propane delivery at Ft Wilderness

joe b. wrote:
With removable tanks, you can or could take them to the Meadows Trading Post in the AM and pick them back up full in the late afternoon. I take my removable ones to Camping World, about a 20 minute drive from the Fort. Fixed tanks may have to be driven to some off property propane dealer, such as CW. If I go in full, it is rare for me to need a refill, as I try to run off of electric as much as possible. We did have to run the furnace some last week at the Fort on the chilly mornings, it got down to 64 degrees F one morning, LOL.

Up here in our condos 64F is where some leave their thermostats set. It is 17F now outside.

The people at the Meadows Trading Post will know if you can have a delivery at your MH. Also, the manager or an assistant manager at the FW office will know if delivery is available.

We always thought Fort Wilderness was a vacation destination for one or two weeks. Am I reading right that folks stay for months? That must be very expensive. What do you do during all that time? And the constant traffic and crowds. Just curious.

It is very expensive. The crowds of people having a great time are great.... but if you have to ask what do you do all the time, you're just not a candidate for a winter stay!

Goldencrazy wrote:
And I don't understand people who reply to a post they don't understand or have an answer. Ft. Wilderness is the huge campground at Disney World. Many of the readers here have camped there and provide great information. I was expecting that if propane is not available I would get info on the best way to get it and from whom. In the past people have been so helpful in providing extended information from the question asked. The campground phone operators often don't have a clue. I have had numerous times that the information I get here is much more up to date than I get from the staff at a large campground. So I hope you understand why I asked here first. It just provides a bit more information. I learned for instance once that propane was not allowed in the campground but that a private vendor parked a truck for an hour on Tuesday in the front parking lot and you could bring the coach up for a fill. Not the best but better than driving 30 miles one way. So perhaps you get the picture. I didn't intend to irritate, just looking for info which is so incredibly plentiful on rv.net. I think this forum is the most valuable tool I have.

Y'know, all you had to do was say what town the place is near, and in what state. My first thought as well was "Where (and what) is Fort Wilderness??"
The difference is, I didn't and don't care enough to ask, because I know I will never go there, wherever it is.
Giving enough information is always a good idea.
As for the OP question, sorry, I can't help you, I don't know.

I have trouble doing more that three days at DisneyWorld. Have not been to it's RV park. Way to pricy for my taste. And if the visitors are like the ones at Disneyworld, no thank you.

I would love to spend a month or two at Fort Wilderness. It's definitely on our list. I would especially love to see all the RVs decorated for Christmas.

2gypsies wrote:
We always thought Fort Wilderness was a vacation destination for one or two weeks. Am I reading right that folks stay for months? That must be very expensive. What do you do during all that time? And the constant traffic and crowds. Just curious.

We are missing our first Christmas there, having done the last eleven straight. There are people there that spends months, and more. There is a whole fascinating culture of folks who show up with massive enclosed storage trailers, filled with their own decorations, and spend weeks and thousands of dollars, setting up their sites for Halloween, and then Christmas. There are folks who think nothing of booking months at a time, and many years ago a security guy showed us a site that was rented year round. He claimed that there were no discounts, or special treatment, for the high rollers who dropped tens of thousands a year there. If you get the chance, get one of the employees talking about what goes on behind the scenes when it comes to those with lots of money and a Fort wilderness fetish, it's pretty fascinating.

You should understand if you don't know about Ft. Wilderness then you don't have the information I requested. Many people did and I got some valuable responses. We love it there and have met some really nice people in our stays. It is ultra clean and has a neat variety of people from young to old. The staff are helpful and the transportation system which is free to guests is incredible. As in most things it is not for everyone but we love it and so splurge on it.

mowermech wrote:

Goldencrazy wrote:
And I don't understand people who reply to a post they don't understand or have an answer. Ft. Wilderness is the huge campground at Disney World. Many of the readers here have camped there and provide great information. I was expecting that if propane is not available I would get info on the best way to get it and from whom. In the past people have been so helpful in providing extended information from the question asked. The campground phone operators often don't have a clue. I have had numerous times that the information I get here is much more up to date than I get from the staff at a large campground. So I hope you understand why I asked here first. It just provides a bit more information. I learned for instance once that propane was not allowed in the campground but that a private vendor parked a truck for an hour on Tuesday in the front parking lot and you could bring the coach up for a fill. Not the best but better than driving 30 miles one way. So perhaps you get the picture. I didn't intend to irritate, just looking for info which is so incredibly plentiful on rv.net. I think this forum is the most valuable tool I have.

Y'know, all you had to do was say what town the place is near, and in what state. My first thought as well was "Where (and what) is Fort Wilderness??"
The difference is, I didn't and don't care enough to ask, because I know I will never go there, wherever it is.
Giving enough information is always a good idea.
As for the OP question, sorry, I can't help you, I don't know.

We purchase an annual pass which allows us to go to any park unlimited times. So we spend 3-4 hrs doing something related to the entire complex. This is five days a week Leave the weekends for the short term visitors who fill things up on the weekends. On those days we may just relax around the motorhome as we would at home and take nice walks or go on outings with the pups outside the park. Sometimes just hopping on the boats and going to a hotel for lunch is enjoyable. There are many nice golf courses in the area. We never seem to tire of the parks. The light and fireworks show at Epcot is the best I have ever seen and the fireworks at Magic Kingdom an hour earlier are very good. And of course we are not as young as we used to be so energy goes more quickly and reading and less aggressive recreation are on the list. Being a little bored is not bad but rarely are we without things to do if we want them and where else in the world can you decide to which country you wish to go for lunch.

2gypsies wrote:
We always thought Fort Wilderness was a vacation destination for one or two weeks. Am I reading right that folks stay for months? That must be very expensive. What do you do during all that time? And the constant traffic and crowds. Just curious.