30 days in Disney!!! Awesome!! You may have already done this, but I would also suggest you getting a rainbird (doesn't really matter the brand) water meter. When I have flushing my black tank I hook up the meter that way I have a pretty good idea of how many gallons of water I have put into the black tank flushing it. That way you can get a really good flush. Of course I generally fill and flush the back tank several times. Great video yet again!! Take Care!! Sean
We stayed there for 2 weeks and just loved it. It is the best campground we ever stayed in. The best part is it only took like 15 minutes to go from out camper to Animal Kingdom. Love just being able to hop in the truck and get to a park. Disney transportation is ok, but it eats up a lot of time. We definitely will go back there some day. Jim & Pearl
Disney does a great job of making it feel like a campground but with all of the amenities and close to the parks. It was nothing like I expected as I had envisioned rows of rigs lined up as a RV park. We can't wait to go back again!
I just started watching RVs journey with other UA-camrs, it's sad that these new RVs are not built good. I see other UA-camrs with older RVs, have way less issues. Then again, those have less technology in them. I always say, the more technology the more problems in anything, because it's not really tested. A lot of it's done with cheap parts but makes us spend thousands of dollars out the gate. I am glad you guys got as much fun staying at the campground. I was going to stay their when I went to Florida this past summer, but the price just to camp near Disney, was a little high. So I went to different campground, not as close to Disney, but cheaper to stay.
We happen to be at the Fort again for Christmas! The family are big Disney fans and this place has a special draw but for sure spendy. One of the aspects we had to weigh purchasing new opposed to old and you make good and valid points. We were told by many when starting our RV journey to purchase a unit that already had to bugs worked out. We went new knowing what we would have to work with but I would love to convert a classic old bus! That seems where the fun would be. Thanks again!
As I tell the other half the only thing you have to worry about is the direction of the nose of the truck. And I will tell you where we are😂🤣😭. Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy. "xtreambydesign with passion"
You are like a Fort pro! Just checked out your channel and that's like a Fort resource!! We love it there and cannot wait to get back! Thanks for subscribing. We joined your channel so we can learn more about our Home away from Home.
Subscribed. Awesome editing and beautiful video! My family couldn't afford Disney hotels, so we would stay at Ft. Wilderness about every two years starting in 1985 with our Starcraft pop-up. The railroad tracks were still around the campground at that time, but later they were covered up with walkways. I never got to see the railroad in action. I do love Ft. Wilderness though. I biked all over there as a kid/teen.
Thanks for subbing and the compliment! We hadn't looked up any of the details of the Fort before arriving and pictured it as lines of RVs similar to a RV park for those that travel and also want to visit DW. To this day it is one of our favorites. Feels remote and wilderness sprinkled with that Disney magic. It would have been something to see the railroad in action but I really enjoyed researching its history. We can't wait to get back there this year.
Maggie is a HUGE Disney fan and would love to stay at the RV park there! What was your favorite part about the park? The RV life is never ending learning experience. 🤣 Thanks so much for sharing everything you guys are learning and experiencing! Your dogs are so cute too! Safe travels! ✌🏻Maggie and Brandon
BIG Disney fans over here! I am a collectors of Disney ornaments as well and I think I need about 3 giant trees just to display them all! 😬 DFW feels like a faraway campground and Disney does their magic to keep it that way! We love that we don’t have to leave our spot to enjoy a great Disney vacation! In a camping setting! ALSO, everyone decorates their sites with lights! It’s beautiful at night! OUR DOGS are pretty fantastic! They are so fun!
Midlife Detour Ahh love it! That ornament collection must be amazing!!!!! ❤️ Everyone decorated their site too how amazing! Have to love the magic of Disney! Will definitely be adding this to the lost of what we want to do! Just have to make it back to the eat coast 🤣
Midlife, GREAT video. I love how you also showed the "mistakes" (I put that in quotes as I always look at them as opportunities to learn). Anyway, I have a question for you that you may be able to answer. I have stayed at Fort Wilderness many times over the years. But now that I'm retired, what caught my eye on this video was the title - 31 DAYS! THAT is my dream! And the question is, does Disney have a "monthly rate", or do you just basically pay the daily rate times 31?
Hi Chuck! 31 days just ended up being the magic number for us. Disney does not offer a monthly rate so it is the daily rate. We were surprised at how many people we met that wintered at the Fort and stay 60-90 days annually.
Awesome editing! Thinking it would be awesome to be there that long! We had fridge troubles too ended up having to replace it. Content! Lol Aye thr dreaded pyramid. Glad we found your channel!
Lovely to see the disney adventures! Excited to hear about the train! Watching this makes me miss disney and miss that weekend it was truly disney magic! Also I learned way more about rv plumbing than I ever thought I would wanna know! 🤣 Beautifully done
Never can be a late comment! St. Augustine is a great place! We spent five days there and not sure why we didn't have a video from there. I know it is touristy but the lighthouse was my personal favorite. The view from the top was spectacular and of course we watched the Buzz Feed episode of it being haunted and added to our experience. Thanks for watching!
