Golf Carts

BAMABOY · #1 10-27-2010, 03:12 PM

It has been about 10 years since I stayed in Ft Wilderness and I know back then I saw a few people with golf carts. Are they a real necessity now? If you are catching the boat to the MK is there a place to park? Can you drive them to the TTC? I know my boys would love having one while we are there but do I really need it?

joonyer · #2 10-27-2010, 04:02 PM

Of course they are not a necessity, they are a luxury or least a convenience. You can get around perfectly fine without one by using the internal bus system at FW, but God forbid, you might have to wait 2 or 3 minutes at a bus stop. Although there may be more campsites now, Fort Wilderness is no bigger now than it used to be. But of course using a cart is more fun than riding the buses. It's up to you to decide if its worth it. if its worth it. Rental is now approaching $60.00 per day.

You can park carts at near the boat docks at the lake. You cannot drive them to the TTC. You have to bus to get over there.

ibrowse17 · #3 10-27-2010, 06:16 PM

Agreed. While the carts are much more common these days, they are a fun have rather than a must have. Their biggest benefit is in no longer having to wait on internal buses

faline · #4 10-27-2010, 06:24 PM

We stayed in Fort Wilderness a number of times and, much to my daughter's disappointment, we never rented a golf cart. It is certainly not a necessity.

MariMouse · #5 11-07-2010, 08:15 PM

We just returned from a trip to the cabins with the three grandkids in tow. The internal buses were very efficient and we never waited more than a few minutes for one. It was fun to see the carts decorated for Halloween, but it is definitely not a necesssity to have one.

stephntampa · #6 11-09-2010, 06:26 AM

If you are visiting during the Christmas season, it is so fun to rent a golf cart and cruise all the campsites to see the decorations. Some campers put up some elaborate displays. It was a definite highlight of our trip a couple of years ago!

Not2Loud · #7 11-20-2010, 10:24 AM

Do you need it? - No.

Are they worth it? - I guess thats a matter of economics. I build it into the cost when I am planning each of our stays in Fort Wilderness.

I love driving around the campground with my DD7. I find it a great way to enjoy the outdoors and not be in the parks. Sometimes that can be a good thing. We like to drive around and look to see if we can find decorated campsites. Its fun to see people that deck out their sites!

I like not having to way for the buses to get around everywhere.

TTC - you cannot drive them out of Ft. Wilderness. you can park them at the bus terminal at the front of FW which is nice though.