News Disney Vacation Club announces plans for more than 350 new cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Coaster Lover

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Well, didn't have that on my bingo card! I wonder if this news has any coloration with the news of Reflections possibly restarting construction (or is this the alternative Disney chose instead of resurrecting the Reflections idea?). I feel if they are going to bump all this new DVC into this area of the property (assuming Reflections is indeed back on) some new transport between the three "wilderness properties" and maybe the TTC must be in the works as well... right?
 
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Sirwalterraleigh said:
Anyone still buying for a second that Iger is leaving?

He’s running out all his bad ideas/policies from before.


They have ZERO attractions under construction…but two dvcs.

Keep drinking the sand
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He walked through the parks getting feedback from guests just a short time ago. Maybe these were some of the ideas guests gave him?
 
Bocabear

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Won't they need to substantially upgrade the facilities at Fort Wilderness for a DVC section? Seems like it would have the crappiest amenities of all the DVC resorts... Maybe the Reflections area would be the new amenities hub...New pool, shops, restaurants and bar... maybe a lovely themed feature pool... It would have to have those elements to make it worthwhile... maybe more and better transportation to the TTC?
 
LAKid53

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Coaster Lover said:
Well, didn't have that on my bingo card! I wonder if this news has any coloration with the news of Reflections possibly restarting construction (or is this the alternative Disney chose instead of resurrecting the Reflections idea?). I feel if they are going to bump all this new DVC into this area of the property (assuming Reflections is indeed back on) some new transport between the three "wilderness properties" and maybe the TTC must be in the works as well... right?
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I have an idea, why not turn the Reflections site into DVC cabins and leave Ft. Wilderness alone?
 
Vegas Disney Fan

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CaptainAmerica said:
If they had bought "way back in the day" they would have gotten tens of thousands of dollars of value out of it and would currently be holding an asset that's still worth tens of thousands of dollars and is very easy to sell if they wanted to exit.

"Way back in the day" is the best time to have bought it... the further back, the better.
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Doesn’t even have to be that far back.

I found a DVC cost analysis spreadsheet I did in 2014 and it still haunts me, a week of points at Wilderness Lodge would have been $10k, at the time that felt so expensive but comparing it to current prices it drives me crazy I didn’t buy then.

The sad thing is I debated DVC again last year and did another cost spreadsheet, if I stumble across that in a decade it’ll probably look cheap in comparison and I’ll regret not buying in 2022.
 
MKeeler

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This is intriguing, for several reasons. This seems to be replacing the existing cabins at Fort Wilderness and those pads are close to parking and reception, but far away from Pioneer Hall and the main resort amenities. Does that make this DVC the one with the rooms farthest away from any resort amenities? Any interesting choice for what amounts to a Disney Deluxe accomodation.

It also seems like these are chosen because of the speed at which they could be implemented. Pre-fab building designed offsite, demo the existing cabin, and then bring the pre-fab in to set in place. But who are these for? It was my understanding the most popular DVC units are one-bedrooms. This is 350 additional likely two bedroom units at one of the most remote resorts. Is there that much demand for cabins if they are not on the water?

Finally, what does this mean for the Reflections (ugh) site? That is still cleared and a potential site for development. Again, would there be enough demand for these cabins as DVC units and that property if it comes back to life?
 
LAKid53

LAKid53

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Vegas Disney Fan said:
Doesn’t even have to be that far back.

I found a DVC cost analysis spreadsheet I did in 2014 and it still haunts me, a week of points at Wilderness Lodge would have been $10k, at the time that felt so expensive but comparing it to current prices it drives me crazy I didn’t buy then.

The sad thing is I debated DVC again last year and did another cost spreadsheet, if I stumble across that in a decade it’ll probably look cheap in comparison and I’ll regret not buying in 2022.
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I bought at Boulder Ridge back in 2014 and got a $5 per point discount.
 
SpaceMountain77

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This is an easy win. The cabins are dated and they can be updated for a profit through DVC.

Also, at member events and in surveys, the need for a dog friendly DVC resort is a regular wish list item.

I wonder if this has an impact on the planned Reflections resort and, specifically, if the cabins might extend onto the razed grounds.
 
Rteetz

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LAKid53 said:
I have an idea, why not turn the Reflections site into DVC cabins and leave Ft. Wilderness alone?
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I would imagine the cabins are nearing that age of needing to be significantly updated or replaced. These are essentially prefab homes Disney is using as hotel rooms. Given the quick turn around the new ones seem to be new prefabs built offsite and brought in.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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MKeeler said:
This is intriguing, for several reasons. This seems to be replacing the existing cabins at Fort Wilderness and those pads are close to parking and reception, but far away from Pioneer Hall and the main resort amenities. Does that make this DVC the one with the rooms farthest away from any resort amenities? Any interesting choice for what amounts to a Disney Deluxe accomodation.

It also seems like these are chosen because of the speed at which they could be implemented. Pre-fab building designed offsite, demo the existing cabin, and then bring the pre-fab in to set in place. But who are these for? It was my understanding the most popular DVC units are one-bedrooms. This is 350 additional likely two bedroom units at one of the most remote resorts. Is there that much demand for cabins if they are not on the water?

Finally, what does this mean for the Reflections (ugh) site? That is still cleared and a potential site for development. Again, would there be enough demand for these cabins as DVC units and that property if it comes back to life?
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the existing cabins were also prefab units trucked in to the site...so removal and replacement should be easier...they look to be close to the same size too...but much nicer looking. Maybe they will build new amenities specifically for DVC in that location...they certainly should... Only way I would stay there is if there were nicer facilities than what currently exists a distance away...If they intend to sell the DVC points, they are going to have to make the property enticing... the lack of better transportation options is also an issue...
 

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