We headed back to the Cabin and changed into bathing suits. At this point Zachary woke up and got ready for the pool, too. I packed a bag with dinner clothes because our plan was to go straight from the pool to Hoop Dee Doo Revue (for the 1st time ever!).
A few important comments about the pool at Fort Wilderness....
1. There are NO towels at the pool. None. This shocked me because the Cabins are considered a Moderate Resort so we expected to have towels at the pool. Unfortunately this meant that we had NO towels with us. I considered taking the golf cart back to our Cabin but we decided to just go with the flow.
2. There are NO life jackets available at the pool. Again, we expected there to be life jackets. Zachary can't swim by himself but does very well with a jacket. The Trading Post was near the pool so I bought some of the inflatable arm bands (Nemo themed for the record) and he did fine. They were very inexpensive.
3. I'm about to sound like a terrible snob but... There was quite a mix of people at the pool. We saw more visibly intoxicated (high?) people than I've ever seen at a Disney pool. And much more body art. I'm sure the mix of Cabins and Campgrounds creates this sociological experiment. It didn't hinder our enjoyment of the pool AT ALL (in fact we enjoyed people watching quite a bit).
4. I thought the pool was a bit small for the number of people using it. But the waterslide was reportedly good and there was a children's splash area that Jessica and Zachary absolutely loved (it was like a playground structure with a few inches of water).
Tom and Nathaniel
The waterside!
Jessica at the splash area.
Zachary with Jessica (he's looking a little sunburnt - bad mommy!)
The splash area had a dump bucket
Nathaniel mid-air
After an hour or so of fun swimming and splashing, we headed to the bathrooms to change into dinner clothes. Jessica and I were quite classy using the cheap paper towels to dry off before we changed!
We took the golf cart over to Hoop Dee Doo and were seated at a table right next to the stage. I really wasn't sure if my family would enjoy this dinner show or absolutely hate it. Luckily, we all LOVED it! The food was good. The show was entertaining for all. Glad we did it and I would definitely go back!
From there we took the golf cart back to the Cabin and headed to bed for the night.
Amanda
A few important comments about the pool at Fort Wilderness....
1. There are NO towels at the pool. None. This shocked me because the Cabins are considered a Moderate Resort so we expected to have towels at the pool. Unfortunately this meant that we had NO towels with us. I considered taking the golf cart back to our Cabin but we decided to just go with the flow.
2. There are NO life jackets available at the pool. Again, we expected there to be life jackets. Zachary can't swim by himself but does very well with a jacket. The Trading Post was near the pool so I bought some of the inflatable arm bands (Nemo themed for the record) and he did fine. They were very inexpensive.
3. I'm about to sound like a terrible snob but... There was quite a mix of people at the pool. We saw more visibly intoxicated (high?) people than I've ever seen at a Disney pool. And much more body art. I'm sure the mix of Cabins and Campgrounds creates this sociological experiment. It didn't hinder our enjoyment of the pool AT ALL (in fact we enjoyed people watching quite a bit).
4. I thought the pool was a bit small for the number of people using it. But the waterslide was reportedly good and there was a children's splash area that Jessica and Zachary absolutely loved (it was like a playground structure with a few inches of water).
Tom and Nathaniel
The waterside!
Jessica at the splash area.
Zachary with Jessica (he's looking a little sunburnt - bad mommy!)
The splash area had a dump bucket
Nathaniel mid-air
After an hour or so of fun swimming and splashing, we headed to the bathrooms to change into dinner clothes. Jessica and I were quite classy using the cheap paper towels to dry off before we changed!
We took the golf cart over to Hoop Dee Doo and were seated at a table right next to the stage. I really wasn't sure if my family would enjoy this dinner show or absolutely hate it. Luckily, we all LOVED it! The food was good. The show was entertaining for all. Glad we did it and I would definitely go back!
From there we took the golf cart back to the Cabin and headed to bed for the night.
Amanda