look to be very appealing. The kitchen and living room are well designed to make the best use of the space. The Murphy bed works great. But of course I have to agree the placement of the bathroom is not ideal but necessary to make the rest of the space work. Will we buy points there? Never! But that is because it is not right for us. We are a married couple in our 60’s with no children. Will we stay there? Probably 1 and done but you never know. When BLT was built I couldn’t wait to stay and thought it would be a resort we might add another contract at. Well we were 1 and done! Great location but beyond that it really did nothing for me. Happy to own 2 contracts at OKW. If we can only stay at OKW until our points expire we will “suffer” through it!
Stay there the week after labor day. I am a dvc member from almost the beginning. In my opinion this project along with the new hotel has ruin a piece of disney and should have never been touch. The original cabins lasted 50 plus years these so call cabins will be luck to last half that time. The cabin I was in was 3 months old and I had a list of 20 plus things that needed fixing. Will not stay there again.
I think I'm glad I stayed at a Cabin this past Spring to have done it once. I will not be in a rush to ever consider paying to stay in one of these. I'm not a DVC person, so it would be a cash stay if I did, not that I would like the theming any better if I was in DVC. Looks like the old Cabins still show up on the website, but it's not clear if they are 100% unavailable/closed by now, or just hard to reserve (I would think they would totally be removed from the site if they were already totally closed down?). I would be more likely to try to get in another quick visit at an old cabin than ever stay at one of these new ones. Not sure if it's an official nickname for them, but a CM on one of the FW activities I participated in about a month ago referred to them as "the Sheds" when mentioning them. I guess Disney can always tell people who want real Cabins that there are some available at Wilderness Lodge (though to the tune of several thousand dollars per night, of course).
I get they not the same but I love these just wish the had washer and dryer. Also my mom and sister would say 2 vanities are a must. Way back boardwalk one bedroom the pull out couch went almost right up to bar on other side of sink and counter nothing perfect
Sure it's nice and modern looking, but the whole theme of the area is supposed to RUSTIC and PIONEER-like. This ain't it. And the bathroom placement IS wrong.
Disney customer: "It's a steep price but I'll pay it if the theming is good." Disney: "No problem, every single high-end room in every single resort is themed exactly the same! I hope you like oil-rubbed bronze fixtures, brown and white?! We got a killer deal from Marriott's clearance warehouse!" Disney customer: "So what's the theme?" Disney: "Money. ....yours." Disney customer: "But this sucks." Disney: "Well the United healthcare CEO was here with his family the other week and they said they loved it."
This was a much more positive review than I expected. Clearly this is because Tom is a total sellout to get on the media list and is willing to sacrifice everything he built for nearly two decades for a random $100 gift card at festivals from time to time when he spends hundreds for reviews.
It's so gray and bland. My husband and I would have liked to see natural tones, some woods. Like why does this look like an influencer's tiny home and not a Fort Wilderness Cabin? We have been debating buying a Cabin DVC contract so we can bring our doggo, but the more I see of them, I think ugh.
It is a nice space, if it was a room at a wilderness themed hotel lol. Definitely not what I would be wanting or expecting if I am paying for a cabin at a "campground". Why the modern look and loss of charm? SMH Disney they sell log cabin kits online, could have bought and had wonderfully themed cabins with the same modern amenities as the crap you built. Could have created an experience and opportunity for guests to stay in a log cabin @Fort Wilderness. Rather than just another similar to everything else place to stay.
Yes Tom I have to agree you don’t get it. The old cabins were dark; yes they were log cabins were cool outside but the inside is themed great, space is well laid out. Sorry, don’t agree. Really you are complaining about people in master waking folks up in the den, like anyone walking out into any rooms at Disney your gonna wake up folks in the den. Get a drink and enjoy it
What DVC rooms require you to walk into another room of people to go use the bathroom? If the guy who has stayed at every Disney hotel ever built isn’t getting it, I think something is wrong.
wow, they are just as awful on the inside.. it really stinks Disney doesn’t hire people that understand the appeal of Disney, the cabins were my favorite place to stay
These room tour videos got me through the pandemic. Just a glass of wine, Tom's judgmental voice, and the denial that I'm actually in Disney world and not trapped on my couch. Love your work WDW!!! Hope to bump into you on our next visit in February for festival of the arts!
Should have put a washer and dryer where the extra vanity is.
