Is it possible to stay at Fort Wilderness without having to go to the parks?

[Tanna Eros]

We just want the Spin and Marty gig. We don't want to venture into any of the kingdoms.

 

[Monty]

Yes. You can book any resort without buying tickets. They're happy to take your money any way you choose to spend it.

 

[Tanna Eros]

Yes. You can book any resort without buying tickets. They're happy to take your money any way you choose to spend it.

Oh, thank you! I'll summon my Stuffy British Butler (who will volunteer as a cook at the Lodge) and tell Gram'ama!
This is really what we wanted.

 

[Club Cooloholic]

We just want the Spin and Marty gig. We don't want to venture into any of the kingdoms.

I had to look up Spin and Marty

 

[epcotisbest]

I had to look up Spin and Marty

I did not know what the Spin and Marty reference meant, but did not care enough to look it up.

 

[Tanna Eros]

I did not know what the Spin and Marty reference meant, but did not care enough to look it up.

It was a serial show on the 1950's "Mickey Mouse Club", situated in a summer camp, many of the activities revolved around the cowboy lifestyle. Spin was a character from a working class, no-nonsense background, Marty was a newcomer to the camp that arrived in a fancy car with his butler, and had a rich grandmother.
Hijinx ensued.

 

[DisneyJill]

my dad prefers the resorts without setting foot in a park.

 

[eliza61nyc]

I know a number of people that do long weekends at the world and don't go into the parks.

 

[allidog1]

My parents do this every winter. Sometimes my brother and I will go to the parks but my parents haven’t in the last couple years.

 

[piglet1]

I had an amazing and fun flashback when you said you wanted the Spin & Marty gig. One of my favorite series from the old Mickey Mouse Club! Thanks for the memories!

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

You can get around pretty easy. Walk or bus to WL, boat to the Contemp and you have access to the Monorail Resorts and/or a short walk to the MK bus hub - which will get you pretty much anywhere you want to go.

 

[davictim]

It was a serial show on the 1950's "Mickey Mouse Club", situated in a summer camp, many of the activities revolved around the cowboy lifestyle. Spin was a character from a working class, no-nonsense background, Marty was a newcomer to the camp that arrived in a fancy car with his butler, and had a rich grandmother.
Hijinx ensued.

Fun fact: The Triple R Ranch was the setting for Spin and Marty. In the Toy Story movie where Andy goes to Cowboy Camp, he is wearing a Triple R Ranch t-shirt when he gets back home. There is also a Triple R Ranch sticker on the clipboard in the Slinky Dog Dash que.

 

[stratman50th]

Lot's of people local to the area go to the Fort just to stay at a nice campground. Lots of things to do without ever having to leave. So, no.... you don't have to go to the parks to enjoy your stay at Ft. Wilderness.