FREE DISNEY HACKS | A DAY AT FORT WILDERNESS | RVING FLORIDA S8 || Ep 165
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If you watched last week’s episode (you can check it out here: • HUGE SITE DISNEY’S FOR... ), you know that after 5 years of full-time RV travel, we finally made it to Disney’s Fort Wilderness!
Though this is very different from the RVing we usually do and more than we have ever spent on a campground by a whole lot, we are glad that we got to experience it with the girls. We only stayed three nights, but in that time, we were able to go to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure (sorry, Disney!), enjoy our huge and private campsite, spend a day enjoying the pool, and have an amazing dinner with one of our favorites - marinated steak tips! Be sure to sign up for our newsletter on our website for the recipe: www.findingoursomeday.com
While at Fort Wilderness, we wanted to see how Disney’s transportation systems worked if you are staying on one of their properties. We took the boat from Fort Wilderness over to Magic Kingdom and then got on the Resort Monorail line which takes you around to all three Disney resorts. You can get off and walk around the resorts, eat at their restaurants and try out a Dole Whip at the Polynesian! We highly recommend the vanilla/pineapple swirl!
We checked out all three resorts and then headed back to the Contemporary to view the fireworks over the castle from the upper levels. We have seen this show from many locations (the castle, the beach at Fort Wilderness, and the lake at Thousand Trails Orlando), but this was one of the coolest! There are speakers all around the hotel that play the music that accompanies the show.
We jumped back on the monorail and headed back to the boat, very thankful that we weren’t waiting in the crazy lines of people leaving the park!
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There’s something very comforting about your family - it’s good for the soul.
The most accurate comment on UA-cam.
Awesome comment to read, thank you for that, made our night😊🙏 very humbling, happy Easter!
I agree with this comment 100%! Every episode is 5 smiles rated, using smiles instead of stars!
Yes, I so agree. I’ve always said I don’t understand why they don’t have so many more subscribers. They definitely should. Excellent footage, beautiful sights, sweet & hilarious family ❤
Wow a KYD cameo 😂❤. Great video.
As a native Floridian I’ve been to Disney hundreds of times. I’ll be honest I’ve only seen the fireworks from the ground. Either from Bay Lake at the campground or in Magic Kingdom. This is now added to my bucket list next time we go in September. Thank you for the tour! If you get a chance you have to see the Grand Floridian during Christmas time. They have huge gingerbread houses and the whole lobby smells like cinnamon.
So, I am not the only one that learned of a new location to watch the fireworks. 👍🏻👍🏻
I’ll be sure to wear my FOS shirt so we can say, “Hi!”
Y'all have a special way of making everything look like so much fun. That is one of the reasons I love your channel.
Your family is so blessed to be able to spend these times together. The memories will last forever.
We count those blessings every day and are so grateful for this time with each other and our girls. Life is short and we want to use every minute to its full potential!
Great way to have a fun day and not spend a lot of money. Love just spending a day at Fort Wilderness and enjoying what it has.
Happy blessed Easter Sunday to all of you
Happy Easter!!!!
Once you get used to it, using the bus system within Fort Wilderness works great. You really don’t have to walk everywhere. There are stops at each loop. We love their transportation system. We’ve gone many times without going to the parks. Love going to Wilderness Lodge via the boat or Disney springs via the bus. One time we stayed there to take grandkids to Legoland. 😉 Haven’t done the Contemporary for fireworks. Have to check that out!
We stayed at Fort Wilderness for three nights this past February and did not go into the parks but rode every monorail, boat and gondola that Disney has and walked into a ton of hotel lobbies. We had a great time and really enjoyed the campground. It was a nostalgia trip for me as I stayed there with my parents in 1979. We watched the fireworks at the Polynesian but I wish I would have thought of the Contemporary.
We did three nights on this trip as well and it was great! We didn’t get to the gondola rides but hope to check it out SOMEDAY!
This is the first time watching your videos - the slow mo smoke 🤦♀️😆
Yall are funny!
Love playing on the Disney transport! I wish y’all could have seen the Polynesian resort when the fountain in the middle was huge and took up the whole center, going up to the second floor. It was a amazing!
Oh man! That sounds like it was awesome! We really enjoyed our evening checking out the resorts. The Polynesian was definitely our favorite!
Thank you so much. Blessings
Thanks for joining us, Betty Jo!
What an epic day !! Thanks for taking us along ! Safe Travels Amigos ❤️
Thank YOU for joining us!🙏
Thank you for taking us with you. This was a lot of fun. The adult, family friendly, food music you were playing was awesome. Another great adventure, thank you so much.
We love fort wilderness. Been 5 years since we have been there. Pulled our trailer from Arkansas and had a blast.
We really enjoyed it as well! So glad you have gotten to experience it for yourselves! Thanks for watching!