As someone who grew up in Northern California and gets really nostalgic for cabin/mountain vibes, these modern cabins make me sad.
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I feel you, Tom. I'm a fan of the previous generation of cabins... Little did we know on our 2021 trip that would be our last stay in those beloved cabins. Been looking for the artwork that used to hang above the bench in the kitchen/dining area... Seems like there's only one copy currently on ebay for nearly $1000. Wishing I could at least get a high-quality reproduction print.
The new layout doesn't make any sense. When I first saw the bathroom being completely across the cabin from the bedroom, I was a little confused.
Looks like a giant outhouse from the outside.
Watched this while enjoying our first ever stay at the fort. I am loving the new cabin experience. I agree a small stackable like we just had at Saratoga would have fit where the extra sink is. We use split stays in a 1 BR for chance to do laundry mid trip worked out fine. 30 years of DVC stays and we’re finally at the fort with our points and taking a golf cart around the loops decorated for Christmas is magical.
Thanks for the tour Tom! That is just horrible. I miss the Disney that cared about theming within the places that Disney created.
The new "Cabins" are so out place within Fort.
Loved the old cabins. Not sure if I'll stay in one of these.
I feel like the intensity of Tom’s room reviews are fueled his New York upbringing…. Where poorly utilized space and unnecessary furniture are basically a crime
Hopefully you guys remember to close your curtains and blinds before streaking across the entire cabin to get to the bedroom!
I agree with Tom. Nice rooms but don’t belong at Fort Wilderness.
Looks like a shipping container
Well the old ones were trailers...
When you see them in person they don’t. They are actually built on site and very sturdy.
Thank you for your review. DW and I (late 60's) are planning a future resort only trip to the cabins as we want to do a lot of what the Fort offers, and to be able to bring our Yorkie with us. Being able to bring our dog with us is a good aspect of these cabins. They have a place in DVC ecosystem even if everyone doesn't love them thematically. I'll stay there, but i won't buy there is my mantra!
I liked cabins when I was younger, now I find them too dark! These are very nice!
this looks like the containers jake sully would use in avatar in the jungle lol
My family staying in the living room is really going to love my toddler and I visiting the bathroom 3 times in the night
First it feels like a tiny house not a cabin. Second, why couldn't they have put a stackable washer/dryer where the extra sink is? Third, they could've fixed the issue of having bunk beds in the master but they didn't.....why? I don't know the whole thing doesn't make much sense to me.
It seems so claustrophobic
You can’t fully open the silverware drawer without it hitting the dishwasher. Didn’t really like that when we stayed. I dont care for the manual blinds. To me, its a huge liability for Disney to have dangling chains all over the place. There were a few other oddities I noticed but all in all I thought it was nice. Doesn’t seem to fit with the old Fort Wilderness but I think that is a purposeful movement in a direction the Disney management is making to create a dichotomy between the campers and the DVC members. No matter which way you cut it, Disney does not want a $600/night guest sharing amenities with a $60/night tent camper.
My veteran buddies will agree this would be the nicest Containerized Living Unit (CLU) ever
There's no reason to stay there. It's not fun. It's not charming. It's not a place that you can't wait to go back to. It's just another place. Bleh.
As a long time DVC owner who never stayed in the camp grounds or cabins I think I like what I see! I love the art work. For a family with small children the bunk beds look to be very appealing. The kitchen and living room are well designed to make the best use of the space. The Murphy bed works great. But of course I have to agree the placement of the bathroom is not ideal but necessary to make the rest of the space work. Will we buy points there? Never! But that is because it is not right for us. We are a married couple in our 60’s with no children. Will we stay there? Probably 1 and done but you never know. When BLT was built I couldn’t wait to stay and thought it would be a resort we might add another contract at. Well we were 1 and done! Great location but beyond that it really did nothing for me. Happy to own 2 contracts at OKW. If we can only stay at OKW until our points expire we will “suffer” through it!
Stay there the week after labor day. I am a dvc member from almost the beginning. In my opinion this project along with the new hotel has ruin a piece of disney and should have never been touch. The original cabins lasted 50 plus years these so call cabins will be luck to last half that time. The cabin I was in was 3 months old and I had a list of 20 plus things that needed fixing.
Will not stay there again.
Great review, Tom! 🫡 As others have mentioned, a washer/dryer would have been nice. I concur, the bathroom placement is problematic indeed!😔
I think I'm glad I stayed at a Cabin this past Spring to have done it once. I will not be in a rush to ever consider paying to stay in one of these.
