New Log Cabins?

[deere839]

any one know why theres a butch of log cabins in the old airport runway near Epcot Monorail line there has to be over 100 of them? I did not have time to grab a photo

 

[Biff215]

Interesting. Can't be the new villas, right?

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Interesting. Can't be the new villas, right?

Not for The Wilderness Lodge. But didn't someone say they were replacing the cabins at Fort Wilderness?

 

[ford91exploder]

Not for The Wilderness Lodge. But didn't someone say they were replacing the cabins at Fort Wilderness?

Do tell - first I've heard of this.

 

[Biff215]

Not for The Wilderness Lodge. But didn't someone say they were replacing the cabins at Fort Wilderness?

Hadn't heard that, but certainly makes sense. I didn't imagine WL would be modular units.

 

[danlb_2000]

Hadn't heard that, but certainly makes sense. I didn't imagine WL would be modular units.

And WL isn't getting anywhere near 100 of them.

 

[DaGoof00]

They've been there for about a week and a half, first saw them from the Monorail to Epcot on 4/22 - they look like the cabins from Fort Wilderness

 

[Chicagoshannon2]

They removed cabins from an entire loop at Fort Wilderness. Rumor is they're converting it back to a tent site.

I have wondered if they were going to reuse those old cabins as the "new" cabins at Fort Wilderness. They're probably too small though.

 

[FoodRockz]

I noticed them this past weekend as well. I figured something must be going on.

 

[deere839]

They removed cabins from an entire loop at Fort Wilderness. Rumor is they're converting it back to a tent site.

I have wondered if they were going to reuse those old cabins as the "new" cabins at Fort Wilderness. They're probably too small though.

well they could be DVC things for the hotel in that area wasnt those Villas at the other hotel popular?

 

[tissandtully]

I saw these over the weekend as well, they aren't in that great of condition, so they definitely aren't new. They seem to be some of the FW cabins.

 

[alissafalco]

any one know why theres a butch of log cabins in the old airport runway near Epcot Monorail line there has to be over 100 of them? I did not have time to grab a photo

I saw those there also, I was wondering the same thing.

 

[Biff215]

Makes much more sense that they're the old ones coming out of FW. Anyonr know how many the campground had? Didn't realize there were that many to begin with.

 

[peter11435]

Makes much more sense that they're the old ones coming out of FW. Anyonr know how many the campground had? Didn't realize there were that many to begin with.

A little over 400 I believe

 

[Rodan75]

More tents? really? That seems to be a low revenue replacement? Not being sarcastic, but that doesn't sound like a good biz decision.

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

More tents? really? That seems to be a low revenue replacement? Not being sarcastic, but that doesn't sound like a good biz decision.

I'm right there with you. As a whole, I've never quite understood the appeal of coming to Disney and sleeping in a tent in the muggy Central Florida heat.

 

[Creathir]

More tents? really? That seems to be a low revenue replacement? Not being sarcastic, but that doesn't sound like a good biz decision.

One has overhead and linens, the other is a piece of dirt.

I can see the logic...

 

[Rodan75]

One has overhead and linens, the other is a piece of dirt.

I can see the logic...

Understood from a margin perspective. But not a revenue one. Dis hasn't made decisions that move margins without revenue much lately.

 

[Rteetz]

Understood from a margin perspective. But not a revenue one. Dis hasn't made decisions that move margins without revenue much lately.

I seriously wonder what the demand is for the campsites these days. My mom went from 74 until about 1990 and only camped at Ft. wilderness. I've never stayed there myself but I've never heard anything about occupancy numbers.

 

[Skyway]

I seriously wonder what the demand is for the campsites these days.

Are we certain they're tent-only sites? Or full hookup RV sites?

I have a feeling the latter is a huge revenue source, especially the retired snowbirds who "live" at FW for months at a time. Even the non-retiree RV owners are likely big spenders.

Throw in the fact that the cabins have, like the rest of WDW accommodations, gotten prohibitively expensive for most folks, and it would make sense why they'd want to shuffle their inventory.

(I still don't understand why anyone would spend $500+ for a decorated double-wide at Ft. Wilderness when you can get a real (and nicer) cabin in the real wilderness of Yellowstone or other National Park for a fraction of the cost.)