AWESOME!!!!
Thanks for watching!
I'm not even a fan of Disney but truly enjoyed you enjoying Disney!! Another outstanding video.
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
That was an amazing video. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Thank you so much for joining us and taking the time to comment!
Thanks for taking us with y'all to disney. Really tho... the videography is hands down Amazing.
Just a FYI, ebikes are no longer allowed at the Fort. The place you watched the FWs from is technically only for guests who have eaten at California Grill that day, most people don't even know that door is open, it has to be for emergency exit access.
Same as others commented. We were not told they weren’t allowed and it wasn’t on any paperwork we were given. We also rode past dozens of park workers and no one said anything to us. They waved! Not sure how they are going to ban electric bikes when many use them as normal bikes as well.
We also didn’t watch from the top level where the restaurant is as there were a ton of people up there. We are one level down and were all alone. It was great!
I agree. I smile at you and all your adventures and the casual way you explore each new world. ❤
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for being here with us and taking the time to comment!
Hands down best video of the park
That was a good trip to see making plans now
Thanks for taking us along. What an awesome time! Safe travels!
Thank YOU for coming with us! Appreciate you being here!
We were recently at Fort Wilderness in Feb 2023 and did 3 of the parks. We caught the fireworks from the ferry and the beach one night. So much better than being in the park.
I bet watching from the boat is really cool as well! Glad you guys had a great time!
Great video! We were just there, it’s one of our favorites!
Sorry we missed you guys at TTO.
Take care and safe travels!
Thanks so much for watching! We enjoyed finally getting to check it out! Hope you enjoyed your time at TTO! It was one of our first campgrounds when we hit the road so it is always fun to go back!
@@FindingOurSomeday This was our first time using Thousand Trails so why not stay in the one with the most good/bad reviews.😀 It’s actually pretty nice, and we’ve met some really awesome people!
What a great day and that was a super tour. Nice transportation choices to get around.
Thank you so much for joining us! We had such a fun night!
We love the Fort.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks guys !
What a great experience! You all really know how to find the fun!
That's why we were one and done with staying to watch the fireworks, basically the end of night and everyone heads back to the mono/boat all at once!
Same with us! It was a great experience but the mass exodus at the end was crazy!😳
Amazing photography, music, videos and adventures, I appreciate you all for sharing, it was AMAZING
Wow! Thank you for your kind words and for joining us!🙏
GREAT video!! thanks for taking us along. Cory you are the KING OF THE GRILL.
Great experience. Thanks for the ride. I did go to the website, but didn't have a popup to get on the email list.
Thank you for watching! You may have your pop up turned off on you computer. You can do it on your phone as well!
The fireworks was the best part at Disney near 4th of July when I went. It was jammed pack on the ground level right next to the castle.
I can’t imagine what it is like around a holiday. The only time we have seen it at the castle, it was packed! 4th of July must have been crazy!
Operation High Perch - Hi Perch 🐟
I camped in a motorhome at Fort Wilderness the year it opened 1971. I was 10!
I can only imagine how cool this place was in the 70’s! So fun to look up the footage from that time!
Great video and nice tour of transportation getting to and from the fireworks!
Guess I’m going to have to go to Ft Wilderness. Got to buy a RV first!🤔
Another awesome video!
Thanks, Gary! Have a great day!
Want to really experience Fort Wilderness, go in December. The majority decorate their RVs and some are pretty awesome. Need to rent a golf cart and drive around. It fun and it will blow your mind seeing the decorations. More then you will see on a sticks & brick.
We have been to visit friends who were staying in the park during Christmas time and it is really cool to see the decorations!
The Dole Whips are from Hawaii.....always a must when visiting there. They have them at Disneyland in California. They are always a treat. They have one with the whip and pineapple juice too.
Our friends @lessjunkmorejourney toured the Dole farm in Hawaii and it looked amazing!
You guys do balance each other perfectly 😊
We make a pretty great team! Celebrating 22 years of marriage this summer!
@@FindingOurSomeday Congratulations 🥂 You can see the love you have for each other and your girls. It's truly beautiful to watch that. Thanks for sharing that with us 😊
Nice job making the video!
What a fantastic view to watch the Fireworks!!! of all the parks!! Wow factor 4.0!!! 10/10 in the civilian world!
Mike and I have never been in an Uber or Lyft either! Here we thought we were the only ones that haven’t caught up to the times. 😂
Nope! We should have a club!😂
Excellent Video and Excellent Photography. Thank You For Sharing Your Day With Us.
You guys rock!
Well done video! Great videography and I loved the friendly banter!
I enjoy the cooking tips. Thank you.
Awesome! Happy grilling!🙌
What the heck! The Meadows should never be closed! Thanks for the info. Looks like such a cool place to be.