Keith - No problems since. Great meeting you and thanks for being a good sport when I had a camera in your face when you where trying to repair our fridge!
The Momentum’s back tank was a black / gray mix. It would capture the back bathroom and washer connections. I think we were 20 days into owning the rig at the time of that video and confused at that point for sure. It didn’t make sense at the time to move hoses around. We later found the Y connector for our connection. Thanks for the input and watching!
jim jones We had several reservations that they tied together for us. We also met others while there that stay 90 days in the same spot every winter and have been doing it for years with a group. We were surprised at how many people “winter” at the Fort!
A LOT! We had already paid and committed to 12 days as we were there for our sons wedding. When our fridge broke this is what kept us there longer. We were waiting for the part to come in for the fridge and kept being promised it was the next day and the days kept stacking! We completely enjoyed the stay but if we had it to do over likely wouldn't turn out the same as the extra days would have bought a whole new fridge! Thanks for watching!
We couldn't agree more! We have talked to folks that havent stayed at the fort and assume that a Disney campground would be an asphalt jungle. Far from it and one of our favorite places!
We have always been a Disney family but didnt realize how much we would enjoy the Fort! Have you stayed at Disney's Fort Wilderness?
It IS the best! I have always felt safe and happy there!☺️
great video guys! i hate that you had problems but us RV rookies can learn from them. thx again and stay safe
We didn't have near the issues on the Momentum but we just learn from all of them! Thats part of RV life! 😉👍
30 days in Disney!!! Awesome!! You may have already done this, but I would also suggest you getting a rainbird (doesn't really matter the brand) water meter. When I have flushing my black tank I hook up the meter that way I have a pretty good idea of how many gallons of water I have put into the black tank flushing it. That way you can get a really good flush. Of course I generally fill and flush the back tank several times. Great video yet again!! Take Care!! Sean
Thanks for that tip! I will look into that for sure! I flush the black tank several times, it would be nice to have a meter! Thanks for watching! 😊👍
I am just starting out with our new RV. I got more out of this one video than I have got out of any other. So helpful. Thank you!
Congrats on your new RV! I am glad the video was helpful - I learned a lot through this process as well and I haven't had any black tank issues since.
We stayed there for 2 weeks and just loved it. It is the best campground we ever stayed in. The best part is it only took like 15 minutes to go from out camper to Animal Kingdom. Love just being able to hop in the truck and get to a park. Disney transportation is ok, but it eats up a lot of time. We definitely will go back there some day.
Jim & Pearl
Disney does a great job of making it feel like a campground but with all of the amenities and close to the parks. It was nothing like I expected as I had envisioned rows of rigs lined up as a RV park. We can't wait to go back again!
What a great way to spend 31 days!!❤️ I love it there!
It’s the best isn’t it? Still one of my favorite places. Hoping we get to spend some time there this holiday season!
I just started watching RVs journey with other UA-camrs, it's sad that these new RVs are not built good. I see other UA-camrs with older RVs, have way less issues. Then again, those have less technology in them. I always say, the more technology the more problems in anything, because it's not really tested. A lot of it's done with cheap parts but makes us spend thousands of dollars out the gate.
I am glad you guys got as much fun staying at the campground. I was going to stay their when I went to Florida this past summer, but the price just to camp near Disney, was a little high. So I went to different campground, not as close to Disney, but cheaper to stay.
We happen to be at the Fort again for Christmas! The family are big Disney fans and this place has a special draw but for sure spendy.
One of the aspects we had to weigh purchasing new opposed to old and you make good and valid points. We were told by many when starting our RV journey to purchase a unit that already had to bugs worked out. We went new knowing what we would have to work with but I would love to convert a classic old bus! That seems where the fun would be. Thanks again!
As I tell the other half the only thing you have to worry about is the direction of the nose of the truck. And I will tell you where we are😂🤣😭. Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy. "xtreambydesign with passion"
Yes, you are right! Thank you so very much! 😊 Ryan and Sarah
Great post. 30 Days at the Fort is Awesome. It’s our “Home Away from Home”. Fun watch and new subscriber. 😎👍⛺️
You are like a Fort pro! Just checked out your channel and that's like a Fort resource!! We love it there and cannot wait to get back! Thanks for subscribing. We joined your channel so we can learn more about our Home away from Home.
@@MidlifeDetour Thank you kindly. See you at the Fort sometime ⛺️⛺️😎
Subscribed. Awesome editing and beautiful video! My family couldn't afford Disney hotels, so we would stay at Ft. Wilderness about every two years starting in 1985 with our Starcraft pop-up. The railroad tracks were still around the campground at that time, but later they were covered up with walkways. I never got to see the railroad in action. I do love Ft. Wilderness though. I biked all over there as a kid/teen.