I'm not a DVC person, so it would be a cash stay if I did, not that I would like the theming any better if I was in DVC.
Looks like the old Cabins still show up on the website, but it's not clear if they are 100% unavailable/closed by now, or just hard to reserve (I would think they would totally be removed from the site if they were already totally closed down?).
I would be more likely to try to get in another quick visit at an old cabin than ever stay at one of these new ones.
Not sure if it's an official nickname for them, but a CM on one of the FW activities I participated in about a month ago referred to them as "the Sheds" when mentioning them.
I guess Disney can always tell people who want real Cabins that there are some available at Wilderness Lodge (though to the tune of several thousand dollars per night, of course).
Why are 3 sinks in the same few feet???? So weird
the wall between the pull down bed and the bedroom is thin and you can hear the smallest sound through it.
I get they not the same but I love these just wish the had washer and dryer. Also my mom and sister would say 2 vanities are a must. Way back boardwalk one bedroom the pull out couch went almost right up to bar on other side of sink and counter nothing perfect
It looks like half of a double wide… they should rename the cabin loop and call it the trailer park now!
It belongs at the contemporary
Sure it's nice and modern looking, but the whole theme of the area is supposed to RUSTIC and PIONEER-like. This ain't it. And the bathroom placement IS wrong.
Disney customer: "It's a steep price but I'll pay it if the theming is good."
Disney: "No problem, every single high-end room in every single resort is themed exactly the same! I hope you like oil-rubbed bronze fixtures, brown and white?! We got a killer deal from Marriott's clearance warehouse!"
Disney customer: "So what's the theme?"
Disney: "Money. ....yours."
Disney customer: "But this sucks."
Disney: "Well the United healthcare CEO was here with his family the other week and they said they loved it."
You can't even open the drawer beside the dishwasher without it hitting the oven. Cabins designed by AI and sold at premium prices.
The layout design is just bad. I would have expected much more structure since they decided to start from scratch
Terrible viewing angle in living area from couch to tv...among other issues
This was a much more positive review than I expected. Clearly this is because Tom is a total sellout to get on the media list and is willing to sacrifice everything he built for nearly two decades for a random $100 gift card at festivals from time to time when he spends hundreds for reviews.
Bingo!!
You’re not serious, right?!
He was joking lol
It's a no for me. I don't like the bathroom all the way at the end. I miss the way the old cabins looked.
Holy cats, this review was grumpy
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What a crime!
Stayed there last month loved it
The placement of the living room TV is odd.
Too modern No feeling of "wilderness" way too modern
I'm inspired!!!!!...to never stay at Fort Wilderness again.
don’t mind the cabins but current fort management needs to go! clearly someone doesn’t get the fort 😊
I’m not seeing anywhere to store your luggage.
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It's so gray and bland. My husband and I would have liked to see natural tones, some woods. Like why does this look like an influencer's tiny home and not a Fort Wilderness Cabin?
We have been debating buying a Cabin DVC contract so we can bring our doggo, but the more I see of them, I think ugh.
It is a nice space, if it was a room at a wilderness themed hotel lol. Definitely not what I would be wanting or expecting if I am paying for a cabin at a "campground". Why the modern look and loss of charm? SMH Disney they sell log cabin kits online, could have bought and had wonderfully themed cabins with the same modern amenities as the crap you built. Could have created an experience and opportunity for guests to stay in a log cabin @Fort Wilderness. Rather than just another similar to everything else place to stay.
I love the new cabins..much better than the old ones
Yeah, a shipping container is better than an actual cabin.
Took u long enough
Sorry didn’t want to financially support something I don’t believe in
Yes Tom I have to agree you don’t get it. The old cabins were dark; yes they were log cabins were cool outside but the inside is themed great, space is well laid out. Sorry, don’t agree. Really you are complaining about people in master waking folks up in the den, like anyone walking out into any rooms at Disney your gonna wake up folks in the den. Get a drink and enjoy it
What DVC rooms require you to walk into another room of people to go use the bathroom? If the guy who has stayed at every Disney hotel ever built isn’t getting it, I think something is wrong.
wow, they are just as awful on the inside.. it really stinks Disney doesn’t hire people that understand the appeal of Disney, the cabins were my favorite place to stay
looks awful. Disney really is just not hiring talented people to design stuff anymore
You should see the new island towers, even worse.