What the heck is right!!! 😂
21:06 That is some dedication to getting the shot right there. Great episode. Wonderful photography and videography.
I always love the lights at night. That boat ride would be my favorite ❤
I can only say nice things (words according to Thumper .. lol) about your video..! Amazing video of family fun and great colours ... Thanks for taking us along on "Operation High Perch"..!
Wow, so neat how everything is so interconnected! .. Operation "Hi Perch" was quite a success! What a great vantage point to see the fireworks!Just may have to look into staying at Ft Wilderness in the future.. 'Tis a bit pricey, so savin those nickels and dimes..Just wish it weren't so tough getting reservation at Bruce B Downs State Park, that place is AWESOME!
Thanks so much for watching! It was a very successful operation and though it is expensive, we stayed for only 3 nights and we just enjoyed the park and the free things to do there so it was a fun splurge that we have waited 5 years to finally do. PS our Universal day was gifted to us by one of our FOS Crew Members who works there.
Fantastic from beginning to end👍🏻
Know eveyone's ignoring it, but technically you're not supposed to be using e-bikes under power these days at the fort, they've had some issues with them being used recklessly.10th floor balcony is the official one for fireworks, beleive you're supposed to eat or use the bar to do the Cali Grill observation deck.
I don’t think people are ignoring it. I don’t think people know. I stayed there in February and was given zero paperwork/rules upon check in. I had no idea E bikes were banned.
Same as the other commented. We were not told they weren’t allowed and it wasn’t on any paperwork we were given. We also rode past dozens of park workers and no one said anything to us. Not sure how they are going to ban electric bikes when many use them as normal bikes as well. We also didn’t watch from the top level where the restaurant is as there were a ton of people up there. We are one level down and were all alone. It was great!
Thanks again Nickersons , another awesome vid, and wow lots to see and do
Your videos are always so well done. Beautiful photography work and editing! And how did you manage to avoid all the crowds at Disney World. You make everything look so easy!!
I’m sooo proud of you! You ventured into Disney 😂😂
We sure did!😉
My touch with great programming, love you guys.
Our daughter and family lived for about 10 years in the Orlando area. When we went to visit them, we would, sometimes, go to Magic Kingdom, Epcot center, or Animal Kingdom. A secret hack that we knew was you go to the gate, tell them we were going to the restaurant for dinner, which we always did, rode the monorail or boats, then watched the fireworks from the resort. The Polynesian was our favorite to watch the fireworks, but to visit, hands down the Floridian. We never tried to go to the Contemporary. Our granddaughter loved to go to Fort Wilderness to the campfire and see the show. The food there was our least favorite. Don’t think we could get by with it now because so much has changed. As usual, loved the videos and your family.
Corey I did the same thing years ago using fresh papaya !! It turned into mush !! Lessoned learned
Oh wow so papaya will do the same thing, good to know!
I've been to WDW many times, but I have never seen the fireworks from the Contemporary. What a great idea! I hope to get to experience Ft. Wilderness someday. Thanks for letting me see it through your eyes (er, I mean lens).
Really hope you are able to check it out SOMEDAY! It was a blast and we had that whole level (1 down from the top/restaurant to ourselves! 😁
I am confounded with myself that I've not yet signed up for your newsletter!!! But as Cory and Jess were talking about the marinade I realized that I've not seen any of your emails in my 'inbox'.
I need the marinade, and, hopefully information about using 'real pineapple' and length of time. I know pineapple has some dynamic enzymatic action.
Thank you that we're able to travel virtually with you as we are getting to get on the road full time later this spring.
I stayed at FW in 1978, it was at the time the cleanest campground we ever stayed at. For further reference, You could have taken a boat directly back to the campground from the Contemporary and avoided the crowds leaving the Magic Kingdom.
Magic Kingdom is a 15 mile drive from my parent's place in Four Corners. We can see/hear those fireworks over the trees every night that it's clear. I want to get on the roof one of these visits. We learned from locals many years ago the mono rail is the ONLY way to visit the parks! The time lapse of the moon was as fun to watch as the fireworks.
Fort Wilderness is a great camping place. If all RV parks could have that kind of space camping would always be fun. The ‘cost’ is high but cheaper than most hotels in the area. And we have all our stuff with us that is familiar.
Always enjoy your videos!
So glad to hear it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
After the fireworks I was thinking. Uh oh, now they have to navigate everyone leaving the park. I’m glad that you were going in the opposite direction. We love WDW! And, Fort Wilderness!
I did learn something new though. I couldn’t believe how few people were watching the fireworks from where you were. 😳
We couldn’t believe how we just walked right onto the boat! It was great! And we were 1 level down from the top so we were the only ones on our deck! It was perfect!
Happy Easter!!!!
Happy Easter!!!!
