Starbuc71

This is how this thread started. Us, being local, used to be able to do 1 week a year (spring break) and usually 5 days at thanksgiving. We would get maybe 2 or 3 long weekend trips (3 day, 2 nights) back when availability was there. Now with the price and the availability issue.. we’re done. Back where this thread started.

You are probably right. We are one of those pesky locals who used to clog up the fort on the weekends with a weekend trip. We work so during the week is out. At least there will be one less local family taking up a weekend reservation now..lol

No trailer, no camping...enough said

I put in every weekend after 8/29 and no type of site available. Not that we are camping anymore

I LOVE Star Wars, but I’m not going to join the insanity. Hell, we still can’t get on the stupid slinky thing

You can get sites we can’t. That’s a big difference

So I saw the below posted on the WDW website: Important UpdateImportant Update Capacity for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and its experiences is limited. Access to the park, land and experiences may be restricted or unavailable depending on guest demand and other factors. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will not be available at opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and will open later this year. I feel bad for the fans and geeks that saw the August 29th opening date and scrambled to make a hotel reservation to get their 60 day out fa

I agree with you guys. I have always been a camper and there is no better vacation. I understand there are other places to camp than just the fort, and yes, all are getting pricey. Our other issue was time. There was a time we could get 6-7 camping trips in a year. The past few, we were lucky to get one. Not only was the fort pricing is out, but it was a waste to have the RV at storage 51 weeks a year

Thanks Andrew. We are still huge Disney fans and my kids still enjoy going. As stated in my last post, we will continue to be day trippers. The downside to that is missing out on the 60 day window for FP. This probably means we will almost never get on the avatar ride again since there is hardly anything available at 30 days out and God help if we will ever get anything for Galaxy Edge which will be an absolute mess for probably two years. I will definitely miss waking up to train horns and boat horns (I miss the roar of race cars from the Disney race track more), the quietness of rocking o

Since we live outside of Tampa, I never said we would stop making day trips. my daughter is 13 and still loves Disney. I rather spend the money going to dinner to a place they love to eat at the parks or a resort than dish out the money for a site. We have that luxury living so close. We are still happy for the 11 great years of camping at the fort.

Well, I’m bittersweet to say we sold our camper (again)..lol. We were avid fort campers for 11 great years and made many great memories. I believe we camped there when the fort was still considered a hidden gem. Unfortunately the prices just pushed us out. I’m not posting to bash Disney or say the prices just got out of hand, but just to say thank you for giving us great memories and experiences. We met some great campers over the years especially TCD (Andrew). We always looked forward to your great trip reports and your love of Disney. Not that anyone really cares here, but I’m probably g

You’re a better man than me. That scenario probably would have landed us in the predicament of being asked to pack up and leave or the sheriff coming to our site. I , like you all , understand security nowadays, but at that moment, visions of other things they should be concentrating on would be going through my head. I have a temper and get aggravated easily when I get accused of something wrong I didn’t do.

The cinnamon bread at Dollywood will always win over the main st cinnamon rolls at Disney

We only have 2 kids so I can relate more to just you and INC going to the park. Dollywood never fails. I could sit and people watch and just listen and o music there all day. I think we spent $600 for 4 season passes to both Dollywood and splash country. We plan on visiting 2 or three times this year and it worked out to be a great deal

We live in FL and actually bought season passes for Dollywood. I will take that park over Disney 10 times over

Wait till they announce the date of galaxy edge opening at Hollywood studios. I’m sure Florida will experience a rate increase also. This is the last year for AP for us. We downgraded from gold to silver and it’s still too much for us. An AP is still a great deal compared to single day tickets. We’re just over all the huge increases and crowds. From fort prices to ticket prices they are just pushing us out

Go a little further down the road to Smoky bear campground. Great little family owned campground

Glad we were not there. Camping at the fort is turning into like staying at a crowded value resort. We are slowly migrating away from Disney. I think after Galaxy edge opens, we are done with the mouse.

How did you score 6 premium nights for $700? That’s cheap. Glad you enjoyed the fort. Sorry for maybe starting the rip off thing. I guess if your one of those people who save up for years for that magical Disney vacation and live in another part of the country, $75 a day for a golf cart is nothing. We used to be weekend warriors for years at the fort and used to score a reservation a few weeks prior. To us, everything is just out of control at Disney. Again, just my opinion

...and it figures, the one time i broke a rule And brought a screen top fire pit, I got busted by the Disney po po and was asked to put it out. Low and behold, a co-worker got a nice fire pit the following week

Well said. We love camping at the fort but have been out priced by the greed of Disney. I guess being local in Tampa pisses me off more than the price is that I can’t get a reservation a few months out for a long weekend (that’s all we can afford). I guess when they raise room rates over $600 a night, the $180 a night at the fort is very appealing to many. I miss the fort being a hidden gem which wasn’t too long ago. Rip off may be too aggressive a phrase, but imho I think it fits

Hence. I still believe they are a rip off. And so is the fort these days for $185 a night. I don’t care how nice and magical it is. I have a 16ft pull behind not a diesel pusher so most things are a rip off to me when it comes to camping these days

Hence, golf cart rental is a rip off

Cart rental is a rip off