Thanks for subbing and the compliment! We hadn't looked up any of the details of the Fort before arriving and pictured it as lines of RVs similar to a RV park for those that travel and also want to visit DW. To this day it is one of our favorites. Feels remote and wilderness sprinkled with that Disney magic. It would have been something to see the railroad in action but I really enjoyed researching its history. We can't wait to get back there this year.
@@MidlifeDetour It was our favorite campground.
Funny how small the world is. I bought sod from the sod farm guy. Use to live down the street from it. Nice guy.
That is funny! Super nice folks and if we are in the area when they have their corn maze running we will be dropping in. Thanks!
Maggie is a HUGE Disney fan and would love to stay at the RV park there! What was your favorite part about the park? The RV life is never ending learning experience. 🤣 Thanks so much for sharing everything you guys are learning and experiencing! Your dogs are so cute too! Safe travels! ✌🏻Maggie and Brandon
BIG Disney fans over here! I am a collectors of Disney ornaments as well and I think I need about 3 giant trees just to display them all! 😬 DFW feels like a faraway campground and Disney does their magic to keep it that way! We love that we don’t have to leave our spot to enjoy a great Disney vacation! In a camping setting! ALSO, everyone decorates their sites with lights! It’s beautiful at night! OUR DOGS are pretty fantastic! They are so fun!
Midlife Detour Ahh love it! That ornament collection must be amazing!!!!! ❤️ Everyone decorated their site too how amazing! Have to love the magic of Disney! Will definitely be adding this to the lost of what we want to do! Just have to make it back to the eat coast 🤣
RV there? Yes! We want to make it back as well! The ornaments are tad overboard but 🤷🏻♀️
Midlife Detour Oh no with Disney it is never to much or over the top!
Midlife, GREAT video. I love how you also showed the "mistakes" (I put that in quotes as I always look at them as opportunities to learn). Anyway, I have a question for you that you may be able to answer. I have stayed at Fort Wilderness many times over the years. But now that I'm retired, what caught my eye on this video was the title - 31 DAYS! THAT is my dream! And the question is, does Disney have a "monthly rate", or do you just basically pay the daily rate times 31?
Hi Chuck! 31 days just ended up being the magic number for us. Disney does not offer a monthly rate so it is the daily rate. We were surprised at how many people we met that wintered at the Fort and stay 60-90 days annually.
@@MidlifeDetour Thanks! Boy, that's expensive (staying 60-90 days)!
i was thinking the same thing, that must be expensive
Awesome video! That train history was cool... Thanks for sharing your journey, I really enjoy watching!
Thanks for hangin out with us again!! 👍🙂
Awesome editing! Thinking it would be awesome to be there that long! We had fridge troubles too ended up having to replace it. Content! Lol Aye thr dreaded pyramid. Glad we found your channel!
It REALLY was so awesome! Hopefully we won't be seeing the pyramids around here again! Glad to meet you! Look forward to seeing you more!
Lovely to see the disney adventures! Excited to hear about the train! Watching this makes me miss disney and miss that weekend it was truly disney magic! Also I learned way more about rv plumbing than I ever thought I would wanna know! 🤣 Beautifully done
I know this comment is late but welcome to my part of Florida, the northeast section, St. Augustine, Jacksonville.
Never can be a late comment! St. Augustine is a great place! We spent five days there and not sure why we didn't have a video from there. I know it is touristy but the lighthouse was my personal favorite. The view from the top was spectacular and of course we watched the Buzz Feed episode of it being haunted and added to our experience. Thanks for watching!
Glad I could help, hopefully all is well with the fridge now. It was great to meet you ,
Keith - No problems since. Great meeting you and thanks for being a good sport when I had a camera in your face when you where trying to repair our fridge!
you empty your 2 black tanks first, then your gray to clean the pipe.
The Momentum’s back tank was a black / gray mix. It would capture the back bathroom and washer connections. I think we were 20 days into owning the rig at the time of that video and confused at that point for sure. It didn’t make sense at the time to move hoses around. We later found the Y connector for our connection. Thanks for the input and watching!
How were you able to stay past the 14 day limit limit there?
jim jones We had several reservations that they tied together for us. We also met others while there that stay 90 days in the same spot every winter and have been doing it for years with a group. We were surprised at how many people “winter” at the Fort!
How much was it to stay for 31 days? Whoa!!
A LOT! We had already paid and committed to 12 days as we were there for our sons wedding. When our fridge broke this is what kept us there longer. We were waiting for the part to come in for the fridge and kept being promised it was the next day and the days kept stacking! We completely enjoyed the stay but if we had it to do over likely wouldn't turn out the same as the extra days would have bought a whole new fridge! Thanks for watching!
Do you get discounts at Disney for staying a month?
I wish they did but they dont. Disney can be pricey but Sarah is such a huge Disney fan and even the Fort is a magical place.
The Fort is another world when it comes to camping. It's like a state park with great amenities.
We couldn't agree more! We have talked to folks that havent stayed at the fort and assume that a Disney campground would be an asphalt jungle. Far from it and one of our favorite places!
Its easier to back up any class A
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Thanks for watchin! 😎👍🏼
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