G'day guys. Thank you for this series. I am Australian and just don't do crowds. So I have been to the theme parks here in Queensland. It would be awesome to see them ALL in the same fashion as you have just seen universal and Disney. Again, thank you for the great video. Awesome 👍💯👍💯
Great video kids!! Enjoy life and make those memories!
Love fort wilderness, another great video
Thank you Dale! We had a great time!
Try a baby green egg! Heavy, but the temp can get much higher for that crust! You all rock!
2004 we rented a class A and drove from Mass to Disney. Parked the RV at the Contemporary, spent 5 nights there then 3 nights at Fort Wilderness. Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue!
Great video! I just did the reverse two weeks ago. I was staying at the Poly and had to go visit Fort Wilderness.
Had a Dole Whip at the Dole plantation in Hawaii. Very Tasty!
Would love to try one there!
What a great day. Awesome.
Happy Easter.
Perfect ending. ❤
It was a good night, for sure!
Thank you! Cool vid.👍🇺🇲
They are called people movers ! 🤙
Happy Easter!!!! Knowing the in's, out's and free be's is a good thing in a park. Too bad you couldn't check out the underground.
You should have Ubered from the Contemporary to your RV site! Would have been at your RV in 5 minutes.
I stayed in Fort Wilderness as a kid in 1984 there was a beach to swim in that lake, mickey and goofy water skied in everyday.there was even a water park on that island called River Country I think.
It was really cool to look at the old footage of that area. Can’t imagine how fun it was back in the 80’s!
River Country was where they were building Reflections DVC Hotel on the shore of Bay Lake.
Another awesome video we thank you 👏very much love that place 👍
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for being here with us!🙏
I live behind magic Kingdom... I hear and feel the fireworks EVERY NIGHT LOL it's actually my dogs cue to start getting ready for bed lol
Love that it is a cue for your pups! Thanks for watching!
Does Corey have any restaurant/"professional" cooking experience or has it just been trial and error over the years? It sure looks like he knows a thing or two...and this is coming from a 20 year restaurant manager! Great job. Look forward to your videos every week, keep up the great work and THANK YOU.
I don’t, just trial and lots of error 🫣😂 I appreciate the compliment, thanks for watching 🙏
Next time try the dole whip at Epcot they mix it with rum. Definitely better 🎉
We have lots more to see at Epcot. We have only been once for 1/2 a day a few years ago, and didn’t get to check out all the yummy food from around the world!
Never done Uber either. We like taking our own truck as well. It’s an independent thing for me.
🙌You get it 😎
That steak looked just right, that's exactually how it should look after marinated yummy.
It was delicious! Love a good marinade!
Man, that sounds like it was awesome! We didn’t know that Tinkerbell was part of the show until we saw it at the actual castle last year. It was a fun surprise!
We have been a couple time to FW . The resort really comes alive during 4th of July and Christmas. .
I have never done an Uber either.
Glad we aren’t alone!
I think that s a unique way to see the fireworks without the crowds. "Operation High Perch" .... If i ever went back to Orlando that would be the only way i would do the fireworks.
Have done that trip since 1982-COVID shutdown.
I bet it was amazing in the 80’s! It was fun looking at all the old footage!
I’ve never done an Uber or Lyft too!
my steak marinade involves Greek salad dressing, soy sauce, & barbecue sauce.
Sounds delicious! I love using soy in marinades!
Great video. I too like to find unique/the best viewing spots, often to my family's chagrin.
I went to your website to sign up for your news letter, but did not get the pop-up you referred to.
Great 🇺🇸 👍 as always 🇺🇸 👍 👏
It may be a little late to tell you but there is a boat that goes to/from the Fort in the back of the Contemporary. Also, you really need to try a Dole Whip Float. It is the same as what you had but served in a cup of Dole pineapple juice.
Camped at the Fort in February. The only boat they had from the fort was directly to magic kingdom. No other boats.
@@dawnie3029 Should be a blue flag boat that picks up and drops off on the right side of the end of the dock. The green flag boat to Magic Kingdom is on the left side.
The night we went out, there was only one boat going across and it was to Magic Kingdom.
@@SouthFloridaSound , that might have been in the past. They definitely didn’t have boats going to other resorts during my 2 week stay in February.
We love ya'lls videos!! What electric bikes do you have?
Been to Disney twice way before Fort wilderness. In 1974 where we saw the parade and fireworks and in 1984. I have a Disney stub from '84 which cost $31.05. What did you pay? Thanks for your video!
Oh man I bet that was fun to go back then! No idea what a Disney ticket costs now . We didn’t actually go into Disney . We just used the Disney free transportation from Fort Wilderness.
Update : Since this video was made Disney Ft. Wilderness now prohibits e-bikes and golf carts must have insurance.
Wow 😳