Dick_B wrote:
We rode our bikes to the dock where we picked up the tour boat to Epcot.
So not to confuse others that have never been to Fort Wilderness, the boat doesn't got to Epcot, only the Magic Kingdom. You can eventually get to Epcot by hopping a few buses, but there's no direct boat ride to Epcot. To get to Epcot or the other parks, pick up a bus at the Outpost (where you check-in).
We always bring our bikes when we are at the Fort, but we generally don't go to the parks when we go to Disney (usually once every 5 years or so we go to the parks). So we use our bikes all the time.
With a golf cart, the bikes would not be necessary. There's a lot more parking for golf carts at Fort Wilderness than bike parking. You can go almost everywhere in a golf cart that you can with a bike.
-Michael